scholarly journals Children's understanding of time: A study in a primary history classroom

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gloria Solé
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Intervention Strategy ◽  
First Grade ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
School Students ◽  
History Teaching ◽  
Time Concepts ◽  
Audio Data ◽  
Field Notes ◽  
Chronological Time

This paper reports findings from a study of Portuguese primary children's understanding of time and historical time. The research involved two classes (first grade, with 24 students aged 6 to 7, and third grade, with 25 students aged 8 to 9) of primary school students during two school academic years in an urban primary school in northern Portugal. The main aim of the study was to analyse how students from the first to fourth grade of education develop chronological (time) concepts and historical understanding. Different data collection techniques and methodologies were used that allowed for three types of triangulation. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews, open interviews, participant researcher observation, audio data, field notes and class diaries. The research was undertaken by the researcher and the class teacher. The research was carried out though a longitudinal study over two years. At three times during the study, the students were asked to arrange historical pictures in chronological order and to explain their sequences. The research data were analysed using a deductive approach. This allowed the construction of a conceptualization system with parameters, categories and subcategories. The findings suggest that temporal understanding and historical thinking are developed gradually but, significantly, they can be facilitated and accelerated by means of specific social studies/history teaching strategies and pedagogy – that is, an intervention strategy.

Primary School Students' Perceptions About the Use of Mobile Games in the Classroom

2020 ◽  
pp. 230-250
Author(s):  
George Koutromanos
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Classroom Environment ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Survey Questionnaire ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
School Students ◽  
Mobile Games

This chapter investigates primary school students' perceptions regarding the use of games on mobile devices (i.e., smartphone, tablet) in classroom environment for teaching purposes. Data was collected from 10,381 students (Grades 4, 5, and 6) using a survey questionnaire. A series of semi-structured interviews were used to more deeply understand student perceptions. Those perceptions tended to range from neutral to positive regarding the use of games and their content. Students prefer games that enhance their knowledge and develop their thinking skills. They also believe lessons will be more enjoyable and interesting through the use of games, and learning will be easier and more effective. The results showed differences in students' perceptions in terms of their gender and grade level. Implications of this study and further research are discussed.

scholarly journals Assessment of Psychological Readiness Situation of Students Starting to Primary School

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 85
Author(s):  
Medera Halmatov
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
First Grade ◽  
Male Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Quantitative Research Methods ◽  
School Rules ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Provincial Center

There are important responsibilities expected from primary school students. The most important of these are the learning of reading, writing and arithmetic. There is a “psychological readiness” aspect besides reading, writing and arithmetic in order to be ready for the school. In this study, among the first-grade students, those who were academically ready were compared with those who were psychologically ready. In this research, screening model is used from quantitative research methods. Screening surveys allow the answers of questions such as “what, where, when, how often, at what level, how” (Wellington, 2006). The population of the research was composed of the children who started to the first class of primary schools in the provincial center of Ankara and the provincial center of Agri in the 2016-2017 academic year. The sample group of the study consisted of 327 students. 80 girls and 75 male students out of 322 students are chosen from the schools in the provincial center of Ankara, and 87 girls and 80 boys are chosen from the schools in provincial center of Agri. While the number of literate students at the basic level is 95 before the school starts, only 46 students are able to link shoe laces. While a total of 255 students knew all the main colors before the school started, only 31 students knew their home address. In addition, 90 students were found to have problems complied with the school rules. 39 students are shy in the classroom.

scholarly journals SYNERGETIC APPROACH AS A METHODOLOGICAL BASIS OF THE THEORY OF SELF-ORGANIZATION OF PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY

2022 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 21-28
Author(s):  
OLHA CHYKUROVA
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
First Grade ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Educational Activity ◽  
Self Organization ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Educational Activities ◽  
Methodological Basis ◽  
Cognitive Activities

The educational process in a modern primary school involves a change in the position of the student: from the object of study they become active subjects of educational activities, which requires the activation of their self-organization. At the same time, the essence and purpose of education is not in the scholastic increase of information, but in the information support of the constant development of an individual. This problem is especially relevant in the context of distance learning in the New Ukrainian School (NUS), so increasingly popular are learning technologies aimed at enhancing the educational and cognitive activities of students and forming their readiness for independent work. Life in modern society requires that an individual develops the qualities of autonomy and organization: independence, initiative, ability to think creatively, etc. These qualities are considered as components of a single process of self-organization of an individual. Synergetic can be interpreted as a methodological basis for educational, prognostic, organizational and didactic-managerial educational activities. We characterize synergetic as an opportunity to solve problems of education in accordance with modern challenges. Despite numerous studies, the problem of implementing a synergetic approach in the formation of skills of self-organization of educational activities of primary school students remains open. The article describes the synergetic approach as a methodological basis of the theory of self-organization of educational activities of junior schoolchildren. The research of scientists in the field of synergetic, namely the transformation of its ideas in pedagogy as a basic idea of the theory of self-organization of educational activities of primary school students, analyzes the key ideas and positions of synergetic through the prism of interpretation of the educational process. The explication of the problem is carried out in the context of the analysis of the pedagogical system of primary school. The study presents the features of the synergetic approach in the first grade school. The essence of the synergetic approach as an interdisciplinary direction of cognition is considered. It is established that the synergetic approach allows to form self-organization of educational activity. It has been studied that the educational process in primary school can also be considered an open system, as it carries out a continuous process of exchange of information (knowledge) between teacher and students (feedback), and constantly changing the content of education according to society as a whole. The content of educational and cognitive activities during the formation of skills of self-organization of primary school students from the point of view of synergetic approach is revealed. The main regularities of the process of teaching junior schoolchildren as an open and complex system and a complex of multicomponent, interdisciplinary and multilevel knowledge are outlined, providing an opportunity to identify the main areas of synergetic ideas in the educational process. It is concluded that the implementation of a synergetic approach to the management and organization of the educational process of primary school will significantly increase its efficiency, make the educational process more flexible and universal.

The Application of Global Education in Child-Friendly School: Descriptive Study in Primary School in Sumedang

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 71
Author(s):  
Hany Handayani ◽  
Pupung Rahayu ◽  
Agusfianudin .
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Global Education ◽  
Student Understanding ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
School Students ◽  
The Face ◽  
Green School ◽  
Child Friendly

Integration of global education in schools is considered insignificant by teachers, whereas in the face of the era of globalization, education is very important given to elementary school students, so with this consideration this research is carried out. The method used in this study is a descriptive method of the International Green School Primary School in Sumedang which implements child-friendly school education. This study aims to find out how schools apply global education to subjects in the classroom. The technique of data collection is done through semi-structured interviews, observation and documentation. This study was analyzed using a grounding approach. The findings of this study highlight the implementation of global education in child-friendly schools at the Green School Elementary School. Based on these findings, Elementary School teachers found learning patterns in the implementation of global education in Primary Schools. The results obtained are: 1) increasing student understanding of international and intercultural issues and, 2) increasing student understanding of strategies to participate locally, nationally, and internationally.

ASSESMENT OF THE POSTURE WITH THE STUDENTS OF THE FIRST GRADE OF PRIMARY SCHOOL

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 457
Author(s):  
Peter Kutis ◽  
Marina Kolarova ◽  
Zuzana Hudakova
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
First Grade ◽  
Physical Structure ◽  
School Students ◽  
Head Teachers ◽  
School Head ◽  
Survey Sample ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Muscular Imbalance

Abstract.During childhood, respectively in adolescence, the human physiological changes due to growth and development of physical and mental functions. There are many factors that affect the growth and development of the individual, and which are reflected in its physical structure. The aim of this study was to determine whether muscular imbalance were observed in the group of pupils in the first grade of elementary school. As methodology, we chose to examinate shortened and weakened muscles by Janda. Survey sample consisted of students of the first grade at two elementary schools in Ruzomberok. The survey was conducted in the years 2015 - 2016, with the consent of parents, children and school head teachers. Students were divided into 4 groups, and we evaluated the incidence of faulty posture in pupils of first, second, third and fourth grade.Key words: primary school students, back pain, back excercises, posture

scholarly journals Learning to make informed health choices: Protocol for a pilot study in schools in Barcelona

F1000Research ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 2018
Author(s):  
Laura Martínez García ◽  
Pablo Alonso-Coello ◽  
Laia Asso Ministral ◽  
Clara Ballesté-Delpierre ◽  
Carlos Canelo Aybar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Randomised Trial ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Cluster Randomised Trial ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
School Students ◽  
School Year ◽  
Health Choices

Introduction: The Informed Health Choices (IHC) project has developed learning resources to teach primary school children (10 to 12-year-olds) to assess treatment claims and make informed health choices. The aim of our study is to explore both the students’ and teachers’ experience when using these resources in the context of Barcelona (Spain). Methods: During the 2019-2020 school year, we will conduct a pilot study with 4 th and 5 th-year primary school students (9 to 11-year-olds) from three schools in Barcelona. The intervention in the schools will include: 1) a workshop with the teachers, and 2) lessons to the students. The data collection will include: 1) assessment of the IHC resources by the teachers before the lessons, 2) non-participatory observations during the lessons, 3) semi-structured interviews with the students after a lesson, 4) assessment of the lessons by the teachers after a lesson, 5) treatment claim assessment by the students at the end of the lessons, and 6) assessment of the IHC resources by the teachers at the end of the lessons. We will use ad hoc questionnaires and guides to register the data. We will perform a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the data to explore understandability, desirability, suitability, usefulness, facilitators and barriers of the resources. The most relevant results will be discussed and some recommendations on how to use, how to adapt (if needed), and how to implement the IHC resources to this context will be agreed. The findings of the contextualization activities could inform the design of a cluster-randomised trial, to determine the effectiveness of the IHC resources in this context prior to scaling-up its use. Ethical considerations: The study protocol has obtained an approval exemption from the Ethics Committee of the Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau (Barcelona, Spain).

scholarly journals PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF VERBAL FEEDBACK FROM THE STUDENTS´ POINT OF VIEW

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 94-110
Author(s):  
Veronika Pekarova ◽  
Lenka Kolcunova ◽  
Estera Koverova ◽  
Eva Rajcaniova ◽  
Robert Tomsik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
First Grade ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Psychological Aspects ◽  
Second Grade ◽  
Verbal Feedback ◽  
School Students ◽  
School Year ◽  
And Gender

The presented research was focused on the opinions of students on verbal feedback which they received during the distance form of education implemented in the school year 2019/2020 as a reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of the research was to find out how students perceive verbal feedback in comparison with other forms of assessment and to examine its psychological aspects with regard to the primary school grade and gender. The research involved 309 primary school students who were administered the questionnaire developed by the authors of the study. Students in the first grade of primary school showed a greater interest in verbal feedback, which was also associated with higher efficiency, motivation, positive emotions, and perceived it as fairer and more important, compared to students in the second grade, who tended more towards the classification. How the students liked the verbal feedback was related to whether they liked going to school and also to what emotions the verbal feedback evoked in them. At the same time, the positive emotions associated with verbal feedback were also related to the degree of its effectiveness. In general verbal feedback was perceived positively and caused positive emotions.

scholarly journals Experimental cognition of the world by children. Unexploited opportunities of Polish Primary Schools

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 209-219
Author(s):  
Barbara Lulek ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Natural Science ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Experimental Testing ◽  
First Grade ◽  
School Students ◽  
The World ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Quasi Experimental

School, particularly primary school, plays a special and unique role in education. It joins teachers and students together, in order to show children and youths the complex reality of the world. Educational processes implemented in the following institution can reflect knowledge transmission or can be based on transaction models. Education is stimulating, experimental and exploratory as it guides students to the world of forming questions, searching for answers and developing conclusions. Unfortunately, this model is rather uncommon in Polish primary schools. This publication presents how experimenting, used by teachers, could introduce 7-year-old students in the first grade of primary school, into the world of knowledge and natural science competence. It also shows how experimenting affects the level of students’ education and natural science competence. The research aimed for describing methods of experimenting with first grade students in science education as well as explaining the connection between applying experiments in science education and students’ level of skills and knowledge. The research used a method of pedagogical experiment - quasi-experimental testing based on initial and final measurement using practical tests. The study included 307 primary school first-graders. The studies have established that there are dependencies between experimenting in science education as well as knowledge and skills level among the first grade primary school students, taking into account subjects’ gender. At the end, conclusions were also drawn regarding the possibilities for more extensive use of experimentation in Polish schools.

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