scholarly journals Home-Based Learning (HBL) Teacher Readiness Scale: Instrument Development and Demographic Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 2228
Author(s):  
Azlin Norhaini Mansor ◽  
Nur Hidayah Zabarani ◽  
Khairul Azhar Jamaludin ◽  
Mohamed Yusoff Mohd Nor ◽  
Bity Salwana Alias ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Subjective Norms ◽  
Readiness For Change ◽  
Demographic Analysis ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Teacher Readiness

The unprecedented disruption in education due to the COVID-19 pandemic has forced teachers worldwide to adapt to online teaching and the immediate implementation of home-based learning (HBL). However, little is known regarding teacher readiness for HBL. Thus, there is a pressing need to develop an instrument to measure teachers’ readiness for online teaching, which can provide feedback to guide policymakers and school leaders in planning strategic interventions and support for implementing HBL. This study aimed to refine and validate the HBL Teacher Readiness Scale and to ascertain the view of secondary school teachers on aspects of their readiness to implement HBL. A total of 931 from a population of 3826 secondary school teachers were selected using random sampling, from the state of Selangor, Malaysia. The validity and reliability of the HBL Teacher Readiness instrument were tested using exploratory factor analysis and reliability analysis. As a result of the analysis, the scale remained at 26 items across four factors, namely efficacy in technology, attitude, perceived behaviour control, and subjective norms. The Cronbach Alpha coefficient for the entire scale was 0.94. Demographic analysis revealed that, overall, the in-service teachers’ level of readiness was at a high level across all dimensions, although the highest was in attitude and the lowest was in subjective norms. Based on this initial sample, the HBL Teacher Readiness Scale was shown to be a suitable instrument to measure teacher readiness for change in the context of the implementation of HBL, although further testing should be conducted on more diverse groups.

Attitude of Secondary School teachers towards Physical Fitness for Sports in Ekiti State, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
pp. 91-100
Author(s):  
Olurotimi Marcus BOLARINWA
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Sports Activities

This research work investigated the attitude of Secondary School Teachers in the Ijero Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Nigeria towards Physical fitness for sports. The research design used for the study was the descriptive type of research. A simple random sampling technique was used to select two hundred (200) secondary school teachers selected from all the secondary schools in Secondary Schools in Ijero Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Nigeria. The instrument for data collection for the study was a self-structured questionnaire. The instrument was subjected to a validity and reliability mechanism and it was found to be appropriate for the study. Four (4) research questions were raised and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The data collected were analysed using Chi-Square (X2) statistical analysis package. The findings of the study revealed that the disposition of secondary school teachers’ influences their attitude towards physical fitness programme and sports activities, the interest of secondary school teachers’ influences their attitude towards physical fitness programme and sports activities, availability of sports facilities influence the attitude of secondary school teachers’ toward physical fitness programme and sports activities and, secondary school teachers’ perception of health benefits of physical fitness influences their attitude towards physical fitness participation and sports activities in secondary schools in Ijero Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Nigeria. Based on the findings, appropriate conclusions and recommendations were made.

scholarly journals The Degree of Practice Educational Islamic Methods by Secondary School Teachers from Male and Female Students Viewpoints in Taif: درجة ممارسة معلمي ومعلمات المرحلة الثانوية للأساليب التربوية الإسلامية من وجهة نظر الطلاب والطالبات بمدينة الطائف

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (40) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mikhlid Srih Alqethami
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Educational Methods ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Training Courses

This study aimed to identify the degree of secondary school teachers' practice of Islamic educational methods in Taif. To achieve the objectives of the study, a questionnaire consisting of (42) items was built and developed, covering five areas: Method of Education in (good example, the story, proverbs, reward and punishment, dialogue). The validity and reliability were verified, and the study sample was (500) male and female students. The most important results of the study the degree of secondary school teachers' practice of Islamic educational methods in Taif is moderate in all areas with a total mean of (3.35). The researcher recommends holding training courses for male and female teachers to use and enhance Islamic educational methods in the educational process and sensitize them to the positive effects of using Islamic educational methods in order to raise the degree of practice of these methods.

scholarly journals The impact of professional pressure on self-efficacy among high school teachers in Karak governorate: أثر الضغوط المهنية على الكفاءة الذاتية لدى معلمي المدارس الثانوية في محافظة الكرك

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (37) ◽  
pp. 161-144
Author(s):  
Khalidah Jamil Abdallah Algaraleh Khalidah Jamil Abdallah Algaraleh
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
High School Teachers ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
The Self ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Female Teachers ◽  
The Impact

This study aimed to identify the impact of occupational pressures on the self-efficacy of secondary school teachers in the Karak governorate. The study sample consisted of (284) male and female teachers from secondary schools in the districts of Karak governorate. In order to collect data, the study tool (the questionnaire) was developed, which Its validity and reliability were confirmed, and the study relied on the descriptive analytical method. The results showed that the level of the study sample members’ perceptions of professional pressures among secondary school teachers was medium, and that the level of the study sample members’ perceptions of the self-efficacy clauses was medium. Job burden) on the self-efficacy of secondary school teachers. The study recommended easing the professional burdens on teachers, such as taking care of shifts and raising classes for teachers of high grades, sensing the psychological needs of secondary school teachers, taking into account the humanitarian aspects of dealing with them, and notifying them of support in the citizens that need that support.

scholarly journals How Teachers Conduct Online Teaching During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study of Taiwan

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheng-Yi Wu
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Elementary School Teachers ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Sequential Analysis ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Task Assignment ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Instructional Behaviors

Although online teaching has been encouraged for many years, the COVID-19 pandemic has promoted it on a large scale. During the COVID-19 pandemic, students at all levels (college, secondary school, and elementary school) were unable to attend school. To maintain student learning, most schools have adopted online teaching. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to explore the design of online teaching activities and online teaching processes adopted by teachers at all levels during the pandemic. Online questionnaires were administered to teachers in Taiwan who had conducted online teaching (including during the formal suspension of classes or simulation exercises) due to the pandemic. According to a quantitative analysis and lag sequential analysis, the instructional behaviors most frequently performed by teachers were roll calls, lectures with a presentation screen, in-class task (assignment) allocation, and whole-class synchronous video-/audio-based discussion. Thus, there were six common significant sequential behaviors among teachers at all levels that were categorized into the four instructional stages of identifying the teaching environment, teaching the class, discussing and evaluating learning effectiveness. College teachers reminded students of some matters first and then called the roll after the students went online. Secondary school teachers were more likely to arrange practical or experimental courses and to use synchronous and asynchronous interactive activities. Finally, elementary school teachers were more likely to use homemade videos and share their screens for teaching and to arrange a large variety of teaching interactions. The differences among colleges, secondary schools, and elementary schools were identified, and suggestions were made accordingly.

scholarly journals Validity and Reliability of a Questionnaire on Primary and Secondary School Teachers’ Perception of Teaching a Competence-based Curriculum Model

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Miguel García-López ◽  
David Gutiérrez ◽  
Juan Carlos Pastor ◽  
Vicente Romo
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Structural Equations ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Curriculum Model ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Primary And Secondary School

The aim of this study is to develop a scale to measure primary and secondary school teachers’ perception of a competence-based curriculum model in Spain. After reviewing the literature, we designed an initial questionnaire with 37 five-point Likert-type items. This was then reviewed by a panel of experts. A pilot test was conducted with 100 participants using exploratory factor analysis. This resulted in a final scale with 23 items across five factors (beliefs about the theoretical model, level of implementation of the model, difficulties in implementing the model, resources and professional development). To verify, using new data, the level of fit of the measurement model generated by the first sample, we conducted an exploratory factor analysis, and, subsequently, a confirmatory factor analysis with structural equations on a sample of 1408 respondents. Acceptable levels of internal consistency and model fit were obtained. The result is a scale which is rapidly and easily administered. It demonstrates good criterion validity in explaining teachers’ beliefs about the competence-based curriculum model, and thus reveals teachers’ perceptions of the impact of this curricular reform.

ATTITUDE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS TOWARDS VALUE EDUCATION IN JHARKHAND

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (26) ◽  
Author(s):  
Beni Lalit Minz
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Character Education ◽  
Moral Education ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Lesson Plan ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Policy Document ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Mean

Values are essential for positive human behaviour. Education from time immemorial has focused on values. Values form the core of educational goals and objectives. Almost every education policy document has emphasized the role of education in fostering values. Value education seems to be more important and requires more than looking only to curricula. The teachers outcomes are observed, with regard to attitude, motivation, self – esteem and subject knowledge. In India the common language used in educational discourse for the main elements of ‘character education’ has been ‘moral education’ and in more recent times ‘values education’. Character is ultimately about who we are and who we become, good or bad. Values appear to be constantly changing in which children are presented with all kinds of models and exposed to all kinds of opinions about right and wrong. The value education is recognized as the unique needs of the students. In this research, the work basically deals to ascertain the attitude of Secondary School Teachers towards Value Education in Jharkhand. The researcher has not only focused on the standard lesson plan but also the implementation of value education in the day today teaching learning process. The objectives of the study were: to find the significant difference between the mean scores of attitude of secondary school teachers towards value education in Jharkhand on the basis of gender, type of school, area of school and medium of school. Self constructed and validated tool on value education was administered to establish the validity and reliability of the toll. Mean, standard deviation and t-test was used to analys the data to infer the findings. The findings of the study reveal that there is a significance difference between the mean scores of attitude of secondary school teachers towards value education in Jharkhand on the basis of area of school

scholarly journals The Degree to Which Secondary School Teachers in Public Schools Accept the Use of Transformative Leadership by Their Principals from Their Perspective

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rahmeh Abbaas B. Alhameedyeen
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Transformative Leadership ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Training Courses ◽  
Academic Year

The study aimed at identifying the degree to which secondary school teachers in public schools accept the use of transformative leadership by their principals from their perspective. The study used the descriptive method, and developed a questionnaire containing (20) paragraphs. The validity and reliability of the study tool has been verified. The study population contains the working teachers of high schools of the first semester of the academic year 2017-2018. They were taken among secondary public schools at Zarqa Education Principalate II. A random sample of 250 teachers was taken. The study concluded the following results:-      The mean averages and standard deviations showed that the degree to which secondary school teachers in public schools accept the use of transformative leadership by their principals from their perspective was moderate. Therefore, the study recommends that teachers be introduced to the importance of transformative leadership and give training courses to activate the application of transformative management in secondary public schools.-      There are statistically significant differences in the grades of study's sample of the degree to which secondary school teachers in public schools accept the use of transformative leadership by their principals from their perspective due to gender variable that was in favor of males. Therefore, the study recommends holding training courses for secondary school teachers to apply in their schools.-      There are statistically significant differences in the grades of study's sample of the degree to which secondary school teachers in public schools accept the use of transformative leadership by their principals from their perspective due to experience variable. Therefore, the study recommends that secondary school teachers in public schools should be informed of their experience from 1-10 years on this style of leadership.

scholarly journals PSYCHOSOCIAL CORRELATES OF CAREER MATURITY OF SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN SOKOTO METROPOLIS, SOKOTO STATE, NIGERIA

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Fatai Mustapha ◽  
Issa Gaata Abdullahi ◽  
Benret Ringpon Joseph
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Career Maturity ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Vocational Interest ◽  
Psychosocial Correlates ◽  
Significant Difference

The study investigated psychosocial correlates of career maturity of secondary school teachers in Sokoto metropolis. The population of the study was all 1,298 teachers in 25 public secondary schools in Sokoto metropolis. The sample size of 297 teachers was selected using proportionate random sampling technique. Three instruments were used for data collection. They include an adopted version of Jung’s Typology Test (16Personality Questionnaire) to measure personality type. The instrument was validated by experts in counselling and measurement at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, and co-efficient of 0.68 was returned for the instrument when it was tested for reliability. The second instrument as Bakare’s Vocational Interest Inventory (VII) that was used to measure vocational interest of the respondents and its validity and reliability were obtained and documented by Bakare, The third instrument was Tambawal’s (2001) Career Maturity Inventory Attitude Scale (CMIAS) used to measure teachers’ career maturity which was validated and its reliability was obtained by Tambawal. Three research hypotheses were formulated and tested using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Co-efficient, and Multiple Regression analysis at 0.05 level of significance. The study found significant relationship between career interest and career maturity of secondary school teachers, but found no significant difference between personality and career maturity of secondary school teachers. The study recommended that Sokoto state chapter of Counselling Association of Nigeria (CASSON) should, on a regular basis, organise seminars, workshops and symposia for teachers to furnish them with information on the types of personality that fit different careers and how they can manage their personality to grow in their chosen careers.

scholarly journals Attitudes of secondary stage teachers in Quwaiy’yah Governorate in Saudi Arabia towards E-learning.

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 77
Author(s):  
Naief A. Mutawa
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Secondary Stage ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Training Courses ◽  
Teachers Attitudes ◽  
One Way Anova

This study aimed at investigating the attitudes of secondary school teachers in Quwaiy’yah Governorate towards e- learning. To achieve the aim of the study, a questionnaire was developed and administered after testing its validity and reliability. This questionnaire consisted of 24 items. Means and standard deviations were calculated and one-way ANOVA was used to answer the study questions. T- test was used to answer the third and fourth questions.The results of the study showed that there were no statistically significant differences in the participants' attitudes towards e-learning due to experience and specialization. However, attending training courses was found a significant factor that affect teachers’ attitudes. Teachers who attended training courses showed more positive attitudes towards e-learning than teachers who did not attend training coursed. The study put forward some recommendations. An important implication is that teachers ought to attend training courses and workshops in e-learning. 

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