scholarly journals Validation of the Index for Inclusion Questionnaire for Compulsory Secondary Education Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 2169 ◽  
Author(s):  
José A. Fernández-Archilla ◽  
Joaquín F. Álvarez ◽  
José M. Aguilar-Parra ◽  
Rubén Trigueros ◽  
Isabel D. Alonso-López ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Secondary Education ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Temporal Stability ◽  
Future Application ◽  
Education Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Invariant Structure

As one of the protagonists in education, the perspective of the students is fundamental in the determination of inclusive education in an educational center. The Index for Inclusion is an instrument and strategy for self-evaluation. One of their questionnaires, the questionnaire for compulsory secondary education students, is intended for students and has become one of the most used instruments to help teaching teams to self-assess their political and practical cultures from the perspective of the values and principles of educational inclusion worldwide. Some of the questionnaires included in the Index have been used in many studies, mainly in a qualitative way. For this reason, the present study intends to show evidence of validity of the Index for Inclusion questionnaire of students in a quantitative way through an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). In this study, 727 secondary school students (359 boys and 368 girls) aged between 13 and 19 years (M = 13.89; SD = 1.35) took part. They belonged to six educational centers in the province of Almeria. To analyze the temporal stability of the Index for Inclusion student questionnaire, a second independent sample of 81 secondary school students was used, aged between 15 and 18 years (M= 16.14; SD = 0.78). The results revealed adequate adjustment rates, showing the invariant structure with respect to gender. The Student Inclusion Index was shown to be a robust and adequate psychometric instrument to assess the degree of development of inclusive education in schools from the perspective of secondary school students, and therefore, its future application to students in schools is recommended.

scholarly journals Creencias de los estudiantes de Educación Secundaria Obligatoria sobre la diversidad funcional

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 349-374
Author(s):  
María Martínez Galiana ◽  
María Ángeles Gomariz Vicente ◽  
Antonia Cascales Martínez
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Education ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Functional Diversity ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Education Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Descriptive Research

En el presente trabajo se pretende dar a conocer las creencias que tienen los estudiantes de Educación Secundaria Obligatoria acerca de la diversidad funcional, a partir de un estudio principalmente de carácter descriptivo realizado mediante la técnica de encuesta aplicada a 442 adolescentes de entre doce y dieciocho años, tanto de la Región de Murcia como de la Comunidad Valenciana. Los resultados muestran que los adolescentes que han crecido en una sociedad considerada inclusiva tienen una opinión respetuosa y beneficiosa respecto a la integración de personas con diversidad funcional en la sociedad, si bien esta opinión está vinculada, entre otros aspectos, al centro en el que estudie o a la relación con la discapacidad. This article presents Compulsory Secondary Education students’ beliefs on functional diversity. The study adopted a mainly descriptive research design based on the administration of surveys to 442 adolescents between the ages of twelve and eighteen, both in the Region of Murcia and the Valencian Community. The results show that these adolescents, in having grown up in a society considered inclusive, have respectful and positive opinions regarding the integration in society of people with functional diversity. These opinions are linked, among other aspects, to the secondary school students attend and to their relationship with disability.

scholarly journals Systematic Review on Which Analytics and Learning Methodologies Are Applied in Primary and Secondary Education in the Learning of Robotics Sensors

Sensors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 153
Author(s):  
Daniel Amo ◽  
Paul Fox ◽  
David Fonseca ◽  
César Poyatos
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Secondary Education ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Learning Analytics ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Educational Robotics ◽  
School Students ◽  
Primary And Secondary Education ◽  
Primary And Secondary School

Robotics technology has become increasingly common both for businesses and for private citizens. Primary and secondary schools, as a mirror of societal evolution, have increasingly integrated science, technology, engineering and math concepts into their curricula. Our research questions are: “In teaching robotics to primary and secondary school students, which pedagogical-methodological interventions result in better understanding and knowledge in the use of sensors in educational robotics?”, and “In teaching robotics to primary and secondary school students, which analytical methods related to Learning Analytics processes are proposed to analyze and reflect on students’ behavior in their learning of concepts and skills of sensors in educational robotics?”. To answer these questions, we have carried out a systematic review of the literature in the Web of Science and Scopus databases regarding robotics sensors in primary and secondary education, and Learning Analytics processes. We applied PRISMA methodology and reviewed a total of 24 articles. The results show a consensus about the use of the Learning by Doing and Project-Based Learning methodologies, including their different variations, as the most common methodology for achieving optimal engagement, motivation and performance in students’ learning. Finally, future lines of research are identified from this study.

FALSEOINTERACTION IN SECONDARY EDUCATION AS A SOCIAL PROBLEM

2020 ◽  
Vol 73 (1) ◽  
pp. 203-212
Author(s):  
E. Tolegen ◽  
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T. Morozova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Education ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Social Problem ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Special Kind ◽  
School Students ◽  
Scientific Analysis ◽  
Special Studies ◽  
The Relationship

The article is devoted to the problems of false interaction of students in the field of secondary education.The article conducts a scientific analysis of the term «paleointensity».Falseointractions are interactions of a special kind, characterized by the awareness of lies (falsehood, deception) by both Actors and the simultaneous acceptance (or imitation of acceptance) of this lie for the truth.The main purpose of the article is to explain the relationship between truthfulness and falsity of information through falseointeraction among secondary school students and to determine the level of relevance of this problem on the basis of special studies and scientific articles published

scholarly journals “Why (Should) I Do Something for the Environment?” Profiles of Flemish Adolescents’ Motivation Toward the Environment

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 2579 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wanda Sass ◽  
Jelle Pauw ◽  
Vincent Donche ◽  
Peter Petegem
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
The North ◽  
Dutch Translation ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Senior Secondary ◽  
Person Centered Approach

The Motivation Toward the Environment Scale (MTES), developed in Canada, measures people’s self-determined motivation for doing something for the environment. Answering the call by its original developers, this study further validated the MTES within a sample of 779 Dutch-speaking senior secondary school students, aged 17 to 19, in the north of Belgium. More specifically, reliability and construct validity of a Dutch translation of the MTES were verified. To this measure, confirmatory factor analysis was used, and the hypothesized simplex structure was tested through correlation analyses. Results confirmed the reliability of the MTES and a five-scale version of the MTES, excluding identified motivation, is introduced. This variable-centered approach was complemented by the adoption of a person-centered approach for identifying MTES profiles. Using cluster analysis, four meaningful MTES profiles emerged, with amotivation scoring medium to high in all but one. Theoretical implications of the findings and suggestions for interventions and further research are discussed.

scholarly journals Ortaöğretim Öğrencilerinin Tarih Kavramına İlişkin Sahip Oldukları Metaforlar / Secondary School Students’ Metaphors about the History Concept

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 507 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmet Sait Candan ◽  
Sezai Öztaş
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Education Students ◽  
City Center ◽  
School Students ◽  
Effective Factor ◽  
Content Analysis Method ◽  
Figure Of Speech

<p><strong>Abstract</strong></p><p>A metaphor is a figure of speech that refers to one thing by mentioning another thing via comparison, fictionalizing and expression.  This study is revealing, in terms of metaphor concept, what the perceptions of the secondary school students with relate to “History” term are. Accordingly, comments of 160 students who are educating in secondary schools in Karabük city center are referred. In this research, the secondary school students’ perceptions about “History” term are tried to be determined via metaphors. The obtained data were analyzed with content analysis method by using the phenomenological pattern in terms of qualitative research method. As a result of this analysis, it has been revealed that metaphor is an effective factor in determining and expressing the perceptions of the secondary education students about “History” term.</p><p><strong>Öz</strong></p><p>Metafor bir şeyi başka bir şey ile benzetmeye, kurgulamaya, anlatmaya yarayan mecazlardır. Bu çalışma ortaöğretim öğrencilerinin “Tarih” kavramına ilişkin algılarının neler olduğunu metaforlar bağlamında ortaya koymaya yöneliktir. Bu doğrultuda Karabük il merkezinde bulunan ortaöğretim okullarında öğrenim gören 160 öğrencinin görüşlerine başvurulmuştur. Araştırmada çalışma grubundaki öğrencilerin “Tarih” kavramına yönelik algıları metaforlar üzerinden belirlenmeye çalışılmıştır. Elde edilen veriler, nitel araştırma yöntemi bağlamında olgubilim deseni kullanılarak içerik analizi tekniği ile analiz edilmiştir. Bu analiz sonucunda, ortaöğretim öğrencilerinin “Tarih” kavramına ilişkin sahip oldukları algıları belirlemede ve açıklamada metaforların etkin bir araç olduğu ortaya çıkmıştır.</p>

scholarly journals Examination of Social Media Attitudes and Loneliness Levels of Secondary Education Students with Regard to Gender and Sport

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 54
Author(s):  
Gaye Erkmen ◽  
Mehmet Altin
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Education Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Test Analysis ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Students Attitudes

The purpose of the study was to examine secondary school students' attitudes towards social media and their loneliness levels in terms of gender and whether they do sports or not. The sample of the study consisted of 175 female and 269 male secondary school stıdents. To collect data personal information form, Social Media Attitude Scale (Otrar ve Argın, 2013) and UCLA Loneliness Scale (Russell, Peplau, & Cutrona, 1980) were used to in this study. Independent t test analysis was conducted to examine whether the participants' social media attitudes and loneliness levels differed with regard to gender and do sport. According to the results, there was no significant difference in social media attitudes (t = -.832, p > .05) with regard to gender. However, loneliness levels of the participants seems to be significantly different with regard to gender (t = -6.513, p = .000). When the participants were examined whether they do sports or not, there was not any significant difference in social media attitudes (t = -.427, p> .05). However, the levels of loneliness was significantly found to be different in terms of doing sports or not (t = -3.675, p = .000). Furthermore, there was not a significant relationship between social media attitudes and loneliness (p > .05). It can be concluded that sport and regular physical activity can be considered as a means to provide environments where individuals will feel far away from the feeling of loneliness and that they will feel themselves more valuable. 

scholarly journals Reflection on exam grades to improve calibration of secondary school students: a longitudinal study

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 291-317
Author(s):  
Marloes L. Nederhand ◽  
Huib K. Tabbers ◽  
Joran Jongerling ◽  
Remy M. J. P. Rikers
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Education ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
The Third ◽  
School Year ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Actual Grade ◽  
Calibration Accuracy ◽  
The Difference

Abstract Grades provide students with information about their level of performance. However, grades may also make students more aware of how well they have estimated their performance, their so-called calibration accuracy. This longitudinal quasi-experimental study, set in secondary education, examined how to increase students’ awareness of the accuracy of their grade estimates in order to improve their calibration accuracy. During an entire school year, students from year 1, 2, and 3 provided grade estimates after each of their French exams. Subsequently, when students received their grades, the level of reflection support on their earlier estimates was manipulated. The first group of students just received their grade, the second group had to calculate the difference between their estimate and the actual grade, and the third group also had to reflect on reasons for a possible mismatch. We expected that more reflection support would lead to more improvement in calibration accuracy. Results showed that providing grade estimates already improved calibration accuracy over the school year, regardless of level of reflection support. This finding shows that asking for grade estimates is an easy-to-implement way to improve calibration accuracy of students in secondary education.

scholarly journals The role of motivation on secondary school students’ causal attributions to choose or abandon chemistry

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diego Ardura ◽  
Ángela Zamora ◽  
Alberto Pérez-Bitrián
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Education ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Causal Attributions ◽  
The Other ◽  
Education Curriculum ◽  
School Students ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Right

The present investigation aims to analyze the effect of motivation on students’ causal attributions to choose or abandon chemistry when it first becomes optional in the secondary education curriculum in Spain. Attributions to the effect of the family and to the teacher and classroom methodology were found to be common predictors of the choice to all the students in the sample. However, our analyses point to a significant effect of the students’ motivation in other types of attributions. In the case of at-risk of abandonment students, specific causal attributions to the effect of friends and to the subject's relationship with mathematics were found. On the other hand, the effect of media was a significant predictor only in the case of highly-motivated students. Our study provides several suggestions for teachers, schools, and administrations to design counseling strategies to help students make the right choices.

scholarly journals Attitudes Towards Statistics in Secondary Education: Findings from fsQCA

Mathematics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 804 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ángel Peiró-Signes ◽  
Óscar Trull ◽  
Marival Segarra-Oña ◽  
J. Carlos García-Díaz
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Education ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Linear Models ◽  
Qualitative Comparative Analysis ◽  
Necessary Condition ◽  
School Students ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Attitudes Toward Statistics ◽  
High Degree

Students report a high degree of anxiety and reduced self-confidence when facing statistical subjects, especially in secondary education. This anxiety turns into poor academic performance. Most studies have used linear models for studying the interrelation between different attitudes and proving their impact on performance or related variables. This study uses a different approach to explain and better understand the causal patterns of factors stimulating lower levels of anxiety in students when facing statistics in secondary education. We employed the Multi-factorial Scale of Attitudes Toward Statistics (MSATS) and fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) on a sample of 95 secondary school students in Spain. We identified the recipes or causal combination of factors, leading to low and high levels of anxiety. The results indicate that self-confidence and motivation are important factors in these recipes, but there is no single necessary condition that ensures lower levels of anxiety.

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