scholarly journals Involving Users and Creating Symbols for Tangible Programming: a Case Study with TaPrEC

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 65
Author(s):  
Marleny Luque Carbajal ◽  
Cecília Baranauskas
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Elementary School Teachers ◽  
Participatory Design ◽  
Affective Responses ◽  
Programming Environment ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Tangible Programming ◽  
Product Creation

INTRODUCTION: Participatory Design is an approach that is characterized by the active participation of users as part of the design team, thus reflecting their perspectives and needs in the product design. BrainDraw is a participatory technique for use in the design phase of product creation. This article investigates the use of participatory practices with elementary school teachers, aiming at the redesign of the programming blocks of TaPrEC, a tangible programming environment for children. OBJECTIVE: This work aimed at the redesign of symbols for the repetition blocks of TaPrEC involving the main stakeholders. METHOD: A Case Study in an educational space that offers activities during out-of-school hours to children was carried out using the BrainDraw technique with a group of elementary school teachers to redesign the symbols of the repetition blocks of the TaPrEC. The experimentation and evaluation of the created symbols were carried out by the same teachers and a group of elementary school children. We also applied the Self-Assessment Manikin form to assess the participants' affective responses during participatory activities. RESULTS: The results of the workshops highlight that the symbols created by the teachers have been better accepted by teachers and children. This positive acceptance may result from the fact that the participatory solutions proposed by the teachers suggest associations with everyday elements such as traffic signs and the symbol of multiplication. CONCLUSION: Participatory Design is a process that involves researchers and end-users in creating products for their use. Using this approach, we studied different symbol proposals for representing and understanding the repetition blocks of TaPrEC, a tangible programming environment, to promote a solution that had the participation of stakeholders and reached a solution that made sense to them.

scholarly journals Learning and teaching science as inquiry: A case study of elementary school teachers' investigations of light

2005 ◽  
Vol 89 (6) ◽  
pp. 1007-1042 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily H. van Zee ◽  
David Hammer ◽  
Mary Bell ◽  
Patricia Roy ◽  
Jennifer Peter
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Elementary School Teachers ◽  
Teaching Science ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Science As Inquiry

scholarly journals An analysis of assessment models employed by the Indonesian elementary school teachers

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wayan Maba ◽  
Ida Bagus Nyoman Mantra
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Elementary School Teachers ◽  
Peer Assessment ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Written Test

The present study was conducted to analyze the assessment models employed by Indonesian elementary school teachers in the context of assessment models as suggested by the curriculum in 2013. The analysis includes the selected assessment models and their implementation in real classroom settings to assess the students’ attitudes, knowledge, and skills. This study made use of a qualitative research design in which the data were analyzed by means of deep argumentation and presented descriptively. Data were collected through direct observation and in-depth interviews with the selected elementary school teachers. The collected data were analyzed in an analytical manner to obtain the findings.   The findings of the present study indicated that primary school teachers employed various models of assessment based on the aspects of attitudes, knowledge, and skills. Assessment of the students’ attitude includes observation, self-assessment, peer assessment, and teachers’ records. Assessment of the students’ knowledge includes a written test, an oral test, and assignment.  Assessment of the students’ skill includes performance, portfolio, and project. Meanwhile,  the scores of the students’ achievement were analyzed based on the scores of the students’ attitude obtained by using the instruments, such as observation blank sheet, Self-assessment, peer assessment, and teacher’ records. Self-assessment and peer assessment were also used as a confirmation of the scores for the report card and the teachers’ records were mainly used to provide the suggestions for the students’ improvement.

scholarly journals Pengembangan Keprofesian Berkelanjutan bagi Guru Sekolah Dasar

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 666
Author(s):  
Cahyaningtyas Tri Wijiutami ◽  
Wahjoedi Wahjoedi ◽  
Ery Try Djatmika R. W. W
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Elementary School Teachers ◽  
Scientific Publication ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Self Development ◽  
Case Study Data

<p><strong>Abstract:</strong> The purpose of this research are: (1) study the implementation of the PKB program for elementary school teachers (2) the effectiveness of the PKB program for elementary school teachers. The approach of this research is a qualitative research approach and the type of the research is case study. Data obtained from interviews, observations, and documentation. Based on the acquisition of data generated in the study, it is concluded: (1) The implementation of the PKB program in the form of self-development, scientific publications, and innovative works has been running, (2) The effectiveness of the implementation of the PKB program has not been carried out effectively and optimally, especially in scientific publication activities.</p><strong>Abstrak</strong><strong>:</strong><em> </em>Pelaksanaan penelitian ini dengan tujuan untuk (1) mengkaji tentang pelaksanaan program PKB guru sekolah dasar dan (2) efektivitas program PKB guru sekolah dasar. Penggunaan pendekatan pada penelitian ini yaitu pendekatan penelitian kualitatif dengan jenis penelitian <em>case study</em> (studi kasus). Perolehan data didapat dari wawancara, observasi, dan dokumentasi. Berdasarkan perolehan data yang dihasilkan dalam penelitian, maka disimpulkan (1) pelaksanaan program PKB berupa pengembangan diri, publikasi ilmiah, dan karya inovatif sudah berjalan, (2) efektivitas pelaksanaan program PKB belum terlaksana secara efektif dan optimal khususnya pada kegiatan publikasi ilmiah.

scholarly journals An Analysis of Assessment Models Employed by The Indonesian Elementary School Teachers

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 39
Author(s):  
Wayan Maba ◽  
Ida Bagus Nyoman Mantra
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Elementary School Teachers ◽  
Peer Assessment ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Written Test

The present study was conducted to analyze the assessment models employed by Indonesian elementary school teachers in the context of assessment models as suggested by the curriculum in 2013. The analysis includes the selected assessment models and their implementation in real classroom settings to assess the students’ attitudes, knowledge, and skills. This study made use of a qualitative research design in which the data were analyzed by means of deep argumentation and presented descriptively. Data were collected through direct observation and in-depth interviews to the selected elementary school teachers. The collected data were analyzed in an analytical manner to obtain the findings.   The findings of the present study indicated that primary school teachers employed various models of assessment based on the aspects of attitudes, knowledge, and skills. Assessment of the students’ attitude includes observation, self-assessment, peer assessment, and teachers’ records. Assessment of the students’ knowledge includes a written test, an oral test, and assignment.  Assessment of the students’ skill includes performance, portfolio and project. Meanwhile,  the scores of the students’ achievement were analyzed based on the scores of  the students’ attitude   obtained by using the instruments, such as observation blank sheet, Self-assessment, peer assessment, and teacher’ records. Self-assessment and peer assessment were also used as a confirmation of the scores for the report card and the teachers’ records were mainly used to provide the suggestions for the students’ improvement.

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