Functional Literacy of School Students as a Factor of Education Quality

Reading literacy, consisting of prose and document literacy, is an integral part of functional literacy that has become one of the key goals and success criteria of contemporary educational systems around the world. Lower level of functional literacy limits not only the opportunities of an individual, but also the development and successful functioning of the whole society. This paper analyzes the average degree of prose and document literacy of the third grade secondary school students (N=703) in Novi Sad who are nearing the end of their secondary education. Their literacy rate is therefore likely to determine their forthcoming chances related to academic education or success in the labor market. The instrument employed in this research was a questionnaire consisting of 20 extracts from a variety of texts, 10 of which were related to prose and 10 to document literacy. The analysis of the results focused on average achievements in different types of schools as well as on specific problems observed in text processing and potential solutions. The findings indicate that the level of reading literacy of an average third grade student is relatively low, which might lead to their limited professional opportunities in the future. The analysis of the results also shows that students have serious difficulties in processing prose and scientific texts, particularly if the information is not displayed explicitly. Skills that were found to be insufficiently developed involve comparing, integrating or synthesizing information.

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Interactive teaching methods for primery school: the algorithm for designing interactive activities.

Pedagogicheskiy Zhurnal Bashkortostana ◽

10.21510/1817-3292-2021-91-1-56-71 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 91 (1) ◽

pp. 56-71

Author(s):

Liliia V. Volkova ◽

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Kristina A. Zanina ◽

Keyword(s):

Primary School ◽

Human Life ◽

School Teacher ◽

Primary School Teacher ◽

Ministry Of Education ◽

Primary School Students ◽

School Students ◽

Functional Literacy ◽

Teachers Perceptions ◽

Psychology Pedagogy

The article describes the results of the development and testing of an algorithm for designing interactive activities for primary school. The algorithm is developed taking into account the characteristics of modern primary school students, examining different interpretations of the concept «interactive» in different spheres of human life and fields of study (such as linguistics, sociology, psychology, pedagogy) and considering the problem of using the term «interactive» in the modern education system. The algorithm for designing interactive activities includes six sequential steps: to select the content; to choose a type of group for the activity; to create the activity in which each student will personally participate; to think over different options to provide choice for students; to select the technical means; to set a time limit. Each action of the algorithm is depicted from the perspective of a primary school teacher. The survey of the teachers found significant changes in teachers’ perceptions of the term «interactive», in their understanding of distinctive features of the interactive activities and difficulties to create suitable interactive activities. It is noted the importance of continuing research in the aspect of the influence of interactive activities on the educational achievements of primary school students (including the development of functional literacy). The article was prepared with the financial support of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation within the framework of the research project «The development of functional literacy among primary school students in the implementation of educational programs».

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Methods of Forming and Evaluating Logical Universal Educational Actions when Teaching Russian

Scholarly Notes of Transbaikal State University ◽

10.21209/2658-7114-2020-15-5-64-69 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 15 (5) ◽

pp. 64-69

Author(s):

Cherepanova Larisa V. ◽

Keyword(s):

Secondary School ◽

Secondary School Students ◽

Statistical Data ◽

Russian Language ◽

Diagnostic Methods ◽

School Students ◽

Functional Literacy ◽

Methods Of Analysis ◽

Analysis And Synthesis ◽

The Russian Language

The importance of secondary school students’ proficiency in universal learning activities (ULA), including functional literacy, in order to socialize successfully makes the search for appropriate means relevant. However, it is no less important to diagnose the formation of ULA and identify problems within their acquirement. Understanding the importance of this problem led to the idea of using existing pedagogical methods in teaching the Russian language paying attention to their adaptation. The purpose of the article is to show how existing methods can be adapted in order to be used in the formation and assessment of the logical ULA during Russian language lessons. The study was based on the methods of analysis and synthesis when describing the problem of formation and assessment of ULA among schoolchildren; in the development of diagnostics – on the methods of analysis, abstracting, and constructing. In addition, a systemic method was used. Statistical data of the conducted research and their interpretation are presented to substantiate the need for the creation and adaptation of methods for the ULA formation and assessment. The study reveals the pedagogical diagnostic methods, which, with a certain adaptation, can be used for the logical ULA formation and assessment during teaching the Russian language. The research presents the adapted methods, which will allow organizing systematic work on the formation of logical ULA for secondary school students when studying the “Lexicology” section and assessing their formation among schoolchildren.

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Physical Education, Quality of Breathable Air and Their Effects on the Formation of High School Students as Sustainability in Maintaining the Lifestyle. Is the Physical Education Lesson Enough to Create Such Valences?

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12031106 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 1106

Author(s):

Camelia Plastoi ◽

Ioana Butu ◽

Diana-Mihaela Țîrcă ◽

Bianca Ferrario ◽

Ilie Mihai ◽

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Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Physical Education ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Physical Activities ◽

Education Quality ◽

School Students ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Physical Skills

This study was conducted to emphasize the correlation between the number of physical education lessons with effects on the formation of high school students and the importance of practicing physical activities during the extra-class time in sustainable spaces with quality breathable air. The values were recorded in this cross-sectional study; on a number of 208 high school students; grades 9–12; tested for the level of manifesting their effort capacity acquired during the physical education lessons. The statistical analysis of the processed data highlights the obtained values: Weak 59% and 31% satisfactory for boys; and 53.92% weak; 34% satisfactory for girls. In conclusion; the necessity to carry out extra-curricular physical activities in an unpolluted environment and to acquire useful physical skills in carrying out different activities in society, promotes and generates sustainability in maintaining the lifestyle.

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Research of Emotional and Psychological State of Schoolchildren of Tomsk Region

Standards and Monitoring in Education ◽

10.12737/article_5a1bf225c6ce41.53425726 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 5 (6) ◽

pp. 56-61

Author(s):

Наталья Ашурова ◽

Natalia Ashurova ◽

Оксана Замятина ◽

Oxana Zamyatina ◽

Борис Илюхин ◽

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Keyword(s):

Emotional State ◽

Fourth Graders ◽

Continuous Method ◽

Psychological Climate ◽

Quality Monitoring ◽

Education Quality ◽

Psychological State ◽

School Students ◽

Educational Organization ◽

Tomsk Region

In the framework of annual regional education quality monitoring in schools was a questionnaire survey of all students fourth grade of Tomsk region, the main aim of survey is to determine emotional and psychological state of students in diff erent situations of educational process.Within this work defi nition of the term “psychological climate” concerning the school students, who are in the educational organization and at home, has been studied and considered. Students were asked to complete a questionnaire describing diff erent situations, attitude to which it was necessary to evaluate, selecting one of the drawings refl ecting the emotional state: fun, sorrow, sadness. Survey of fourth-graders of Tomsk region was conducted by a continuous method, i.e. on all fourth-graders of the Tomsk region (10,942 people). As result of research, it was found out that emotional and psychological state of fourth-graders of Tomsk region is estimated as positive in diff erent situations. However, several problem factors of social and psychological climate, which has been created by participants of the educational relations, have been revealed.

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THE DEVELOPMENT OF FUNCTIONAL LITERACY WHEN STUDYING A SCHOOL COURSE IN MATHEMATICS USING INTERSUBJECT COMMUNICATIONS

AZIMUTH OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH: PEDAGOGY AND PSYCHOLOGY ◽

10.26140/anip-2021-1001-0030 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (34) ◽

Author(s):

O.G IGNATOVA ◽

Keyword(s):

High School Students ◽

General Education ◽

Practical Significance ◽

Federal State ◽

Mathematical Literacy ◽

School Students ◽

Functional Literacy ◽

Educational Standard ◽

Subject Areas ◽

State Educational

The article considers the issue of the formation of functional literacy when conducting mathematics lessons in a secondary school, taking into account the use of intrasubject communications. Methodology and research methods. Research is based on a system-structural and activity-based approach. Results. First of all, attention is paid to the consideration of the concept of functional literacy, the question of assessing the level of development of functional literacy and the means to assess this level of development is considered. Examples of specific tasks of an interdisciplinary nature that are used to determine the level of development of the Federal State Educational Standard of Basic General Education are given. Formal and substantive approaches in mathematics, the possibilities of their application in the framework of intrasubject communications as a means of developing functional literacy of high school students are considered. The issues of synchronization of educational material as a key element in the implementation of intrasubject communications are considered. The practical significance of the work. The directions of changing approaches to the implementation of intrasubject relations of mathematics with other areas of knowledge as the basis for achieving meta-subject educational results of the Federal State Standard of Basic General Education are revealed. The question of the connection of meta-subject educational results as the requirements of the Federal State Educational Standard of LLC and the functional literacy of students, as well as means of assessing the level of formation of functional literacy, is considered. Particular attention is paid to mathematical literacy as one of the key components of functional literacy. In this regard, examples of tasks from other subject areas are considered that require the use of mathematical literacy as a component of functional literacy as part of the assessment of subject achievements of students. The main recommendations on the implementation of intrasubject communications to achieve meta-subject educational results are formulated.

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KONSTRUK ASESMEN LITERASI FUNGSIONAL UNTUK SISWA SEKOLAH MENENGAH PERTAMA

LITERA ◽

10.21831/ltr.v19i2.32977 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 19 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Burhan Nurgiyantoro ◽

Beniati Lestyarini ◽

Dwi Hanti Rahayu

Keyword(s):

High School Students ◽

Junior High School ◽

Rasch Model ◽

Adult Literacy ◽

Junior High ◽

Literacy Assessment ◽

School Students ◽

National Assessment ◽

Functional Literacy ◽

The Rasch Model

Literasi fungsional menyiratkan bahwa literasi dapat digunakan untuk meningkatkan kapasitas masyarakat, meraih tujuan, dan meningkatkan kemampuan diri. Penelitian validatif ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi konstruk asesmen literasi fungsional untuk siswa SMP dan mengalisis butir soalnya dengan Model Rasch. Data penelitian ini dikumpulkan melalui observasi, wawancara, FGD, dan tes. Sebanyak 5 orang guru dan 246 siswa dari 5 SMP di DIY, serta 3 pakar dilibatkan dalam proses pengumpulan data. Hasil penelitian berupa konstruk literasi fungsional dari National Assessment for Adult Literacy (NAAL) dimodifikasi dalam 15 jenis literasi, yaitu literasi prosa, digital, dokumen, numerik, lingkungan, kesehatan, pariwisata, transportasi, keselamatan jalan, kesantunan berbahasa, mitigasi bencana, finansial, budaya, visual, dan sosial. Hasil analisis 60 butir soal dengan Model Rasch berbantuan program QUEST menunjukkan probability level 0,50 dengan indeks reliabilitas 0,98. Mean INFIT MNSQ sebesar 1.00 dengan SD 0,04 yang fit dengan Model Rasch. Butir soal yang layak berada pada rentang threshold (± 2) adalah 51 buah (85%), sedangkan yang di luar rentang tersebut 9 butir (15%). Siswa dengan skor ≥75 sebesar 38,2%, sedang yang belum memenuhi standar sebanyak 61,8%. Indikator esensial dan batang soal menjadi bagian penting untuk melihat kemampuan literasi fungsional siswa. Kata kunci: literasi fungsional, asesmen, analisis butir soal, Model Rasch THE CONSTRUCTS OF FUNCTIONAL LITERACY ASSESSMENT FOR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AbstractFunctional literacy implies that literacy can be used for improving society capacities, obtaining goals, and increasing self-capabilities. The present study is aimed at identifying the constructs of the functional literacy assessment of junior high school students and analysing the item responses by using the Rasch Model. The data were collected through observation, interview, FGD and testing. Five teachers, 246 students from five junior high schools in Yogyakarta Province, and 3 experts were involved in the research processes. Results show that the constructs of the functional literacy from the National Assessment for Adult Literacy (NAAL) concepts have been modified into 15 types of literacy: prose, digital, document, numerical, environmental, health, tourism, transportation, road safety, language civility, disaster mitigation, financial, cultural, visual, and social). The results of the item analysis (60 items) using the Rasch Model with the QUEST program produce a probability value of 0.50 with a reliability index of 0.98. The INFIT MNSQ mean of 1.00 with an SD of 0.4 fits with the Rasch model. Items are eligible for an appropriate threshold range (± 2) of 51 grains or 85% while items outside the range of ± 2 is 9 (15%). Students with a score of ≥ 75 are 94 in number (38.2%). Meanwhile, students who have not fulfilled the standard amount to 61.8%. Essential indicators and item stems have an important role in reflecting the students’ functional literacy competences. Keywords: functional literacy, assessment, item response, Rasch model

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TEXT-BASED LEARNING IN VIRTUAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT IN PRIMARY SCHOOL – A BASIS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENTS’ FUNCTIONAL LITERACY

Education and Technologies Journal ◽

10.26883/2010.212.3625 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (2) ◽

pp. 441-447

Author(s):

Svetla Terzieva- Sarieva ◽

Keyword(s):

Learning Environment ◽

Primary School ◽

Learning Process ◽

Early Stage ◽

Approaches To Learning ◽

Virtual Learning Environment ◽

School Students ◽

Reading And Writing ◽

Functional Literacy ◽

Language And Literature

Text-based learning in primary school is an important factor in developing the functional literacy of primary school students. Functional literacy is expressed in mastering the main activities in the learning process – reading and writing, through which the learner feels ready to solve various learning and life tasks. The change of the educational environment in classroom through the application of various electronic educational resources in the lessons of Bulgarian language and literature leads to the formation of new skills in young students to work with a text. Text-based learning in primary school is fundamental for mastering the skills to perceive, comprehend, interpret and create their own texts that respond to the communication situation and contribute to the development of communicative and socio-cultural competence of students 1st – 4th grade. In the process of working with the text, the learners acquire knowledge, skills and attitudes related to the text and its structural and semantic components. They master different approaches to learning aimed at the successful realization of the individual in the group and in society. This paper offers a brief theoretical overview of the concepts of text and functional literacy, their interrelationship and interdependence. The article discusses issues related to digitization of the learning process in Bulgarian language and literature at an early stage. Presented are opportunities for working with text in e-learning environment helping to develop reading and writing literacy of students by analyzing the results and comparing with the requirements of state educational standards in Bulgarian language and literature.

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THE USING OF COMIC AS A TEACHING MATERIAL IN BUILDING CHARACTER OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

JMIE (Journal of Madrasah Ibtidaiyah Education) ◽

10.32934/jmie.v1i2.44 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 246

Author(s):

Maulana Arafat Lubis

Keyword(s):

Elementary School ◽

Elementary School Students ◽

Significant Role ◽

Learning Experience ◽

Learning Objectives ◽

Education Quality ◽

Teaching Material ◽

School Students ◽

Quality Of Teaching

Education is capable to develop a country. One of the techniques is by using appropriate teaching material. In addition, the using of teaching material ought to appropriate with particular topic. Teaching material also ought to arranged sistematically in order to create the fun learning atmosphere. Horsley, Knight, dan Huntly, (2010: 45) state a good quality of teaching material has substansial contribution to students quality in learning experience and outcome. Teaching material conveys electronic and non-electronic that contain the information to gain student’s knowledge due to reaching the learning objectives. (Sitepu, 2014:183). Comic is one of efective teaching material that is used in scholl especially in Elementary school. It is suggested because comic contain pictures and stories with characteristic that able to build students’ character. Consequently, teaching material through comic has significant role in improving student’s ability and education quality in Elementary School

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UNDERSTANDING THE TEXT AS A CATEGORY OF PEDAGOGICAL HERMENEUTICS AND A FACTOR OF FORMATION IN STUDENTS OF FUNCTIONAL LITERACY

“Educational bulletin “Consciousness” ◽

10.26787/nydha-2686-6846-2021-23-2-43-48 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 23 (2) ◽

pp. 43-48

Author(s):

Kalmanova Ts.A.

Keyword(s):

Primary Education ◽

English Language ◽

Educational Process ◽

Professional Activity ◽

Russian Society ◽

International Studies ◽

School Students ◽

First Year Students ◽

Functional Literacy ◽

Research Activities

Transforming under the influence of radical changes in the life of the world as a whole and Russian society in particular, the modern education system in Russia is undergoing significant conceptual changes, mainly due to the unprecedented hitherto technologization of all, without exception, its components - strategy, concept, practice, which is not reflected in the last place in the conceptual apparatus and its content. The goal is to assess the level of formation of textual skills, in particular, understanding of the text, as a condition for improving students' functional literacy. Materials and methods. The number of subjects - 112 people (women), at the age of 17-18 years. An experimental study was carried out among first-year students of the "Pedagogical Education" direction of the profiles "Primary Education", "Primary Education and a Foreign (English) Language using the adapted criteria for assessing the reading literacy of international studies PIZA. The study showed a low level of hermeneutic competence (understanding of the text) among students, which is an indicator of the corresponding degree of functional literacy. Expected results: hermeneutic competence, the gradual formation of which the proposed system of optimization of the educational process in a pedagogical university is aimed at, will significantly increase the level of functional literacy of students-future teachers, which will ensure success in educational, research activities and professional readiness for teaching elementary school students to text skills, first of all, understanding the text. It is obvious that there is a need to optimize the educational process at the university through purposeful systematic work, which ensures the improvement of the textual competence of future primary school teachers as one of the most important components of the functional literacy of the students themselves and the readiness for professional activity in this area.

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