Third Graders’ Motivational Preferences for Reading and Writing Tasks

2000 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-99
Author(s):  
Samuel L. Miller ◽  
Judith D. Meece
Keyword(s):  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Third Graders ◽  
Third Grade ◽  
Reading And Writing ◽  
Third Grade Students ◽  
Performance Judgments ◽  
Metacognitive Abilities ◽  
Achievement Levels

In this study we evaluated 24 third-grade students’ preferences for reading and writing tasks. Tasks were identified according to challenge level based on the amount of required writing, whether students studied collaboratively, and duration. Students gave performance judgments and value ratings for 2 high- and 2 low-challenge tasks and explained their ratings. Students who had frequent opportunities to complete high-challenge tasks preferred them because they felt creative, experienced positive emotions, and worked hard. Students with less exposure to high-challenge tasks questioned whether they had the appropriate metacognitive abilities to complete them. Overall, students expressed a dislike for low-challenge tasks because they were boring and required minimal thought. Discussion focuses on how teachers can scaffold instruction for students at different achievement levels.

scholarly journals Freshmen and Third Grade Students Perceptions on Their Soft Skills Acquirement in The Use of Collaborative Learning in English Classroom

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 45
Author(s):  
Nia Nuryanti Permata
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Learning ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Third Graders ◽  
Third Grade ◽  
Classroom Activity ◽  
The Third ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Third Grade Students ◽  
English Classroom

It is said that soft skills are needed to have a successful life and career for students and can be trained in classroom by conducting collaborative learning. Then, polytechnic students have collaboration learning in their English classroom activity which is useful for their soft skills achivements. However, the students which have different level can have different perceptions on it. This research tries to compare students’ perceptions on their soft skills acquirement in the use of collaborative learning in English classroom in a state polytechnic. The first group is the freshmen, meanwhile the second group is the third grade students of Diploma 3. The study employs a qualitative research design, which is a case study. The data are gained from questionnaire, then observation and interviews are used to triangulate the data. The findings show that the freshmen perceive that they acquire soft skills in 90.9%, meanwhile the third graders are in 84.9%. This concludes that freshmen soft skills acquirement is higher than the third graders. It is recommended that collaborative learning method should be continued to develop the students’ soft skills, and the type of collaborative learning should be more appropriate for different grades of students. 

scholarly journals Morphological awareness and reading abilities in second- and third-grade Hebrew readers

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 989-1009 ◽  
Author(s):  
VERED VAKNIN-NUSBAUM
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Morphological Awareness ◽  
Second Graders ◽  
Third Graders ◽  
Vocabulary Knowledge ◽  
Third Grade ◽  
Unique Contribution ◽  
Phonological Decoding ◽  
Third Grade Students ◽  
Reading Abilities

ABSTRACTThe contribution of morphological awareness to reading comprehension in Hebrew was tested in 100 second- and third-grade students on three types of morphology: inflections, derivations, and construct formation, controlling for vocabulary knowledge. Third graders performed better than second graders on inflectional and construct formation awareness, but only derivations and construct formation predicted success in reading comprehension. Significant differences in reading comprehension but not in orthographic word recognition and phonological decoding were found between students with low and high morphological awareness. The results highlight the importance of examining the unique contribution of different components of morphological awareness to reading comprehension.

Ask and It Will Be Given to You

1994 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 311-330 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. Murray ◽  
Kurt Meyers
Keyword(s):  
Third Graders ◽  
The Other ◽  
Third Grade ◽  
The Third ◽  
Third Grade Students ◽  
Grade Teacher ◽  
The Family

Consider the following situation. It is the first day of school, and the new third-grade students file into the classroom to be shown to their seats for the coming year. As they enter, the third-grade teacher notices one small boy who is particularly unkempt. He looks to be in desperate need of bathing, and his clothes are dirty, torn and tight-fitting. During recess, the teacher pulls aside the boy's previous teacher and asks about his wretched condition. The other teacher informs her that he always looks that way, even though the boy's family is quite wealthy. The reason he appears as he does, she continues, is that the family observes an odd practice according to which the children do not receive many important things – food, clothing, bathing, even shelter – unless they specifically request them. Since the boy, like many third-graders, has little interest in bathing and clean clothes, he just never asks for them.

scholarly journals Third Graders’ Identities as “Persons Who Understand Nature of Science” through an Electricity Unit

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 44
Author(s):  
Naime Elcan Kaynak ◽  
Valarie L. Akerson ◽  
Emel Cevik
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Elementary Students ◽  
Nature Of Science ◽  
Third Graders ◽  
Third Grade ◽  
State Regulations ◽  
Third Grade Students ◽  
Class Discussions ◽  
Great Development

The purpose of this study is to explore third grade elementary students’ Nature of Science (NOS) identities as a result of participating in a unit on electricity. The study took place in the context of a diverse third grade “at risk” (as identified by state regulations) classroom. Videotapes were made of all aspects of the electricity lessons, including pre-lesson class discussions, activities engaged in by students, and follow-up class discussions at the conclusion of each lesson. Findings revealed that third graders began to develop identities of persons who conceptualize NOS. Even though through one unit they did not address all aspects of NOS, they showed great development in their identities for young third grade students.

scholarly journals Important Aspects of Testing Knowledge and Skills of Third Grade Students in Light of Omnibus Survey: Polish Experience

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-53
Author(s):  
Beata Szurowska ◽  
Monika Czajkowska
Keyword(s):  
Third Graders ◽  
Third Grade ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Difficult Situation ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Third Grade Students ◽  
Polish Experience ◽  
Children And Parents ◽  
Key Skills ◽  
And Mathematics

AbstractThis article deals with important aspects regarding the checking and assessment of the knowledge and skills of third-graders (more specifically pupils ending the third grade of primary school). The text makes use of the Omnibus research reports: M. Czajkowska, B. Szurowska (2016). It is worth noting that conducting tests in children of this age should be different than in adults (for example due to their emotional development, motivation, and self-esteem). The article is innovative in nature, because the authors pay attention to certain behaviors of the teachers and the children which have not been considered noteworthy before, such as: preparation of students, consisting not only of the key skills and knowledge determined by the requirements of the obligatory educational program but also providing emotional support, providing a pleasant atmosphere, indicating ways and methods of talking with children and parents about test results and supporting the children’s development in the specific areas that need improvement. The behavior of the children during tests, e.g. the possibility of using the available tools (e.g. ruler, scissors, dictionary, etc.) and the ability to solve the problem and apply different strategies in an emotionally difficult situation. The data presented in the article allows to determine both the amount of skills and knowledge that third grade students have in the field of Polish and mathematics as well as to open a discussion about a new approach to conducting tests among young students (focused on the child, its needs and feelings, and understanding how important teacher-parent cooperation is for the development of children at this age).

scholarly journals The Effect of Computerized Educational Software on the Achievement of the Third Grade Students in Learning Arabic in Jordan

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 126
Author(s):  
Lina Talal Al-Adwan
Keyword(s):  
Educational Software ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Arabic Language ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Third Grade ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Reading And Writing ◽  
The Third ◽  
Third Grade Students ◽  
The Impact

This study aimed to reveal the impact of computerized educational software on the achievement of third grade students in learning Arabic language in Jordan. To achieve the objective of this study, the researcher built a computerized educational software, and an achievement test that measures reading and writing skills of third grade students. The validity and reliability of the study tools have been verified. The study members consisted of (50) male and female students of the third grade students in the first semester 2018/2019, were distributed into two groups, one of which is an experimental group of (25) male and the other officer is composed of (25) male and female students. He divided the sample into two groups: a control officer studied in the usual way, and an experimental study using computerized educational software. The results showed that there were statistically significant differences at the level of significance (α = 0.05) in the achievement of the third grade students in the Arabic language (reading and writing) in favor of teaching method using computerized educational software. The study recommended: generalizing the experience of the use of computerized educational software that was applied to the students of Arabic language on different subjects, taking advantage of the positive impact of the use of computerized educational software in the achievement of students, conducting new studies with different designs and measurement tools to examine the impact of the use of computerized educational software in materials. A variety of different levels of study.

PENERAPAN MODEL PEMBALAJARAN KOOPERATIF TIPE QUICK ON THE DRAW UNTUK MENINGKATKAN MOTIVASI BELAJAR MATEMATIKA PADA MATERI PECAHAN SISWA KELAS III SDN 001 PAGARAN TAPAH DARUSSALAM KABUPATEN ROKAN HULU

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 165
Author(s):  
Maidar Maidar
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Cooperative Learning ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Third Grade ◽  
Motivation To Learn ◽  
Class Iii ◽  
Third Grade Students ◽  
Classroom Action Research

This study aims to determine whether there is an increased motivation to learn mathematics of third grade students of SDN 001 Pagaran Tapah Darussalam Rokan Hulu after application of cooperative learning model of quick on the draw. The problems of the research is "What type of cooperative learning model of application quick on the draw can Increase the motivation to learn mathematics 001 third grade students of SDN Pagaran Tapah Darussalam Rokan Hulu?" This research is a classroom action research conducted in SDN 001 Pagarah Tapah Darussalam. The subjects were students of class III is 31 students. Collecting the data in this study using sheets of observations made every meeting. Based on the results of this study concluded that using cooperative learning model of the type of quick on the draw can Increase the motivation to learn mathematics 001 third grade students of SDN Pagaran Tapah Darussalam Rokan Hulu.Keywords: cooperative quick on the draw, the motivation to learn math

VARIOUS PROBLEMS FOR TEACHING GEOMETRY TO THIRD GRADE STUDENTS

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 997-1003
Author(s):  
Gergana Hristova
Keyword(s):  
General Education ◽  
Third Grade ◽  
The European Union ◽  
School Year ◽  
Third Grade Students ◽  
Teaching Geometry ◽  
New Curriculum ◽  
Mathematical Problems ◽  
Key Competencies ◽  
Geometrical Knowledge

The knowledge on geometry are of great importance for the understanding of reality. Spatial notion and geometrical concepts, graphical skills and habits are an important part of the study of geometrical knowledge in elementary school as propedeutics of the system course on geometry in the next school levels. In the recent years, education in Bulgaria follows the trends imposed by the European Union related to the acquiring of some basic key competencies. They promote to the improvement of knowledge, skills, abilities and attitudes of students and their more successful social development. From the school year 2016/2017, the education in the Bulgarian schools is in accordance with the new Law on pre-school and school education. Under this law, students are teached under new curriculum and teaching kits for the corresponding class. According to the new curriculum, the general education of the students of I-IV grade, covers basic groups of key competencies. Here, much more attention is paid also to the results of international researches on the students’ performance in mathematics. Primary school students participate in international competitions and Olympiads, which lead to the need of working on more mathematical problems with geometric content of the relevant specific types. This allows to study and use author’s various mathematical problems for teaching geometry. Their purpose is to contribute to the expansion of space notions of the students, to develop their thinking and imagination. This article is dedicated to the application of author’s various mathematical problems and exercises for teaching students from the third grade through which the geometrical knowledge and skills of the students develop and build. The solving of the mathematical problems is realized on a rich visual-practical basis, providing conditions for inclusion of the students in various activities. The proposed various mathematical problems are developed by themes including fully geometric problems and exercises for teaching mathematics to third grade students. Teaching by using the various mathematical problems was held with 149 students from third grade, from five schools - three in Sofia and two in smaller towns, in the school year 2016/2017.

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