Teaching Physics to In-Service Primary School Teachers in the Context of the History of Science: The Case of Falling Bodies

The paper presents the stating stage of the pedagogical experiment in which the levels of the development of a professional-pedagogical competence of primary school teachers have been studied. We used the following research methods: observation, conversations and testing. Diagnostic blocks of a professional-pedagogical competence of primary school teachers were identified: theoretical-methodological and psychological-pedagogical training. The total number of the participants of the pedagogical experiment was 1960 people, including 960 people in an experimental group and 952 people in a control group, besides 48 teachers-experts from pedagogical universities were involved. Statistical results of the interviewing were summed up taking into account the number of questions, the highest possible number of points received for the answers to the questions, and the total number of points according to the level of a block development that was evaluated. We state that as far as the level of a theoretical-methodological training is concerned (knowledge and skills of theoretical principles of a professional-pedagogical activity; knowledge and skills of the use of the methods of a professional pedagogical activity; knowledge of the history of the development and a current state of the achievements in a professional-pedagogical activity), big amount of primary school teachers corresponded to a sufficient level. This can be explained with teaching the subjects of humane and fundamental training at pedagogical universities. The results of the experiment have shown that the process of the development of a professional-pedagogical competence of primary school teachers requires the improvement, it becomes possible with providing the readiness of an individual for distance education; the organizational-technical support of distance education; the teaching-methodological support of distance education; the organization of the process of distance education on an individual basis; a continuous psychological-pedagogical support of distance education; a system improvement of the qualification of distance education organizers. Keywords: professional-pedagogical competence, experimental group, control group, primary school teachers, university teachers, pedagogical experiment, distance education, diagnostics.

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A Matemática para o Professor dos Primeiros Anos Escolares – a Álgebra Entre a Cultura Enciclopédica e a Formação Profissional

Jornal Internacional de Estudos em Educação Matemática ◽

10.17921/2176-5634.2017v10n1p8-14 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 8

Author(s):

Wagner Rodrigues Valente

Keyword(s):

Mathematics Education ◽

Primary School ◽

Cultural History ◽

History Of Mathematics ◽

Education History ◽

School Teachers ◽

Primary School Teachers ◽

Training Models ◽

History Of ◽

The 19Th Century

Este texto analisa a entrada da Álgebra nos saberes matemáticos de formação de normalistas, a partir das últimas décadas do século XIX. Considera o debate entre dois modelos diferentes, para a formação dos professores dos primeiros anos escolares: o modelo ilustrado, para o ensino de cultura geral e o modelo de formação profissional restrita. A análise realizada toma os referentes da História Cultural. O estudo orienta-se pela questão: que razões justificam a entrada da Álgebra na formação do professor do ensino primário? Os resultados da investigação mostram a presença de rudimentos algébricos que amplificam o domínio da Aritmética tradicional. Em sentido mais amplo, tais conclusões indicam que para o estudo dos modelos de formação é necessário considerarem-se as finalidades de cada um dos saberes particulares, de cada conteúdo matemático.Palavras-chave: Formação de Professores. Educação Matemática. História da Educação Matemática.AbstractThis text analyzes the entrance of Algebra into the mathematical knowledge for the formation of normalists, starting in the last decades of the 19th century. It considers the debate between two different models, for the training of the teachers of primary school: the illustrated model, for the teaching of general culture, and the model of restricted professional formation. The analysis takes the referents of Cultural History. This study is guided by the question: What reasons justify the entry of Algebra into the training of primary school teachers? The results of this investigation show the presence of algebraic rudiments that amplify the domain of traditional Arithmetic. More broadly, these conclusions indicate that for the study of training models it is necessary to consider the purposes of each particular knowledge, of each mathematical content.Keywords: Teacher Training. Mathematics Education. History of Mathematics Education.

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Historical and linguistic commentary in the process of studying the Ukrainian language by students of pedagogical faculties

HUMANITARIUM ◽

10.31470/2308-5126-2019-44-2-64-71 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 44 (2) ◽

pp. 64-71

Author(s):

Ljudmila Dovbnia

Keyword(s):

Primary School ◽

Primary Education ◽

Developmental History ◽

School Teachers ◽

Primary School Teachers ◽

History Of ◽

The Subject ◽

Primary School Pupils ◽

Language Teaching Methods ◽

Linguistic Approach

The article considers the view that the students of pedagogical higher educational establishments need to understand the facts of modern Ukrainian not only in relation to its functioning (synchronic approach), but also regarding its genesis and development (diachronic approach). In particular, the author discusses the necessity of adding a subject «The Ukrainian Language: Genesis and Functioning» to the curriculums of the specialty «Primary Education» due to the fact that the students should obtain certain linguistic competences. The mentioned subject aims to provide the students, who are going to be primary school teachers, with a thorough understanding of the Ukrainian language developmental history in general and the genesis of common phonetic and morphological phenomena in particular so that they could understand general directions of language system evolution.In addition, the subject will contribute to the broadening of students’ general knowledge, their competences concerning Ukraine, the development of logical thinking, better understanding of their native language essence.The aim of the article is to justify the viability of adding a subject «The Ukrainian Language: Genesis and Functioning» to the curriculums of the specialty «Primary Education» considering the fact that the students of this specialty should obtain certain linguistic competences, that the subject has intellectual and educational resources, and to propose the substantial content for the course.Numerous works of Ukrainian scientists are dedicated to the issues of linguistic training for the specialists in Pedagogy including primary school professionals. Among these works, we should distinguish the studies by M. Vashulenko, V. Sobko, N. Kypychenko, S. Skvortsova, Yu. Vtornikova et al, who analyzed the current approaches to acquire linguistic competences by students, the ways and the means to intensify primary school pupils’ knowledge of Ukrainian. In these works, the authors pay attention to the general issues of the Ukrainian language teaching methods in primary school and to the formation of linguistic and oratory skills for teachers in Ukrainian speaking space, the professional and communicative as well as terminological competences for the future primary school teachers.At the same time, it is worth noting that in Ukrainian linguodidactics there are no works dedicated to the issues of future primary school teachers’ learning of the selected important details about developmental history of phonetic and grammatical systems of Ukrainian, and that is why this paper is of great importance.In the paper, the author highlights the didactic specificity of the subject «The Ukrainian Language: Genesis and Functioning», justifies the importance of historical and linguistic approach to the analysis of modern linguistic facts, suggests the topics and questions for the studying program of the mentioned subject.

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КОМП’ЮТЕРНЕ ТЕСТУВАННЯ ЯК ЗАСІБ МОНІТОРИНГУ ПРОФЕСІЙНОЇ КОМПЕТЕНТНОСТІ МАЙБУТНІХ УЧИТЕЛІВ МУЗИКИ В ПОЧАТКОВІЙ ШКОЛІ

Information Technologies and Learning Tools ◽

10.33407/itlt.v51i1.1320 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 51 (1) ◽

pp. 67

Author(s):

Liudmyla H. Havrilova

Keyword(s):

Primary School ◽

Music Teachers ◽

Professional Competence ◽

School Teachers ◽

Primary School Teachers ◽

Computer Testing ◽

State Pedagogical ◽

Musical Knowledge ◽

History Of ◽

Test Control

Among the numerous tools for monitoring of future music teachers educational achievements the author of the article emphasizes the computer testing, which is now widely used at all levels of the educational system, including art education. The specificity of professional competence of future music primary school teachers was included in the parameters that should be assessed by means of the test control: musicological thesaurus, knowledge of psychological and pedagogical theories and methods of music lessons in primary school, historical and theoretical professional knowledge, individual skills before just listening to music. The procedure for monitoring the professional competence of future music teachers is described as an example of the course "History of musical art." The article analyzes the results of a computer testing of musical knowledge and skills of future music teachers who receive training in the Donbas State Pedagogical University (Sloviansk).

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Gender Differences in Emotional Intelligence: A Comparative Study of Primary School Teachers

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e570452013-001 ◽

2012 ◽

Author(s):

Bhagat Singh ◽

Arun Kumar

Keyword(s):

Gender Differences ◽

Emotional Intelligence ◽

Comparative Study ◽

Primary School ◽

School Teachers ◽

Primary School Teachers

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Role of Teachers in Building the Concept of Sustainable Development: Success or Failure

Journal of Applied Research and Multidisciplinary Studies ◽

10.32350/jarms/2020/0101/906 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Ayaz Muhammad Khan ◽

Amber Jamshaid ◽

Tayyibah Roohi ◽

Amna Ramzan

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Primary School ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

School Teachers ◽

Primary School Teachers ◽

Primary Level ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Role Of Teachers ◽

Major Factors

Sustainable Development (SD) is a rich, challenging and thought-provoking construct in social sciences. The main purpose of this paper was to identify and explore the role played by primary school teachers in building up the idea of sustainable development (SD) among students. This paper was intended to identify that how a teacher can successfully execute the concept of SD by influencing students’ minds at the primary level. Quantitative survey technique were utilized for data collection. All the primary school teachers of Lahore division comprised the population of the study. Through multistage sampling technique, 352 primary school teachers were selected as participants of the study. A self-developed SD questionnaire incorporating four major factors (teachers’ awareness, pedagogy, curricular and co-curricular activities) with Cronbach’s alpha value = .93 was used to measure the role of teachers in building the sustainability concept among students at primary level. The results indicated a significant mean score difference among SD scores of teachers, sector wise (private and public). Furthermore, the results also reconnoitered the significant difference (p=.04) between the mean scores of female and male teachers in building up the SD concept in students’ minds.

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The Performance of Primary School Teachers In the Unit of Education Technical Implementation, Banyumanik, Semarang

JOURNAL OF TEACHING AND LEARNING IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION (JTLEE) ◽

10.33578/jtlee.v1i2.5878 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 81

Author(s):

Muhamad Afandi ◽

Sari Yustiana

Keyword(s):

Elementary School ◽

Primary School ◽

Learning Process ◽

Random Sampling ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Lesson Plans ◽

School Teachers ◽

Primary School Teachers ◽

Assessment Of Learning ◽

Overall Performance

The purpose of this study is mainly to describe the performance of primary school teachersin the unit of education technical implementation in Banyumanik, Semarang. This researchwas conducted in January- August 2017. The sample of this research is 162 primaryschool teachers selected by random sampling technique in order to get the same opportunityas sample. The instruments used in this study were the assessment sheets, the RatingSheet consisted of 64 items of question, and 3 indicators of Primary School TeacherPerformance. The results show that each of Implementation of lesson plans is categorizedvery well (90, 9%), the execution of the learning is 83.4%, assessment of learning is good(82.8%). The Overall performance of primary school teachers is categorized good( 85 , 7 % ). In other words, the primary school teachers of the unit of education technicalimplementation in Banyumanik Semarang can arrange the lesson plans, carry out learningand teaching process and assess the learning process in elementary school.

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