scholarly journals Learning strategies in primary school-age students

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-140
Author(s):  
Katija Kalebić Jakupčević ◽  
Zrinka Vučković ◽  
Ina Reić Ercegovac

The purpose of this research was to examine the relationship between personality traits, motivation and learning strategies of primary school students. A total of 193 students filled out Personality Traits Questionnaire for Children, Goal Orientations Questionnaaire and The Learning Strategies Questionnaire. Results showed that male students, compared to female students, were more inclined to goals aimed at others and non-academic goals. Female students, compared to male students, used meta-cognitive control and deep processing more often. Younger students rated goals aimed at themselves and others more important, and used all three types of learning strategies more often. Regression analyses showed that both personality traits and students’ goal orientations significantly contributed to all of the learning strategies variance. Conscientiousness and emotional stability were the most important predictors among Big five personality traits. Self-oriented goals were significant predictors of metacognitive control and deep processing, while goals oriented at others significantly predicted surface processing.

Author(s):  
Sara Filipiak ◽  
Beata Łubianka

This article reports the results of a survey of 455 Polish primary school sixth-graders experiencing changes in the education system. The goal of the study was to identify the relationships between the Big Five personality traits, measured with the picture-based personality survey for children (PBPS-C) and locus of control, determined using the locus of control questionnaire (LOCQ). The results lead to the conclusion that primary school students do not have an established locus of control of either success or failure. There are also no significant differences between boys and girls in the way they interpret the causes of situations and events that happen to them. Boys, compared to girls, scored significantly higher on traits related to seeking and enjoying the company of others. On the other hand, girls exhibited significantly higher levels of traits responsible for increased anxiety than boys. The personality traits that correlated the strongest with locus of control were Conscientiousness, Openness to Experience, and Agreeableness. A regression model showed that locus of control of success was significantly affected by two traits: Extraversion and Conscientiousness. Locus of control of failure was significantly predicted by Extraversion, Openness to Experience, Agreeableness (positively), and Neuroticism (negatively). Regression model with gender as a moderator of relationships between personality traits and locus of control turned out to be insignificant.


2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lukman Nulhakim ◽  
Liska Berlian

The aim of this research is to investigate the ability of multiple intelligence (MI) of male and female students from primary school. The total sample was 71 students consisting of 35 experimental group students and 36 in the control group in a primary school in Cilegon City, 2016-2017 academic year. In this study, the experimental group consisted of male students using learning with the MI and the control group consisted of female students using learning with the MI approach. Analysis of data obtained from this study, using the Independent Sample t-test and Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient. The findings of this study indicate that there is a statistically significant difference between the ability of MI in the experimental group and the control group, where the average score experimental group is higher. These results can be seen in the average score of MI ability in the experimental group is higher in visual-spatial, music, logical-mathematical, interpersonal and bodily-kinesthetic intelligence. The average score of MI ability in the control group is higher in verbal-linguistic, naturalistic, and intrapersonal. These concluded that the results of the Investigation of Multiple Intelligence (MI) of Primary School Students in the experimental group (male students) were better than the control group (female students).


2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 3031 ◽  
Author(s):  
Buket Ballıel Ünal

This study was conducted with the purpose of analyzing and interpreting the perceptions of 4th grade primary school students studying in the province of Muğla towards science, using the pictures they draw.The study was implemented in the school year of 2015-2016 with 41 4th grade students from the classes A-B at the Toki Ş. J. Yb. Alim Yılmaz Primary School in the province of Muğla. The pictures drawn by the participating students were analyzed semantically and the method of content analysis was used. The study analyzed and interpreted how the students perceived the concept of “Science”, the content they employed in the pictures they drew, whether they were able to establish a connection between Science and their lives, and whether there were differences between male and female students in terms of the content of the pictures they drew. Collaboration was made with three science and technology teachers and two image experts in the analysis. Separate coding lists were formed for each case for the analysis of the qualitative data and the data were coded.In the light of the findings obtained, it was found that 73.6% of male students drew an experiment environment within the theme of laboratory, while 90.9% of the female students did so. It was found that a large proportion of male and female students were influenced by the subjects “our sensory organs”, “technological developments”, “our body and systems”, “classifying matter” and “pollution”, which are included in the curricula.It was concluded that most male and female students perceive the concept of science only in terms of experiments, while this ratio is higher for female students who drew more detailed and colorful environments; they did not think of science outside school and laboratory environments; the connection they established between their lives and science did not exceed the public’s attitude towards this issue, visual stimulants in their surroundings, and what was taught and shown to them by educational institutions; the number of students who used themes other than the drawings and subjects in the textbook was very low; and their levels to relate science and technology class information to daily life were low. Extended English abstract is in the end of PDF (TURKISH) file. ÖzetBu araştırma, Muğla ilinde öğrenim gören ilkokul 4. Sınıf öğrencilerinin Fen Bilgisine yönelik algılarının çizdikleri resimlerle analiz edilerek yorumlanması amacı ile yapılmıştır.Araştırmanın uygulaması 2015-2016 eğitim-öğretim yılında Muğla ili Toki Ş.J. Yb. Âlim Yılmaz İlkokulunda 4. sınıf A-B şubelerinde öğrenim gören 41 öğrenci ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışmaya katılan öğrencilerin çizdikleri resimler anlamsal açıdan incelenmiş ve içerik analizi yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Öğrencilerin “Fen Bilgisi” kavramını nasıl algıladıkları, çizdikleri resimlerde hangi içeriklere yer verdikleri, Fen Bilgisi ve yaşadıkları hayat arasında bağlantı kurup kuramadıkları ve kız ve erkek öğrencilerin çizdikleri resim içeriklerinde farklılıklar olup olmadığı analiz edilmiş ve yorumlanmıştır. Değerlendirme yapılırken üç fen ve teknoloji öğretmeni ve iki resim uzmanı ile çalışılmıştır. Nitel verilerin analizinde her bir durum için ayrı ayrı kodlama listesi çıkarılmıştır ve kodlamalar yapılmıştır.Elde edilen bulgular doğrultusunda, erkek öğrencilerin %73,6’sı resimlerinde laboratuvar teması içerisinde deney ortamı resmederken, bu oranın kız öğrencilerde %90,9 olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Kız ve erkek öğrencilerin büyük bir bölümünün müfredat programlarında yer alan “duyu organlarımız”, “teknolojik gelişmeler”, “vücudumuz ve sistemler”, “maddenin sınıflandırılması” ve “çevre kirliliği” konularından etkilendikleri görülmüştür.Kız ve erkek öğrencilerin büyük bir bölümünün fen bilgisi kavramını sadece deney olarak algıladıkları, kız öğrencilerde bu oranın daha yüksek olduğu ve erkek öğrencilere göre daha detay ve renkli ortamlar çizdikleri, fen bilgisini okul ve laboratuvar ortamı dışında düşünmedikleri, yaşamları ve fen bilgisi arasında kurdukları bağın, bu konuda toplum tutumunun, çevrelerindeki görsel uyaranların ve eğitim kurumlarının onlara öğrettikleri ve gösterdiklerinden daha öteye geçemediği, ders kitabında bulunan çizim ve konuların dışında tema işleyen öğrenci sayısının çok az olduğu ve fen ve teknoloji dersi bilgilerini günlük hayatla ilişkilendirme düzeylerinin düşük olduğu tespit edilmiştir.


2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 1526-1530
Author(s):  
Sonam Sharma

In high school students’ anxiety is very common problem for all. Nevertheless, the students predict to be stressful increasing with several sources of stress especially with Academic stress. How to respond to stress and challenges affect the entire life of them. The current study tries to investigate the relationship between resilience and personality traits. Moreover, the other important objective is to examine whether big five personality traits predict resilience of high school female students or not. Till now, very limited studies have been conducted in India in context to high school female students. Enrolled in academic session 2020-21, 85 students studying Humanities in 12th standard, in GGSSS, Delhi, India were selected to participate in the study. The standardized questionnaires of the Ego Resilience Scale and Big Five Personality Test were used as the tool of the study. The data was collected using both the questionnaires and interpreted using Pearson correlation and multiple linear regression at a significance level p<0.05. As a result of analysis, Pearson Correlation shows that all the personality traits E, A, C, O have a significant positive correlation with Resilience (r= .539, r=.734, r=.792 and r=. 751 respectively) but N has a significant negative correlation with resilience (r=-.684). Furthermore, the results reveal a statistically significant relationship between the variables of Conscientiousness, Neuroticism, and Agreeableness, and the participants’ resilience scores (R=.859, R2= .738, p<.05). These three personality traits together account for 73% of the total variance in resilience (F=75.94, p<.05). It is concluded that Understanding of the levels and relationship among Personalities and Resilience of adolescents can assist in predicting the performance level of the students and in future intervention programs can be developed accordingly for the students for a successful and satisfactory life.


2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong Gu ◽  
Qiang Tang

Objective This thesis provides a theoretical basis for improving children’s physical activity levels and promoting the healthy development of primary school children. Methods Measuring the height, shape index of children which are in 3-5 grades of primary school in Nanjing and taking the BMI cut-off point of the Cole as the object of this study BMI evaluation criteria. Applying the ActiGraph GT3X accelerometer to measure the physical activity of children in seven consecutive days which includes five school days and two weekend days. By counting the physical activity in a 60s interval, children’s physical activity can be evaluated. Besides, using 100cm as the cut-off point, the number of students’ sedentary breaks can be calculated. And the relationship between the results and students’ BMI characteristics can be discussed. Results  (1) For the male students, the average sedentary breaks, LPA and MVPA time is 849.47min, 297.01min and 37.99 min respectively. And for the female students, the sedentary breaks, LPA and MVPA time is 874.12min, 272.33min, and 32.55min respectively. The male students’ MVPA time is significant higher than the female students (P<0.05), but for both of them, the MVPA time cannot achieve the international children’s physical activity daily recommended amount which is 60min. Besides, there is no difference between different grades(P>0.05). (2) Students’ daily MVPA time was significantly higher than the weekend MVPA time (P <0.05). Male students’ MVPA time in the school days is higher than the MVPA time in the weekend(P<0.01). For the children in different body shape, the MVPA time in the school days is higher than that in the weekend(P<0.05). In the school days, the male students’ MVPA time is significant higher than that of female. (P<0.05). In the weekend, the normal group’s MVPA time is much higher than that of overweight and obese groups(P<0.05).(3) The sedentary breaks of normal group is less than that of overweight and obese groups(P<0.05). There is no significant difference between different gender, grades and BMI(P>0.05). Conclusions (1)Male students’ MVPA time is higher than the female students.(2)The MVPA time in the school days is much higher than in the weekend. In terms of the sedentary breaks, there is no difference between different gender, grade and body shape.(3)Students with more sedentary breaks get lower BMI,and the change of LPA will be the primary cause of MVPA changing.


2006 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 268-276 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aida Orgocka ◽  
Jasna Jovanovic

This study examined how social opportunity structure influences identity exploration and commitment of Albanian high school students. A total of 258 students completed a questionnaire that gauged their identity exploration and commitment in three domains: education, occupation, and family. ANOVA results indicated that, overall, students scored highest in exploration in the domain of education and in commitment in the domain of family. Students' exploration and commitment were linked to gender. Albanian female students scored higher than male students in exploration and commitment regarding education and family. Perceived work opportunities in Albania or abroad also significantly moderated participants' exploration in the domain of education and were associated with commitment in education and occupation. As one of the first studies to explore Albanian youth's identity development in relation to social opportunity structure, findings are discussed in light of furthering the field of Albanian adolescent and youth development.


2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Masderiani Hasibuan

The purpose of this study was to improve the learning outcomes of Social Sciences fourth grade students of Public Primary School 003 Sukajadi with a total of 27 students, consisting of 15 male students and 12 female students. This study uses classroom action research with important stages such as planning, implementation, practice, and reflection. The results of this study show, judging by the basic score, the average value of students is 64.37, with students completing 13 people or 48.14%. after the first cycle, the average value of students has increased to 76.45 while students who completed it became 19 people or 70.3%. while the second cycle, the average value increased to 80.39 with students completing 23 people or 85.18%. From the results of the study, it can be concluded that the application of the inquiry learning model can improve the learning outcomes of Social Sciences in fourth grade students of Public Primary School 003 Sukajadi.


Author(s):  
María Vicent ◽  
Cándido J. Inglés ◽  
Carolina Gonzálvez ◽  
Ricardo Sanmartín ◽  
José Manuel García-Fernández

The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between Socially Prescribed Perfectionism (SPP) and the Big Five personality traits in a sample of 804 Primary School students between 8 and 11 years old (M=9.57; SD=1.12). The SPP subscale of the Child and Adolescent Perfectionism Scale (CAPS) and the Big Five Questionnaire for Children (BFQ-N), which evaluate the traits of Neuroticism, Extraversion, Openness, Agreeableness, and Conscientiousness, were used. The mean difference analysis showed that students with high levels of SPP scored significantly higher on Conscientiousness, Agreeableness, Extraversion and Openness, with small effect sizes for all cases. In contrast, no significant differences were observed in Neuroticism. Logistic regression analysis revealed that all personality traits, except neuroticism, whose results didn’t reach the statistical significance, significantly and positively predicted higher scores on PSP, with OR levels ranging from 1.01 (for Conscientiousness and Agreeableness) to 1.03 (for Openness and Extraversion).


2017 ◽  
Vol 121 (5) ◽  
pp. 920-931 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuhei Iimura ◽  
Kanako Taku

Prior work has indicated that female adolescents mature more quickly than males with regard to the various personality dimensions. From the developmental perspectives, this study aimed to explore gender differences in the relationships between resilience and the Big Five personality traits in Japanese adolescents. Middle school students ( N = 310, 155 females, age range = 14–15 years) participated in an online survey. The results demonstrated that females had higher Conscientiousness than males. Stepwise regression analyses indicated that Neuroticism was the most influential predictor of resilience in females, whereas Extraversion was the most important predictor in males. Multigroup path analysis demonstrated that the effect of Neuroticism on resilience was greater for females; however, the effects of all other variables did not differ across genders. Considering gender differences is important to understand the relationship between resilience and the Big Five dimensions among adolescents.


2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 336-347
Author(s):  
Mida Nurani ◽  
Mayya Shofa Mahfud ◽  
Riska Lail Agustin ◽  
Hendrata Vive Kananda

The purpose of this research is to analyze the mathematics literacy skills of high school students in terms of gender, especially in the material linear program. This research is a qualitative descriptive study. Data Collection was carried out on the eleventh-grade students of SMA Negeri 1 Meraksa Aji. The subject was 31 students which consisted of 14 females and 17 males. The data was collected using tests and interviews and analyze use method triangulation. The results showed that female students' literacy skills were better than male students. Female students find the indicators of interpreting mathematics to solve problems, formulate problems systematically and use concepts, facts, procedures, and reasoning in mathematics. Meanwhile, male students have only fulfilled the indicators of interpreting mathematics to solve problems.


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