scholarly journals Linkage between interests and verbal fluency of primary school pupils

Psihologija ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 311-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Slavica Maksic ◽  
Lazar Tenjovic
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Verbal Fluency ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Basic Characteristic ◽  
School Achievement ◽  
Scientific Interest ◽  
Theoretical Assumptions ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Primary School Pupils

The incentive for studying the linkage between interests and creativity is based on the results of biographical studies that indicate that highly creative individuals had wider and more intensive interests than their peers already in the period of childhood. In the process of defining interests, the child tests his/her capacities and discovers the domain in which he/she will later provide creative contributions. The subject of this paper is the linkage between interests of primary school pupils and their verbal fluency, as basic characteristic of creative thinking. It was determined that the wideness of the span of interests is positively correlated with verbal fluency, whereby the correlation between interests and verbal fluency is somewhat higher for boys (r= 0.33, p = .007) than for girls (r = 0.24, p = .030). Also, the intensity of scientific interest of boys and girls is significantly correlated with their verbal fluency (for boys: = 0.39; for girls: r=0.35). But, when school achievement is statistically controlled, the correlation between the intensity of scientific interests and verbal fluency remains significant for boys, while it disappears for girls. It was concluded that the results confirmed the theoretical assumptions about the importance of interest in creativity and pointed out to the need for paying attention to the effect of gender. Besides the span and intensity of interests, the domain in which interests are manifested and creativity is measured is also important for the linkage with creativity.

scholarly journals Errors in writing made by Malaysian rural primary school pupils

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 438-456
Author(s):  
Halipah Harun ◽  
Muhammad Kamarul Kabilan
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Rural Schools ◽  
English Language ◽  
School Achievement ◽  
Language Education ◽  
English Language Education ◽  
English Writing ◽  
School Settings ◽  
Writing Problems ◽  
Primary School Pupils

This study is to identify errors made by rural primary school pupils in writing and to get information about the causes or sources of errors that lead to pupils’ writing problems. The conceptual framework concerns four types of errors committed by rural primary school pupils in writing, namely tense, spelling, and vocabulary. The study is based on Corder’s (1971) Error Analysis (EA) and Richards’ (1974) Causes or Sources of Errors as its theoretical framework. It was conducted at two rural schools with 44 pupils of Primary 5, aged 11, as the research sample. A written task was taken as the study instrument in order to answer two research questions. This study has revealed that tense is the most frequent error committed by the pupils, followed by punctuation, vocabulary, and spelling. Moreover, the pupils’ errors are caused by both interlingual and intralingual transfer. It is concerned with rural primary school settings in Kerian where the majority of the pupils use the Malay language as their medium of instruction. In addition, this study has its implication for English Language Education in Malaysia, in which it affects rural pupils’ performance especially in Primary School Achievement Test also known as Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) in English Writing paper. Some adjustments in the education system and the total involvement from education departments are meant to better reduce the number of low performers, especially in English writing to enhance the level of English proficiency in rural schools.

scholarly journals Fairy-tale therapy as a way to combat phobias

2020 ◽  
pp. 169-172
Author(s):  
T. S. Gordon
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Fairy Tales ◽  
Fairy Tale ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Conflict Situations ◽  
Fear And Anxiety ◽  
Primary School Pupils ◽  
Primary School Age ◽  
Therapeutic Activities

The article considers the fairy-tale therapy as one of the most effective methods to combat phobias and anxiety in primary school age. The author analyses the main aspects of the fairy-tale work, studies its forms, provides examples of creative thinking of primary school pupils, helping to overcome fear and anxiety. Connecting the mind and imagination of a younger schoolboy, the fairy tale helps him find ways and ways to get rid of phobias, aggression and anxiety. The article considers the fairy tale as a tool that presents algorithms for solving specific problems or conflict situations, the consequences of circumstances with a concentrated component of low-frequency emotions, as well as a way to give strength to further fight against fears or even annihilating them. The paper also reviews four types of fairy tales used in therapeutic activities with younger pupils, which have a different mechanism of psychological influence.

scholarly journals IMPROVING MATHEMATICAL COMPETENCE IN PRIMARY SCHOOL TO ENABLE SKILL TRANSFERS IN NEW SITUATIONS

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 208
Author(s):  
Anita Sondore ◽  
Elfrīda Krastiņa ◽  
Elga Drelinga ◽  
Pēteris Daugulis
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Skill Transfer ◽  
International Studies ◽  
Mathematical Competence ◽  
Study Process ◽  
High Level ◽  
Primary School Pupils ◽  
Nonstandard Problems

Mathematical competence is one of the basic competences defined in the EU. Results of international studies in recent years show that the percentage of pupils in Latvia with high level (5.,6.) of mathematical competence has decreased from 8% (PISA, 2012) to 5,2% (PISA, 2015). Observations of mathematical lessons show that individualization of studies is not a popular everyday feature, nonstandard problems are rarely used in the work with primary school pupils. Sustainable education can not be envisioned without creative thinking necessary for solving various nonstandard problems. Mathematical competitions also require creative applications of knowledge. The goal of this study was to analyze problems of Latvian mathematical contests for grades 4-6 of the last 3 years according to categories of mathematical content. The most important cognitive and metacognitive strategies necessary for their solution are shown. It is important to turn attention of teachers to much wider inclusion of contest problems into study process of primary school. It will enable to individualize studies and stimulate skill transfer to new situations for gifted pupils. The authors encourage teachers to use nonstandard (contest) problems as an indivisualization tool which will give opportunity for pupils to master knowledge and skill transfer. It will provide regular training of mind and positive emotions for pupils who are bored with solving standard problems.

scholarly journals On written expression of primary school pupils

2009 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 147-164
Author(s):  
Jelena Stevanovic ◽  
Slavica Maksic ◽  
Lazar Tenjovic
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
School Achievement ◽  
Compulsory Education ◽  
Sixth Grade ◽  
Language Instruction ◽  
Written Expression ◽  
Written Text ◽  
Grammatical Errors ◽  
General School ◽  
Primary School Pupils

Normative rules of standard Serbian language are acquired during primary and secondary education through curriculum demands of Serbian language instruction, which takes place in three fields: grammar, orthography and culture of expression. Topic of interest in this paper is the quality of written expression of 6th and 7th grade pupils, in the context of all three fields specified to be mastered by the curriculum of Serbian language. Research comprised 148 primary school pupils from Belgrade. Linguistic analysis of spontaneously created written text was performed, in the conditions where it was not explicitly demanded form the pupil to write correctly. The results indicate that the majority of pupils make spelling and grammatical errors, meeting the condition for the basic level of mastering the knowledge in Serbian language according to the standards specified for the end of compulsory education. In addition to this, a considerable majority of pupils has a satisfactory level of culture of written expression. Pupils more often make spelling than grammatical errors. Seventh grade pupils are better than sixth grade pupils with respect to adhering to grammar rules and according to culture of written expression, while the mark in Serbian language and general school achievement of pupils correlate only with the degree of adhering to the orthographic rules. It was concluded that not only individual programs of support for pupils who make more errors are necessary, but also launching national projects for the development of linguistic competence of the young in Serbia.

A teaching approach of geometric shapes’ properties with the use of online educational tools in Greek primary school

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (9) ◽  
pp. 101-109
Author(s):  
Emmanouil Skordialos ◽  
Georgios Baralis
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Geometric Thinking ◽  
Online Tools ◽  
Geometrical Shapes ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Pass Through ◽  
Primary School Pupils

A number of researchers have shown concern at the difficulties that primary school pupils cope with in learning geometry, and have tried to explain why this happens and what can be done to make the subject more understandable to young learners. Van Hiele’s theoretical model postulates five levels of geometric thinking as visualisation, analysis, abstraction, formal deduction and rigour. Each level uses its own language and symbols. Pupils pass through the levels ‘step by step’. This hierarchical order helps them to achieve better understanding and results. In this research the teacher taught geometry in the 2nd class in a primary Greek school with the use of information and communication technologies. The aim is to find out the level of geometrical thought of the pupils and how geometrical activities – based on online tools – concerning the geometrical shapes and their properties, help students improve their mathematical knowledge in the class. Keywords: Geometric thinking, online tools, shapes, geometrical activities

Instructional Materials for the Teacher to Hold Talks with Primary School Pupils on the Topic “Plants and Our Clothes”

10.12737/1746 ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (6) ◽  
pp. 40-46
Author(s):  
Переверзева ◽  
E. Pereverzeva
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Textile Industry ◽  
New World ◽  
Instructional Materials ◽  
After School ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Local Soil ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Primary School Pupils

Didactic materials are presented helpful for primary-school teachers to hold after-school extra-curricular talks with pupils in order to enrich knowledge, received at the lessons on the subject “The World Around US”. Special attention is given to cultivated textile plants native of the Old World and of the New World and introduced to the local soil. Such information will give pupils general ideas about how technical plants have been cultivated and currently used to produce fabrics, which form the basis for the modern textile industry.

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