scholarly journals Linking Computational Thinking and BNCC in Primary School: a qualitative study on the perspective of teachers

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Suéllen Rodolfo Martinelli ◽  
Luciana Martinez Zaina ◽  
Tiemi Christine Sakata
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Continuing Education ◽  
Computational Thinking ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Teaching Activities ◽  
Primary And Secondary Education ◽  
Subject Areas

INTRODUCTION: The incorporation of ways of developing computer skills in primary and secondary education has been a demand in some countries, and practice in others. Among these skills, Computational Thinking (CT) has the aim of working the ability to using mental processing to find out solutions to problems. National Common Curricular Base (BNCC) of Brazil, CT appears strictly applied to the curricular component of Mathematics and focused on the use of technologies. OBJECTIVE: This paper presents the connections between CT and the skills and the subjects found in BNCC. These connections were identified from activities which were created and applied by primary school teachers. METHOD: A practical continuing education course was carried out in which two groups of teachers who had to handle teaching activities that associated CT to BNCC. During the course, the participants were encouraged to create practical activities to be applied in their classrooms afterwards. In total, 33 activities were built by the participants. Later, these activities were examined, and some parts were coding following a qualitative analysis approach. RESULTS: As a result, we found out codes related to actions, concepts and processes that were connected to four subject areas of BNCC. CONCLUSION: Most of the participants had a preference to use unplugged activities and applied different teaching strategies. Additionally, we concluded that the CT is characterized as being a multidisciplinary topic and can be associated with different components of the curriculum. Even having struggled in some activities, we considered the participants could foster among their students the "computational think".

Implications of Using Corpus Tools in Primary and Secondary Education

2020 ◽  
pp. 179-190
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Education ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Educational Levels ◽  
Teaching Activities ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
The Given

This chapter will give a comparison of using computer corpora in primary and in secondary schools. It will compare information that was collected from primary school teachers and secondary school teachers about using computer corpora for language subjects on primary and secondary educational levels. Based on the given information, the chapter will provide an explanation of the advantages and disadvantages of using computer corpora in language learning on those two educational levels. The chapter will explore which educational levels have more possibilities for incorporating computer corpora in their teaching activities and how it can be used in the classroom with students.

scholarly journals Inspiring or confusing – a study of Finnish 1–6 teachers’ relation to teaching programming

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ray Pörn ◽  
Kirsti Hemmi ◽  
Paula Kallio-Kujala
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Domain Knowledge ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
National Curriculum ◽  
Computational Thinking ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Perceived Preparedness ◽  
Preparedness To Teach

There is limited research on teaching and learning of programming in primary school and even less about aspects concerning teaching programming from teachers’ viewpoint. In this study, we explore how Finnish 1-6 primary school teachers (N=91), teaching at schools with Swedish as the language of instruction, relate to programming and teaching of programming, one year after the introduction of the new national curriculum that included programming. The teachers’ relation to programming is studied by analyzing their view on programming, perceived preparedness to teach programming and their attitudes towards teaching programming. The main results of the present study are that the responding teachers approach programming in school with mixed emotions, but the majority claim to have sufficient preparedness to teach programming, and many of them have a positive attitude towards the subject. The findings indicate that the most important factor for high perceived preparedness and positive attitude is sufficient domain knowledge. The teachers’ views on programming are very diverse, ranging from focusing only on the connection to elementary step-by-step thinking to more sophisticated reasoning connecting to central aspects of computational thinking and other educational outcomes. The findings suggest that there is a need for educational efforts to make the connection between mathematical content and programming more visible for primary school teachers.

scholarly journals Primary School Teachers’ Perspective of Sexual Education in Spain. A Qualitative Study

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 287
Author(s):  
Fernando Jesús Plaza-del-Pino ◽  
Isabelle Soliani ◽  
Cayetano Fernández-Sola ◽  
Joaquín Jesús Molina-García ◽  
María Isabel Ventura-Miranda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Comprehensive Approach ◽  
Sexual Education ◽  
Social Aspects ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Teaching Learning

Sexual education is a part of the teaching-learning process that addresses cognitive, psychological, physical and social aspects of sexuality. The purpose of sexual education is to provide people with knowledge, abilities, attitudes and values that will help them to have good sexual health, well-being and dignity. The objective of this study was to explore the perspective of primary school teachers regarding Sexual Education in school. A descriptive qualitative study was designed based on content thematic analysis. Fifteen open-ended interviews with primary school teachers were carried out, followed by inductive data analysis using ATLAS.ti software. Two key themes emerged from the analysis: “In search of a comprehensive approach to Sexual Education” and “Barriers to Sexual Education in schools: From the lack of training to fear of the families”. We conclude that despite the efforts to implement a comprehensive approach to Sexual Education that recognises sexuality as a right, primary school teachers face difficulties in delivering Sexual Education in schools due to a lack of training and the fear that parents will reject their children being spoken to about sexuality.

scholarly journals Primary School Teachers’ Experiences of Sexual Education in Spain. A Qualitative Study.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando Jesús Plaza-del-Pino ◽  
Isabelle Soliani ◽  
Cayetano Fernández-Sola ◽  
Joaquín Jesús Molina-García ◽  
María Isabel Ventura-Miranda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Comprehensive Approach ◽  
Sexual Education ◽  
Social Aspects ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Teachers Experiences ◽  
Teaching Learning

Sexual education is a part of the teaching-learning process that addresses cognitive, psychological, physical and social aspects of sexuality. The purpose of sexual education is to provide people with knowledge, abilities, attitudes and values that will help them to have good sexual health, well-being and dignity. The objective of this study was to explore the experiences and opinions of primary school teachers regarding Sexual Education in school. A descriptive qualitative study was designed based on content analysis. Twelve open-ended interviews with primary school teachers were carried out, followed by inductive data analysis using ATLAS.ti software. Two key themes emerged from the analysis: ‘In search of a comprehensive approach to Sexual Education’ and ‘Barriers to Sexual Education in schools: From the lack of training to fear of the families’. We conclude that despite the efforts to implement a comprehensive approach to Sexual Education that recognises sexuality as a right, primary school teachers face difficulties in delivering Sexual Education in schools due to a lack of training and the fear that parents will reject their children being spoken to about sexuality.

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