scholarly journals Strategies to Improve Children’s Interest in Reading Activities

Educatia 21 ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 39-46
Author(s):  
Diana-Crina Marin ◽  
Mușata Bocoș
Keyword(s):  
Beneficial Effect ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Education ◽  
School Library ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Good Practices ◽  
Reading Clubs ◽  
Reading Activities

Through this study, we aimed to establish which are the main strategies that teachers use to increase pupils' interest in reading activities. It is unanimously accepted that frequent reading of texts has a beneficial effect on the harmonious development of each pupil. In order to create an inventory of examples of good practices provided by teachers for primary education, an online questionnaire was administered between June and October 2020. 219 teachers have completed the questionnaire and mentioned which strategies they use most frequently to make pupils appreciate the value of the books and to read more frequently. The study revealed several good practices that can be used by teachers or parents to motivate pupils to be more actively engaged in reading activities. These results are useful for primary school teachers who can use them to improve the strategies they use to determine pupils to read more frequently and with pleasure. Working with the books, frequent presentation of the content of some books, organizing reading clubs, visiting the school library, arranging a reading corner, and making portfolios about the content of favorite books are some of the strategies mentioned by teachers.

scholarly journals Prospective preschool and primary school teachers’ knowledge and opinion about gamification

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 104-114
Author(s):  
Edina-Tímea OPRIȘ ◽  
Éva BÁLINT-SVELLA ◽  
Iuliana ZSOLDOS-MARCHIȘ
Keyword(s):  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Time Allocation ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Open Questions ◽  
High Level

Abstract. Gamification is a rather new method in education and unfortunately is not a widely known method among Hungarian primary school teachers in Romania. This paper presents the knowledge and opinion of pre-service preschool and primary school teachers about gamification and its use in education. In this study 81 Primary and Preschool Pedagogy students from BabeșBolyai University were participated, 80 of them were female and 1 male. 40 students are in first year and 41 in second year of their studies. The research was carried out during February-March 2020 at Babeș-Bolyai University, Romania. To get to know their point of view and knowledge about gamification, an online questionnaire was developed by the authors. The obtained data was quantitatively (closed questions) and qualitatively (open questions) analyzed. According to the results, half of the students think that there is no difference between gamification and game-based learning and for three quarter it is difficult to see the differences. This is surprising as students were taught about gamification before filling in the questionnaire. Students perceive a high level of utility of gamification in education. The most frequently mentioned benefits by the participants are that gamification motivates and actively involves students. Even if participants gave many advantages of integrating gamification in education, the biggest disadvantage is related with the time necessary for preparation of a gamified lesson and for the time-allocation during the lesson. As obstacles of using gamification, they mentioned the negative attitude or/and lack of methodological knowledge of some teachers and the constrains of the curriculum. Most of the preservice teachers prefer both paper-pencil based and technology-aid gamification. They consider solving exercises the most suitable for gamification.

Networking Cooperation of Educational Institutions of Higher, General and Vocational Education in the Terms of Implementation of Extracurricular Activities in Application of the Federal State Educational Standard

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 13-22
Author(s):  
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Irina Ivanova
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Education ◽  
Extracurricular Activities ◽  
Innovative Technology ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
State Educational ◽  
The City

The study is relevant in the context of global projects supported by the government and initiated by the President of the Russian Federation: the federal state educational standards, the complex project of modernization of education, national educational initiative �Our new school�, �Concept of the spiritual and moral development and education of a citizen of Russia.� In the context of extracurricular activities in the design development of the FSES becoming especially popular networking projects that brings together institutions of diff erent levels (schools, supplementary education for children, psychological urban centers, higher education institutions). The interaction of educational institutions is becoming a modern highly innovative technology that allows them to develop dynamically. The article describes a model of network interaction of educational-governmental organizations of the city of Kaluga in the framework of the extracurricular activity of younger schoolboys in the terms of realization of the FSES of primary education. Model networking educational institutions of the city of Kaluga in the framework of the extracurricular activity of younger schoolboys in the development of the FSES of primary education has been successfully tested on the basis of four elementary schools in the city of Kaluga, the study involved 177 students and 7 primary school teachers. Social partners of educational networking were: Children and Youth Space Education Center �Galaxy� of the city of Kaluga and Kaluga State University named after K.E. Tsiolkovsky. The basis of networking cooperation were programs of extracurricular activities of I.V. Ivanova. The main results of testing of the model is the development of individual students in the development of programs that increase the level of professional competence of primary school teachers in the organization of extracurricular activities of the FSES of the primary general education. The study contributes to a system of total innovative design, Further and Higher Education; It shows the possibility of the contents and forms of social and pedagogical partnership in the system of education in the introduction of the FSES of primary education. The practical signifi cance of the study consists in the possibility of using the developed model in educational practice. The study will allow to make science-based contribution to the practical implementation of the regional. Prospects for the development of research consist in the development of new models of a network of educational cooperation, attraction of new bases for cooperation. This publication was prepared within the framework of a research project supported by the Russian Foundation for Humanities �14-16-40007.

scholarly journals Vzpostavitev slovenskega šolskega sistema leta 1919

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (2020) (2) ◽  
pp. 395-457
Author(s):  
Edvard Protner
Keyword(s):  
School Reform ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Education ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Status Position ◽  
Teacher Associations

In the foreword, we outline the situation in the field of education in the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, so that we can later in the text further analyse the goals and visions of the school reform efforts of teachers organized in local associations and two prominent pedagogical theorists. In doing so, we limit ourselves to the activities of primary school teachers and primary school legislation. In the central part of the text we describe the efforts to improve the financial and status position of teachers, the efforts to systematically reform primary education, the efforts to overcome the ideological divisiveness of the two most powerful teacher associations, and the efforts to unify teachers' associations throughout the kingdom. At the end, we outline the three most important programming texts on the reform of education in the new country and try to identify the pedagogical theoretical influences that are characteristic of the period between the two wars.

scholarly journals Autopercepción del profesorado de Educación Primaria en servicio desde el modelo TPACK

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 53-65
Author(s):  
Ana Maria Ortiz Colon ◽  
Miriam Ágreda Montoro ◽  
Javier Rodríguez Moreno
Keyword(s):  
Multivariate Analysis ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Education ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
The Self ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Reading And Writing ◽  
Las Mujeres ◽  
Educación Primaria

El estudio analiza los resultados más relevantes de la investigación realizada con docentes de educación primaria, en referencia al modelo TPACK. El objetivo de esta investigación es conocer la autopercepción de los docentes de primaria en servicio, con respecto a su capacitación tecnológica, tomando como referencia la escala de diagnóstico TPACK. Para la recopilación de información, se adaptó un cuestionario tipo Likert ya validado, siguiendo el modelo TPACK. El cuestionario está compuesto por 47 ítems que recopilan información de las siete dimensiones del modelo. La muestra está formada por 607 docentes. La investigación es de naturaleza descriptiva no experimental, y realiza un análisis de varianza multivariante (MANOVA). Los resultados más significativos han sido el hallazgo de diferencias con respecto al género de los participantes. En general, son los hombres los que tienen una mayor percepción de sí mismos con respecto al uso y la integración de las TIC en su práctica docente, especialmente en asuntos científicos. Las mujeres parecen ser más efectivas cuando seleccionan enfoques para guiar el aprendizaje y el pensamiento del estudiante en términos de lectura y escritura. The study aims to analyze the most relevant results of the research carried out with primary education teachers, with reference to the TPACK model. The objective of this research is to know the self-perception of primary school teachers in service, regarding their technological training, taking as a reference the TPACK diagnostic scale. For the collection of information, a Likert type questionnaire already validated was adapted, following the TPACK model. The questionnaire consists of 47 items that collect information on the seven dimensions of the model. The sample consists of 607 teachers. The research is of a non-experimental descriptive nature, and performs a multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA). The most significant results have been the finding of differences regarding the gender of the participants. In general, it is men who have a greater perception of themselves regarding the use and integration of ICTs in their teaching practice, especially in scientific matters. Women seem to be more effective when they select approaches to guide student learning and thinking in terms of reading and writing.

scholarly journals CONDITIONS FOR THE FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES OF PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 296-305
Author(s):  
Gayrat Nurmatov ◽  
◽  
Iqbol Kamolova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Education ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
Quality Education ◽  
Professional Competencies ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Education Teacher ◽  
The Right

Background. It is undoubtedly afield of education that provides a prosperous future for people, guides them in the right direction, and imparts knowledge, which is an inalienable treasure. It is possible to distinguish between the educated and the uneducated at once. Quality education provides a bright future for anybody. For this reason, this article also provides information on the field of education, emphasizing the importance of the role of primary education. There is also information about the professional competence of primary school teachers, that is, the merit, worthiness, love for their work. Suggestions and recommendations are also given on what professional competencies a primary education teacher should have.

scholarly journals Attitudes of primary school teachers in Croatia toward Music as a school subject / Stališča osnovnošolskih učiteljev na Hrvaškem do glasbe kot šolskega predmeta

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (34) ◽  
pp. 13-27
Author(s):  
Snježana Dobrota ◽  
Antonija Vrančić ◽  
Ivana Križanac
Keyword(s):  
Music Education ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Education ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Classical Music ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
School Subject ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Music Activities

The paper explores the influence of years of work experience, professional qualifications, additional music education, engaging in music activities in leisure time, and going to the theatre/classical music concerts on the attitudes of primary school teachers toward the school subject Music. The research was conducted on a sample of primary education teachers from all Croatian counties (N = 233), using a questionnaire composed of two parts: The General Data Questionnaire and Attitudes Toward Music as a School Subject. The results confirm that primary school teachers with fewer years of work experience have more positive attitudes toward the Curriculum of Music Education for Primary Schools and for Grammar Schools in the Republic of Croatia, while in other aspects of attitudes no difference was found. Furthermore, no differences were found in the attitudes of primary school teachers toward the subject Music with regard to their professional qualifications. Primary education teachers who have attended additional music classes, who engage in music activities in leisure time and who often attend theatre/classical music concerts, consider Music to be an important school subject that relaxes the students, and consider themselves more competent to teach music. The obtained results have significant implications in terms of music pedagogy, with regard to organizing the music education of preservice primary teachers and their lifelong learning.

scholarly journals PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS’ APPROACH TO ADVANTAGES OF ICT USE IN EDUCATION

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 439
Author(s):  
Rasa Braslauskienė ◽  
Gražina Šmitienė ◽  
Reda Vismantienė
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Primary Education ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Ict Tools

The article reveals primary school teachers’ approach towards advantages and disadvantages of information and communication technologies, their influence to children education as well as teacher experience in the application of ICT technologies in primary education and opportunities of teachers in the development of professional competence. Qualitative study (structured interview) was carried out which involved the teachers of 1 – 4 forms more than four years actively using ICT in the classroom. According to the teachers, Content analysis of the study results revealed essential  factors and potential ways of more efficient use of ICT in primary education, i. e .improvement of teachers’ special professional competence (knowledge, skills and ability to use various ICT tools in the classroom, identification of special needs of primary school children, linking the development of formal and informal needs, etc.), personal viewpoint to ICT in social life, the shortage of ICT tools in primary school.

scholarly journals Medical Students’ Child Health Experience in Primary Schools

SAGE Open ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 215824401770046
Author(s):  
Fiona Muir ◽  
Kevin McConville ◽  
Lois Robertson ◽  
Karen Campbell ◽  
Shona McKnight ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Interprofessional Education ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Free Text ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Evaluative Inquiry

This study was designed to explore medical students’ and primary school teachers’ experiences of a new community teaching project. Academic staff and students from the School of Medicine Dundee, National Health Service partners, local education department, and primary school teachers engaged in a collaborative project which has embedded community engagement in the curriculum while encouraging interprofessional education through multiagency working. Influenced by evaluative inquiry, this qualitative study used an online questionnaire, designed to give participants the freedom to respond, and give their own opinions, via free text responses. The results show the value of a real primary school–based situation, and the merit of experiential learning gained throughout the program, in which students interacted with children about health promotion in a meaningful way. The interprofessional and collaborative nature of the project enhanced the value of the experience for all participants in relation to the benefits of teamwork, dispelling the doctor authority and recognition of the roles of others. The experience was an interactive, enjoyable, and expressive way to facilitate learning, and has helped prepare the health care students for future practice.

Characteristics of Parent-Teacher Communication in Romanian Primary Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2022 ◽  
pp. 171-189
Author(s):  
Muşata-Dacia Bocoş ◽  
Diana-Crina Marin
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Education ◽  
Optimal Strategy ◽  
Online Environment ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Teacher Communication ◽  
School Activities ◽  
Or Applications

The COVID-19 pandemic has influenced the manner in which school activities are organized and the way that interactions occur between all educational actors. According to both teacher and parent opinion, the quality of cooperation and communication between the school and the families has not been affected. The use of modern means of communication is considered by both parents and primary school teachers as an optimal strategy for strengthening the school-family partnership. This study presents several types of activities that parents have enjoyed and which could be organized in the online environment. The authors of the study have discovered that for some parents it was very comfortable to interact with the teacher in the online environment. For these parents, the main advantage of using communication platforms or applications refers to economy of time; thus, travel from their home or job to the school was avoided.

The agency of CLIL primary school teachers in Austria

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie-Theres Gruber ◽  
Sarah Mercer
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Education ◽  
Primary Teachers ◽  
Professional Role ◽  
Sense Of Agency ◽  
Teacher Agency ◽  
Specific Group ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Depth Interviews

Abstract Although recent years have seen a growth in studies examining teacher agency, educators working in the primary sector remain a relatively under-researched population. One specific group of teachers in primary education are those who teach Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL). In this study, we wanted to understand how CLIL primary teachers’ sense of agency helped them to navigate this professional role, considering factors in their ecologies which supported or inhibited their agency. Based on semi-structured, in-depth interviews with six primary school CLIL teachers, this study shows that even though these teachers were initially passionate about CLIL, they all ultimately exercised their agency as teachers in giving up on CLIL due to a limited sense of agency in the particular role as a CLIL educator.

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