scholarly journals High school science fair: Positive and negative outcomes

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederick Grinnell ◽  
Simon Dalley ◽  
Joan Reisch
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Research Misconduct ◽  
School Level ◽  
High School Science ◽  
Student Interest ◽  
Science Fair ◽  
High School Level ◽  
Worst Case ◽  
Ongoing Research ◽  
Interest In Science

AbstractThe goal of our ongoing research is to identify strengths and weaknesses of high school level science fair and improvements that can help science educators make science fair a more effective, inclusive and equitable learning experience. In this paper, we confirm and extend our previous findings in several important ways. We added new questions to our anonymous and voluntary surveys to learn the extent to which students had an interest in science or engineering careers and if science fair participation increased their interest in science or engineering. And we surveyed a national rather than regional high school student group by incorporating our survey into the Scienteer online portal now used by Texas and some other states for science fair registration, parental consent, and project management. We learned that about ~60% of the more than 300 students in the national cohorts completing surveys in 2017 and 2018 said that they were interested in a career in science or engineering, and ~60% said that participating in science fair increased their interest in science or engineering. About two-thirds of the students were required to participate in science fair, and that requirement reduced the frequency of students who said that science fair increased their interest. In the worst case, ~10% of the students who said that they were not interested in a career in science or engineering and required to participate in science fair engaged in research misconduct (i.e., plagiarism and making up their results). Students’ positive comments about competition in science fair focused on the competition incentive, whereas their positive comments about science fair that was non-competitive focused on learning about the scientific process and learning in general. We discuss the findings in the context of National Science Teaching Association guidance about voluntary science fair participation and begin to identify features of science fair practice consistent with increased student interest in the sciences or engineering.

scholarly journals A High School Astronomy Course for a Wide Range of Student Abilities

1998 ◽  
Vol 162 ◽  
pp. 292-295
Author(s):  
G. E. Sampson
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
School Science ◽  
School Level ◽  
High School Science ◽  
High School Level ◽  
High School Juniors ◽  
Select Group ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Elective Course ◽  
One Year

Astronomy is, inherently, a high-interest subject. However, at the high school level there is a tendency to teach astronomy using higher- level abstractions and complex mathematics. This teaching approach thus eliminates a large number of students who have difficulties with abstractions and complex mathematics, thereby restricting the study of astronomy to a rather select group of students.The astronomy course offered since 1976 at Wauwatosa West High School was developed to reach a wide range of students with differing abilities. The prerequisite for this one-semester elective course is the successful completion of one year of high school science. Most of the students enrolled in this course are high school juniors and seniors, ages 16–18. Since algebra is not a prerequisite, the “math phobic“students have been attracted to the course.

scholarly journals Interest in Science: A Comparative Analysis of the Aims of School Science Syllabi

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 134
Author(s):  
Davis Jean Baptiste ◽  
David H. Palmer ◽  
Jennifer Archer
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Science Curriculum ◽  
Document Analysis ◽  
School Science ◽  
School Level ◽  
Student Interest ◽  
High School Level ◽  
Interest In Science ◽  
Eastern Caribbean ◽  
Pisa 2006

There is currently worldwide concern about the decline in students’ interest in science. The purpose of this paper is to examine school science curriculum documents to determine whether they explicitly state that they aim to enhance student interest in science. A document analysis was used to compare science syllabi from Canada, Finland, Sweden, UK, USA, Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore, the Eastern Caribbean states, and Hungary. It was found that about half of these countries did have an explicit aim of enhancing student interest in science at high school level. The remainder either did not have any such aim, or had a partial or implied expectation. These findings were then compared to the results of the international PISA 2006 survey of student interest in science. It was found that those countries in which science curriculum documents made no mention about enhancing student interest (Canada and UK) were below the OECD average for interest in science. However, there were other countries below the OECD average, that did have a curriculum aim to enhance student interest in science. It is concluded that having a stated aim to enhance student interest in science is not enough, by itself, to bring that aim to fruition.

scholarly journals The ability of Junior High School Science Teacher in Solving The Problems of Torque

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 73
Author(s):  
Dios Sarkity ◽  
Putri Dwi Sundari
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Physics Education ◽  
Junior High ◽  
School Science ◽  
School Level ◽  
High School Science ◽  
High School Level

Understanding the concept is an important aspect of solving various physics problems. Understanding the concept will help in understanding the problems, determining problem-solving strategies, and using mathematics appropriately as a problem-solving tool. Lack of conceptual understanding results in the tendency to solve problems by relying solely on formulas without knowing the proper use of formulas according to the underlying concepts of the problem. Various problems related to rotational motion can be explained through the concept of torque. To solve the problem of torque, understanding the concept of torque and mastering the concept of vectors are needed to find solutions to the problems Many of the science teachers have a background in physics education. Science teachers who are a bachelor of physics education should master various physics concepts even though the material is not taught at the junior high school level. Therefore, the authors conducted research to determine the ability of science teachers with an education background in physics education in solving the problems of torque. The study involved 10 science teachers who teach in 10 different schools. This research was a descriptive study with data collection techniques in the form of a questionnaire using an essay question to test the science teacher's ability in solving the problems of torque. The results showed that most of the participants could not solve the problem of torque due to a lack of understanding of the concept in determining the torque generated by forces with various positions.

The Taxonomy of Thinking in Reading Questions in “Look Ahead an English Course for Senior High School Level 1, 2, & 3”

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Beny Septian Panjaitan And Rahmad Husein
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Senior High School ◽  
School Level ◽  
High School Level ◽  
Cognitive Dimension ◽  
Look Ahead ◽  
Table Analysis ◽  
Level 1

This study aimed at analyzing the cognitive dimension based on Revised BloomTaxonomy in reading questions in Look Ahead an English Course for Senior HighSchool Level 1, 2, & 3. This study used quantitative research design. The sampleswere 141 reading questions which taken by using random sampling technique byusing Statistical Program for Social Science (SPSS) version 20.0. in Look Aheadan English Course for Senior High School Level 1, 2, & 3. The data were analyzedby using Table analysis of cognitive dimension of Revised Bloom Taxonomy. Theanalysis showed that the most dominant cognitive dimension of Revised BloomTaxonomy in remembering dimension (57.45%). The second dominant cognitivedimension is understanding dimension (26.24%). The third dominant cognitivedimension is evaluating dimension (10.64%). The fourth dominant cognitivedimension is creating dimension (3.55%). The fifth dominant cognitive dimension isanalyzing dimension (2.13%). There was no cognitive dimension of applyingdimension that applied in reading question of the textbooks.

PEMANFAATAN PENDAPATAN PEDAGANG BAKSO IKAN TUNA KELILING DI KOTA AMBON

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 85-96
Author(s):  
Hardianti Abubakar ◽  
Yolanda MTN Apituley ◽  
Lilian M. Soukotta
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
School Level ◽  
Family Needs ◽  
Average Income ◽  
High School Level ◽  
Tuna Fish ◽  
Fish Meat ◽  
The Family ◽  
Personal Needs ◽  
Origin Area

As a form of diversified processed fish meat, tuna meatball is very popular to people in Ambon. This type of food is sold by traders from Java by walking or cycling. Difficulties living in the origin area require traders to leave their families and go out looking for jobs in other areas with hopes that the family needs are met. The purpose of this research is to analyze (1). Characteristics of mobile tuna meatball traders in Ambon, (2). The amount of income received by mobile tuna meatball traders in Ambon, and (3). Percentage income utilized by the mobile tuna meatball traders either in family or personal needs. The study was conducted by survey and data obtained through interviews and observations from May to October 2018. The results show that the average age of meatball traders was between <25-65 yo, having education in junior and senior high school level, with the highest number of dependants 1-2 people and <5 years trading experience. The average income of tuna fish meatball traders is Rp. 4,747,231, - which is used for personal and family needs. Seven  traders use more than 50% for family needs and the rest for personal needs, while six traders utilize more than 60 % for personal needs and the rest for family needs.

Mobile devices on teaching-learning process for high school level

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (04) ◽  
pp. 330-340
Author(s):  
Wayan Suryasa ◽  
Jose Reynaldo Zambrano Mendoza ◽  
Telmo Mendoza Mera ◽  
Maria Elena Moya Martinez ◽  
Maria Rodriguez Gamez
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
School Level ◽  
High School Level ◽  
Teaching Learning

TITIK FOKUS ILOKUSI ARTIKEL PEMENANG PERTAMA LOMBA PENULISAN OPINI TINGKAT SLTA SEKALIMANTAN SELATAN

Jurnal KATA ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 371
Author(s):  
Rissari Yayuk
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Focal Point ◽  
Senior High School ◽  
School Level ◽  
High School Level ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
Collection Data ◽  
Focus Point ◽  
Opinion Writing

<p><em>This study examines the focal point of illustration of the first winner of the contest for writing opinion of the senior high school level in South Kalimantan. This study aims to describe 1) the focus point of illustration of the title of the first winner of the contest writing opinion of the senior high school level in South Kalimantan? 2) the focal point of information information of the first winner of writing contest for high school level opinion in South Kalimantan; 3) the focal point of illocution of the moral message of the first winner of the high school opinion writing contest in South Kalimantan. The study was conducted in October 2016 at Balai Bahasa Balai. The method used is qualitative deskreptif. The technique used in this paper is the sampling purposive sampling. The sample used as data is the first winner of the contest for writing the opinion of the senior high school level in South Kalimantan, in South Kalimantan Language Hall, in 2016. This first winner is named Norhidayah, a student of SMAN 4 Banjarbaru, with the title of Language Role in Introducing Children of Nation. Data analysis is done by steps, data collection, data identification, classification, selection and interpretation. The results of data analysis are presented in ordinary words with technical terminology. Based on the results of the study of the focal point of the article, the first winner of the South Kalimantan high school opinion writing contest includes the focus point of the title illusion, the focus point of information illocution, and the focus point of the illustration of the moral mandate. The focus of the title illustration can be seen in the meaning of its ilokusinya, language, and suitability of the theme in the title. The focus point of the information illumination of the article can be seen in its meaning of ilokusinya, its language style, and the type of discourse. The focus point of the illustration of its moral mandate can be seen in the author's expectations contained in the title, the focus of the information, and on the final paragraph of the paper</em></p><p><em><br /></em></p><p>Masalah yang dibahasa mengenai titik fokus ilokusi  artikel pemenang pertama  lomba penulisan opini tingkat SLTA se-Kalimantan Selatan. Penelitian ini bertujuan mendeskripsikan 1) titik fokus ilokusi judul artikel pemenang pertama  lomba penulisan opini tingkat SLTA se-Kalimantan Selatan? 2) titik fokus ilokusi informasi artikel pemenang pertama  lomba penulisan opini tingkat SLTA se-Kalimantan Selatan; 3) titik fokus ilokusi amanat moral  artikel pemenang pertama  lomba penulisan opini tingkat SLTA se-Kalimantan Selatan. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan pada bulan Oktober 2016 di Balai Bahasa Kalimantan Selatan. Metode yang digunakan adalah deskreptif kualitatif. Teknik yang digunakan dalam tulisan ini adalah pengambilan sampel purposive sampling. Sampel yang dijadikan data adalah artikel pemenang pertama lomba penulisan opini tingkat SLTA se-Kalimantan Selatan, di Balai Bahasa Kalimantan Selatan, tahun 2016. Pemenang pertama ini bernama Norhidayah, siswa SMAN 4 Banjarbaru, dengan judul Peran Bahasa dalam Mencerdaskan Anak Bangsa. Analisis data dilakukan dengan  langkah-langkah, pengumpulan data, indentifikasi data, klasifikasi, seleksi dan  interpretasi. Hasil analisis data disajikan dengan kata-kata biasa dengan terminologi yang teknis sifatnya. Berdasarkan hasil kajian titik fokus ilokusi artikel pemenang pertama  lomba penulisan opini tingkat SLTA se-Kalimantan Selatan  meliputi titik fokus ilokusi judul, titik fokus ilokusi  informasi , dan  titik fokus ilokusi amanat moral.Titik fokus ilokusi judul dapat dilihat pada makna ilokusinya, gaya bahasanya, daya bahasa, dan kesesuaian tema pada judul. Titik fokus ilokusi informasi artikel dapat dilihat pada makna ilokusinya, gaya bahasanya, dan jenis wacananya.Titik fokus ilokusi amanat moralnya dapat dilihat pada harapan penulis yang terdapat pada judul, fokus informasi, dan pada paragrap akhir karya tulis</p>

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