scholarly journals Curriculum Planning Activities of Heads of Schools and Academic Performance of Senior High School Students in the Northern Region of Ghana

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 70-97
Author(s):  
Amadu Musah Abudu
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression ◽  
Northern Region ◽  
Curriculum Planning ◽  
Leadership Roles ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional

The study examined the effects of curriculum planning activities of heads of senior high schools on students’ academic performance in Ghana. The cross-sectional survey design was used in the study. The sample size was 445. The proportionate stratified random and purposive sampling techniques. Data were collected using questionnaire, interviews and focus group discussions. Analysis of data involved the use of binary logistic regression, cross-tabulation and thematic analysis. It was found that of the eight predictors of high academic performance, four predictors emerged as significant. Thus, the study concludes that the curriculum leadership roles played by heads of schools contribute to the academic performance of their students directly. The study recommends that only competent and committed people should be appointed as heads of schools.

scholarly journals Academic Dishonesty Siswa di Masa Pandemi Covid-19: Implikasinya pada Bimbingan dan Konseling

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 127
Author(s):  
Diana Dewi Wahyuningsih ◽  
Eny Kusumawati ◽  
Imam Setyo Nugroho
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Academic Dishonesty ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
T Test ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Vocational High School ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional

<p><em><span lang="EN-US">Academic dishonesty</span></em><span lang="EN-US"> yaitu perilaku menyimpang dari aturan akademik yang dilakukan oleh siswa di berbagai jenjang pendidikan untuk mendapatkan hasil ujian atau pengakuan yang baik atas tugas akademiknya dengan jalan mencontek, plagiarisme, bekerja sama dalam kecurangan ujian, maupun memalsukan data. Artikel ini bertujuan untuk mengekplorasi tingkat <em>adacemic dishonesty</em> siswa pada masa pandemi covid-19 dilihat dari perbedaan jenis kelamin, tingkatan kelas serta usia. Metode penelitian yang digunakan yaitu <em>survey</em> dengan jenis <em>cross sectional survey design</em> yang melibatkan 493 siswa sekolah menengah kejuruan yang dipilih menggunakan teknik <em>cluster sampling</em>. Instrumen pengumpulan data penelitian menggunakan <em>academic dishonesty</em></span><em><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="EN-US">scale</span></em><span lang="EN-US">. Teknik analisis data yang dilakukan yaitu analisis deskriptif, uji t-test dan Uji Anova. Hasil penelitian membuktikan bahwa siswa sekolah memengah kejuruan memiliki tingkat <em>academic dishonesty</em> pada kategori sedang. Lebih lanjut penelitian ini menemukan bahwa dilihat dari perbedaan jenis kelamin siswa laki-laki memiliki tingkat <em>academic dishonesty</em> lebih tinggi dari siswa perempuan. Hal yang sama juga terjadi ketika dilihat dari setiap indikator <em>academic dishonesty</em>. Pada perbedaan kelas dan perbedaan usia menunjukkan bahwa tidak ada perbedaan yang signifikan antara siswa kelas 10 dan siswa kelas 12 serta siswa berusia 15, 16, 17, 18 dalam tingkat <em>academic dishonesty</em>. Diskusi lebih lanjut dibahas dalam artikel ini.<br /><br /><br /><strong><span lang="EN-US">Abstrac: </span></strong><em><span lang="EN-US">Academic dishonestyis behavior deviating from academic rules carried out by students at various levels of education to get good test results or recognition of their academic assignments by cheating, plagiarism, cooperating in exam fraud, or falsifying data. This article aims to explore and determine the level of student academic dishonestyduring the Covid-19 pandemic seen from differences in gender, grade level and age. The research method used is a survey with a type of cross sectional survey design involving 493 vocational high school students who were selected using cluster sampling technique.. The research data collection instrument uses an academic dishonestyscale. The data analysis technique used is descriptive analysis, t-test and Anova test. The results of the study prove that vocational high school students have a level of academic dishonestyin the medium category. Furthermore, this study found that seen from the gender differences, male students had a higher level of academic dishonestythan female students. The same thing also happens when viewed from each indicator of academic dishonesty. In terms of class differences and age differences, it shows that there is no significant difference between grade 10 and grade 12 students and students aged 15, 16, 17, 18 in the level of academic dishonesty. Further discussion is discussed in this article</span></em></span></p>

scholarly journals Perception towards Male Enrolment in Nursing among High School Students at Selected Schools of Bharatpur, Chitwan

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 78-86
Author(s):  
Ramesh Subba ◽  
Hem Kumari Subba ◽  
Alisha Joshi
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
School Students ◽  
Government Schools ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Care Outcomes ◽  
Care Outcomes ◽  
Gender Based

Nursing profession has been a gender lopsided profession which has limited the opportunity for male students to prefer nursing as career choices. However, the perception of male enrolment in nursing among the students is extremely important to maintain the diversity in nursing workforce. This study aimed to assess the perception towards male enrolment in nursing among the students at selected schools of Bharatpur, Chitwan. A cross-sectional survey design consisted of 222 students studying in private and government schools of Chitwan districts. Samples were selected purposively and self-administered structured questionnaire containing of 28 items for perception of male enrolment in nursing were used to collect data. Collected data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Majority of participants (54.5%) showed positive perception towards male enrolment in nursing whereas less than half (45.5%) showed negative perception towards male enrolment in nursing. The result indicated that perception towards male enrolment was not significantly associated with socio demographic variables. Despite having a positive notion about male in nursing, considerable number of participants were negative about male in nursing. The hiring and maintaining of male nurses in the nursing field is a very apparent issue nowadays. Therefore, this indicates the urgent need by concerning authorities in identifying the predictors in improving the professional nursing image and misconceptions regarding the gender based profession for better health care outcomes. Key words: Perception, Male enrolment, Nursing.

Students who are both victims and perpetrators of physical violence at a private high school in rural Northern Vietnam: Prevalence and Socio-Demographic Correlates

2021 ◽  
Vol 05 (04) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ngoc Binh Nguyen ◽  
Kim Anh Le ◽  
Quang Dat Truong
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
School Violence ◽  
Physical Violence ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Northern Vietnam ◽  
Perpetrators And Victims ◽  
Private High School

Backgrounds: Physical violence in schools is a fairly common problem in Vietnam. However, current studies pay little attention to violence in private schools. Objectives: The study aims to estimate the prevalence and related sociodemographic factors of school physical violence among students at Hiep Hoa 5 private high school in Bac Giang province in Northern Vietnam. Methods: This was a school-based cross-sectional survey using a random sample technique with a multistage process from April to June 2019. Main findings: 412 students participated in the study, and the results indicated that 55/412 (13.3%) students were both perpetrators and victims of school violence. While 16.7% of students performed physical violence, 27.9% of students suffered physical violence by other students in the past six months. Experiencing physical violence was associated with sociodemographic characteristics such as gender, grade, exposure to physical violence in the media, time playing action games and witnessing violent events in the living place... Conclusions: More than 13% of students are perpetrators and victims of physical violence by their peers at a rural private high school. This prevalence is significantly correlated with individual factors. The results suggest that a greater focus on young people's educational activities should be provided to direct their development, including preventing physical violence. Keywords: Physical violence, high school students, perpetrators and victims.

scholarly journals Evaluating the influence of anxiety and depression on academic performance in high school students

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Waleed Ahmed Shahzad
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
The Mean

The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether anxiety and depression have a negative effect on academic performance. This small-scale study assessed the relationship between these factors. A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was carried out. A randomized sample of 52 high school students based in various schools across Lahore participated in the survey. Of the participants, 32 were males and 20 were females. As a measure of anxiety and depression 14 questions from the DASS-21 were utilized (The 7 questions pertaining to the measure of stress were not included in this study). Based on the DASS-21 score obtained by the respondents they were classified under categories of normal, mild, moderate, severe and extremely severe levels of anxiety and depression. As a measure of academic performance, the Grade Point Average (GPA) of the students was obtained via the survey. The mean average GPA was calculated for all the students falling under the aforementioned categories pertaining to anxiety and depression separately and these averages were compared. It was found that the mean average GPA was highest in students falling under the categories of normal and mild levels of anxiety and depression. Whereas, mean average GPA was lower in students suffering from severe levels of anxiety and depression. These findings suggest the need to come up with methods to combat anxiety and depression in high school students as these factors impede academic performance.

scholarly journals A Cross-Sectional Survey of Salty Snack Consumption among Serbian Urban-Living Students and Their Contribution to Salt Intake

Nutrients ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 3290
Author(s):  
Jasmina B. Timic ◽  
Jelena Kotur-Stevuljevic ◽  
Heiner Boeing ◽  
Dušanka Krajnovic ◽  
Brizita Djordjevic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
University Students ◽  
Salt Intake ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Urban Living ◽  
Salty Snack ◽  
Snack Consumption

This study investigated the behavior of urban-living students related to the salty snacks consumption, and their contribution to salt daily intake. A cross-sectional survey on 1313 urban-living students (16–25 years, 61.4% university students and 38.6% high school students) used a pre-verified questionnaire created specifically for the study. The logistic regression analysis was performed to investigate the factors influencing snack consumption. The results of salt content and the snack consumption frequency were used to evaluate snack contribution to salt intake. All subjects consumed salty snacks, on average several times per week, more often at home and slightly more during periods of intensive studying, with 42% of the participants reporting to consume two or more packages per snacking occasion. Most of the participants consumed such products between main meals, but 10% of them took snacks immediately after the main meal. More high-school students than university students were in the “high snack group” (p < 0.05). The most frequently consumed salty snacks were those with the highest content of salt. Salt intake from snack products for a majority of participants ranged between 0.4 and 1 g/day. The research revealed younger age, home environment and significant contribution to salt intake as critical points in salty snack consumption among urban-living students important for the better understanding of their dietary habits.

scholarly journals A cross-sectional survey of factors influencing bone mass in junior high school students

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 313-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuka Tamura ◽  
Isao Saito ◽  
Yasuhiko Asada ◽  
Taro Kishida ◽  
Masamitsu Yamaizumi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Bone Mass ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Junior High School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Influencing

scholarly journals Associations between pain, self-efficacy, sleep duration, and symptoms of depression in adolescents: a cross-sectional survey

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristin Haraldstad ◽  
Tonje Holte Stea
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Sleep Duration ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
School Students ◽  
Short Sleep Duration ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Short Sleep ◽  
Symptoms Of Depression ◽  
Daily Pain

Abstract Background Although pain has been identified as an important public health problem among adolescents, few studies have investigated possible protective and risk factors for pain. The main aim of the present study was to investigate associations between prevalence of daily pain, self-efficacy, sleep duration, and symptoms of depression in a representative sample of Norwegian adolescents. Methods A comprehensive cross-sectional survey was completed by 12,867 junior high school students and high school students (response rate: 90%) aged 14–19 years. Logistic regression models were adjusted for age, gender, and parental educational level. Results We found a high prevalence of daily pain among adolescents, especially among girls (19%) compared with boys (7%). Short sleep duration was associated with increased odds ratios (ORs) of pain in the shoulders/neck (OR 1.3; 95% CI 1.3–2.0) and stomach (1.7; 1.2–2.4). Symptoms of depression were associated with increased ORs for all measured types of daily pain, including head (3.7; 3.0–4.6), shoulders/neck (3.9; 3.1–4.8), joints/muscles (4.3; 3.3–5.6), and stomach (5.5; 4.1–7.4). By contrast, self-efficacy was not associated with any form of daily pain. Conclusion Given the burden of pain, high incidence of pain problems, and strong association between pain and depression and, to some degree, short sleep duration, co-occurring symptoms may be an important area for research in the public health field. The results highlight the importance of early identification and prevention. Longitudinal studies are needed to understand better pain problems and their underlying mechanisms with the aim of developing targeted interventions.

scholarly journals Candidates from wealthy homes or urban areas are more advantageously positioned to qualify for medical school in Japan.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junji Otaki ◽  
Kikuko Taketomi ◽  
Machiko Shibahara ◽  
Yoko Watanabe ◽  
Shizuko Nagata‐Kobayashi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Medical School ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Career Guidance ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
School Students ◽  
Medical Department ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Arduous Task

BackgroundDetermining the bracket of the economic situation to enroll in a medical school in Japan is an arduous task for medical schools and educational administrations.Methods and FindingsA nationwide cross-sectional survey was utilized with an original questionnaire to identify factors advantageous for high school students seeking admission in a medical school. We sent a letter and questionnaire to the teachers in charge of career guidance at 1,746 high schools in Japan.A total of 1,094 responses were obtained. Of them, 66.8% responded affirmatively to the statement, "It is difficult for students in economically disadvantaged families to enroll in medical school," while 42.0% responded affirmatively to: "Some students gave up on going to medical school because they could not afford it," and 61.9% responded affirmatively that "students living in urban areas are more likely to go on to a medical department."ConclusionsMany high school teachers in Japan believe that students from wealthy families and those living in urban areas have an advantage in advancing to medical school. Consequently, many high school students give up on going to medical school for financial reasons.

scholarly journals Estimating the Academic Performance of Secondary Education Mathematics Students: A Gain Lift Predictive Model

Mathematics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 2101
Author(s):  
Juan-Manuel Trujillo-Torres ◽  
Hassan Hossein-Mohand ◽  
Melchor Gómez-García ◽  
Hossein Hossein-Mohand ◽  
Francisco-Javier Hinojo-Lucena
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
High School Students ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Optimal Algorithm ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Maximum Gain ◽  
Teacher Student ◽  
Teacher Student Relationship ◽  
Student Relationship

Several socioeconomic, environmental, ethnic, family, and educational factors influence an individual’s academic performance and can determine their school performance in mathematics. Mathematical competence is one of the skills that allow students to build visions of the future from performance in the present. However, the perception that students have of mathematics, in addition to the teacher–student relationship, the classroom, gender, teaching–learning, and motivation are crucial factors for achieving an optimal academic performance and preventing school failure. The aim of the present study was: (1) to examine which variables of the dimensions “Learning Mathematics” and “School Environment” significantly contribute to the marks in the second quarter and quantify their relative importance; (2) to determine the optimal algorithm model for predicting the maximum gain in students’ marks in the second quarter and quantifying it; and (3) to analyze the maximum gain in terms of gender. A total of 2018 high school students in Melilla were included in this cross-sectional study. Mathematical learning and the school environment were assessed using a validated 14-item questionnaire. Gain lift was employed to quantify the improvement in students’ performance. The role of the classroom and teacher–student relationship had a greater influence on mathematics scores than affinity indicators, teaching, study time, teaching resources used, study aids, and motivation.

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