scholarly journals MOTIVACIÓN EN MATEMÁTICAS DE ESTUDIANTES DE PRIMARIA

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 85
Author(s):  
Francisco Gil Cuadra ◽  
Tamara Torres Prados ◽  
Ana Belén Montoro Medina
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Extracurricular Activities ◽  
Private School ◽  
Student Experiences ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
Immediate Feedback ◽  
School Students ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Educación Primaria ◽  
Flow Experiences

Abstract.PRIMARY SCHOOL MOTIVATION IN MATHEMATICSSeveral authors show the influence of motivation on academic performance. When students are focused on tasks learning and enjoy them (flow), they spend more time and effort. School and extracurricular activities are ideal environments for the emergence of flow experiences. They provide clear goals, and immediate feedback and challenges which match with students´ skills. In fact, when a student experiences flow by performing an activity, they choose subjects that involve this activity in later years or extracurricular activities. The importance of mathematics literacy is no longer disputed to become autonomous and critical citizens. However, on many occasions, mathematics is seen as tedious and boring. The lack of research about flow and mathematics make us to consider which mathematical tasks provoke flow to a higher percentage of primary school students in regular classes and when they attend a noncompulsory math course. Due to availability reasons, a closed questionnaire was administered to a sample of 55 primary school students of a private school and 6 primary school students who attended to a non compulsory alternative mathematics course in Almeria. The questionnaire enables to identify whether a student experienced flow, just after concluding a task. At school, a comparison was made of the flow experienced when solving tasks from the textbook, paying attention to the teacher lecture, correcting the tasks and doing complementary tasks. As for the non-compulsory math course, flow experienced with the nine kinds of tasks proposed in the course was compared. Results show that students found that the tasks more interesting and useful and had a clearer idea on what they were asked at school. That explains the higher percentage of students who flew in this environment.Key words: flow experiences, mathematics, primary educationResumen.Numerosas investigaciones ponen de manifiesto la influencia de la motivación en el aprendizaje: cuando los estudiantes están concentrados y disfrutan (experimentan flujo) realizando actividades propuestas en el aula se implican más, invirtiendo más esfuerzo. La escuela y las actividades extraescolares son entornos ideales para la aparición de experiencias de flujo: proporcionan desafíos acordes con las habilidades, metas claras y retroalimentación inmediata. De hecho, cuando un estudiante experimenta flujo realizando una actividad, elige materias que involucran dicha actividad en años posteriores y/o actividades extraescolares. Nadie discute la importancia de la alfabetización matemática en la formación de ciudadanos autónomos y críticos, sin embargo, en numerosas ocasiones, las matemáticas son vistas como algo tedioso y aburrido. Dada la escasez de investigaciones sobre flujo y matemáticas, nos planteamos: ¿con qué actividades experimentan flujo los estudiantes de primaria en el aula de matemáticas?, ¿y aquellos que asisten a clases particulares de matemáticas? Por cuestiones de disponibilidad, se administró un cuestionario cerrado que permite identificar si un estudiante ha experimentado flujo realizando una actividad, justo al concluirla, a 55 estudiantes de primaria de un colegio de Almería y a 6 estudiantes de una academia que propone un método alternativo de aprendizaje matemático. En el colegio, se comparó el flujo experimentado durante la explicación de la profesora, la resolución de ejercicios del libro de texto y la realización de otras actividades complementarias. En el caso de la academia, se analizó el programa y se recogió información relativa a cada una de los nueve tipos de tareas que se proponen en el programa. En nuestra muestra, en el colegio tenían más claro lo que se les pedía en las actividades, les parecían más útiles y más interesantes que las actividades de las clases extraescolares, lo que explica el mayor porcentaje de estudiantes en flujo en este entorno.Palabras clave: experiencias de flujo, matemáticas, educación primaria

scholarly journals Causes of learning problems in primary school students

2003 ◽  
pp. 151-165
Author(s):  
Snezana Mirkov
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Technical Education ◽  
Learning Problems ◽  
Previous Knowledge ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
School Subjects ◽  
Eighth Grade Students ◽  
And Mathematics

Investigations were conducted on learning problems using the sample of eighth-grade students of primary school (N=335). The respondents opted for one or more than seven offered statements related to: insufficient previous knowledge, insufficient studying, teaching contents (extensive, difficult unintelligible), textbook and teacher?s method of presenting the contents. On the basis of the results obtained, one-third of students have problems in mastering teaching contents of foreign language, physics and chemistry, and about one-fourth in mastering those of history and mathematics. All the mentioned causes of problems are present in varying degrees in some school subjects. The causes of learning problems are markedly present in a larger number of school subjects and they are related to some characteristics of teaching contents. Respondents point out, to a large extent, that teaching contents of technical education are uninteresting. In addition, students? responses indicate that it is necessary to improve the method for mastering the teaching contents in various school subjects i.e. methods applied in the teaching process. Subjective causes, as pointed out by students, are connected with some of the subjects they have characterized as the most difficult. Unintelligible textbook is stressed to the lowest extent as a cause of learning problems compared to other causes stated for the majority of school subjects.

scholarly journals SANITARY, EDUCATIONAL AND URBAN LEGISLATION OF UKRAINE ON ENSURING THE CONDITIONS OF STUDENTS 'LIVING IN SCHOOLS: WORLD REALITIES AND EXPERIENCE

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (70) ◽  
pp. 7-22
Author(s):  
A.M. Serdiuk ◽  
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N.S. Polka ◽  
V.M. Makhnyuk ◽  
M.Y. Antomonov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Extracurricular Activities ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Daily Routine ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Static Mode ◽  
Planning Decisions ◽  
And Training

The purpose of the work is to substantiate the hygienic criteria of architectural and planning decisions of the educational space to ensure sanitary and epidemiological conditions of life of primary school students. Taking into account foreign experience. The conducted researches allowed: - to identify, in a retrospective analysis of the provision of the child population schools I, I-II, I-III degree, reducing the number of schools for 30 years by 30% and increasing the number of students only in the last three years by 323 thousand, which dramatically increased the burden on existing schools; - identify violations of the principle of proportionality of construction of new residential build-ings and the required number of schools for residents of new buildings, according to which new schools are not built, which leads to the use of schools located above the regulatory distance and causes their excess capacity; - to establish that in Ukraine the norm of the territory of school grounds for pupils of primary school age is 2-4 times less, than in other European countries; - to establish that sanitary normative distances between the educational institution and adjacent residential and public buildings were observed in 91% of rural school projects, while in urban ones only in 71%, which caused compaction of the settlement territory; - to determine in modern educational programs the absence of need in the territories of training-production and training-research zones (training grounds, research sites, greenhouses, geographical areas, etc.) and to recommend their use in sports, play and recreation zones in functioning schools; - to substantiate the need to take into account the territories of training and research and training and production areas in the design of specialized schools; - to determine that every third city school functioned with exceeding the normative indicator on class size by more than 23%, which leads to congestion of students and deterioration of sanitary and hygienic conditions and living conditions in schools; - to establish that the norms of natural air exchange during education are not observed and amount to 9 m3/h per child (if necessary 16 m3/h), which does not ensure air quality in the classroom and affects the deterioration of health and reduced efficiency of students; - to establish that for the implementation of the concept of a new Ukrainian school in the func-tioning schools there is a deficit of the area of the educational premises of the primary school in 16%; - to identify in the daily routine of students of grades 1-4 in 30% of cases the replacement of active motor games in the open air with activities with static mode ("sitting" mode) by increasing the duration of homework and attending extracurricular activities with extracurricular activities; - to establish the existence of close relationships between direct and indirect indicators of architectural and planning decisions, which are part of the formation of educational space, and the determinants of health of primary school students; - to substantiate a set of preventive measures and proposals for the Ministry of Education and Science, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Regional Development in order to prevent the development of "school" occupational diseases of primary school students at the design stage of new and reconstruction of existing schools.

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of a Proposed Program Titled (Creativity Lamp) in Raising the Primary School Students’ Academic Achievement and Promoting Creativity among Them in Kuwait

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 20
Author(s):  
Abdulnaser A. Fakhrou ◽  
Sara A. Ghareeb
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Extracurricular Activities ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Experimental Group

The present study aimed to explore the effectiveness of a proposed program titled (creativity lamp) in improving students’ thinking skills and academic achievement and promoting creativity among them in Kuwait. This program involves several enrichment activities. The experimental group consists from 26 students. The control group consists from 25 students. Those students were randomly selected from a school named Al-Ma’moun Primary School. The proposed program is based on extracurricular activities. The teacher was trained about the way of implementing the program. The program was implemented throughout the semester. Through using the Torrance test of creative thinking-figural, it was found that the proposed program has a statistically significant impact –at the statistical significance of (a=0.001)- on the students’ academic achievement and creativity. The researchers recommend adding enrichment activities to the curricula of primary school students in Kuwait.

scholarly journals Edublog in Physical Education as an instrument for coeducation, commitment and intention to be physically active | El Edublog en Educación Física como herramienta para la coeducación, el compromiso y la intención de ser físicamente activo

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (28) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Lucía López-Postigo ◽  
Rafael Burgueño ◽  
Francisco Tomás González-Fernández ◽  
Honorato Morente-Oria
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Primary School ◽  
A Priori ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
Intervention Programme ◽  
School Students ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Educación Primaria ◽  
Experimental Group

La presente investigación pretendió analizar los efectos del uso del blog educativo (i.e. Edublog) sobre la coeducación, compromiso con esta herramienta digital, calificación e intención de ser físicamente activo en clase de educación física en educación primaria. El estudio corresponde con un diseño cuasi-experimental, usando un grupo control, a priori, no equivalente y, un grupo experimental para una muestra total de 40 estudiantes de educación primaria (50.50% chicas; Medad = 10.55, DTedad = .51). Se tomaron medidas acerca del conocimiento de equidad y calificación al final del programa de intervención, medidas sobre la implicación con el Edublog durante todo el programa, mientras que la intención de ser físicamente activo se evaluó al inicio y al final del programa. Los resultados revelaron la existencia de diferencias estadísticamente significativas en el nivel de conocimiento de equidad, implicación con el Edublog y calificación a favor del grupo experimental. No hubo diferencias estadísticamente significativas en el nivel de intención de ser físicamente activo entre ambos grupos. A modo de conclusión, el Edublog puede ser un recurso didáctico tenido en cuenta por el profesorado a la hora de mejorar las experiencias educativas del alumnado de educación primaria cuando participa en educación física.AbstractThis research aimed at examining the effects of the usage of the educational blog (or Edublog) on coeducation, commitment to this digital tool, grades and intention to be physically active in Physical Education lessons in Primary school. The study adopted a quasi-experimental design with, a priori, a non-equivalent control group and an experimental group for a total of 40 primary school students (50.50% girls; Mage = 10.55, SDage = .51). Measures on knowledge of equity and grades were taken at the end of the intervention programme, measures on a commitment to Edublog were collected throughout the programme, while the intention to be physically active were assessed at the beginning and end of the intervention. The results revealed statistically significant differences in the level of knowledge of equity, the commitment of Edublog and grades a favour of the experimental group. There was a nonsignificant difference in the level of intention to be physically active among both groups. In conclusion, Edublog can be a learning recourse to be considered by teachers in improving primary school students’ educational experiences when they participate in Physical Education.

scholarly journals Developing Volitional Qualities in Young Football Players during Training

2021 ◽  
Vol 2020 (4) ◽  
pp. 297-305
Author(s):  
Veronika Dzvonik ◽  
Georgy Mukhanov
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Extracurricular Activities ◽  
School Children ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
Training Process ◽  
School Students ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Pedagogical Research

The present research featured the possibilities of using the training process to develop volitional character qualities in young football players in a sports school. The article describes the theoretical ideas about volitional qualities as an object of psychological and pedagogical research, as well as various types of activity where these qualities can be realized. The authors focus on the development of volitional qualities in primary school children involved in sports vs. their peers. They believe that sport brings about positive changes in the parameters of the volitional sphere of the primary school students, e.g. discipline, sense of purpose, etc. The research experimentally proved the effectiveness of football for the development of volitional qualities in primary school children. The research results can improve the process of developing various volitional qualities in pupils during extracurricular activities. The paper also introduces a program of psychological and pedagogical support, which develops volitional qualities in young football players.

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