scholarly journals Traditional and innovative trends in math education in preschoolers in Russia: Do they fit to educational criteria?

2020 ◽  
pp. 166-193
Author(s):  
Margarita S. Aslanova ◽  
Daria A. Bukhalenkova ◽  
Alaksander N. Veraksa ◽  
Margarita N. Gavrilova ◽  
Liudmila N. Liutsko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
Preschool Age ◽  
Mathematical Education ◽  
Design Elements ◽  
Joint Activities ◽  
Primary School Curriculum ◽  
Educational Applications ◽  
Google Play

Relevance. There is growing interest in the market for educational applications in Russia. A significant number of these are aimed at preschoolers. Although much is known about the key features of preschoolers learning ( due to the cultural-historical approach as well ), there is still little research analyzing whether these features are taken into account in the design and methodology of mobile applications available on the market. Objective. To analyze math apps for preschoolers from the standpoint of cultural-historical theory. Design. We went to Google Play and AppStore with the query “mathematics for preschoolers” and selected four apps that are most popular among users and recommended by experts. We analyzed them according to the following criteria: (1) adult engagement, (2) quality of the child’s interactions with the application content, (3) types of content, (4) forms of material presentation and the correspondence of the method of number concept formation to the preschool age specifics, (5) the quality of mathematical content, that ensures the principle of continuity with the primary school curriculum. Results. None of the apps was based on developmental learning methodology, and none used opportunities for involving an adult in a dialogue and joint activities with a child. Not all the apps considered the characteristics of the age group in their design of content and the child’s interactions with the app. Only one of the apps provides continuity with the primary school curriculum. Conclusions. Scientific knowledge and practical achievements in the field of mathematical education for preschoolers are not always reflected even in the most popular programs. Our analysis allows to draw the attention of parents, teachers, and developers to important design elements that could make an app really educational for preschool children.

scholarly journals Religious and Moral Education Textbooks in Upper Primary Schools in Botswana – A Question of Relevance

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (6) ◽  
pp. 25-31
Author(s):  
Baamphatlha Dinama ◽  
Rebecca Khaza Moseki ◽  
Vivian Olesitse
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Moral Education ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Classroom Practices ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
Primary School Curriculum ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Selection Of

Concerns have been raised about the quality of religious and moral education textbooks used in upper primary school classes in Botswana. Therefore, the main purpose of this study was to assess the appropriateness of these textbooks. The study adopted a qualitative methodology approach, using interviews and also reviewing some documents. Data collected from the study suggest that the content of the prescribed religious and moral education textbooks in the upper primary school curriculum does not address the prescribed syllabus objectives, hence affects the teachers’ classroom practices and consequently students’ learning and performance. Based on these findings, the study, therefore, recommends the involvement of teachers in the selection of the prescribed textbooks for religious and moral education in upper primary schools classes.

scholarly journals PRANCŪZIJOS PRADINĖ MOKYKLA: KO GALIME PASIMOKYTI? [FRENCH PRIMARY SCHOOL: WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM IT?]

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 50-54
Author(s):  
Rita Makarskaitė-Petkevičienė
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Civic Education ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
Work Organisation ◽  
Creative Imagination ◽  
Interest In Science ◽  
Good School ◽  
Primary School Curriculum ◽  
Key Words Development

The article presents experiences from the visit to a French primary school (L'école élémentaire). Education of six-year old children is discussed as well as their life at school. It is also considered why the Lithuanian “Good School Conception” functions perfectly in that country, while in Lithuania this does not happen always. The goals of French primary school are to develop learner independence and responsibility; to develop their observation, curiosity, creativity; to develop communication skills; to help a child to develop physically. The core of the primary school curriculum includes civic education and lessons of “discoveries“. The author of the article discusses the variety of learners’ activities in the classroom, the teacher’s work and issues of work organisation, learning environment. It should be emphasised that primary learners discover the scientific truths through experimenting, development of motor skills and creative imagination as well as reflections. The teacher’s activity is directed towards development of the learner’s personal ability to reason, evoking of the learner’s interest in science, learning of living environment as well as perception of space and time. Key words: development of ability to reason, primary school, school learners’ activities.

scholarly journals Teachers’ and Proprietors’ perception of pre-primary school curriculum process in Ife-East Local Government Area of Osun State, Nigeria

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (9) ◽  
pp. 39-47
Author(s):  
Iroegbu Victoria Ihekerenma
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Job Training ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Research Instrument ◽  
Methods Of Evaluation ◽  
Chi Squared ◽  
Primary School Curriculum

This study investigated preprimary school teachers’ and proprietors’ perception of curriculum process in preprimary education in Nigeria. 140 teachers/proprietors from private preprimary schools were purposively selected for the study. The research instrument was a 32 item researcher constructed curriculum process questionnaire in the Likert format with Cronbach’s Alpha of .852. The items were distributed into five sections: impending curriculum sensitization; curriculum objectives; contentment; methods and strategies; and methods of evaluation. The instrument was administered on the teachers and proprietors in their various schools and collected by the researcher and assistants on the same day. The resulting data were analyzed using the Chi Squared statistics. The results showed that in 28 cases out of 32, the Chi squared obtained was not significant at the .05 level. It was concluded that preprimary school teachers and proprietors had similar perceptions of preprimary curriculum process. It was recommended that preprimary school teachers and proprietors be given regular on-the-job training in this regard.

scholarly journals Analysis of Social Studies Material in Primary School Curriculum

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 4573-4576
Author(s):  
Asnawi . ◽  
Bunga Mulyahati ◽  
Ronald Fransyaigu
Keyword(s):  
Social Studies ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Fourth Grade ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
The Social ◽  
Primary School Curriculum ◽  
Concrete Operational ◽  
School Selection ◽  
Thematic Learning ◽  
Selection Of

This study aims to assess the Social Studies material contained in the book of integrated thematic curriculum in 2013 the fourth grade of primary school. Selection of the fourth grade of primary school due to the initial implementation of integrated thematic learning in curriculum 2013 in a high-class curriculum. This study used a qualitative approach with a particular method of discourse analysis and content analysis of the data obtained through text analysis and documentation. Which is the object of this research is the book of integrated thematic curriculum fourth grade of primary school in curriculum 2013. Social Studies material is organized from the teaching materials and simple close around the child to a more extensive and complex. Depth presentation of the material in the textbook Social Studies  the fourth grade of primary school thematic curriculum is associated with students' knowledge. The level of difficulty of the material adapted to the development of learners who are at the stage of "concrete-operational", giving the students in understanding the material.

scholarly journals ACTIVE TEACHING THROUGH MATHEMATICAL PROBLEMS IN PRIMARY SCHOOL / AKTYVUSIS MOKYMAS SPRENDŽIANT MATEMATIKOS UŽDAVINIUS PRADINĖSE KLASĖSE

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (41) ◽  
pp. 213
Author(s):  
Tamar Dograshvili
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Mathematical Education ◽  
Teaching Process ◽  
Active Teaching ◽  
Mathematical Problems ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
Primary School Pupils

<p>Active teaching is a key component in the education system at all stages of education. In practice, introduction of active teaching in mathematics teaching in primary school poses significant challenges for teachers. To solve this problem, we have developed a methodological approach described in this article. In particular, we suggest an active teaching model whose realization is linked to the inclusion of problems with developmental and interdisciplinary content in the teaching process in mathematics classes. The solutions of these problems are associated with particular themes in mathematics classes. We discuss the methodology for constructing the systems of problems with developmental and interdisciplinary content in accordance with particular themes in mathematics classes in primary school, which is based on the scheme that we developed. We have also analyzed the indicators of including such problems in mathematics classes in primary school and the results of the educational experiment demonstrating that the author’s methodological approaches provide a high quality of mathematical education for primary school pupils, make the teaching process interesting and attractive, and ensure their involvement in the process of active teaching and learning through the systems of specially selected problems.</p><p>Aktyvusis mokymas yra pagrindinis ugdymo sistemos komponentas visais ugdymo etapais. Praktinis aktyviojo matematikos mokymo pradinėse klasėse įgyvendinimas mokytojams kelia rimtų iššūkių. Norėdami išspręsti šią problemą, mes sukūrėme metodinę prieigą, aprašytą šiame straipsnyje. Mes siūlome aktyviojo mokymo modelį, kurio įgyvendinimas yra susijęs su lavinamojo ir tarpdalykinio turinio uždavinių įtraukimu į mokymo procesą matematikos pamokose. Šių uždavinių sprendimai yra susiję su konkrečiomis temomis, nagrinėjamomis per matematikos pamokas. Mes aptariame lavinamojo ir tarpdalykinio turinio uždavinių sistemų konstravimo metodiką, pagrįstą mūsų sudaryta schema, pagal konkrečias pradinių klasių matematikos pamokų temas. Taip pat išanalizavome tokių uždavinių įtraukimo į matematikos pamokas pradinėse klasėse rodiklius ir edukacinio eksperimento rezultatus, parodydami, kad autorės metodinės prieigos lemia aukštą pradinių klasių mokinių matematinio ugdymo kokybę, mokymo procesą daro įdomų bei patrauklų ir užtikrina mokinių dalyvavimą aktyvaus mokymo bei mokymosi procese sprendžiant tikslingai parinktų uždavinių sistemas</p>

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