Optimal number of students in the class

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 243-249
Author(s):  
Juraj Dubovec ◽  
Lukas Falat ◽  
Jana Makysova
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Cost Function ◽  
Class Number ◽  
Slovak Republic ◽  
Optimal Number ◽  
School Education ◽  
Labor Costs ◽  
At Home

This contribution describes the model for determining the number of pupils in the class of one teacher in primary school education in context of Slovak Republic. Actually, legislation defines the minimal and maximal number of pupils in the class. The model which we created is based on economic principles. These are usually different from “politically acceptable solutions”.Our model raises up from the presumption that greater is a number of pupils in the class the parents have to study more with their children at home and complete the work of teachers at home. But greater number of pupils in the class decreases medium labor costs for teacher per pupil. The simulation permit to define different range of parameters and to compare results for different variants. Keywords: pupils; class; number; parameters; simulation; cost function; Slovakia

Prologue

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip Martin
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Upward Mobility ◽  
School Education ◽  
Transportation Costs ◽  
At Home

Mohammed, a 30-year-old Pakistani farmer with a primary school education, paid $4,000 to get a construction job in Saudi Arabia that paid $400 a month. Mohammed did not have the $4,000 to buy a work visa and pay agent fees and transportation costs, so he mortgaged his land, hoping to repay the loan with some of the $9,600 he expected to earn in Saudi Arabia over two years. With uncertain Pakistani earnings of $100 a month and a wife and four children to support, working abroad seemed the fastest way to achieve upward mobility at home, even if half of the expected extra income from working abroad went to recruiters and other components of the migration infrastructure....

scholarly journals The Attitudes of Parents towards the Introduction of Compulsory Pre-School Education in Slovakia

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 105-124
Author(s):  
Jana Majerčíková ◽  
Soňa Lorencová
Keyword(s):  
Middle Class ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Nursery School ◽  
Slovak Republic ◽  
Compulsory Education ◽  
School Education ◽  
Statistical Characteristics ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Level Scale

Abstract Introduction: This empirical study discusses the issue of compulsory pre-school education in the Slovak Republic from the viewpoint of the parents of children attending nursery school. The goal of the research is to establish the attitudes of presents to compulsory education a year before the child begins school. The research therefore works with two key concepts, this being the obligation of educating children before they begin primary school and “attitude” as a relatively stable assessment of the object to which it applies. Methods: A rating scale questionnaire of our own design was used to collect data. It was administered through a web interface. A five-level scale was used to apply a Likert scale and statements were classified into five dimensions. The research tool had 36 items following validation. The available sample was used to create the research sample. Data was collected in the Czech Republic and in Slovakia; the sample of parents from Slovakia consisted of 162 respondents. Each of the respondents had to have at least one child of pre-school age. When processing the research data the basic statistical characteristics were used, along with a non-parametric Friedman test. Calculations were executed in STATISTICA and SPSS software. Results: The surveyed parents attributed the appropriate importance to compulsory education a year before children begin primary school, they did not believe that implementation of this obligation would have any significant impact on the family’s life and appreciated its importance for their child’s subsequent education. They rated potential interference in the organisation and assurance of pre-school education, related to the newly originating obligation, as suitable and appropriate. They disagreed slightly with the academic focus of pre-school education. Discussion: The consensual opinion of the surveyed parents in regard to implementation of the obligation to educate children a year before they start primary school seems a good basis for realisation of this legislative amendment. In their attitudes, the parents incline towards the fact that compulsory education before starting primary school could help their children start their subsequent educational career, or could enable a smoother transition between the two levels of education. The structure of the research sample focused more on middle-class parents. Parents, due to whom this obligation was chiefly implemented, were not surveyed. It can be assumed that the situation will be similar in relation to attendance of nursery school. Limitations: The main limiting element in the presented research is the available sample of respondents for the research sample. Likewise, validation of the questionnaire, which passed through all the necessary phases, but ran up against the obstacle of the available time and personal availability of researchers and respondents during one phase. Conclusion: The results can be considered positive and no strongly disagreeing standpoints by middle class parents towards compulsory education at nursery school were registered. It would be very useful for further research to survey parents who are not mainstream and children who appear disadvantaged when starting nursery school, chiefly due to the attitude of these parents.

Primary School Education in India: An Overview

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 439-440
Author(s):  
R. Solai Raja R. Solai Raja ◽  
◽  
S. Banumathi S. Banumathi ◽  
T. Dhanabalan T. Dhanabalan
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
School Education ◽  
Education In India

MODEL FOR APPLICATION OF STEM APPROACH IN CONDITIONS OF DISTANCE LEARNING – STEM HOME LABORATORY

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 209-215
Author(s):  
Greta Stoyanova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Learning By Doing ◽  
Online Classes ◽  
Successful Model ◽  
Scientific Experiment ◽  
At Home

The sudden shift to distance learning caused by the COVID-19 virus emergency has posed a serious challenge to schools. This article presents a successful model for applying the STEM approach in science education at the Alexander Georgiev-Kodzhakafaliyata Primary School in Burgas. In the conditions of synchronous distance learning in MS Teams environment, students conduct experiments with handy tools and materials at home, during online classes or as homework assignments, then describe the experiments in presentations and share them with their classmates during the project week ( April holidays and at the end of the year). The application of STEM home laboratory combines knowledge from different disciplines, diversifies and facilitates learning, enables learning by doing things, which most stimulates the curiosity of students. Thus, they casually acquire skills for planning and conducting a scientific experiment, generating hypotheses and reasoning, measuring results and formulating conclusions. At the same time, soft skills for teamwork, creative and critical thinking, presentation skills are formed and upgraded.

scholarly journals 28 Assessing the effectiveness of nutrition-focussed workshops in supplementing primary school education

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asvini Balasubramaniam ◽  
Naomi Richardson ◽  
Karishma Tailor ◽  
Anmol Landa ◽  
Jonti Cole ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
School Education

scholarly journals Effect of school reopening on SARS-CoV-2 incidence in a low-prevalence region: Prospective SARS-CoV-2 testing in healthcare workers with primary school-attending children versus without children living at home

2021 ◽  
pp. 175717742110124
Author(s):  
Melvin Frie ◽  
Lisa M Havinga ◽  
Janneke Wiersema-Buist ◽  
Charlotte G Veldman ◽  
Marjan JT de Vries ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Population Density ◽  
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Regional Strategies ◽  
Low Prevalence ◽  
At Home

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) often presents asymptomatically or milder in children compared to adults. The role of young children in the transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) remains largely unknown. In the Netherlands, the first action of loosening the partial lockdown that had been implemented to reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission was the reopening of primary schools on 1 May 2020. We subsequently conducted a prospective cohort study among healthcare workers (HCWs) with primary school-attending children versus HCWs without children living at home. We tested each HCW three times for SARS-CoV-2 from May 20 to June 15 2020 at 1-week intervals. In total, 832 nasopharyngeal swabs were taken from 283 HCWs with primary school-attending children living at home and 864 nasopharyngeal swabs from 285 HCWs without children living at home. All nasopharyngeal swabs tested negative for SARS-CoV-2. In our region with a low population density and low SARS-CoV-2 prevalence, reopening of primary schools did not lead to an increase in infections. The results of this study may serve as an example for the implementation of regional strategies to reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission in countries with large variations in both population density and SARS-CoV-2 prevalence.

scholarly journals Horizontal Segregation as a Consequence of Hidden Curriculum in Primary School

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 112-119
Author(s):  
Enikő Gál
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Hidden Curriculum ◽  
Music History ◽  
Theoretical Background ◽  
School Education ◽  
Female Education ◽  
Teaching Aids ◽  
The World ◽  
Underrepresentation Of Women

Much of the special literature deals with examining textbooks, and during their analyses the underrepresentation of women in the world of teaching aids always comes out. The National Curricula (1995, 2003, 2007, 2012, and the new draft of the NC) serve as the basis for writing textbooks, thus it would be worth starting the examination of horizontal segregation according to gender here. In the current study, the goal is to identify and to map theoretical dimensions. This research introduces female education and stereotypes of women in Hungary, their theoretical background as regards horizontal segregation according to gender, and also introduces „hidden curriculum”. Horizontal segregation according to gender in higher education is easily seen, the goal of this study, however, is to examine its presence in primary school education through the teaching of three subjects: music, history, and physics. This dissertation is the first step in the research which furthers the mapping of the theoretical background.

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