Children Using Language: Can Computers Help?

1992 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 146-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liam F. Heaney
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
Computer Software ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Valuable Contribution ◽  
Subject Areas

This article considers some of the ways in which computers and appropriate software can be used to encourage children to use language purposefully. It discusses the range of computer software that is available for Primary School children and suggests ways of incorporating such software into the various subject areas. While highlighting the valuable contribution that computers can make to the teaching and learning process in schools, the article stresses the need for the planned integration of computers and computer software into an overall curriculum strategy which has an evident cohesiveness and a continuity. The surest means by which children are enabled to master their mother tongue is by exploiting the process of discovery through language in all its uses. A Language for Life

scholarly journals Assessing adaptation capabilities in primary school children attending schools with different educational processes

2021 ◽  
Vol 100 (5) ◽  
pp. 495-500
Author(s):  
Olga A. Maklakova ◽  
Darya A. Eisfeld ◽  
Nina V. Zaitseva
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Adaptation Mechanism ◽  
Nervous Systems ◽  
Adaptation Mechanisms ◽  
Educational Processes ◽  
And Mathematics

Introduction. Innovative teaching and learning systems involve intensification of the educational process and greater academic loads; it results in the exertion of adaptation systems in a body, especially when it comes to primary school children. Purpose of the study. Our research goal was to assess peculiarities of adaptation capabilities in primary school children who attended schools with different educational processes. Material and methods. To study peculiarities of adaptation capabilities in primary school children, we performed a clinical examination of 183 children (51.4% boys and 48.6% girls, the average age being 9.51±0.17) who attended a lyceum (group A), a school with advanced studies of physics and mathematics (Group B), and an ordinary secondary school (Group C). We also analyzed how intense educational loads were in all three educational establishments. Children’s adaptation capabilities were assessed as per functional parameters of their cardiovascular and vegetative nervous systems and catecholamines’ contents in blood. Results. The entry-level secondary schools tend to have more intense educational processes. We established that primary school children who attended a lyceum faced 1.5 times greater intellectual and sensory loads; children who attended a school with advanced studies of physics and mathematics had educational loads that were 1.3-1.4 times more monotonous than in other establishments; children who attended an ordinary school had to bear 1.8 times higher emotional loads. ⅔ primary school children had exertion of functional reserves in their cardiovascular system caused by a longer educational load duration. 36% of primary school children who attended a school with advanced studies of physics and mathematics had tension in their adaptation mechanisms caused by monotonous educational loads combined with lower noradrenalin contents in blood. Those children also ran up to 4.9 times higher risks of adaptation mechanism exertion. 48.5-56.7% of children who attended a lyceum and an ordinary school had vegetative imbalance that became apparent via activated adaptation-trophic influence promoted by the sympathetic section in the vegetative nervous systems and related to the duration of learning activities. Conclusion. Intensification of the educational process results in disorders of compensatory-adaptation mechanisms in primary school children.

THE INTEGRATION OF THE ELEMENTS OF BIONICS INTO LEARNING CONTENT OF NATURE STUDIES IN PRIMARY SCHOOL

2016 ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Janis Dzerviniks ◽  
Alise Ārgule
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Nature Study ◽  
Learning Content ◽  
Cognitive Action ◽  
Nature Studies

The problem of the research: there is rather small proportion of pupils with high nature studies results in Latvia, and it continues to decrease. That is evaluated as a negative factor of national economy future development. The aim of the research: to research connection between elements of bionics and learning content of primary school, and to analyze its significance for nature studies learning process improvement and facilitation of primary school children cognitive action. To achieve the aim of the research, the authors researched the learning content of the nature studies and the role of bionics in improvement of primary school nature study learning process. Authors was clarified the opinion of the primary school teachers about the integration of the elements of bionics into nature studies learning process for facilitation of primary school children cognitive action.

scholarly journals Sustainable and Aware Mobility Explained to Children

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (23) ◽  
pp. 6668 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paolo Gandini ◽  
Giovanna Marchionni ◽  
Luca Studer ◽  
Roberto Maja
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Primary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Educational Games ◽  
Theoretical Explanation ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Local Context ◽  
Sustainable Mobility ◽  
Educational Package

Mobility represents a key sector to face climate change and pollution issues. In a broad context of initiatives aimed at making mobility as sustainable as possible, meaningful actions can be oriented to educate people and to encourage their choices towards greener habits. This paper presents an educational package for primary school children to make them aware of sustainable mobility. It is also intended to help stakeholders (researchers, teachers, educators) to increase the sensitivity of children for sustainable mobility. This should support children in adopting more sustainable behaviors. Thus, a detailed description of the educational package, intended as a formative stand-alone module, is provided. This is made up of a brief theoretical explanation and a series of transition educational games. The theoretical part is designed for a young audience and with references to their local context, to make it simple and understandable. The educational games want to make children experience the concepts explained, in a funny way. This educational package was performed three times, involving more than 300 children. The outcomes recorded after each use, with positive feedback from both students and teachers, led to its final configuration. The qualitative results of the three performed experiences are presented here. The educational package is going to be repeated and structured within a wider learning process designed by Politecnico di Milano for primary school children.

Equity on National School Achievement Tests: A Multicultural Perspective in Kenya

2010 ◽  
Vol 106 (3) ◽  
pp. 685-692 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ezra K. Arap-Maritim
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
School Achievement ◽  
Achievement Tests ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
National School ◽  
Language Effects ◽  
Linguistic Backgrounds ◽  
Multicultural Perspective

The study examined the differences in performance on the national Kiswahili achievement tests administered in 2005, 2006, and 2007 among three cohorts of primary school children from two different linguistic backgrounds in Kenya. The analysis showed the test favored children from Kiswahili-speaking communities; those whose mother tongue had no linguistic relation with Kiswahili scored lower. Results are discussed in terms of language effects on performance and cognition.

Using Scratch with Primary School Children

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda Wilson ◽  
Thomas Hainey ◽  
Thomas M. Connolly
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
School Children ◽  
Computer Games ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Observational Research ◽  
Learning Approaches ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
Programming Ability

Newer approaches such as games-based learning (GBL) and games based-construction are being adopted to motivate and engage students within the Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) in Scotland. GBL and games-based construction suffer from a dearth of empirical evidence supporting their validity as teaching and learning approaches. To address this issue this paper will present the findings of observational research at PE level using Scratch as a tool to construct computer games. A list of criteria will be compiled for reviewing the implementation of each participant to gauge programming proficiency. The study will review 29 games from Primary 4 to Primary 7 level and will present the overall results and results for each individual year. This study will contribute to the empirical evidence in games-based construction by providing the results of observational research across different levels of PE and will provide pedagogical guidelines for assessing programming ability using a games-based construction approach.

scholarly journals Availability of Teaching and Learning Materials on Creative Play Activities among Public Pre-Primary School Children in Bureti Sub-County, Kenya

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 82-88
Author(s):  
Evelyn Chepngeno Mitei ◽  
Teresa Mwoma
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Learning Materials ◽  
Teaching Resources ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Creative Play

Creative activities play a critical role in improving intellectual, emotional, and social skills among children. This study aimed to explore the availability of teaching and learning materials on creative play activities among public pre-primary school children in Bureti Sub-County, Kenya. The research adopted a descriptive survey design and was guided by Sarah Smilansky’s theory which emphasises the child-centred approach in teaching creativity. Sarah Smilansky’s theory lays emphasis on allowing young children to control their way of learning by stressing self-expression. The population targeted was 135 public pre-primary schools in Bureti Sub-County. Ten per cent (10%) of the target population representing 14 public pre-primary schools was utilised during the pilot study. The sample size for the study was 236 participants. This comprised 92 head teachers and 144 preschool teachers from 121 pre-primary schools in Bureti Sub-County. Questionnaires and observation schedules were utilised to gather data. The statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 23 was utilised to organise data for analysis. Quantitative data were analysed using descriptive statistics. The data was presented in the form of percentage tables. The results revealed that (73.9%) of the respondents indicated that there was insufficient learning and teaching materials listing out that the most available materials are manila papers, clay, paints, tires, pencils, and maise corps. The study recommended that learning and teaching resources should be made available by the County Government for learners to use while embracing creative play activities. There is also a need for adequate time to be allocated to play to enhance creative play activities in school.

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