scholarly journals Computers in education: the association between computer use and test scores in primary school

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-30
Author(s):  
Linn Karlsson
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Computer Use ◽  
Computers In Education

Access, Sorting, and Achievement: The Short-Run Effects of Free Primary Education in Kenya

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 226-253 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrienne M Lucas ◽  
Isaac M Mbiti
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Education ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Private School ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
School Entry ◽  
Exit Examination ◽  
Free Primary Education ◽  
Short Run ◽  
The Impact

We examine the impact of the Kenyan Free Primary Education program on student participation, sorting, and achievement on the primary school exit examination. Exploiting variation in pre-program dropout rates between districts, we find that the program increased the number of students who completed primary school, spurred private school entry, and increased access for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. We argue that the program was welfare enhancing as it promoted educational access without substantially reducing the test scores of students who would have been in school in the absence of the program. (JEL H52, I21, I28, O15)

scholarly journals KESAN PENGGUNAAN PETA PEMIKIRAN TERHADAP PENGAJARAN PENULISAN KARANGAN MURID TAHUN LIMA

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
NORLIZA ABDULLAH ◽  
ZULKIFLI OSMAN ◽  
ABDUL MUNIR ISMAIL
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Group ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
Thinking Maps ◽  
School Students ◽  
Essay Writing ◽  
Post Test

Kajian lalu menunjukkan kebolehan mengarang karangan dalam kalangan murid sekolah rendah adalah rendah. Oleh hal yang demikian, kajian ini dijalankan untuk mengkaji kesan penggunaan peta pemikiran terhadap tahap penulisan karangan Bahasa Melayu dalam kalangan murid tahun lima. Penyelidik menggunakan kaedah eksperimen kuasi melibatkan satu sampel kajian yang terdiri daripada 64 murid sekolah rendah yang dibahagikan sama rata kepada satu kumpulan perlakuan dan satu kumpulan kawalan. Para murid dalam kumpulan pertama menggunakan peta pemikiran dalam pengajaran karangan, sementara kumpulan kedua menggunakan kaedah tradisional. Ujian pra dan ujian pasca digunakan untuk mendapatkan data yang dianalisis dengan Statistical Package For Social Science (SPSS) versi 21. Bagi kumpulan perlakuan, analisis data menunjukkan skor pasca ujian min murid adalah lebih tinggi dari skor pra ujian min mereka, sekali gus menunjukkan mereka memperoleh peningkatan dalam penulisan karangan dari segi kandungan dan pengolahan idea. Dapatan yang sama juga menunjukkan skor pasca ujian min murid dalam kumpulan perlakuan adalah lebih tinggi dari min skor yang sama bagi mereka dalam kumpulan kawalan, sekali gus menunjukkan kumpulan perlakuan adalah lebih berprestasi daripada kumpulan kawalan. Dapatan kajian ini mempunyai implikasi dalam amalan pengajaran semasa. Guru mata pelajaran Bahasa Melayu boleh menggunakan peta pemikiran sebagai satu alat pengajaran bagi membantu murid sekolah rendah belajar menulis karangan dengan lebih berkesan.   Studies have shown that students’ essay writing abilities of primary school students are low. As such, this study was carried out to examine the extent of the effects of using thinking maps on the teaching of Malay language essay writing among Year Five students. In this study, the researchers used a quasi-experimental method involving a study sample consisting of 64 primary school students were divided equally into a treatment group and a control group. The former used thinking maps in essay writing learning, while the latter used a traditional method. A pre-test and a post-test were used to obtain the data, which were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 21. For the treatment group, the analysis of data showed students’ mean post-test scores were significantly higher than their mean pre-test scores, indicating they made significant improvements in essay writing in terms of content and ideation. The same analysis also showed students’ mean post-test scores in the treatment group were significantly higher than those of the control group, indicating the former outperformed the latter. These findings have a practical implication for the current teaching practice. Malay language teachers can use thinking maps as a teaching tool to help primary school students effectively learn to write essays.

scholarly journals Do Levels of Physical Activity among Pupils in Primary and Secondary Schools Explain the Number of Hours of Computer Use?

2002 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 44-50
Author(s):  
Michael CHIA ◽  
Bervyn LEE
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Computer Use ◽  
English Abstract ◽  
Healthy Body Weight ◽  
Information Number ◽  
Healthy Body

LANGUAGE NOTE | Document text in English; abstract also in Chinese.The purpose of the study was to examine if the levels of physical activity predict the number of hours of computer use among pupils of healthy body weight from primary and secondary schools in Singapore. 120 primary school participants (mean age: 10.6 yrs) and 120 secondary school participants (mean age: 18.8 yrs), with the appropriate consents were involved in the study. Information number of hours of computer use, computer accessibility, how it is used for work and leisure and self-reported levels of current physical activity was gleaned from questionnaire responses Results showed that the number of hours spent per week using the computer increased with age (6.0±5.0 vs. 8.6±7.7 hrs, p

Use of ICT and Inappropriate Effects of Computer Use - Future Perspectives of Preschool and Primary School Teachers

2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mirjana Radetić-Paić ◽  
Maja Ružić-baf
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Computer Use ◽  
Computer Literacy ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Future Perspectives ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
School Teaching ◽  
Information And Communication

Use of ICT and Inappropriate Effects of Computer Use - Future Perspectives of Preschool and Primary School Teachers The aim of this paper is to gain an insight into some aspects of personal computer literacy and preschool and primary school teachers' education on the use of information and communication technologies (ICT). Another aim of the paper is to point out the inappropriate effects of computer use (personal as well as with children of school and preschool ages) according to the students of the Department of Preschool and Primary School Teaching of the Juraj Dobrila University in Pula. The x2 test was used in the data processing, along with the calculation of marginal frequencies for all the examined variables. The scientific and application value of this work is that, based on the indicators obtained, it suggests a need for permanent education of both preschool and primary school teachers on the applicability of ICT at all pedagogical and educational levels, and on all the positive but also negative aspects of ICT use in the widest sense.

scholarly journals The Effects of “Girl-Friendly” Schools: Evidence from the BRIGHT School Construction Program in Burkina Faso

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 41-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harounan Kazianga ◽  
Dan Levy ◽  
Leigh L Linden ◽  
Matt Sloan
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Burkina Faso ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Treatment Effects ◽  
Regression Discontinuity ◽  
School Construction ◽  
Regression Discontinuity Design ◽  
School Program ◽  
Percentage Points ◽  
Standard Deviations

We evaluate a “girl-friendly” primary school program in Burkina Faso using a regression discontinuity design. After 2.5 years, the program increased enrollment by 19 percentage points and increased test scores by 0.41 standard deviations. For those caused to attend school, scores increased by 2.2 standard deviations. Girls' enrollment increased by 5 percentage points more than boys' enrollment, but they experienced the same increase in test scores as boys. The unique characteristics of the schools are responsible for increasing enrollment by 13 percentage points and test scores by 0.35 standard deviations. They account for the entire difference in the treatment effects by gender. (JEL I21, I28, J16, O15)

The Computer as Part of the Educational Environment: A Review of Research

1975 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 178-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne McDougall
Keyword(s):  
Computer Use ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Teacher Roles ◽  
Educational Settings ◽  
Complex Problems ◽  
Computers In Education ◽  
Research Studies

The development of the use of computers in education and some of the educational settings in which computers are used are described, and various types of applications are outlined. A discussion of difficulties in the evaluation of the role of computers in education is followed by an examination of research studies on several aspects of computer use in education. These are the interaction of learner variables with achievement, effect on students' behaviour, and studies of teacher roles and behaviour. The paper concludes that while the acceptability of computer use in education has been fairly fully examined in research work so far, the more complex problems of the broader effects of computer use in educational settings warrant considerable further study.

scholarly journals The effects of parent's educational involvement, school attitudes and some family related factors on the primary school students' national level assesment test scores

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 69-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cemalettin İpek
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
National Level ◽  
Data Gathering ◽  
School Attitudes ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Educational Involvement

The study aims to investigate the effects of parent's educational involment, school attitudes and some family related factors on the primary school students' National Level Assessment test scores. The study was conducted on 522 primary school students and their families in Çayeli subprovince. Two different scales, parental involvement scale and scool attitudes scale (Can, 2008), were used as data gathering instruments in the study. Study results indicated that parents' educational involvement and school attitudes levels varied based on the primary school students' National Level Assessment test scores. Moreover, it was revealed that the primary school students' National Level Assessment test scores varied significantly based on fathers' educational level and occupation. However, the study results indicated that the number of children in the family did not affect the primary school students' National Level Assessment test scores.

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