Henok Daniel Anito’s scientific contributions

This study investigated the perceptions of middle and high school students in a private international school in Indonesia toward ability grouping practiced in the school. A total of 640 students from middle school (grades 7–9) and high school (grades 10–12) responded to the ability grouping questionnaire constructed by the researchers. The findings indicated that the respondents had a neutral perception of ability grouping. There was no significant difference between male and female students’ perceptions. Similarly, there was no significant difference between low, middle, and high-ability students’ perceptions of ability grouping. However, there was a statistically significant difference in students’ perceptions when grouped according to grade levels. Responses to the open-ended items of the survey revealed that the majority of the respondents perceived ability grouping as more disadvantageous, especially for low-ability students. Implications of the findings and recommendations for further research were stated.

This study investigated the relationship between moral intelligence and academic performance among secondary school students. The sample consisted of 123 respondents from grades 9-12 in a private international school in Indonesia. The study followed a descriptive-correlational research design. Descriptive statistics showed that the respondents had a moderate level of moral competency. Pearson’s product-moment correlation analysis revealed a weak but statistically significant positive relationship between moral intelligence and academic performance. Simple linear regression analysis indicated that moral intelligence significantly predicted academic achievement among high school students. An independent samples t-test revealed a significant difference in moral intelligence between the genders, with female students having higher moral competency than male students. One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed a significant difference in moral intelligence across grade levels but no significant difference across religious affiliation. Implications of the findings and recommendations for further research were stated.