SHS Students Research Articles

Dietary Practices and Influencing Factors of Winneba SHS Students

The study examined the influence of dietary practices on the academic performance of boarding school adolescents. The sample consisted of 264 selected boarding school students from forms one, two and three, respectively. A multistage sampling procedure was adopted in the selection of respondents and structured questionnaire was the main instrument for data collection. The Cronbach’s alpha reliability of the instrument was 0.82. Data were quantitatively analysed using descriptive statistics and presented in the form of tables. The study revealed that consumption of unhealthy snack foods, skipping of meals especially breakfast and low intake of fruits and water were dietary practices which were influenced by several factors with hunger ranking highest. It was concluded that the students engage in poor dietary practices such as skipping of breakfast, and excessive snacking. Recommendations given included; educating the students on the importance of adopting positive dietary practices such as regular breakfast intake and moderate snacking in order to maintain general wellbeing, remain active in class and achieve higher test scores throughout their course period.

The Influence of Internet Usage to Cyberbullying of SHS Students

The Influence of Internet Usage to Cyberbullying of SHS Students

The Use of Thumbnail Sketches in Visual Arts Education: Exploring High School Students’ Perspective in the Design Process

The study explored the understanding of SHS students on thumbnail sketches as a key tool in the design process. The study utilized the qualitative research approaches using observation and informal interviews to solicit for data. The activity theory was adopted to engage students in the activity of thumbnail sketching. The study revealed the positive mindset of some students to the acknowledgment of thumbnail sketches as ways of generating ideas. The study also revealed negative attitudes of students towards thumbnail sketching activities when undertaking a design activity. The idea of performing thumbnail sketches using both technological and the traditional methods is recommended as effective ways of achieving insightful ideas for effective designing. Keywords: Thumbnail sketches, Graphic design education, idea development, design process. DOI: 10.7176/ADS/88-03 Publication date: December 31 st 2020

Evaluating the Environmental Awareness and Practices of Senior High School Students: Basis for Environmental Education Program

Environmental education in the Philippines has been incorporated to different course curricula including life and physical sciences, social studies, geography, civics, and moral education. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between the environmental awareness and practices of Filipino senior high school students during the year 2019 to serve as basis for environmental education program. This correlation quantitative study involved SHS students in a private educational institution in the Philippines through total population sampling and utilized the Environmental Awareness and Practice Questionnaires. The results revealed that the participants have “good” level of environmental awareness (x =3.89) while “poor” extent of environmental practice (x =3.47). Using the nonparametric correlation analysis, the coefficient of 0.663 which means a “positive correlation” between the two variables was obtained. This means that the level of environmental awareness of the senior high school students is significantly and substantially related with their extent of environmental practice. Based on the summary of findings, the researcher recommends the development of environmental education programs that will both aim to maintain and increase the understanding and capacities of the students with relation to environmental problems and environmental sustainability principles.

Views of Nature of Scientific Inquiry of Students in Different High Schools

The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore different high school students’ views of Nature of Scientific Inquiry (NOSI). Eleventh grade students in Science High School (SHS, 69 students), Teacher High School (THS, 99 students), and Anatolian High School (AHS, 99 students) were participated in the study. Views about Scientific Inquiry (VASI) questionnaire was applied at their classroom and some of them were interviewed just after filling out the questionnaire. Analysis of the data was done by establishing a profile for each student by assigning naive, mixed, and informed codes for each NOSI aspect. Then, frequency of each code was determined and tabulated. Two researchers’ coding agreement of the questionnaires was 85%. The results of the study revealed that SHS students demonstrated more informed views than other two high schools on three NOSI aspects which were ‘scientific investigations all begin with a question and do not necessarily test a hypothesis’, ‘there is no single set of steps followed in all investigations’, and ‘inquiry procedures are guided by the question asked’. SHS students and THS students were close to each other and had more informed views than AHS students in two NOSI aspect of ‘data are not the same as evidence’ and ‘explanations are derived from data and what is already known’ aspects. On the other hand, AHS students provided less informed view on two aspects (‘same procedures may not get the same results’ and ‘procedures influence results’), but had also least naive views on both aspects which means that they have more merit to develop these aspects. The NOSI aspect of ‘conclusions must be consistent with data’ was the aspect that most of high school students in each school had informed views. SHS had the more science courses than THS and AHS. Based on the results of this study, it seems that more science courses and more previous science experience help developing more informed NOSI views, but it should be researched more before making a clear conclusion.

Stress Response Syndrome: The Struggles of PSD SHS Students who are Distressed in Certain Situations

Stress Response Syndrome: The Struggles of PSD SHS Students who are Distressed in Certain Situations

Senior High School Students’ Engagement and Readiness in eLearning Environment: Basis for a Proposed Online Learning Environment Model

Students are the clients of institutions and educators. In order for them to equipped with the best knowledge, understanding the new trends in technology is needed. Since the generation of computers arises, student learning not just at the tertiary level but also in the high school level should elevate into the technology-oriented classroom. This study aimed to answer the engagement and readiness of the Senior High School Students by determining the profile of the SHS students, the level of readiness SHS Students for Open and Distance Education, and the linear correlation of variables. A Proposed Online Learning Environment Model was also discussed. The SHS Students of the current SY 2018-2019 were the sources of data for this study. Frequency, Percentage, Average weighted mean and linear correlation was used as a statistical treatment. The result of the study shows that the majority of students were engaged and ready for Open and Distance Education. The proposed Online Learning Environment Model enables students in the Senior High School level to fully utilized distance education.

Epistemological Beliefs and Mediating Role of Learning Approaches on Social Attitudes of SHS Students

This study aims to examine the influence of epistemological beliefs which consists of belief in knowledge and belief in learning and mediating role of learning approaches on social attitudes of tolerance. Through multi-stage cluster sampling, there were 177 research respondents in Bae District, Kudus, Central Java, Indonesia. Data collection techniques used in this study were questionnaires in the form of scales. There are three types of scales used in the data collection process, namely the scale of tolerance, the scale of the approach to learning in religious education and the scale of epistemological beliefs. The results showed that belief in knowledge and belief in learning affected the deep and surface approaches. The deep approach can also be a variable of the mediating influence of epistemological beliefs on tolerance.

Computer-Based Checker for Technical Drafting Plates: Development and Evaluation

The Computer-based Checker for Technical Drafting plates (CCTDp) was developed to assist the faculty and the students in senior high school to an objective, reliable and timely assessment of technical drawings under the five CAD competencies of the Department of Education. The LAN-based computer system includes features such as submission of technical drafting plates and deployment of scores and feedbacks. There are two (2) accounts developed for the checking software: the faculty and the students’ account used to access CSTDp. The scoring and feedback are based upon a TESDA TEC NC II assessors’ validated scoring criteria which cover line technique, accuracy and completeness, annotations, plotting and speed. It was also evaluated using ISO 25010 by IT practitioners, TEC NC II assessors, teachers and SHS students. Grand mean score of 4.80 interpreted as “outstanding” was achieved by the system which denotes that CSTDp is an effective and efficient computer-based system. It also implies that the developed system facilitates the immediate provision of scores and feedback to the learners while employing 21st century teaching strategies inside the classroom. The developed software also addressed the accuracy, reliability and timeliness of assessment for the performance-based assessment in technical drafting.
 Keywords: computer-based, checker, technical drafting, technical drawing

Teaching/Learning of the Topic “Individual Obligation in the Family” and Students’ Performance of House Obligations

The purpose of this study was to find out the impact of the “teaching of individual obligation in the Family” on the attitudes of SHS students towards the performance of household chores in their homes. The study was conducted at Tema Metropolis. The descriptive cross-sectional design was adopted for this study. The method was chosen because the study did not focus on causal effects in the population. Also, it was chosen because it is based on a representative sample of the population, the results can be generalized to the overall population from which the sample came. A sample size of 240 first year students and 260 second year students were used for the study, with questionnaires being administered to the sample. The researchers had 220 and 245 complete questionnaires from first years and second years respectively. The simple random sampling was adopted for this study. The main data collection tool used was the questionnaire, and Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was used for the collation and presentation of the results. The results revealed that the main household chores performed by the respondents are running errands for their parents/guardians, cooking, ironing of clothes, baby-sitting, home repairs and maintenance, and hawking. In addition, the majority of respondents, irrespective of their academic year of study, agreed that it is their responsibility to perform house chores at home. The findings also showed that most of the respondents, especially the second year students, felt they are obliged to perform household chores. It was recommended that a forum should be organised to educate parents/guardians on how to nurture and engage their children in chores in order not to affect their academic performance. Finally, it was recommended that the Government of Ghana and the Ministry of Education should ensure that the topic “Individual obligations in the family” is moved from the second year syllabus to that of the first years so that students will get to know their obligations in the family at a very early age. Keywords: Teaching/Learning, obligation, student, attitudes, house obligations DOI : 10.7176/JEP/10-34-06 Publication date: December 31 st 2019

Social Media Use and Moral Development of Students: A Cross-Sectional Survey

Social media has now become an integral part of human socialization. There is no argument that it offers both the ‘good’ and the ‘bad’ and is having a lot of influence on humanity especially the youth. To this end, this study examined the influence of social media usage on the moral development/education of Senior High School students. Focus was on students studying in the Kwabre East Municipality in the Ashanti region of Ghana. Based on the purpose of the study, the descriptive cross-sectional survey design was employed. Respondents for the study were 446 SHS students selected using the proportionate random sampling technique. A self-developed instrument (questionnaire) with a reliability coefficient of 0.87 (Cronbach Alpha) was used for data collection. Both descriptive (frequency counts, percentages, means, standard deviation) and inferential statistics (Point Biserial Correlation) were employed for data analysis. It was revealed among others that, Senior High Schools Students studying in the Kwabre East Municipality use social media for lots of purposes but chiefly for; sharing information, gleaning information, communication and getting new friends. Again, most of them spend between 1-4 hours on social media for the purposes indicated. Also, it was revealed that the students had high levels of moral development but the amount of time spent on social media had a weak negative inverse relationship with their moral development. It was recommended among others that, the Ghana Education Service, Heads of schools and other stakeholders should organize a sensitization programme on social media use for students in senior high schools. This way, social media can be effectively utilised for maximum and positive benefits. Also, an approach is needed to better balance the relationship between social media and moral development/education of students. School authorities and parents should monitor the activities of students on use social media.

Senior High School Students’ Attitudes Towards Research

The study utilized the Attitude towards Research Scale formulated by Elena T. Papanastasiou in 2005 to further investigate the attitudes of students towards research. Two hundred twenty-two (222) senior high school students from Holy Child Catholic School, school year 2017–2018 who had already and currently taken Practical Research Subjects prescribed by the Department of Education for the K-12 program participated in the study. Descriptive survey and correlational research method was employed to provide better grasp of students’ attitude towards research. Responses were analyzed through the use of Cronbach’s Alpha for internal consistency, mean for statistical descriptions, Pearson correlation coefficient and factorial MANOVA using IBM-SPSS. As the five subscales moderately affect one another, gender and grade level showed no significant difference among SHS student of HCCS. Strands of academic track tends to have an impact on the difference of attitude of SHS students towards research. The study concluded that there is a need to investigate the interest and attitude of students towards research.

CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS AMONG SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND ITS EFFECT IN THEIR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

The research was conducted to identify the Critical Thinking Skills and Academic Performance of the Senior High School aside from this it is the most important goal of schooling is to learn. And learning, as numerous educators have repeatedly pointed out, is a consequence of thinking. The purpose of the research is to determine the level of critical thinking skills of the respondents in the SHS of LFG-DNHS, thus the Pearson-R Correlation will use and purposive sampling to select the respondents. This method includes giving standardized critical thinking test to determine the profile, the scores and the level of critical thinking of the respondents. The respondents include a total of 45 senior high school students. On the basis of the aforementioned findings of the study, the following conclusions were drawn: The researcher found the profile of the respondent in their age, gender, religion, civil status, source of information in reading. Among the Area of Academic Performance and Mean of the 45 respondents it has a weighted mean of 3.35; the level of academic performance of 45 SHS students covering Core, Applied and Specialized (marked as 3.35 in the DepEd Grading System) with verbal interpretation of AVERAGE. In this regards, it shows that SHS subjects need to infuse critical thinking skills because they need to think critically or to understand first the problem before they can solve or make a decision especially they are future hope of the nation; The critical thinking skills levels of the respondents are not fully developed yet. They got a mean score of 28.01 that belongs to Beginning Thinker in the Critical Thinking Skills Test using the Critical Thinking Test. The test had proven that they did not attain the appropriate critical thinking level skills of a students enrolled in a General Academic Strand and Tech-Voc in the senior high school level; There is a significant relationship between critical thinking skills and the academic performance of the GAS and Tech-Voc Strand students which is -0.13534233 with a verbal interpretation of SLIGHT CORRELATION. It indicates that there is a need of infusing and developing critical thinking skills of the students as they move from one level to another and in facing the 21st Century Skills and the Outcomes-Based Education in the Senior High School Level.

Understanding of Chemicai Formulae And Nomenclature Of Inorganic Compounds Using Improvised Conceptual Models Among Teacher-Trainees In Offinso And Atebubu Colleges Of Education In Ghana

The study aimed at enhancing the understanding of SHS students in chemical formulae and nomenclature using locally constructed conceptual models. It was carried out in Offinso and Atebubu Colleges of Education. The research instrument used was pretest and protest on an experimental and control group with 200 students as sample size. Developmental research design with cluster and purposive sampling techniques were employed. Five research questions were formulated out of which four were modified into null hypothesis and was tested using 2-tailed t-test at 0.05 level of significance. The research results have showed that the use of conceptual models enhanced the understanding of Teacher-trainees in chemical formulae and nomenclature. Additionally, it was found out that the conceptual models had no influence on gender or cognitive capability. This emphasized that conceptual models should be used to assist the teaching and learning of chemical formulae and nomenclature. 

The Duration in School and Academic Performance: A Comparative Study of the Three and Four Year Senior High School Education in Ghana

This study investigated the duration in school and academic performance. This was a comparative study of the 3 and 4-year education duration in Ghana. The purpose of the study was to determine which of the two durations of SHS (3-year or 4-year) had positive influence on students' academic performance, in the three selected schools. The quantitative method was used for the study. A population of 5836 students and 149 teachers who taught both the 3 and 4-year SHS students and 3 headmasters were drawn from three schools in Central Region via census, purposive sampling techniques respectively. The documentary checklist and structured questionnaires were used to collect the data. The raw WASSCE scores of 5836 students and the questionnaire data were analysed quantitatively with SPSS. One research question and two hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Mean and standard deviations, frequencies, independent and paired sample t-test, and one-way were used to analyse the data. The major findings of the study were that the duration of schooling has a positive effect on students' academic performance and the 4-year cohorts of students performed better than the 3-year cohorts. The MOE and GES should consider the 4-year duration as a better suited duration for SHS education in Ghana and should therefore be implemented again.

SHS Students’ Difficulty in Solving Impulsee and Momenyum Problem

<p>Impulse momentum theorem is one of the fundamental principles of physics, especially in mechanics. Therefore, students’ understanding of impulse and momentum will contribute to their success in learning physics. This study exposed common students difficulties in solving problems related to impulse and momentum. The subjects consisted of 175 students of a Senior High School in Malang, 70 students of grade XI who recently learned about impulse and momentum and 105 students of grade XII who relearned the topic for national examination preparation. The data were gathered using multiple-choice test with open explanation and confidence rating scale. The study concluded that the students’ difficulties were not only caused by their lack understanding of the concepts but also by their deficiency in using vectors.</p>

A Three-Year Longitudinal Study of Vocabulary Size in Japanese SHS Students and a Description of Their Developmental Patterns

A Three-Year Longitudinal Study of Vocabulary Size in Japanese SHS Students and a Description of Their Developmental Patterns

Preferred careers of senior high school students in Ghana: a revisit of Holland’s career development theory

The study investigated the preferred careers of senior high school (S.H.S) students in Ghana using Holland’s classification of work environments. The participants comprised 364 SHS students who were selected from four senior high schools in Koforidua through the use of multi-stage sampling technique. Data were analysed with the use of frequencies, percentages and rank order. The findings of the study showed that Social careers prevailed as the most preferred among SHS students in Ghana. Artistic careers were ranked second, followed by Conventional and Enterprising careers respectively. Investigative careers were the least in rank order. The implications for counselling for these findings were emphasised.

The K to 12 Senior High School Technica-Vocational Livelihood Track is Not at All Ready for Implementation

The K to 12 program in the Philippines was enacted into law on May 15, 2013, through Republic Act 10533, otherwise known as the Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013. The effort is an act of legislation, putting in place the K to 12 Curriculum, so that the Philippine Basic Education becomes competitive at par with other countries. The Senior High School program is believed to be one of the answers to the country’s issue on the educational system. The study determined the optimal readiness of the three groups of stakeholders, namely: Division of Zamboanga del Sur, Industries, and Community in the implementation of Technical-Vocational Livelihood Track for Senior High School in 2016. The study employed descriptive research design; and used validated survey questionnaires. Results revealed that: 1) in terms of facilities/equipment, the school administrators admitted that they are “not at all ready” in the SHS Technical-Vocational Livelihood Track; and 2) the LGUs and industries are “partially ready” to support the SHS implementation. The study concludes that the K to 12 SHS program is not at all ready for implementation in Zamboanga del Sur. It is recommended that a thorough assessment on the functionalities of facilities and equipment needed for each sub-strand of the TVL Home Economics strand be provided by concerned stakeholders prior to implementation to ensure readiness of the school to offer such strand by academic year 2016. This is also to ensure that development of the required skills among the SHS students will not be sacrificed.

Comparison between Physical Health and Mental Status of Korea High School Boarding Students

Abstract Background: In Korea, most of students want to live in prestigious high school dormitories to study hard. These renowned high schools are divided into general and international high schools. Because of strict school life and massive amount of study students do, students have huge physical and mental problems. Our study provides a comparison between physical health and mental status at a dormitory in both schools. Methods: Between October and November 2014, 213 students (KIS; 123, SHS; 90) were enrolled. The study included the following: (1) individual school life (2) physical health (3) Zung self-rating depression scale (ZSDS) and Zung self-rating anxiety scale (ZSAS). Descriptive statistics presented. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences Software (SPSS-version 21) was used to analyze the data. Results: There was no statistical difference between students from the two schools on individual school life, mean ZSDS and ZSAS (P>0.05). But, in KIS students, a positive and statistically significant association was observed in several positive symptoms items scale. Depression and anxiety scale showed mild depressed students (44.7%/40%) and mild to moderate anxiety students (17.8%/16,6%) in KIS and SHS respectively. But for physical symptoms, KIS students were more significantly troubled than SHS students: tremor (16.3%/1.1%), tinnitus (36.6%/ 10%), loss of hearing function (10.6%/2.2%), coughing (54.5%/40%), sputum (45.5%/31.1%), hoarseness (25.4%/ 11.1%), chest pain (21.1%/7.8%), edema (8.1%/1.1%), epigastric pain (20.3%/8.9%), vomiting (24.4%/8.9%), skin eruption (15.4%/6.7%) (P<0.05). Conclusions: Our study showed that there are more positive mental symptoms in KIS where they are more focused on an American curriculum than at SHS where they are more focused on a Korean academic curriculum. But like psychosomatic symptoms, physical symptoms were more prevalent in KIS students. This result could indicate that KIS students are more troubled in terms of physical symptoms due to geographic isolated situation, separated duration with family, and strict school life at KIS.