scholarly journals Investigation of the Work Motivation Levels of Primary School Teachers

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 184
Author(s):  
Hatice Kadioğlu Ateş ◽  
Perihan Yilmaz
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Work Motivation ◽  
School Administrators ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
National Education ◽  
Motivation Scale ◽  
High Level ◽  
Level Of Motivation

This study was conducted to examine the work motivation levels of primary school teachers working in primary school institutions located in Istanbul province, Kucukcekmece district. The descriptive survey model was used in this study. The population of the study consists of primary school teachers and primary school administrators working in state primary school institutions that are affiliated to the Ministry of National Education in Kucukcekmece district. The sample of the study consisted of 343 primary school teachers and 28 primary school administrators that were selected using the disproportionate element sampling method from 14 state primary schools among the primary school institutions located in Kucukcekmece district. The “Work Motivation Scale” was used in order to collect data in the study. The Cronbach’s alpha reliability coefficient of the work motivation scale was calculated as 0.897 in this study. SPSS 20.0 package software was used in the study. The average of the scores obtained by primary school teachers from the work motivation scale is = 41.84, and the standard deviation is 10.32. The scores that can be obtained from the scale are between 18 and 90. Accordingly, scores between 18 and 42 were interpreted as the low level of motivation, scores between 43 and 66 were interpreted as the intermediate level of motivation, and scores between 67 and 90 were interpreted as the high level of motivation. In general, it can be said that the work motivation of primary school teachers is low. The average work motivation scores do not vary by gender, age and marital status.

scholarly journals Organizational Climate and Job Anxiety of Primary School Teachers with Special Reference to Coimbatore District

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 863-869
Author(s):  
Dr. P. Natarajan ◽  
Prathiba R
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Organizational Climate ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Moderate Level ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Coefficient Corrélation ◽  
High Level

The number of workloads borne by the teacher will result a negative impact. An organizational climate is crucial because it can generate a comfortable working condition for teachers. Otherwise, an unfavorable organizational climate can impact poor working conditions that affect teachers to experience job Anxiety. This study aimed to determine the effect of workload and organizational climate on the work Anxiety of primary school teachers in Coimbatore. In this study an attempts has been made to find out the relationship between organizational climate and job anxiety of primary school teachers. The sample consisted of 60 teachers selected randomly from various public and private primary schools. A set of tools containing organizational climate and job anxiety was used to gather information. The data were analyzed by t-test and person’s coefficient correlation. The results revealed that (43.3%) of the respondents are moderate level of organizational climate, (40%) of the respondents are good level of organizational climate and (16.7%) of the respondents are poor level of organizational climate and (43.3%) of the respondents are low level of job anxiety, (40%) of the respondents are moderate level of job anxiety and (17%) of the respondents are high level of job anxiety.

scholarly journals Emotional exhaustion and organizational commitment: Primary school teachers’ perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 912
Author(s):  
Mozes M. Wullur ◽  
Basilius Redan Werang
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Teacher Absenteeism ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Low Performance ◽  
High Level ◽  
Survey Approach

<p>Teaching is a noble profession to educate the youth of nations facing today’s global challenges. Teaching, at the same time, has become a highly challenging profession and occasionally a draining work, especially for those who are working in the remote areas. A high-level of teacher absenteeism in the primary schools of Southern Papua has blown some societal alarm for conducting studies focusing on emotional exhaustion as a latent predictor for low-performance. This study attempted to describe the eventual correlation between the emotional exhaustion and organizational commitment of teachers working in the primary schools of Merauke, Indonesia. A survey approach was employed to collect data from a total of 243 primary school teachers in Merauke, Papua, Indonesia. Data were examined statistically by employing Pearson’s correlation model. Results of analysis showed that the emotional exhaustion and commitment of primary school teachers in Merauke, Indonesia, are significantly negatively correlated. This result may be useful for the teachers to benefit from the information of how they may interact with all the school elements and the extent to which these emotions directly affect their organizational commitment. The result may also be advisable for the school leaders to take some tactical efforts of securing teachers’ emotion to promote a high-level of teachers’ organizational commitment and, in turn, improving students’ capabilities in reading, writing, and arithmetics.</p>

KESESUAIAN PROGRAM MEMPERKUKUH BAHASA INGGERIS (MBI) SEKOLAH RENDAH BANDAR DAN LUAR BANDAR DI KELANTAN

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
NORIZAN ISMAIL ◽  
MOHD SAHANDRI GANI HAMZAH
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Quantitative Study ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
T Test ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Test Analysis ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Anova Test ◽  
National Education ◽  
Input Program

Kajian ini dilakukan untuk melihat tahap kesesuaian input dan proses dalam pelaksanaan program Memperkukuh Bahasa Inggeris (MBI) di sekolah rendah bandar dan luar bandar di Kelantan. Kajian ini juga penting dibuat agar program yang dilaksanakan adalah selari dengan arahan Pekeliling Perbendaharaan Bil. 2/2012 yang sedang berkuatkuasa iaitu Bajet Berasaskan Outcome (OBB). Kajian berbentuk kuantitatif ini melibatkan penggunaan borang soal selidik dan diedarkan secara rawak kepada guru-guru sekolah rendah bandar dan luar bandar dan melibatkan seramai 297 orang guru dari 62 buah sekolah sebagai sampel bagi kajian ini. Walau bagaimanapun, artikel ini hanya membincangkan dari segi kesesuaian program sahaja. Kajian ini melibatkan analisis ujian-t tidak bersandar digunakan bagi melihat perbezaan kesesuaian input program MBI di sekolah. Manakala ujian Anova pula adalah untuk melihat perbezaan dari segi pengalaman guru mengajar BI di sekolah. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan tahap kesesuaian program MBI adalah sederhana sahaja, kajian juga mendapati tidak terdapat perbezaan antara kesesuaian Input di sekolah rendah bandar dan sekolah rendah luar bandar. Secara keseluruhannya, program MBI adalah sesuai untuk dilaksanakan di semua sekolah. Walau bagaimanapun, keputusan ini akan lebih memberangsangkan jika penambahbaikan segera dilakukan terhadap program ini. Kajian ini penting dilakukan bagi memastikan program MBI yang dilaksanakan lebih efektif dan efisien memandangkan program MBI ini akan diteruskan sehingga 2025 seperti yang digariskan dalam Pelan Pembangunan Pendidikan Malaysia (PPPM 2013-2025).   This study was conducted to see the level of input and process relevance in the implementation of the English Strengthening Program (MBI) in the urban and rural primary schools in Kelantan. This study is also important to make the program implemented in parallel with the Treasury Bill’s instructions. 2/2012 which is in eff ect ie the Outcome Based Budget (OBB). This quantitative study involved the use of questionnaires and was distributed randomly to urban and rural primary school teachers and involved 297 teachers from 62 schools as samples for this study. However, this article discusses only the suitability of the program. This study involves independent t-test analysis used to see the diff erences in the suitability of inputs in the MBI program in school. While the ANOVA test is to see the diff erence in the experience of teachers teaching BI in schools. The findings show that the degree of suitability of the MBI program is moderate, the study also found that there is no diff erence between the suitability of Inputs in urban primary and rural primary schools. Overall, the MBI program is suitable for all schools. However, this decision will be more encouraging if improvements are made immediately to the program. This study is important to ensure that the MBI program implemented more eff ectively and effi ciently given the MBI program will continue until 2025 as outlined in the National Education Blueprint (PPPM 2013-2025).

scholarly journals Primary School Teachers’ Opinions and Application Levels Related to Constructivist Approach to the Subjects of “Voice and Light”

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 112-126
Author(s):  
Fatma Ekici ◽  
Çiğdem Aldan Karademir ◽  
Esra Uçak ◽  
Erhan Ekici
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
National Curriculum ◽  
Constructivist Approach ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Didactic Teaching ◽  
National Education ◽  
Education In Turkey ◽  
Teaching Learning

In Turkey, constructivism has begun to be implemented in education through the new Science and Technology National Curriculum in 2005-2006 school terms. Since 2005, the teachers have been a part of an altering process in education. This process has been emerged as a change for old teachers in the means of both theoretical and practical. Even though the change has occurred in the mean of theoretical through in-service education, unfortunately this change couldn’t have occurred in practical mean. In this respect, constructivist approach oriented activities should be more allowed for in the in-service education courses to the teachers. The teachers should be encouraged to make practices about constructivist learning. The aim of this study is to determine the opinions and application levels of primary school teachers related to constructivist approach. The sample of this study consists of teachers from six primary schools chosen as low, medium and high socioeconomic status by Ministry of National Education in Turkey. In this study, lesson observations and interview records are used as data collection techniques. The data are analyzed by using grid tables with Teacher Pedagogical Philosophy Inventory and Science Teacher Analysis Matrix. Findings from lesson observations and interview records are compared and interpreted together. As a result of the analysis of the interviews with and observation of the teachers, it is found that all of them, except for two, used non constructivist approaches in their teaching. Other teachers have started to recede didactic (classic-traditional) learning-teaching approaches. Though tree teachers express the non didactic teaching philosophy in the interviews, in the observations, it has been seen that these teachers exhibited wholly didactic teaching learning behaviors.

scholarly journals Game perception in primary school teachers (Isparta example)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdullah Yavuz Akinci ◽  
Mehmet Yildirim
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Classroom Teachers ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
School Students ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
National Education ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Academic Year

The aim of this research is to reveal the attitudes of primary school teachers about the participation of primary school students in the game, how the classroom teachers perceive the game, how they interpret the relationship between the game and the child, and how they evaluate the game in line with the curriculum. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 343 primary school teachers selected randomly among 1230 primary school teachers working in primary schools affiliated to the Isparta Provincial Directorate of National Education participated in the study. Google Forms platform was used for data collection. This method has been preferred to maintain social distance during the pandemic process. As a result, it has been understood that teachers have an important role in the students' ability to benefit from the game sufficiently, and it is thought that the differences seen in the sub-dimensions are due to the differences in the nature of the information, its origin and accuracy, understanding and evaluation, change, and the perceptions of the teachers in the processes of producing and acquiring information.

scholarly journals Are they Stress-Free? Examining Stress among Primary School Teachers in Tanzania

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Severine Kavenuke ◽  
Joel Jonathan Kayombo ◽  
Mjege Kinyota
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
School Administrators ◽  
Coastal Region ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Career Intentions ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Teacher Relationships ◽  
The Government

Teachers enter the profession with enthusiasm for the new adventure. Unfortunately, when they start working, they encounter circumstances that give rise to stress. The present study, which used a sample of 550 participants from 50 primary schools selected from the Kisarawe district in the Coastal Region of Tanzania, examines the extent of stress among primary school teachers and the factors influencing stress. Overall, the results indicate that teachers’ levels of stress range from low to moderate. Moreover, the results from hierarchical regression analysis indicate that factors such as sex, class size, age, career intentions and teaching subject significantly predict teachers’ stress. The study concludes that there is a need for the government, policymakers and school administrators to reduce teachers’ workload. Furthermore, school administrators in particular should be supportive and should design mechanisms that could develop a sense of collegiality among teachers in order to improve teacher-to-teacher relationships.

scholarly journals Relationship between Workload and Occupational Stress among Teachers in Public Primary Schools in Kasarani, Nairobi, Kenya

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 685
Author(s):  
Lucy Nyambura Waweru ◽  
Philomena W. Ndambuki
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Occupational Stress ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Study Region ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
High Level ◽  
Public Primary School

The goal of this study was to determine the association between workload and occupational stress among public primary school teachers. The study's goal was to see if there was a link between workload and stress at work. The Cognitive Activation Theory of Stress provided the theoretical underpinning for this study (CATS). Questionnaires were used to collect, analyze, and interpret data in this study, which followed quantitative research technique. The study took place in Kasarani, Nairobi County, Kenya. All Kasarani public primary school teachers were the study's target group In order to pick the sample, the researcher employed a basic random sampling method. Using Nassiuma's formula, the sample size was estimated (2002). 155 teachers from six schools were studied out of 728 teachers in 25 public schools. A random sample of eight respondents was surveyed at two public primary schools in Kasarani, Nairobi County, which were not part of the study region. The correlation research design was used in this study.  Frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation, as well as inferential analysis, were used for descriptive and co-relational analysis. There is no significant association between workload and occupational stress among public primary school teachers, according to the null hypothesis examined.  The chi-square test was used to evaluate the hypothesis. The data demonstrated that a high level of occupational stress is connected with a high level of workload, with a significant connection of p = 0.001. The study concluded that primary school teachers should be relieved of their severe workload. Counsellors should collaborate with Head teachers to develop advice and counseling programs to assist teachers in reducing occupational stress. Teachers will be protected from emotional and cognitive injury as a result of this, and will be more effective in their jobs.

scholarly journals Social Sustainability of Post-Disaster: How Teachers Enable Primary School Students to Be Resilient in Times of Ranau Earthquake

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 7308
Author(s):  
Soon Singh Bikar ◽  
Balan Rathakrishnan ◽  
Mohammad Rahim Kamaluddin ◽  
Norruzeyati Che Mohd Nasir ◽  
Mohd Azrin Mohd Nasir
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Psychological Effects ◽  
Severe Damage ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
School Students ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Post Disaster

The Ranau Earthquake that struck on 5 June 2015, February 2018, and April 2021, were a new disaster in Sabah and caused many Sabahan to panic. The unpredicted disaster also caused a serious impact on all aspects of life in Sabah. The earthquake has caused severe damage to eight primary schools in the vicinity of the epicenter, although no casualties were reported. However, the disaster has deep passing psychological effects among students. In this study, we examine how the primary school teachers enabled the student to be resilient during and after the disaster. Based on the interviews with 16 primary school students, it was revealed that most of the teachers used WhatsApp to support resilience during and after the earthquake. Interviews with 16 primary school teachers revealed there were two main reasons for them to communicate with students, namely, delivering emotional aid and monitoring their stress. Based on student interviews, five content categories of emotional support were identified: caring, reassuring, emotion sharing, belonging, and distracting. The main contribution of this study is that social media can be used as a spontaneous and proactive tool for supporting the student’s resilience during and after the earthquake trauma.

scholarly journals CHILDREN’S FOOD PREFERENCES INCLUDED AND OFFERED IN THE „SCHOOL SCHEME”

2018 ◽  
Vol XX (6) ◽  
pp. 262-266
Author(s):  
Sławomir Wawrzyniak ◽  
Krystyna Krzyżanowska
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Dairy Products ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Food Preferences ◽  
Sweet Pepper ◽  
Cottage Cheese ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers

The aim of the studies was to gather the primary school teachers’ opinion about the „School Scheme” and its effectiveness, as well as children’s food preferences and the reasons, why some of the schools didn’t take part in the program. The empiric studies were conducted in 2017 and 6,413 teachers from primary schools took part in them. The results show that students prefer to eat fruits than vegetables. If some of them chose vegetables, they ate tomatoes, radish, carrot rather than kohlrabi or sweet pepper. When it comes to dairy products, they took: milk and cottage cheese. Some of the Polish schools didn’t take part in the program, because they claim not to have enough suitable place to store fruits and vegetables at their entities and children’s parents weren’t interested in that matter.

scholarly journals A snapshot of the use of reading methods in primary schools in three provinces of South Africa

Per Linguam ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-44
Author(s):  
Anna Johanna Hugo
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Intermediate Phase ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Know How ◽  
Reading Methods ◽  
Teaching Of Reading

The teaching of reading is not as easy as it may seem. It requires specific knowledge and the use of reading methods by teachers. Learners’ reading needs and learning styles also have to be considered. According to the Progress in International Reading Literacy (PIRLS) results for 2016, the reading abilities of South African learners are far below the international standard as set out by PIRLS. There is a lack of research about the strategies and methods that primary school teachers use to teach reading. In this article, the feedback regarding reading methods – gathered from 36 primary school teachers in three provinces – is discussed. The data revealed that most of the Grade 1 to 7 teachers who participated in the research knew and used some of the six reading methods under discussion. However, the results did not indicate how well the teachers applied these methods and how versatile they were in using the different reading methods. The data revealed that Foundation phase teachers used some of the methods statistically significantly more often than the comparison group of Intermediate phase teachers in a nonexperimental static-group observational design study. According to Spaull (McBride 2019:1), a well-known researcher in South Africa, one of the three main reasons why Foundation phase readers are struggling with reading is that their teachers do not know how to teach reading systematically. Teachers do not know how to change and adapt the methods that they use to teach reading and not enough research has been done to address the problems with the teaching of reading in the classroom specifically. Often the reading problems experienced in the Foundation phase are carried over to the Intermediate phase.

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