30 articles for “secondary school students”

Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleMathematics Anxiety and Achievement Among Secondary School StudentsEffandi Zakaria, Normalizam Mohd Zain, Nur Amalina Ahmad, Ayu ErlinaResearch has shown that mathematics achievement in students is influenced by psychological factors such as mathematics anxiety. Weaknesses among students in learning mathematics in particular will affect the efforts of various sectors in making Malaysia a fully developed nation by 2020. The purpose of this study was to determine mathematics anxiety and mathematics achievement among secondary school students in Selangor, … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 11 · 1 Sep 2012 · 13,305 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleHIV/AIDS Knowledge and Sexual Behavior Among Junior Secondary School Students in South AfricaKarl Peltzer, Supa PromtussananonThe aim of the study was to assess HIV/AIDS knowledge and sexual behaviour among jun-ior Secondary School students in South Africa using a cross-sectional survey design. The sample con-sisted of 3150 students, with 44.1% were male and 55.9% female students. Their mean age was 15.75 yrs (SD=1.61) ranging from 13 to 24 years chosen from 150 schools in South Africa. … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 1, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2005 · 7,770 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleConceptual Understanding in Secondary School Chemistry: A Discussion of the Difficulties Experienced by StudentsKamisah Osman, Nur Suhaidah SukorIt has been widely discussed that students’ conceptual alternatives in science play a vital role in shaping their scientific understanding acquired through formal science learning. As one of the components in the science subject, students coming to chemistry lessons also bring in them own chemistry conceptual alternatives. It is widely argued that meaningful learning occurrs if students’ actively construct their … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 5 · 17 May 2013 · 10,054 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsRural Students’ Skills and Attitudes Towards Information and Communication TechnologyHairulliza M. Judi, Hazilah M. Amin, Nor A.M. Zin, Rodziah LatihProblem statement: Despite various initiatives and programmes by the government to incorporate ICT in education, not much research has been done to evaluate the achievement of these initiatives and programmes, including ICT proficiency among students. This study fills in the gap of lack of current information pertaining to the Malaysian secondary school students’ ICT competencies, knowledge on internet and attitudes … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 4 · 21 Oct 2011 · 7,962 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsReasons of tutoring Phenomena among Secondary Stage StudentsMustafa Ayroutt, Heba hammadProblem statement: The purpose of this study was to investigate the reasons of tutoring phenomena among secondary stage students in Amman City as perceived by School Principals. Approach: The sample of the study consisted of (117 male principals and 57 female principals). Results: The evaluations of principals regarding tutoring reasons were high, factors related to students came first, followed by … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 3 · 18 Jul 2011 · 7,228 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsThe Integration of Proverbs from Thai Didactic Literary Works for Secondary StudentsSuphapanyawut Kannika, Boonsom Yodmalee, Sunate PotisanProblem statement: The integration of proverbs from Thai didactic literary works for secondary school students has been prepared for building the body of knowledge. The process of managing human thoughts in behaving and doing well can increase quality and efficiency to students in terms of mind, conscience and correct actions. (1) This article aimed to examine histories of the uses … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2010 · 7,050 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractMedia Identity in Structure of Personality: Formation and TypologyIgor Nikolaevich Blokhin, Sergey Nikolaevich Ilchenko, Lyudmila Petrovna ShesterkinaThe study provides the analysis of different approaches to determining media identity. This phenomenon is substantiated in the context of media landscape as a complex of relationships and communicative actions of a personality within the media system. The role of social relations in the processes of building the structure of personality is considered together with anthropological, sociological and psychological peculiarities … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 5 · 27 May 2016 · 7,309 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Roles of Some Antecedents of Broadband User Behavioural Intention among Students in the Rural Areas through PLS-SEMIshola D. Muraina, Wan Rozaini Bt Sheik Osman, Azizah AhmadThe insufficient broadband enabled-services in the rural areas have been identified among the reasons that prolong the behaviour of rural dwellers on the use of low-band internet while government agencies have started initiations to increase the use of broadband in the rural area. However, previous studies have failed to identify the roles played by antecedents of broadband user behavioural intention … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 11 · 11 Nov 2015 · 6,721 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPREDICTORS OF A CHILD’S SOCIAL SKILLS ASIT RELATES TO MOTHER ATTACHMENT STYLES AND MOTHER ANXIETY LEVELS AMONG STUDENTS IN GRADES (1-3)Khaeld Shaker AlsarairehThe aim of this study was to find the predictors of a child’s social skills from mother attachment styles and anxiety levels among students in (1-3) grades in Amman city. A sample of (250) mothers for students in (1-3) grades in Amman city were selected through purposive sampling methods. Three instruments were used (Attachment Style Questionnaire, Social Skills Rating System … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 1 · 4 May 2013 · 7,000 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractTeachers’ Perceptions toward the use of GeoGebra in the Teaching and Learning of MathematicsLo Sooth Lee, Effandi ZakariaProblem statement: In a study by TIMSS, approximately 20% of Malaysian students failed to achieve the minimum benchmarks in mathematics. In addition, students do not understand mathematical concepts and lack necessary skills in problem-solving. The purpose of this study was to examine teachers’ perceptions toward the features and tools in GeoGebra. Approach: A GeoGebra workshop was conducted involving 30 secondary … …Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, Vol. 8, Issue 2 · 16 Jun 2012 · 8,929 accessesView PDF Cite