School Attitudes Research Articles

Effect of Media on Political Thoughts and Attitudes of High School and University Students: The Case of Canakkale

Oy verme sürecinde bireyler birçok dış faktörden etkilenmektedir. Bunlardan birisi de medyadır. Medya, geleneksel anlamda ve yeni medya kapsamında, bireyleri her alanda bilgilendirmekte ve bireylerin düşüncelerinin şekillenmesinde bir araç görevi görmektedir. Gençlerin siyasi tercihini hem geleneksel hem de sosyal medya etkilemektedir. Bu çalışma gençleri kullanım oranlarına ve yaşa bağlı olarak, hangi medya türünün daha çok etkilediğini saptamak amacıyla yapılmıştır. Bu amaç doğrultusunda hem üniversite öğrencilerine hem de lise öğrencilerine 31 soruluk bir anket uygulanmıştır. Çalışmanın evrenini Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi’nde 2019 yılında öğrenim gören 18-25 yaş aralığındaki 150 üniversite ve Çanakkale’de 2019 yılında ikamet eden 13-17 yaş aralığındaki 150 lise öğrencisi oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmanın verileri, 300 ayrı katılımcı ile yapılan anketin nitel yöntem ile analiz edilmesiyle elde edilmiştir. Yapılan anketin içeriğinde, geleneksel medya ve yeni medyanın lise ve üniversite öğrencilerinin oy verme tutumlarına yönelik etkisi üzerine çeşitli kıyaslamalar yapılmış ve öğrencilere bu bağlamda sorular sorulmuştur. Bu çalışma kapsamında, sosyal medyanın geleneksel medyaya oranla hem lise öğrencileri hem de üniversite öğrencilerinin oy verme tutumları üzerinde daha etkili olduğu ortaya çıkmıştır.

Effects of financial literacy on graduate school attitudes amidst COVID‐19

This study examines the relationship between financial literacy and student attitudes toward graduate school. In the framework of human capital theory, we argue that graduate school is an investment in an individual's human capital that enhances future earnings capability. We hypothesize that during a weakened job market in conjunction with the COVID‐19 pandemic that students who are more financially literate will demonstrate a more positive attitude toward a graduate degree as an appealing and rewarding capital investment than students with less financial literacy. Our robust results are consistent with our hypothesis. We argue that these findings have significant economic implications.

Reliability and Validity of a Chinese Version of the STEM Attitude Scale for Primary and Secondary School Students

In recent years, STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) education has received widespread attention from all over the world, and there are not many studies on STEM attitudes in China. One of the reasons is the lack of measurement tools that have been tested for reliability and validity. The Chinese version STEM attitudes scale for primary and secondary schools is a multidimensional scale that measures the STEM attitudes of primary and secondary school students. It consists of three subscales: STEM interest, 21st-century skills confidence, and STEM career interest. In order to test the reliability and validity of the scale application, as well as understand and improve the STEM attitudes of primary and secondary school students, the research team surveyed and collected 566 responses from primary and secondary school students in Zhejiang, Shanghai, Shandong, Liaoning, and other places. After exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, and a reliability and validity test, the scale finally retained 48 items. The scale supports a hypothetical five-factor model with good reliability and validity and can be used to assess STEM attitudes in Chinese primary and secondary schools. This research also shows that students’ STEM interests and STEM career interests showed clear variation among different genders, grades, and parental education levels.

Abstract 11149: Psychological Functioning and Parameters of Physiological Status in Youth with Fontan Circulation

Individuals with Fontan circulation (FC) are at high risk for physical and psychological problems. Many have poor growth, low weight gain, and low oxygen saturation (O2 sat). They also often have learning problems, inattention, and mood/anxiety disorders. Research on associations between these physical and mental challenges is limited. This study explores potential relations among these variables in a cohort with FC. We hypothesize that poorer growth, weight, and O2 sat are associated with greater problems with school, mood/anxiety, and inattention. A team, including pediatric cardiologist, psychologist, and other medical specialties, evaluated participants in our FORWARD program, a dedicated multidisciplinary clinic for patients with FC. Data were extracted from medical records. Height, weight, and resting O2 sat were measured at the clinic visit. Patients completed a psychological screening questionnaire (BASC-3); scales selected for analyses were based on commonly recognized problems in FC: school (academic difficulties, negative school attitude), internalizing (mood/anxiety), and attention problems. Sample consisted of 45 subjects; 53% male, 84% White, 81% had private health insurance. Plurality had hypoplastic left heart syndrome (47%). Mean age was 12.7 + 2.7 years, O2 sat 93.9 + 2.7 %, height z-score -0.58 + 1.42, and weight z-score -0.23 + 1.43. Mean values on all psychological measures were not indicative of problems. Height and weight were not related to psychological measures. O2 sat was inversely correlated with school problems (r= -.350, p= .018). Internalizing (r= .503, p< .001 ) and attention (r= .427, p= .002) problems were correlated with school problems. O2 sat, internalizing and attention problems were entered into a regression predicting school problems; the model explained 35.4% of the variance (p< .001). School problems of individuals with FC are likely determined by both physical and psychological factors. In our relatively small and young cohort of patients, lower O2 sat may reflect relative overall FC unwellness, and is associated with greater psychological health challenges. Exploration of potential mechanisms underlying relations between physical and psychological health in those with FC is warranted.

Effect of Peer Connection on Attitude towards School and Academic Motivation in High School Students during the Pandemic

This paper takes into consideration the Covid-19 pandemic situation and provides a brief outlook on the impact on high school students. It mainly investigates the association of peer connection with students’ attitude towards school as well as their academic motivation. The study was conducted through quantitative method and a descriptive research design was implemented. Three following scales were used to obtain the data: Flourishing Families Survey of Family Life, Peer Connection Subscale, Rao’s School Attitude Inventory and The Academic Motivation Scale. The results highlighted an overall positive and a significant relationship between the variables. The conclusion has strongly emphasized the importance of peer connection.

Do educational aspirations and expectations matter in improving school achievement?

The main objective of this paper is to examine the role of students’ aspirations and expectations in affecting school achievement among 7th and 8th grade students in Qatar’s schools. The study draws on data collected in Qatari schools from a randomly selected sample of 841 students and their parents. The findings indicate that students’ educational aspirations have a stronger effect on students’ school performance when compared to students’ educational expectations, even when controlling for demographic factors, school attitude, and parental expectations. This finding directly contributes to the debate in the literature about the relative importance of aspirations and expectations, while also confirming what other studies have suggested- that the meaning and the way in which both aspirations and expectations operate is contextually relative. Context plays a significant role here, and consequently, leaves the debate over what matters more, aspirations or expectations, widely open.

LIMA PRINSIP DASAR PENDIDIKAN PONDOK UNTUK MEMBANGUN SIKAP KETAATAN SISWA MTS DI PESANTREN AN-NAWAWI BERJAN PURWOREJO

An-Nawawi Islamic boarding school which has five basic educations, namely remembering the afterlife, improving ethics or manners, believing in one's own abilities, obedience, and facing trials. These five basic principles of education are used to form cadres who are able to perceive their knowledge. Indeed, the students in the An-Nawawi Islamic boarding school must be able to carry out the five basic principles of education. However, considering that there are still many students as well as MTs students who have not been able to carry out these five principles, especially in terms of compliance. In this case, the focus of the research is whether Islamic boarding schools have implemented these five basic principles. And how to achieve the five principles of Islamic boarding school education in building the obedience attitude of MTs students. The method used in this study is a qualitative descriptive method and uses a normative approach. In collecting data the researchers used interview, observation and document techniques. To test the validity of the data, the examiner uses the techniques of credibility, transferability, dependability, and confirmability. So it will be easier to analyze and get conclusions in accordance with the provisions. So that it can be concluded that the An-Nawawi Islamic boarding school in general has implemented the five basic principles of Islamic boarding school education in accordance with its provisions, while the achievements of the five basic principles of Islamic boarding school education to build student attitudes in Islamic boarding schools can be said to be good.

LIMA PRINSIP DASAR PENDIDIKAN PONDOK UNTUK MEMBANGUN SIKAP KETAATAN SISWA MTS DI PESANTREN AN-NAWAWI BERJAN PURWOREJO

An-Nawawi Islamic boarding school which has five basic educations, namely remembering the afterlife, improving ethics or manners, believing in one's own abilities, obedience, and facing trials. These five basic principles of education are used to form cadres who are able to perceive their knowledge. Indeed, the students in the An-Nawawi Islamic boarding school must be able to carry out the five basic principles of education. However, considering that there are still many students as well as MTs students who have not been able to carry out these five principles, especially in terms of compliance. In this case, the focus of the research is whether Islamic boarding schools have implemented these five basic principles. And how to achieve the five principles of Islamic boarding school education in building the obedience attitude of MTs students. The method used in this study is a qualitative descriptive method and uses a normative approach. In collecting data the researchers used interview, observation and document techniques. To test the validity of the data, the examiner uses the techniques of credibility, transferability, dependability, and confirmability. So it will be easier to analyze and get conclusions in accordance with the provisions. So that it can be concluded that the An-Nawawi Islamic boarding school in general has implemented the five basic principles of Islamic boarding school education in accordance with its provisions, while the achievements of the five basic principles of Islamic boarding school education to build student attitudes in Islamic boarding schools can be said to be good.

The Role of Teachers in Fostering Religious Multiculturalism

Conflicts that occur in the school environment as the dynamics of a multicultural society. Shaping the character of students' multicultural education is the main responsibility of a teacher. The objectives of the study are 1) To find and explain the role of Islamic Religious Education teachers in fostering religious attitudes in multicultural society in schools; 2) To find, understand, and explain the strategy of Islamic Education teachers in implementing multicultural values in schools; 3) To find, understand, and explain what are the obstacles faced by Islamic Religious Education teachers in implementing multicultural education in schools. This research is qualitative descriptive analysis with depth interview method. Data were obtained from interviews with 25 teachers from various subject areas at Cirebon 2 State High School, West Java, Indonesia. The positive role of the teacher can be seen in the attitude of fostering religious awareness and multicultural attitudes in schools by providing religious lessons. The strategy of Islamic religious education teachers in growing religious multiculturalism through sustainable character education learning. The obstacles faced by some education teachers are religious fanaticism, teachers cannot control the implementation of daily interactions and different levels of student awareness.

Learner attitudes, student characteristics, and design feature as factors in blended learning effectiveness

ABTRACTSpecialists in the field of education have shown more and more interest in issues related to the learning process. Most of the studies produced by both psychologists and teachers have attempted to identify the factors that determine the learning process and to highlight possible relations among elements related to the quality of education, the teaching strategies used in the classroom and the quality of students performance This paper investigates the effectiveness of a blended learning environment through analyzing the relationship between learner attitudes, student characteristics, and design features. This paper explores the attitudes of learners towards blended learning and seeks to establish whether there are attitudinal differences with regard to gender and learner attitudes in different schools . Our results sho that blended learning is a venture worth undertaking by educational institutions but the attitude factor predicting learning performance needs to be established and therefore remains the focus of future work.

Opettajien käsitykset monikielisyydestä: heijastumia koulun kielipolitiikasta

This article examines teachers’ views (N = 2,864) on school multilingualism. The results have been analyzed using statistical methods and the conceptual frameworks of Spolsky’s language policy and Ruíz’s language orientations. The respondents were divided into three groups: positive (18%), deliberating (34%) and cautious (48%). The teachers’ language orientations were analyzed using three sum variables: teacher’s use of multiple languages, student’s use of multiple languages, and schools’ language attitudes. Classroom teachers were more positive about multilingualism than subject teachers and there were more teachers with cautious attitudes in schools where the number of foreign-language pupils was less than 5%. Additionally, the attitudes to multilingualism were more permissive in Swedish-speaking than in Finnish-speaking schools. Overall, the analysis of teachers’ views suggested that language policies vary. Finally, the individual respondents’ views did not fully correspond to any of Ruíz’s formulated language orientations.

Assessing the knowledge and attitude of elementary school students towards environmental issues in Rawalpindi

Educational institutions need to increase their efforts in the modern era of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) to educate their students for a sustainable future. Teachers and curriculum is the key ingredient to educate children and teenagers to be leaders of tomorrow in protecting the environment. This quantitative study was conducted to examine elementary school students' knowledge and attitudes towards environmental issues in Rawalpindi. The environment is directly and indirectly affected by humanity. The environment is getting polluted day by day due to which it becomes difficult to live in such a massive environment. To achieve this, there is a need to develop knowledge and attitudes in each individual. For this purpose, the population of the study consisted of all the public and private schools of the Rawalpindi. A hundred students of the ten schools, five public and five private schools of Rawalpindi, were taken as a sample for data collection. To check the attitudes of students' the questionnaire-based Relevance of Science Education (ROSE) Project was used to measure a student's attitudes and to measure the knowledge of students' self-made knowledge assessment test was used to collect the data from 7thgrade students'. The study examined the knowledge and attitude of elementary school students in public and private schools. The study also checked and compared students' knowledge and attitudes in public and private schools of Rawalpindi. Data was analyzed on SPSS software; Cross tabulation and chi-square were used to check students' knowledge. The Independent t-test was used to measure the attitudes of students. The results indicated no significant difference between government and private school students' knowledge and attitudes. Private school students' had slightly more knowledge than public school students but this difference was not significant. The public and private school students had a positive attitude towards environmental issues. Students owned environmental problems and were highly motivated to solve these problems. They were agreed to take action for the betterment of the future. As a result, sustainable development from elementary school to university necessitates a paradigm shift in our educational systems. Indeed, a sustainable way of life is impossible to achieve without a proper education system that teaches our youth how to integrate sustainability principles into their daily lives and work. Significant progress has been made in integrating environmental values into current curricula, developing new approaches and producing educational content for effective EE implementation in both programmes, since it was a government initiative to integrate environmental concepts into established curricula, devise different approaches and prepare training materials for ef Teacher teaching is therefore important in both Pakistani education systems to improve vital thinking skills and to react positively to the world about potential Pakistanis.

Reading Attitudes in Vietnam: Initial Study of the Early School Years.

Whereas cognitive and linguistic factors for learning to read have been extensively studied, less is known about affective factors including children's attitudes toward reading. Studies primarily from English-speaking and Western countries show gradual declines in reading attitudes in elementary school (McKenna et al., 1995) and a positive association between reading attitudes and achievement (Petscher, 2010). Children from Asian and African countries are underrepresented in this literature; whether these patterns can be generalized across cultures needs further investigation. This longitudinal study examined the reading attitudes of 84 children in Vietnam from grades 1 to 2 and their relations to reading performance, as measured by translated and adapted versions of the Elementary Reading Attitude Survey and Early Grade Reading Assessment, respectively. This sample from Vietnam showed a small decline in reading attitudes over time, particularly in attitudes toward academic reading. However, children on average reported feeling happy about reading in both grades. Correlations revealed different patterns of association between reading attitudes and performance based on the reading measure employed, grade level, and type of reading in question (academic versus recreational). In grade 2, reading attitudes explained unique variance in reading comprehension even after text fluency and mother's education were considered. We present a margins plot to visualize the role of reading attitudes on reading comprehension. We discuss educational implications and future directions.

The study on the student attitudes towards school in the Covid-19 pandemic

The purpose of the study is to find out the shift in the attitude towards school while having been experiencing the pandemic, Covid-19. The viral disease affected education and learning field so much in the past several months and arose a big change from face to face to untact-technology based interaction in the environment of ‘before Covid-19’ and ‘after the Covid-19’ that occurred abruptly and unexpectedly. The impact on education and learning forced teachers and students to adjust to new surroundings that require untact and lockdown constraints.BR In order to plan and reorganize education and learning settings for near or long-term future, the attitudes of students toward the change needs to be examined. School Attitude Questionnaire (SAQ) developed by Seker (2011) was adopted in this article. A questionnaire-based survey was conducted. Its results come to conclusion that each item in the questionnaire has meaningful differences based on the outcomes of T-test. The results will be useful to education experts like teachers, professors, learning and education counselors, and policy makers to build a long-term plan for education field and end up with producing appropriate teaching methods for learners.

Occupational Consciousness and Self-efficacy of College Students Majoring in Cosmetology

Entering 2021, businesses have been reluctant to recruit new staff due to the economic burden as a result of the spread of COVID-19. Therefore, it is anticipated that college students majoring in cosmetology will experience difficulties finding a job after graduation. Under such unfavorable circumstances, it is important to prepare countermeasures. As occupational consciousness guidance becomes a critical factor, today’s cosmetology education has not adequately responded to trend changes, and stereotypes that influence occupational consciousness development. If students get a job with poor occupational consciousness, their self-efficacy decreases, and they tend to easily give up if they encounter an unexpected situation, thereby imparting a negative effect on their academic major. In other words, the importance and necessity of occupational consciousness and career confidence enhances satisfaction with their academic major and also has a considerable influence on self-efficacy. The goal of this study is to find an effective way to improve self-efficacy by increasing occupational consciousness. For this, a questionnaire survey was performed among college students majoring in cosmetology in Seoul and Gyeonggi from June 1 to September 25, 2020. A total of 520 copies were distributed, and 500 were used for final analysis. The results found the following: As occupational consciousness increased, self-efficacy also increased. If opportunities for lectures and discussions are given and student-centered educational environments, in which students actively participate and freely display their competencies, school attitude is expected to improve. Hence, this study is meaningful in that it has implications on other fields of study.

The life-course of methamphetamine users in Aotearoa/New Zealand: School, friendship and work

As part of the first qualitative-based research on the life-course of methamphetamine users in Aotearoa/New Zealand, this paper analyses the life domains of school, friendship and work. Through application of interactional theory, this paper increases understanding of the situational contexts and interpersonal factors that influence drug use trajectories and the transition from one life domain to another by identifying the patterns within each domain and the influence school, friendship and work exerts on drug use and, conversely, how drug use impacts on school, friendship and work. The analysis discovered 20 commonly shared adverse experiences that hindered educational and employment success and contributed to drug use, including: negative school transitions, significant turning point events, weak commitment to school, poor school attitude and performance, low academic achievement, low school and work ambition, low parental expectations, and high levels of mental health issues, delinquency, delinquent peer involvement, bullying victimisation, work victimisation, unstable careers and illegal economic activities. Specifically, it was common for interviewees to ‘track backwards’ in high school. This study highlights the importance of the educational domain for altering drug use trajectories, especially high school.

The Structural Relationship of Students’ Perception of Feedback, Interest, Self-Efficacy, Class Attitude, and Achievement in the Middle Schools

목적 본 연구에서는 타 교과에 비해 상대적으로 학습에 어려움을 겪고 있는 수학교과를 중심으로 Brookhart(1997)의 교실평가 모형에 기반 하여 중학생의 피드백 인식이 흥미, 효능감, 수업태도 및 성취도에 미치는 영향을 살펴보고, 성별에 따른 차이를 확인하는 데 있다. 방법 이를 위해 2015년 중학교 1학년을 대상으로 한 경기교육종단연구(Gyeonggi Education Panel Study: GEPS)의 4차 데이터를 활용하였으며 무응답 및 불성실 응답 등을 제외한 남학생 2,678명(50.5%), 여학생 2,630명(49.5%), 총 5,308명을 대상으로 하였다. 결과 첫째, 직접효과에서 피드백 인식은 흥미와 효능감, 수업태도에 정적 영향을 미쳤다. 둘째, 간접효과에서는 피드백 인식은 흥미와 효능감을 매개로 수업태도에 정적 영향을 미쳤으며 흥미와 효능감 및 수업태도의 이중 매개효과에서 성취도에 정적 영향을 미쳤다. 셋째, 성별에 의한 다집단 분석에서는 집단별 유의한 차를 보이지 않았으나 수학교과에서 피드백 인식, 흥미, 효능감 및 수업태도의 평균 차는 유의하였다. 결론 수학교과에서 피드백 인식은 학생들의 교과 흥미, 효능감 및 수업태도의 증진을 위해 긍정적인 역할을 할 수 있으며 본 연구결과의 추가적인 시사점과 추후 연구를 위한 제언에 대해 논의하였다.

Validity of ESQ booklets about structure and function of animal tissue as biology learning supplement

The development of an ESQ booklet on the structure and function of animal tissues to empower students' emotional-spiritual attitudes in schools has not been maximized. This research aims to develop an ESQ booklet about the structure and function of animal tissue and to determine the validity of the booklet. This research type is research and development (R&D). This learning media was developed using three stages of the 4D model namely define, design, and develop. The research instrument used are observation sheets, interview transcripts, and validity test sheets. The research data collected through questionnaires of validity test sheets to content expert, media expert, ESQ expert (Islamic religion teacher), and biology teacher. The assessment of each validator was analyzed and processed using the validity formula and adjusted to the validity category. Based on the analysis of the validity test questionnaire, it was found that the validity percentage of the content eligibility was 92.05%, the linguistic aspect was 92.16%, the presentation aspect was 93.33%, and the graphics aspect was 95.83%, all of the criteria is very valid. It was concluded that the ESQ booklet about the structure and function of animal tissue as a biology learning supplement was categorized as very valid with an average score is 93.34%. Thus, the conclusion of the research is that the ESQ booklet about the structure and function of animal tissue as a biology learning supplement is declared very valid from the aspects of content, language, and media.

STEM learning of “value-added on banana chips” to enhance students’ motivation and entrepreneurship attitude in a rural school

The unemployment of high-school graduates continuously increases because they do not have the required skill to work. Life skill training is not programmed for such general schools; however, entrepreneurship practice is introduced in the regular curriculum. Life skill learning, which integrates science and technology, is known as STEM learning. This study aims to investigate the implementation of STEM learning with the topic of’the increase of value-added on banana chips" to enhance student motivation and entrepreneurship attitude in rural senior high schools. The STEM module was previously developed with the research and development method and ADDIE model. The module was validated before being used. Several student worksheets were used to collect data on motivation and entrepreneurial attitude before and after STEM learning was conducted. STEM-based student worksheet had been validated, and it was valid to be used. The scale of student creativity during the implementation of STEM was categorized high with the component of elaboration (83.3 %), originality (87.5%), and fluency (75%). The accumulation of mean score indicators of student motivation and entrepreneurship attitude increase from 46.8% to 75.6%, which means students are very interested in entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship character can be induced by STEM learning.

Arts curriculum are better resourced and supported when the principal is focussed on the student experience

The principal’s own view of the arts combined with their leadership focus determines the place and profile of the arts curriculum within the school. Yet, Mathematics, English and Science are mandated in school curriculum. Qualitative case study research used semi-structured interviews to explore eight arts specialist teachers’ responses to the Australian curriculum: The Arts and their in-school experiences. The teachers worked in Australian schools in the state of New South Wales. These teachers did not see major changes to their arts teaching practice when they compared the Australian curriculum: The Arts to the existing NSW creative arts curriculum. They indicated that forces outside the arts curriculum stemming from the principal’s focus shaped the whole school view of the arts and determined resources for the arts and influenced the students’ interest in the arts. The teachers revealed that principals held either an inward focus on the student experience or an outward focus on public perception of the school. Categorised under six factors: student numbers, curriculum regulation, resource allocation, teacher autonomy, student autonomy and interest, and culture of community, the teachers’ anecdotes demonstrated that leadership focus and school attitude to the arts influenced curricula decision-making, timetabling and resource allocation. Curriculum decisions in the school impacted teacher autonomy, student interest in the arts and the culture of community in the school. The Australian curriculum: The Arts recognises that arts teachers are the key to providing students rich, rigorous and sustained learning in the arts; yet, arts teachers must continue to be innovative to ensure the arts curriculum is implemented in schools.