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EDUCATIONAL PROBLEMS AND NEEDS OF TRIBAL STUDENTS AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL IN ALIPURDUAR DISTRICT, WEST BENGAL, INDIA
Get PDFIndia is home to over 84.4 million tribal people, or Adivasis, who represent some of the country's poorest communities, still reliant on traditional practices such as hunting, agriculture, and fishing, with distinct cultures, languages, and lifestyles. In West Bengal's Alipurduar District, over 80% of the population belongs to ethnic tribes. This study investigates the educational problems and needs of secondary-level tribal students in Alipurduar, focusing on gender differences. A survey of 60 students was conducted using the standardized "Educational Problems Questionnaire" and a self-developed "Educational Needs Questionnaire." The findings revealed that 51% of students face challenges in teaching methods, 54% in the social and educational environment, 56% in organizational and administrative issues, and 59% due to cultural and historical factors. Additionally, 48% of respondents expressed educational needs related to school education, 55% expressed societal support, and 44% expressed family involvement. These results underscore the importance of addressing the specific educational challenges faced by tribal students to promote equitable learning outcomes. Article visualizations
THE RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION OF ACADEMIC PASSION TO ACADEMIC WELL-BEING AMONG NURSING STUDENTS
Get PDFThe current study aimed to reveal the relative contribution of academic passion to the academic well-being among nursing students. To achieve the study objectives, a sample of (143) male and female students from Palestinian students inside the Arabs (48) was selected by using the available sample method for the summer semester of the academic year 2023-2024. The academic passion scale and the academic well-being scale were applied to them. The results showed that the level of academic well-being was within the high level and that there were no statistically significant differences at (=0.05) in the responses of the sample members on the academic well-being scale attributed to the gender and academic level. The results also showed that whenever the obsessive academic passion increases by a standard unit, the academic well-being increases (0.489), and whenever the harmonious academic passion increases by a standard unit, the academic well-being increases (0.297). Article visualizations
EFFECT OF MUSIC ON PHYSICAL FITNESS FOR GRADE 11 IN FEMALE VOVINAM STUDENTS AT TRAN QUANG KHAI HIGH SCHOOL, HOCHIMINH CITY, VIETNAM
Get PDFThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the application of music to female students when participating in Vovinam sessions at Tran Quang Khai High School, Hochiminh City, Vietnam, to improve their physical fitness. 80 healthy female students were chosen and divided into two groups: 40 female students were in the experimental group with the application of music, and the 40 female students remaining were in the 36 training sessions without music. The music tempos were around 120-140 bpm. Two famous Vietnamese songs were chosen to use in Vovinam for training. Six fitness tests, such as 30 seconds sit-up test (evaluated the core strength), 30m sprint test (speed), 4x10m Shuttle run test (agility), standing long jump test (the explosive power of the legs), handgrip strength test (strength of the hand), 5 minutes running field test (maximal aerobic speed-MAS) were used to evaluate the physical fitness for female students. The results indicated that the application of music improved the power of the legs, agility, speed, core strength, strength of the hand, and MAS. In short, the application of music for female students participating in badminton had many benefits in increasing their physical fitness. More studies should evaluate the influence of music on many kinds of sports and assess the concentration of participants when applying music. Article visualizations
FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO STUDENTS’ ACTIVE LEARNING IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Get PDFThis study sought to examine factors contributing to students’ active learning in physical education based on motivational and active learning variables. The study attracted the participation of 400 students at the People’s Police College II in Vietnam, using a quantitative data collection and analysis method. Results from the study indicate that, although emotion is the most critical one, factors related to students’ attention/cognition, self-determination, behavior and knowledge mastery played significant roles in motivating students’ motivation and engagement in active learning in physical education. The study’s findings suggest practical and pedagogical implications for both administrators and instructors in preparing appropriate physical education lessons to promote students’ active learning. Article visualizations
PERCEPTIONS OF KARATE COACHES TOWARDS THE INCLUSION OF ATHLETES WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES IN TRAINING SESSIONS
Get PDFPara-karate is an adaptation of karate sport, including regulation changes so as to facilitate the participation of people with disabilities in karate competitions and to promote inclusion in training settings. The purpose of this study was to examine the attitudes of karate coaches toward the inclusion of people with physical disabilities in common training sessions with athletes without disabilities and to record the coaches’ perceived level of self-efficacy. The importance of this study relates to the lack of corresponding researches regarding the attitudes of coaches in this particular sport. The sample consisted of 68 karate Greek coaches, whereas measurement tools used included the Hammond et al. (2014) Questionnaire measuring coaches’ attitudes towards inclusion and the ‘Physical Education Teacher Efficacy’ questionnaire by Biddle and Goudas (1997). Results showed that karate coaches’ perceptions toward inclusion of participants with physical disabilities and self-efficacy were influenced by education level and relative knowledge of adapted physical activity, external influence of significant others and previous coaching experience either with individuals with disabilities or overall experience as coaches, whereas no differences were noted in terms of coaches’ gender, age and local region, in a country that para-karate is still at the stage of early development. Based on the findings, recommendations were made for future researches using a larger sample of karate coaches. Article visualizations
EMOTIONAL AND COGNITIVE INDICATORS IN DRAWINGS OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS: A PICTURE ANALYSIS STUDY
Get PDFPictures contain important clues about how children perceive their own world, their environment and the events they experience, how they position themselves and how they externalize. This externalization event is used as a tool to express sadness, fear, anxiety, worry or the opposite feelings such as peace, happiness, joy, love, belonging, etc., especially in individuals with special needs who cannot or do not want to express themselves verbally. Pictures of individuals with special needs are also considered as an expression of the feelings of individuals with special needs and contain important details about personality development. These pictures written by students with special needs also provide important clues about the mental development and competence of students with special needs. This study was conducted with a total of 25 children with special needs who attend a special education school and whose age range varies between 4 and 12 years. The application with children with special needs, 10 of whom are girls and 15 of whom are boys, and included in this study, covered a period of 20 weeks, and the pictures collected from children with special needs were evaluated with the semiotic analysis method. Article visualizations
DETERMINATION OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' METAPHORICAL PERCEPTIONS ABOUT THE CONCEPT OF CLIMATE CHANGE
Get PDFThis study aims to reveal the metaphor that Turkish university students have about the concept of "climate change". The research was carried out with the students at Necmettin Erbakan University, Ahmet Keleşoğlu Faculty of Education (Geography 17, Biology 26, History 47) and Faculty of Health Sciences (Nutrition and Dietetics Department 74) in the spring term of 2021-2022 academic year. The research group consisted of a total of 164 students (124 female, 40 male). The data of the research were collected by qualitative research method and the research was organized in a phenomenological design. To determine the perceptions of the students about the concept of climate change, a semi-structured form containing the expression "climate change is like............because........." was prepared and the students were asked to complete the sentence given in the form. The data obtained were subjected to content analysis. Tables were created by calculating the number of metaphors in each category, how many students repeated the metaphor (frequency), and percentage values. When the findings of the research are evaluated, it is seen that a total of 96 valid metaphors were produced by the students. These metaphors were coded by considering their common features and 8 different conceptual categories were formed. Some of these categories are "Climate change leading to uncertainty", "Climate change as a symptom of danger/worry", "Climate change as the beginning of change", "Climate change as the work of insensitivity", "Climate change as a factor forcing to get used to the new situation", "Climate change with a disruptive effect", "Climate change as a cause of despair", "Climate change as a source of different thoughts", and the number of metaphor and frequencies of these categories are calculated and given in tables. When the findings obtained are analyzed, it is seen that the most recurrent metaphor for climate change includes concepts such as human (f=5), mental state (f=4), life (f=3), a sick body (f=3), disappointment (f=3), cancer (f=3), extinction (f=4), moving (f=4), disaster (f=3), end of the world (f=3), and chaos (f=2). When the metaphor produced by the students in this study are analyzed, it is seen that the perceptions of university students about the concept of climate change are diverse and rich. Article visualizations
STUDENTS’ LEVELS OF AGENTIC ENGAGEMENT IN EXPERIMENTS AND ITS EFFECT ON SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY COMPETENCIES IN TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING INSTITUTIONS IN TANZANIA
Get PDFThis study aimed to assess students’ levels of agentic engagement in experiments and its effect on scientific inquiry competencies (SICs) in technical education and training institutions in Tanzania. The study employed a quantitative approach and a cross-sectional survey design. A sample of 337 second- and third-year students studying the laboratory science and technology (LST) program from five technical education and training institutions was drawn using a proportionate stratified sampling technique. Data was collected through the use of the student agentic engagement survey questionnaires as well as the SICs test and analyzed through descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation and variance), an independent sample t-test and hierarchical multiple regression analysis. The results revealed that LST students had a similar level of agentic engagement despite their differences in gender (male vs. female), grade levels (second vs. third years), and the nature of the institutions (private vs. public) and overall moderate levels of agentic engagement in experiments. The results further revealed that students’ agentic engagement in experiments had a significant positive effect on SICs when age, gender, nature of technical institutions and grade levels were controlled. Therefore, we concluded that LST students’ gender, grade levels and the nature of the institutions have no effect on students’ levels of agentic engagement. Notably, students demonstrated moderate levels of agentic engagement in scientific experiments, and agentic engagement found to be an important learning factor for promoting SICs. Thus, we recommended that while instructing scientific experiments in the laboratory, instructors be reminded to involve students as agents as often as possible to improve their SICs. Article visualizations
AWARENESS AND KNOWLEDGE OF BREAST CANCER AMONG FEMALE DIPLOMA STUDENTS IN DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY, ABRAKA, NIGERIA
Get PDFThe study investigated the awareness and knowledge of breast cancer among female diploma students at Delta State University, Abraka. Two research questions guided the study. The study adopted the descriptive survey research method of the ex-post facto design. The population comprised one hundred and seventy-five (175) female Diploma students in Delta State University, Abraka. The sample size for the study is one hundred and seventy-five (175) female Diploma students. Hence, the sampling technique employed for the study is the total enumeration sampling technique. The instrument used for the data collection was a questionnaire. The data obtained were analyzed using descriptive statistics of frequencies, mean and standard deviation to answer the research questions. The findings of the study revealed that the awareness level of female diploma students about breast cancer is high. The study also found that the knowledge level of breast cancer among diploma students at Delta State University, Abraka, is high. The study concluded that breast cancer continues to be a significant public health issue in Nigeria. The study revealed a high level of awareness among female diploma students about breast cancer. Also, the knowledge level of breast cancer among diploma students at Delta State University, Abraka is high. It was recommended that higher institutions, government, non-governmental organizations, center for women and gender studies, churches, communities, female organizations, health educators and health professionals should enlighten all female students irrespective of their age group, marital status, family history of breast cancer and religious denomination, so as to raise further the level of their knowledge of breast cancer. Female students should read, learn and study about breast cancer. Article visualizations
THE EFFECT OF LESSON STUDY ON THE EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION: RESULTS OF RESEARCH ON SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN GREECE
Get PDFThe main purpose of this paper is to present the results of the research, which aimed to investigate the effect of lesson study on the way teachers plan, implement, and understand differentiated instruction in the context of teaching the Modern Greek language course of 2nd class of the Lyceum. The research was qualitative and in the context of its implementation, grounded theory data collection and analysis techniques were used. The research was carried out in three schools in two municipalities of Eastern Attica, with the participation of four teachers and eighty students in a lesson study cycle. Data were collected before, during and after the lesson study cycle and included classroom observations, interviews of participating teachers, protocols for planning, observing, revising and reflecting on the research lesson as well as transcripts of teacher meetings and the teaching of the research lesson, diaries, which were kept during the implementation of the lesson study, students' assignments as well as their interviews after the teaching. The results of the research showed that lesson study helped teachers to develop flexibility in planning their teaching, encouraged them to implement new differentiation strategies and techniques, and pushed them to manage differentiation actively and successfully implement it, addressing the needs of students and the challenges of teaching, influencing their existing beliefs and practices. In addition, from the research, it emerged that the teachers' goals for the lesson study were realized, as well as the teachers planned the learning goals of the research lesson and created activities for formative assessment. Article visualizations