scholarly journals Considering District and School Factors and Their Relationship to ACT Performance in North Carolina: An Examination of the ACT Pilot Results

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theodore S. Kaniuka
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
North Carolina ◽  
High School Students ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
College Readiness ◽  
Parental Education ◽  
School Level ◽  
School Factors ◽  
Level Performance

Since 2001 several states have adopted the requirement that high school students either take the SAT or ACT to assess high school programs or assist students in accessing post-secondary-educational opportunities. In 2012 the state of North Carolina adopted a new accountability program that included the ACT as a measure of college readiness. Previous research on the relationship between school districts and school level performance found that district size had a role in school achievement. This study looked at how district factors influenced the ACT performance of students across North Carolina in an effort to better understand if there were district factors other than size that may be influencing student performance and how high school reforms, given the influence of district factors is meeting the goal of increasing student college readiness. The results of this study are as follows. (1) District factors are related to school level performance, where student race and parental education levels were found to be significant predictors of achievement, (2) the traditional school level factors of race and student socioeconomic status did significantly predict ACT scores, and (3) as a high school reform model, students attending early college high schools did score higher on the ACT as compared to traditional high schools.

Higher Education Policy as Secondary School Reform: Texas Public High Schools After Hopwood

2007 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 200-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thurston Domina
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Higher Education Policy ◽  
School Level ◽  
Public High Schools ◽  
High School Level ◽  
School Students ◽  
Higher Education Policies

The higher education diversity programs that Texas enacted after Hopwood v. University of Texas banned affirmative action had unexpected positive consequences for the state’s high schools. The Texas top 10% law, the Longhorn Opportunity Scholarship and Century Scholarship programs, and the Towards Excellence, Access and Success Grant program each explicitly linked postsecondary opportunities to high school performance and clearly articulated that link to students across the state. As a result, these programs worked as K–16 school reforms, using college opportunities as incentives to improve educational outcomes at the high school level. Using panel data describing Texas high schools between 1993 and 2002, the author demonstrates that Texas’s post- Hopwood higher education policies redistributed college-related activity at public high schools and boosted high school students’ academic engagement.

A Systematic Review of Tier 1 PBIS Implementation in High Schools

2020 ◽  
pp. 109830072092968
Author(s):  
Sara Estrapala ◽  
Ashley Rila ◽  
Allison Leigh Bruhn
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Problem Behaviors ◽  
Behavioral Interventions ◽  
School Level ◽  
Future Research ◽  
High School Level ◽  
School Students ◽  
Tier 1

An emerging body of research shows Tier 1 Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) can be successfully implemented in high schools to improve school climate and graduation rates and reduce problem behaviors. However, high schools are often hesitant to adopt PBIS because of contextual barriers such as school size, organizational culture, and student developmental level. Resistance to high school implementation is also related to teachers perceiving PBIS as less socially valid for high school students. Although previous systematic reviews of Tier 1 have examined implementation and effects, none have exclusively focused on the unique contextual needs related to high school implementation. In this review, we synthesized 16 published research studies conducted at the high school level, described how authors addressed the unique challenges of implementing PBIS in high schools, reported findings related to academic and behavioral outcomes, and made recommendations for future research and practice based on our findings.

scholarly journals A Comparison of Bullying in Four Rural Middle and High Schools

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jody Isernhagen ◽  
Sandra Harris
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Middle School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Rural School ◽  
School Level ◽  
High School Level ◽  
School Students ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
School Settings

Bullying in rural school settings is clearly a problem and some of our students are suffering as a result.. Bullying is defined in this study of 819 rural middle and high school students as when a student is exposed repeatedly to negative actions by one or more other students. Students responded to a questionnaire about how often and where bullying occurred and who students told. Analysis of the data reported frequencies, and the Pearson chi-square was used to test for significance (p <.05) for gender and school level. Results indicated that while there are many similarities, there are some differences in bullying at these two levels that should be considered when reducing bullying. First, students should be encouraged to develop positive strategies to react to name calling and teasing particularly at the middle school level. Second, administrators and teachers must communicate better with students that they care about reducing bullying, especially at the high school level.  

scholarly journals DAMPAK LESSON STUDY TERHADAP MATA PELAJARAN MATEMATIKA SMP SULAWESI UTARA

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 234-245
Author(s):  
Philoteus Erwin Alex Tuerah
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Lesson Study ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Junior High Schools ◽  
School Level ◽  
North Sulawesi ◽  
Math Score

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dampak implementasi Lesson Study (melalui Program PELITA-JICA) pada mata pelajaran matematika SMP di Sulawesi Utara. Tujuan dari penelitian adalah untuk mengkaji pengaruh penerapan Lesson Study terhadap pencapaian akademik mata pelajaran matematika siswa SMP. Penelitian ini melibatkan 23 sekolah, terdiri dari 13 sekolah eksperimen (Kabupaten Minahasa Utara) dan 10 sekolah kontrol (Kabupaten Minahasa), dengan keseluruhan responden berjumlah 598 siswa. Data penelitian berupa nilai tes akademik matematika dianalisis secara statistik menggunakan uji beda (α=0,05). Dari hasil analisis uji beda dapat disimpulkan bahwa implementasi Lesson Study mampu meningkatkan nilai tes akademik matematika siswa SMP. Rasio nilai matematika eksperimen:kontrol yang tinggi memperkuat kesimpulan bahwa implementasi Lesson Study di Sulawesi Utara memberikan dampak yang positif terhadap pencapaian akademik matematika siswa. Kata kunci: Lesson Study, PELITA, nilai matematika, SMP, minahasa utara ______________________________________________________________ THE LESSON STUDY IMPACT ON MATH COURSE AT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN NORTH SULAWESIAbstract This study aim to reveal the implementation of Lesson Study (through PELITA-JICA Program) in mathematics course at junior high school level in North Sulawesi. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of Lesson Study on junior high school students’ math achievement. This study involved 23 schools consisting of 13 experimental (North Minahasa Regency) and 10 control (Minahasa Regency) schools with the total number of respondents, 598 student. The data were students’ math scores which were statistically analyzed using comparison test (α=0.05). From the comparison analysis, it can be concluded that the implementation of Lesson Study is able to increase the math score of junior high schools students. The high ratio of experiment to: control math score strengthens the conclusion that the implementation of Lesson Study in North Sulawesi gives positive impact to student’s academic achievement in mathematics.Keywords: lesson study, PELITA, mathematics score, junior high school, north minahasa

scholarly journals Multilevel Effects of Student and School Factors on Senior High School Students’ Ocean Literacy

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (20) ◽  
pp. 5810 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liang-Ting Tsai
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Linear Model ◽  
Hierarchical Linear Model ◽  
Senior High School ◽  
School Level ◽  
School Students ◽  
School Factors ◽  
Ocean Literacy ◽  
Senior High School Students

This study explored the variance in ocean literacy accounted for by student and school levels and examined the influence of these two predictors on senior high school students’ ocean literacy using a hierarchical linear model. Data were collected from 1944 students from 99 schools and used to construct the two-level hierarchical linear model. The results indicated that the variance in ocean literacy accounted for by students was larger than that accounted for by schools; approximately a quarter of the total variance in ocean literacy was accounted for by schools. At the student level, attitude toward the ocean and frequency of reading ocean-themed books or magazines were predictors of ocean literacy, whereas at the school level, school region and location were significant influential factors. This study’s results have significance for policy-making regarding ocean literacy improvement.

scholarly journals The issue of alcohol abuse among the youth – students of Lublin schools

2016 ◽  
Vol 126 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-7
Author(s):  
Piotr Książek ◽  
Piotr Dreher ◽  
Sylwia Dreher ◽  
Anna Jurek ◽  
Agnieszka Budzyńska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Young People ◽  
Alcohol Abuse ◽  
School Level ◽  
School Students ◽  
Home Life ◽  
At Home

Abstract Introduction. Alcohol abuse among the youth is a pressing social issue. It is not only related to one’s individual susceptibility to risky or harmful drinking but also the issue of one’s family living with the individual that abuses alcohol. It needs emphasizing that alcohol consumption is on the rise and the age at which young people have their first alcoholic drink is declining as well. Also, girls tend to drink as much as boys. Aim. The aim of this work was to investigate the issue of alcohol abuse among young people of school age and the relationship between the following variables: school educational level, sex, satisfaction with home life and drinking patterns. Material and methods. The authors interviewed some 1444 students of 32 schools (12 elementary schools, 10 junior high schools and 10 high schools) chosen at random, using an anonymous questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed statistically, taking the following factors into consideration: sex, school level, atmosphere at home. Results and conclusions. One’s sex, school level and satisfaction with home life had influence over the respondents’ answers concerning alcohol consumption. The research study shows that students of schools at all levels drink alcohol - high school students drink vodka, junior high school students (gimnazjum in Polish) prefer beer, while elementary school students, who tend to drink the least, prefer wine. Interestingly enough, boys are drinking more than girls, yet girls are more likely to try all types of alcohol. Children who reported good atmosphere at home are less likely to drink, while in case of troubled homes, only every eighth respondent does not drink. The atmosphere at home also affects one’s drinking habits. Most of the respondents have no idea about ways of helping people addicted to alcohol.

scholarly journals Prevalence and Determinants of Fatigue among Private High School Students in Bogor Tengah Sub-District, Indonesia, 2016

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (3&4) ◽  
pp. 136
Author(s):  
Basuki Rachmat ◽  
Andi Susilowati
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Air Flow ◽  
Environmental Parameters ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Air Conditioner ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional

<p><strong>Background:</strong> Student performance determines learning achievement and how students absorb lessons in class. One of the factors that cause student performance to decline is physical fatigue, which arises because of the classroom’s physical environment that does not support the teaching and learning process. <strong>Purpose:</strong> This study was conducted to determine the relationship between classroom’s physical environmental conditions and fatigue among high school students. <strong>Methods:</strong> The study design used was cross-sectional. Data collection included measurements of physical environmental parameters (humidity, temperature, lighting, noise, air flow, ventilation, temperature control, room capacity, room area ratio per person, and school location) and measurements of fatigue among students using the Subjective Self Rating Test in the form of questionnaire. Total sample was 448 students in 10 private high schools, with inclusion criteria: the students are not sick in the last two weeks and 10th and 11th grade students from 10 private high schools. <strong>Results:</strong> The research showed classroom’s physical environmental factors that affect fatigue among student’s included temperature, relative humidity, air flow, and air conditioner. While the most dominant indicator that was related to the occurrence of students’ fatigue was sex. <strong>Conclusion:</strong> Further research is needed on other factors that may cause fatigue among students in the classroom to support the conclusion of this research.</p>

scholarly journals Increased symptoms of post-traumatic stress in school students soon after the start of the COVID-19 outbreak in China

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanmei Xu ◽  
Hang Zhang ◽  
Lijuan Huang ◽  
Xiaolan Wang ◽  
Xiaowei Tang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Psychological Stress ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
School Students ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
Senior High School Students

Abstract Background The outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019(COVID-19) caused psychological stress in Chinese adults population. But we are unaware of whether the pandemic causes psychological stress on children. Methods We used the Children’s Impact of Event Scale questionnaire (CRIES-13) to investigate the degree of Post-traumatic Stress (PTSD) symptoms caused by the pandemic in students selected from schools in Sichuan, Jiangsu, Henan, Yunnan, and Chongqing provinces of China. Results A total of 7769 students(3692 male and 4077 female), aged 8–18 years, were enrolled in the study, comprising 1214 in primary schools, 2799 in junior high schools and 3756 in senior high schools. A total of 1639 students (21.1%) had severe psychological stress reactions. A large proportion of senior high school students (23.3%) experienced severe psychological stress, and they had the highest median total CRIES-13 score. Female students were more likely to experience severe psychological stress and had higher median CRIES-13 total scores than males. Conclusion COVID-19 has placed psychological stresses on primary and secondary school students in China. These stresses are more likely to reach severe levels among female students and senior high school students.

scholarly journals An Emerging Problem of Shisha Smoking among High School Students in Ethiopia

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (13) ◽  
pp. 7023
Author(s):  
Selamawit Hirpa ◽  
Andrew Fogarty ◽  
Adamu Addissie ◽  
Linda Bauld ◽  
Thomas Frese ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Smokeless Tobacco ◽  
Addis Ababa ◽  
Capital City ◽  
School Level ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
High Concentration ◽  
School Students ◽  
Study Participants

Shisha smoking is also known as hookah, water pipe, goza, and nargile. Shisha use among the young is increasing globally. Shisha smoke results in a high concentration of carbon monoxide, tar, nicotine, and heavy metals which can be toxic to humans, especially with chronic exposure. This study aims to determine the prevalence and risk factors of shisha smoking among in-school adolescents in Ethiopia. Four regional states in Ethiopia (Oromia, Amhara, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ Region, Tigray) and the capital city (Addis Ababa) were the study areas. A two-stage cluster sampling approach was employed to produce a representative sample. From the sampling frames in the study areas, 36 high schools were selected randomly. A multi-level logistic regression analysis was used to account for cluster-specific random effects, the effect of individuals’, and school-level variables for ever-use of shisha. A total of 3355 secondary school grade 9 and 10 students aged between 13 and 22 years took part in this study. A total of 86 (2.6%) and 20 (0.6%) of the study participants, reported that they had ever smoked or were current smokers of shisha, respectively. Of all study participants, 38.6% perceived shisha as less harmful than cigarettes and 48.5% reported that they do not know which was more harmful to health. Students were more likely to ever use shisha if they had friend/s who smoke shisha (AOR = 16.8, 95% CI: 6.4–44.3), ever smoked cigarettes (AOR = 8.2, 95% CI: 3.4–19.8), ever used khat (AOR = 4.2, 95% CI: 1.9–10.4), ever used marijuana (AOR = 3.9, 95% CI: 1.4–11.1), ever used smokeless tobacco (AOR = 3.1 95% CI: 1.1–8.4), and students had received income from their parents (AOR = 3.1 CI: 1.1–8.8). Prevalence of ever and current use of shisha among high school students is low in Ethiopia compared to many countries in Africa. The majority of adolescents perceived shisha as less harmful to health than cigarette smoking. Health education about the harmful effects of shisha should be delivered to adolescents, along with information on other substances like khat, cigarettes, marijuana, and smokeless tobacco to prevent initiation of substance use.

Survey of school nurses’ experiences of providing counselling on sexual orientation to high school students in Japan

2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryohei Terao ◽  
Noriyo Kaneko
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
School Nurses ◽  
Support Needs ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
School Students ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Correlated Factors

AbstractObjectiveTo ascertain the prevalence and correlated factors of providing consultation on sexual orientation and the characteristics of school nurses in high schools in Japan.MethodsParticipants were school nurses working in high schools in Aichi prefecture. Items investigated included background, experiences in providing counselling on sexual orientation, the availability of materials and resources for students, and learning experiences concerning how to handle sexual orientation concerns. We divided the respondents into two groups: one group who have provided counselling on sexual orientation before and one group with no such experience. Chi square tests were utilized to compare the responses between groups.ResultsAmong the respondents, 38.9% (n = 140) had previous experience of providing counselling to students on sexual orientation. The group with experience of providing counselling is more likely to have 10–29 years of experience, to work at a senior high school, to be informed on notifications from the Ministry of Education, to have experience of learning how to provide counselling on sexual orientation, and to be aware of effective resources.ConclusionIn Japan, it is expected that the support needs related to LGBTI will become more obvious in the future and efforts to create an environment in which it is easy for young people to consult with school nurses or other support figures are necessary.

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