Attitudes Of School Students Research Articles

Modeling the process of formation of leadership qualities of primary school students by means of interactive technologies.

The article constructs a model of the formation of leadership qualities of primary school students by means of interactive technologies, the constituent elements of which are: the goal (creating conditions for the formation and self-education of leadership qualities of primary school students by means of interactive technologies); content (a cluster of leadership qualities that provide an individual with dominance in peer relationships); stages of formation (motivational, informational and cognitive, valuable, praxeological, reflective); pedagogical conditions (motivation of students for leadership; ensuring the readiness of the teaching staff of the primary school for the formation of leadership qualities of students; development of student self-government); forms and methods (verbal, visual, practical, interactive: the author's training exercise "A wise choice between strengthening food security and promoting alternative sources of energy?", role-playing games "Lace", "Big family photo", "Three facts about yourself", "Pam "Antagonist for feelings", "Joint drawing", "Convey in one word", "Mafia" and others); diagnostic toolkit (questionnaire to determine the formation of leadership qualities); result (increasing the level of formation of leadership qualities of primary school students).It is emphasized that the motivational stage of the model involves the formation of needs for high achievements, prestige and recognition, self-realization. It is indicated that the informational and cognitive stage of the model is based on the transfer of knowledge about leadership (situational theory, theory of value exchange, theory of servant-leadership), power, methods of psychological influence on the social environment, methods of self-diagnosis and self-education of leadership qualities to a primary school student. It is emphasized that the value stage of the model ensures a positive attitude of elementary school students to leadership as a universal and national value. Therefore, the formation of behavioral components of students' leadership qualities is expected through the use of interactive technologies. The final stage of the model is the reflective and evaluation component, which allows the student to reach the level of self-education and overcome the distance between the "I-real" and "I-ideal".

Педагогічні умови формування інформаційно-цифрових умінь молодших школярів у процесі диджиталізації початкової освіти

The article substantiates the pedagogical requirements for the formation of information and digital skills of junior schoolchildren in the process of digitalization of primary education as a qualitative characteristic of a range of processes during the digital transformation of primary education that influence the effective development of information and digital skills of primary school students. The outlined pedagogical requirements are the following: development of positive motivation and attitudes of primary school students to master information and digital skills; organization of learning and cognitive activities of primary school students when working with digital information; establishment of an educational and developmental environment of primary school for the acquisition of information and digital skills by the students; stimulation of constructive and productive reflection when processing digital information and online communication for primary education students. The article characterizes the pedagogical requirements for the formation of information and digital skills of junior schoolchildren in the process of digitalization of primary education: – the development of positive motivation and attitude of junior schoolchildren to mastering information and digital skills involves the emergence of two new fenomena: positive motivation and value attitude; – the organization of educational and cognitive activity of junior schoolchildren when working with digital information includes the formation of the dialectical unity of two types of activity in primary school students: educational and cognitive; – creating an educational and developmental environment of primary school for the formation of information and digital skills of junior schoolchildren involves a system of influences and conditions for the formation and development of the child’s personality at the following levels: state, regional, institutional and classroom; – the stimulation of constructive and productive reflection while processing digital information and online communication of junior schoolchildren includes the promotion of three types of reflection: retrospective, situational and prospective. Keywords: pedagogical conditions, information and digital skills, positive motivation, value attitude, educational and cognitive activity, educational and developmental environment, constructive and productive reflection, junior schoolchildren, primary school, digitalization of primary education.

Data-driven learning and young learners: Perceptions and attitudes of Japanese elementary school students towards EFL corpus-based activities

There is an increasing amount of research into corpus-based study as a pedagogical approach in language learning (Boulton & Vyatkina, 2021). This is most commonly known as data-driven learning (DDL) and can refer to both direct corpus use and corpus-informed, paper-based activities. Despite this growing interest, the vast majority of published research into DDL investigates university students (Boulton & Cobb, 2017; Pérez-Paredes, 2022) and there is a serious lack of enquiry into children and adolescents (Crosthwaite, 2020). This paper seeks to add to the limited knowledge that currently exists on pre-adolescent learners. An exploratory, small-scale mixed-methods study was designed to investigate the perceptions and attitudes of Japanese sixth-grade elementary school students towards EFL corpus-based activities. Five participants took part in a month-long course of four one-hour online sessions with data collected via a pre-study survey, post-class questionnaires, and post-study interviews. Results show that students display a very favourable attitude towards DDL activities, with a clear preference for paper-based activities over computer-based activities. The findings also highlight the importance of ‘scaffolding’ in young learner education and the potential obstacles that must be overcome to ensure that DDL activities can be successfully implemented in the EFL young learner classroom.

Tıp Fakültesi Öğrencilerinin Farmakoloji Dersine Yönelik Tutumları: Ölçek Geliştirme ve Uygulama Çalışması

Aim: The objective of this study was to develop a valid and reliable attitude scale by determining the attitudes of medical school students towards pharmacology course, and to examine these attitudes in terms of selected variables.
 Methods: This study was conducted with the participation of 498 students, 250 female and 248 male, from the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth terms of XXXX University Faculty of Medicine. A 21-item 5-point Likert-type scale was used as a data collection tool. The survey was performed face-to-face with term 4, 5, and 6 students, and online with term 3 students. While developing the scale, factor analysis with Principal Axis Factoring method, and reliability analyses with Cronbach Alpha and McDonald's Omega levels were performed.
 Results: The attitude scale of medical school students towards pharmacology course was developed as 12 items and two factors. Two factors were determined in the scale, namely "indispensable course pharmacology" and "useless course pharmacology". Although the students reached high mean and median values in two negative items of the pharmacology attitude scale, they reached high mean and median values in mostly positive items. In general, the students considered the pharmacology course necessary and displayed a positive attitude. While the gender of the students did not make a difference in the attitude, the term, the reasons for choosing the medical school, scope of medical resource usage, and their desire to be an expert created a significant difference in their attitudes towards pharmacology course.
 Conclusions: The results of this study show that the developed pharmacology attitude scale is a reliable and valid measure of students' attitudes towards the pharmacology course. These findings can be used to improve pharmacology teaching and encourage positive attitudes towards the course among medical students.

KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE ON EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION AMONG HIGHER SECONDARY STUDENTS

Background: Emergency contraception is a modern contraceptive method that can be used to prevent pregnancy after unprotected sex. Adolescents are one of the vulnerable groups for premarital, unsafe/unprotected sexual intercourse resulting in unintended pregnancy. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge and attitudes of secondary school students. Methods: An analytical cross-sectional study design was used, and the study population included students in grades 11 and 12, including all faculties, selected by a proportional simple random sampling technique. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data and findings. Results: The present study revealed that out of 222 respondents, the majority of respondents 65.3% had good knowledge and 52.3% of respondents had favorable attitudes towards emergency contraception among secondary school students. Some socio-demographic characteristics were significantly associated with good knowledge age (p<0.001), educational level (p<0.001), and faculty of education (p=0.004) and were not significant with other socio-demographic variables. However, there was no significant association between attitude towards emergency contraception and socio-demographic variables. Conclusions: Most of the respondents have good knowledge and a positive attitude towards emergency contraception. However, very few of them knew about the right time to use emergency contraception and other related aspects. Therefore, awareness programs can be conducted at the high school level to increase the level of knowledge and correct use of emergency contraception.

Attitudes of Secondary School Students towards Electric Circuits

Bu çalışmanın amacı, ilköğretim 6, 7 ve 8. Sınıf düzeyinde öğrenim görmekte olan öğrencilerin elektrik devreleri konusuna yönelik tutumlarını sınıf düzeyi ve cinsiyet değişkenleri açısından incelemektir. Kesitsel tarama modelindeki bu araştırma 2022-2023 öğretim yılı ikinci yarıyılında Ankara ili Altındağ ilçesinde bir devlet ortaokulunda öğrenim görmekte olan 271 (143 kız, 128 erkek) öğrenci ile yapılmıştır. Veri toplama aracı olarak alanyazında yer alan beşli Likert tipi bir ölçme aracı kullanılmıştır. Ölçek 20 maddeden oluşmaktadır ve Cronbach Alpha Güvenirlik Katsayısı 0,867’dir. Ölçek; İlgi, Önem, İlgi Bağlantılı Davranış, Başarı-Motivasyon ve Özyeterlilik olmak üzere beş faktörden oluşmaktadır. Veri analizinde betimsel istatistiklerle birlikte çıkarımsal analiz olarak sınıf düzeyleri arasındaki farkı analiz etmek için MANOVA ve cinsiyetler arasındaki farkı analiz etmek için bağımsız örneklem t-testi uygulanmıştır. Araştırmanın sonuçları, öğrencilerin Önem, İlgi ve Başarı Motivasyon faktörlerinde yüksek; diğer faktörlerde ise orta düzeyde tutuma sahip olduğunu göstermektedir. Sınıf düzeyleri arasında anlamlı bir fark bulunamamıştır. Ancak cinsiyetler arasında, erkeklerin lehine olmak üzere İlgi, İlgi Bağlantılı Davranış ve Özyeterlilik faktörlerinde anlamlı fark bulunmuştur. Elde edilen bulgular ışığında öğrencilerin tutumlarını artırmaya yönelik önerilerde bulunulmuştur. Çalışmanın ileride benzer çalışmalara destek olması temenni edilmektedir.

Investigation of Achievement and Attitudes of City Center and Village School Students towards Social Studies

Hayat bilgisi dersi ilkokula başlayan bir çocuğun aldığı derslerden biridir. Hayat bilgisi dersi gerek konuları gerek kapsamı açısından hayat ile iç içe olan bir derstir. Çocukların hayat bilgisi dersine yönelik tutumları ve başarıları gelecekteki okul hayatları için çok önemlidir. Bu araştırmanın amacı köy ve şehir merkezinde eğitim gören çocukların hayat bilgisi dersine yönelik tutumlarının ve başarılarının karşılaştırılmasıdır. Araştırmada Hayat Bilgisi Başarı Testi ve Hayat Bilgisi Tutum Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Başarı testi araştırmacılar tarafından geliştirilmiştir. Geçerlilik ve güvenirlik çalışmaları yapılmıştır. Bu araştırma nicel araştırma yöntemlerinden karşılaştırmalı desene göre çalışılmıştır. Bu araştırmada şehir merkezinde ve köyde öğrenim gören öğrenciler karşılaştırılmıştır. Araştırmanın çalışma grubu Bingöl ilindeki ilkokul 3. Sınıf öğrencileri arasından amaca yönelik ulaşılabilir örnekleme yöntemiyle seçilmiştir. Bu doğrultuda Bingöl merkez ilçesinden 126, köylerinden ise 126 öğrenciden veri toplanmıştır. Araştırmada toplanan veriler paket istatistik programı ile analiz edilmiştir. Analiz için betimleyici istatistikler ve t-testi kullanılmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda köyde öğrenim gören öğrencilerin tutum puanları şehirde öğrenim gören öğrencilere göre yüksek bulunmuştur. Ancak başarı puanları karşılaştırıldığında ise şehirde öğrenim gören öğrencilerin başarı puanlarının köyde öğrenim gören öğrencilerin başarı puanlarına göre yüksek çıktığı sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.

Unpacking The Influence of Local Context on Primary Student Social Attitudes: Independence and Honesty

This research examines how the local context plays a crucial role in shaping the social attitudes of primary school students, exploring the intricate relationship between the environment, culture, and the attitudes of young learners. This research employs a quasi-experimental design to investigate the influence of integrating local values into primary education on students' social attitudes. Utilizing quantitative and qualitative methods, the study compares an experimental group exposed to Integrated Primary School (IPS) materials infused with local values to a control group using standard curriculum. Findings reveal a significantly higher average social attitude score in the experimental group, indicating a stronger sense of belonging, appreciation for local wisdom, and commitment to integrity among students exposed to local values. Qualitative data from interviews and observations further highlight the relevance and empowerment fostered by integrating local values into the curriculum. These results underscore the importance of incorporating local context into education, emphasizing its role in shaping socially conscious and culturally aware students, and promoting a more harmonious society.

Enhancing COVID-19 Control in Jambi City: Evaluating the Impact of Triggering Methods for Effectiveness

During the pandemic, the implementation of health protocols has not been maximized by the community, particularly among schoolchildren. It is essential to convey the implementation of health protocols for controlling COVID-19 effectively to ensure that the community adopts good behavioral practices in implementing these protocols in daily life. This study aims to assess the effectiveness of the triggering method in controlling COVID-19 in Jambi City. This experimental study uses a Pre and Post Test Only Design which was carried out in April 2021 to April 2022, involving 35 high school students. The statistical test used was paired t test. The results indicated a noteworthy contrast in elementary school students' knowledge before and after the utilization of printed media for COVID-19 control, exhibiting a p-Value of 0.001. Similarly, a significant difference was observed in the attitude of elementary school students before and after the utilization of video media for COVID-19 control, displaying a p-value of 0.001. Moreover, there was a significant distinction in the change in the actions of elementary school students before and after the utilization of props media for COVID-19 control, demonstrating a p-value of 0.020. The counseling-based triggering method proves effective in enhancing students' understanding, attitudes, and behaviors concerning COVID-19 control. Keywords: Covid-19, Health protocol, Attitudes, Behaviors, Triggering

Motivation Risks in Teaching Students at Secondary Technical Schools

Motivation has long been of interest to many educational researchers, as it is seen as an essential ingredient in effective teaching and learning. Motivated students are more likely to be eager to learn and more willing to accept the challenges that come with the learning process. In our research, we wanted to specify the attitudes of secondary technical school students towards their studies and to find out what motivates and demotivates them. We aimed to determine potential risks to motivation (demotivators). We hypothesized that students’ intrinsic motivation could be strengthened by teachers if classes were seen as useful, interesting, and inspiring. Having chosen a questionnaire as our research method, we addressed more than 200 secondary technical schools from a public database and asked their management for permission to send a questionnaire on motivation risks to their students. The body of the questionnaire included items asking students to assess 8 potential negative factors, which could represent risks in motivation. Our research sample included 665 responses from 10 technical study programs. The Fuller method of paired comparison was used for our data analysis. The answers from students from various schools, school locations, years of study, and study programs did not show many differences when respondents indicated the primary motivation risks for their study. The impact of risky situations on students’ motivation to study technical subjects was dominantly connected with their cognitive needs, followed by social needs. Surprisingly, in the students’ answers, not much attention was dedicated to the achievement needs.

Reintegration of School Farms as a Panacea for Food Insecurity: Perspectives of Primary School Students in Edo State, Nigeria

This study investigated the attitudes of primary school students towards the establishment of school farms, utilizing a sample of 86 students from three public primary schools in Uhunmwode Local Government Area (LGA). Data were collected through questionnaires and interviews. The findings indicate that primary school children in Edo State generally support the idea of implementing school farms. Key factors contributing to this positive response include the availability of land and the potential to obtain additional land from local communities for agricultural purposes. Critical elements identified for the successful establishment of school farms encompassed the interest of both students and teachers, the presence of agricultural science instructors, and access to suitable farming land.

Social Medias Effects on High School and Middle School Students Attitudes Toward the Homosexual Community

Social Medias Effects on High School and Middle School Students Attitudes Toward the Homosexual Community

Guided Inquiry Learning Model in Science Learning on Responsible Attitudes of Elementary School Students

The lack of students' responsible attitudes towards science subjects means that teachers must be able to design meaningful learning and maximize student involvement in the learning process, therefore the guided inquiry learning model is an alternative for trying to increase students' responsible attitudes in the learning process. This research was carried out with the aim of analyzing the effect of implementing the guided inquiry learning model on the responsible attitudes of fifth grade elementary school students. This type of research is quasi-experimental research using non-equivalent control group design. The population was 56 students so a total sampling of 56 students was used. The data in this study was collected using observation sheets and questionnaires, then analyzed using the SPSS version 20 program, data analysis consisted of normality tests, homogeneity tests, and paired sample T-tests. The results of the research are that there is a significant influence on the application of the guided inquiry learning model on the responsible attitude of fifth grade elementary school students in science subjects. It was concluded that the application of the guided inquiry learning model could improve the responsible attitude of fifth grade elementary school students in science subjects.

Knowledge and attitude of sex education among secondary school students in south-western Nigeria: A cross-sectional study.

Sex education helps in preparing adolescents to have responsible attitudes and behaviour towards sex for a harmonious sexual life. This study assessed the level of knowledge and attitude towards sex education among secondary school students in an urban south-western Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive cross-sectional design. Multistage sampling technique was used to select a sample size of 378 students from a population of 3674 students in public secondary schools. A pre-tested self-administered questionnaire with Cronbach' Alpha value of 0.76 was used for data collection. The approval of the study was obtained from the Human Research Ethics Committee of Lagos University Teaching Hospital. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 20. Chi-square test and multiple logistic regression were used for test of association among the variables at p < 0.05. Majority of the respondents 338 (89.9%) were between age 14-17 with mean age of 16 ± 5.22 years. Majority of the respondents 309 (82.1%) had a good knowledge of sex education. More than half, 216 (57.5%) of the respondents had positive attitude towards sex education. There was a significant relationship between knowledge and attitude of the respondents towards sex education (p = 0.01). Knowledge of sex education increases as class of students increases to SS2 = (OR = 7.750; 95% CI [3.268-18.378] and SS3 = (OR = 2.219; 95% CI [1.067-4.613] respectively. The study concluded that the respondents had good knowledge of sex education and there was a significant relationship between students' knowledge and attitude towards sex education. There is need for awareness and effective sex education among secondary school students. Teachers and parents should create the view of improving the attitude of secondary school students towards sex education.

The Effect of The Covid Simulator Table Top on The Knowledge and Attitude of School Children in Preventing Covid-19

The most dangerous infectious disease that is currently being debated around the world is the Corona virus disease. The problems and challenges currently faced by educational institutions require prevention strategies by providing motivation as well as guidance and enthusiasm in the learning activities of elementary school students. The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of table top covid simulator on knowledge and attitude of elementary school students. Methods: Pre-experimental research using one group pre-test and post-test design. The population in the study was 120, and a sample of 38 elementary school students was obtained using a total sampling technique. The data collection technique uses a pre-post test which is carried out by assessing elementary school students regarding their attitudes and knowledge of preventing Covid-19 using a questionnaire guide. Data processing by editing, coding, scoring, and tabulating and analyzed by Paired T-Test. Results: This study shows that the statistical test results of the independent and dependent variables in this study are the significance value &lt;0.05, which is 0.000 with a correlation coefficient value of 0.82, which means that there is an effect of the table top simulator on the knowledge and attitudes of elementary school students about preventing covid-19. Conclusion: Table top covid simulator can improve attitudes and knowledge about prevention of covid-19 in elementary school students, it has a positive impact on students in complying with health protocols and preventing infection transmission.

Effects of Cognitively Guided Instruction on Senior Secondary School Students’ Attitude towards Physics

In an effort to achieve educational goals and improve students' enthusiasm for Physics, it is important to take into account the prior experiences that students bring with them to the classroom. Teachers' exploration of these prior experiences is crucial when implementing the constructivist approach to classroom instruction, as it helps in achieving the desired objectives. Consequently, this research aimed to investigate how the application of cognitively guided instruction influences the attitudes of senior secondary school students towards Physics. The study employed a pretest-posttest control group quasi-experimental design and utilized multilevel linear models for data analysis, considering the hierarchical structure of the data with participants nested at both classroom and school levels. Students’ Attitude to Physics Questionnaire was used to collect data during the study. The study's findings revealed a significant positive impact of cognitively guided instructional strategy (CGIS) on students' attitudes towards Physics, and a significant difference in the post-attitude mean scores of students in the CGIS and the conventional teacher-centred instructional groups. Thus, cognitively guided instruction holds substantial promise as an effective pedagogical strategy for teaching Physics. In conclusion, this research underscores the importance of contextualizing instruction, as it actively engages students in the learning process and significantly enhances their attitudes towards the subject of Physics. The instructional structure which CGIS provides enables the validation of students’ knowledge-creation ability.

Examination of metaphorical attitudes towards physical education teacher and lesson

The attitudes of secondary school students towards physical education and sports lessons and their teachers were tried to be determined through metaphors in this study. In the study, in which the mixed research method was used, the convergent parallel design was adopted. In the research, “physical education teacher evaluation scale based on student opinions”, “physical education attitude scale for secondary education students” and the metaphor sentence created by the researchers were used as data collection tools. The study group consisted of 185 secondary school students. The obtained quantitative data were analyzed in the Jamovi 2.0.0 statistical software program. Independent sample t-test and Pearson correlation test were used in pairwise comparisons. When the data obtained were examined, significant differences were determined according to the physical education teacher (PEL) attitude, gender, sports background, PEL, and teacher love. In the mean scores of physical education teacher evaluation, there were differences according to gender, PEL, and teacher love. The findings of the qualitative data were analyzed with the content analysis method, and categories and themes were created. The metaphors for physical education and sports lessons were grouped under two categories, while the metaphors for the physical education and sports teacher were grouped under three categories.

초등학생의 미디어 활용 및 학교 교육 실태연구

This study examined the perceptions and attitudes of elementary school students in Korea facing a generative artificial intelligence environment in the digital media environment. At the level of the national curriculum in Korea, this study looked at the current status of software education encountered by elementary school students, and analyzed surveys on smartphone use, YouTube and online/mobile games for 4th, 5th, and 6th graders. As a result of the study, there was more time spending to watch YouTube related to non-learning than learning, and the trust in the information encountered on YouTube was high. As a result of a survey on media education experience, the proportion of students who received “education on how to distinguish whether information provided online is true or not” was lower than that of other media education. Therefore, the ability to understand and evaluate the media does not arise by itself as time increases, and it requires a critical perspective and conscious effort to acquire and use information. Finally, it is important to raise awareness of the education students received.

The Attitudes of 2nd and 3rd Grade Primary School Students towards Life studies Course and Their Levels of School Happiness

Students’ ability to internalize desired characteristics in life studies course is closely related to their readiness. The readiness is in turn linked to students’ knowledge, abilities, interests, habits, attitudes and values. Considering attitudes, students learn more effectively and become more successful when they develop a positive attitude towards a course. Depending on that success, students are expected to be happy. In the present study, students’ attitudes towards life studies course and their levels of school happiness are investigated using single screening, causal comparison and relational screening models. The study sample consists of 948 students selected via stratified and random sampling from a population of students attending 2nd and 3rd grades of primary schools in Ankara. The results of the analyses performed with parametric tests demonstrate high levels of life studies course attitudes and school happiness among 2nd and 3rd grade primary school students. A moderate, positive and significant relationship was found between attitudes and school happiness, with attitude accounting for 15% of the total variance of happiness. However, attitudes and school happiness do not vary significantly according to gender, grade, parents’ education and daily reading time.Keywords: Attitude, Life Studies, School Happiness.

Role of knowledge and attitude of public and private school students for plastic pollution awareness, usage, and management in Lahore, Pakistan

Role of knowledge and attitude of public and private school students for plastic pollution awareness, usage, and management in Lahore, Pakistan