scholarly journals Opportunities for language enhancement in a learning environment designed on the basis of the theory of didactical situations

ZDM ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frode Rønning
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Combinatorial Problems ◽  
Learning Goals ◽  
Scientific Language ◽  
Teaching Sequence ◽  
Geometrical Shapes ◽  
Didactical Situations ◽  
Primary School Pupils ◽  
Theory Of Didactical Situations

AbstractThis paper is based on data from two teaching sequences in primary school that are designed using principles from the theory of didactical situations (TDS). The following research question is addressed: “What opportunities can a teaching design based on TDS give a teacher to gain insight into pupils’ language use, and to use this insight to establish shared, and mathematically acceptable, knowledge in a group of primary school pupils?” Empirical data from one teaching sequence on geometrical shapes and another teaching sequence on combinatorial problems are used to answer this question. The research shows that a sharp focus on well-defined learning goals does not limit the pupils’ possibilities in expressing their thoughts and ideas in their own language. The research also shows that despite clear learning goals, the teacher has rich opportunities to build on pupils’ language to connect everyday and scientific language for the purpose of developing a mathematically accepted discourse.

A teaching approach of geometric shapes’ properties with the use of online educational tools in Greek primary school

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (9) ◽  
pp. 101-109
Author(s):  
Emmanouil Skordialos ◽  
Georgios Baralis
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Geometric Thinking ◽  
Online Tools ◽  
Geometrical Shapes ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Pass Through ◽  
Primary School Pupils

A number of researchers have shown concern at the difficulties that primary school pupils cope with in learning geometry, and have tried to explain why this happens and what can be done to make the subject more understandable to young learners. Van Hiele’s theoretical model postulates five levels of geometric thinking as visualisation, analysis, abstraction, formal deduction and rigour. Each level uses its own language and symbols. Pupils pass through the levels ‘step by step’. This hierarchical order helps them to achieve better understanding and results. In this research the teacher taught geometry in the 2nd class in a primary Greek school with the use of information and communication technologies. The aim is to find out the level of geometrical thought of the pupils and how geometrical activities – based on online tools – concerning the geometrical shapes and their properties, help students improve their mathematical knowledge in the class. Keywords: Geometric thinking, online tools, shapes, geometrical activities

scholarly journals Provision of Alternative Formats of Information Resources for Inclusive Library Services of Visually Impaired Primary School Pupils in Southeast Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esther Ekene Aghauche ◽  
Obiora Kingsley Udem ◽  
Stephen Ikenna Aghauche
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
English Language ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Information Resources ◽  
Library Services ◽  
Policy Statement ◽  
The Government ◽  
Primary School Pupils

This paper sought to determine the provision of alternative formats of information resources for inclusive library services of visually impaired primary school pupils in Southeast Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The population of the study was 129 respondents, comprising of 125 visually impaired pupils and four librarians from the four special education centres in Southeast Nigeria. One research question guided the study. Two instruments were used for data collection which include an observation checklist, and interview guide. Data collected with the checklist were analyzed using frequency counts, while those from interviews were analyzed qualitatively and integrated into the discussion of findings. The findings showed that alternative formats of information resources such as Braille textbooks and audio collections were not provided in many subjects in the libraries under study. Braille textbooks in almost all the subjects taught in the schools, including core subjects like English language and mathematics were not available. Even the ones available were old editions of textbooks. Also, it was revealed that other information resources except storybooks were scantly provided in alternative formats. Hence, the study concluded that the provision of alternative formats of information resources in special education centre libraries in Southeast Nigeria is inadequate. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that the government should have a written policy statement on the provision of alternative formats of information resources for the visually impaired so that it will serve as a guide for the provision of information resources to special education centres, in order to ensure inclusive library services for the visually impaired.

Meeting the Information Literacy Skills of Diverse Primary School Pupils Through the School Libraries

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 117-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nwachukwu V. N. Nwachukwu V. N. ◽  
◽  
ESKAY, M. Eskay, M. ◽  
Ifeanyichukwu, J.N. Ifeanyichukwu, J.N.
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Information Literacy Skills ◽  
Primary School Pupils

Physiological, anthropometric profiles and motor performance of urban and rural primary school pupils

2019 ◽  
Vol 178 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric J. Appiah ◽  
Monday O. Moses ◽  
Morrow Alhaji ◽  
Biggie Baffour-Awuah ◽  
Benjamin Asamoah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Motor Performance ◽  
Primary School Pupils

PSYCHO- LINGUODIDACTIC PROBLEMS OF TEACHING LITERARY UKRAINIAN TO PRIMARY GRADE STUDENTS IN TERMS OF DIALECTAL ENVIRONMENT

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 38-43
Author(s):  
M. Lavrenova
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Mutual Influence ◽  
Native Language ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Primary Grade ◽  
Literary Language ◽  
Early School ◽  
Primary School Pupils ◽  
Primary Pupils ◽  
Primary Grade Students

The article is devoted to the problem of formation orthoepic Ukrainian literary language skills of primary school pupils living in the conditions of dialectal environment. It was determined that the successful training of Ukrainian literary language to a large extent depends on the mutual influence of languages used by children in the early school. Psycholinguistic bases of forming cultural speech of primary pupils are analysed. The effectiveness of pedagogical conditions of formation primary pupils’ speech culture in the native language lessons was theoretically proved.

POWODY KŁAMANIA POLSKICH UCZNIÓW I STUDENTÓW

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 17-34
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Hamer ◽  
Katarzyna RAYWER ◽  
Elżbieta Monika Zięba
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Cultural Specificity ◽  
Need For Approval ◽  
Primary School Pupils ◽  
Age And Sex

Based on Paul Ekman’s typology of motives of lying, authors wanted to investigate how oftenthey motivate pupils and students to lie. Two studies were conducted: 1) in primary schools anda high school, 2) on different universities. In the second study we also measured the level of needfor approval and agency/communion (the Big Two). Both studies gave similar results, revealing thatpupils and students declared higher frequency of lying motivated by avoiding any inconveniencethan by gaining some kind of profit. Detailed analyses showed that the highest frequency oflying was motivated by two reasons: to protect oneself or someone else from danger and to avoiduncomfortable, awkward situations. Next in frequencies were motives driven by willingness toavoid any nuisance (e.g. punishment, embarrassment or to protect one’s privacy). In both studieslying driven by willingness to gain some kind of profit (e.g. reward, being liked, admired or togain power) was declared as rather rare. Analyses showed that the latter result was not free frominfluence of need for approval. Both age and sex played a certain role in these declarations. In thefirst study, boys significantly more often than girls declared to lie to protect oneself or someoneelse from danger, to secure one’s privacy and to gain power. There were no such differences in thesecond study (among students). As to age, primary school pupils declared lying to be liked (girls)and admired (boys) more often than teenagers in high school, while the latter declared lying togain power and to protect oneself or someone else from danger more often than primary schoolpupils. In turn, students declared, significantly more often than younger subjects, to lie for allreasons. The Big Two turned out to be of little significance – only lower level of communion was, asexpected, connected to higher frequency of both categories of lies (to gain / to avoid), especially incertain reasons of lying (e.g. to gain power or admiration). The results are discussed in the contextof further studies on bigger and more varied groups, Polish cultural specificity and possible biasinginfluence of need for approval in studies of lying.

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