scholarly journals Fostering Critical Thinking across the Primary School’s Curriculum in the European Schools System

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 505
Author(s):  
Loredana Lombardi ◽  
Frederick Jan Mednick ◽  
Free De Backer ◽  
Koen Lombaerts
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Curriculum Development ◽  
Primary School ◽  
School Principals ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
Matter Content ◽  
Core Skills ◽  
Primary School Curriculum ◽  
Subject Matter Content

To develop citizens’ critical thinking (CT) abilities, schools must better integrate CT into the curricula. Although educators, psychologists, and philosophers agree on the importance of critical thinking, there is no agreement on a common theoretical definition. The goal of this study is to define the framework for the promotion of critical thinking in the context of curriculum development. Specifically, to explore how the primary school curriculum addresses the concept of CT, and to identify characteristics, core skills, and approaches to CT in the syllabi. We conducted a document analysis of curriculum and syllabi in the European Schools system. The results show that although the primary school curriculum does not define the concept of CT, it does consider it a key skill to develop and foster among pupils across the school syllabi. Concerning the CT teaching approaches, our study detected a holistic approach in which the European Schools system supports CT as an explicit and implicit goal within a standard subject-matter content instruction. This study can be used in future educational research with different stakeholders (teachers, school principals, policymakers, researchers) involved in curriculum development.

scholarly journals Primary School Teachers’ Understanding of Critical Thinking in KSSR Classroom and Its Importance to Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4.15) ◽  
pp. 530
Author(s):  
Wirawani Kamarulzaman ◽  
Rosnani Hashim
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
Future Research ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Curriculum ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Colour Coding

Critical thinking is one of the 21st century skills that should be equipped to students to prepare them with the challenges ahead. Teachers should be prepared to teach them these skills and their understanding of the concept itself should be explored. Thus, the objectives of the study are to investigate teachers’ understanding of critical thinking in KSSR (Kurikulum Baru Sekolah Rendah: New Primary School Curriculum) classroom and to explore their perception on the importance of the skills to student. Six primary school teachers were interviewed and transcriptions were made. The data was analyzed through colour coding and themes were emerged from the analysis. The findings found that teachers view critical thinking as the ability to gather information, express thoughts, solve problems and analyze. They were found the skills are important for students as it helps them apply knowledge and make decisions. It is hoped that in future research, the definition of critical thinking could be collected quantitatively from teachers. The study will be benefited to teachers to improve teaching method by understanding the concept itself.   

scholarly journals Kebijakan Pengembangan Kurikulum di Sekolah Dasar (Sebuah Tinjauan Kurikulum 2006 hingga Kebijakan Merdeka Belajar)

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-110
Author(s):  
Agustinus Tanggu Daga
Keyword(s):  
Curriculum Development ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
Teaching Profession ◽  
Independent Learning ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
Educational Processes ◽  
Primary School Curriculum ◽  
Competency Based

Curriculum development is very important for curriculum developers in primary schools to improve the quality of educational processes and outcomes. The aim of this research is to find out how curriculum development in primary schools in the KBK, KTSP, Curriculum 2013, and the independent learning policy. This research method is descriptive qualitative. Literature review method is taken to collect the data from relevant resources.  The research found out that curriculum development of the primary school occurs in the span of Indonesian history. The primary school curriculum is a competency-based curriculum designed in the KBK, KTSP, Curriculum 2013, and independent learning. The characteristics of the primary school curriculum in KTSP are a separated curriculum for grades IV-VI and thematic curriculum for grades I-III. The characteristics of the primary school curriculum in the 2013 curriculum are a cross curriculum or integrated curriculum for all grades with a scientific approach and authentic assessment. The primary school curriculum in independent learning needs to pay attention to curriculum simplification, national exams, simplifying lesson plans, the teaching profession. Meanwhile, the implementation of independent learning must include objectives, flexibility, and benefits of the curriculum.

scholarly journals PRANCŪZIJOS PRADINĖ MOKYKLA: KO GALIME PASIMOKYTI? [FRENCH PRIMARY SCHOOL: WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM IT?]

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 50-54
Author(s):  
Rita Makarskaitė-Petkevičienė
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Civic Education ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
Work Organisation ◽  
Creative Imagination ◽  
Interest In Science ◽  
Good School ◽  
Primary School Curriculum ◽  
Key Words Development

The article presents experiences from the visit to a French primary school (L'école élémentaire). Education of six-year old children is discussed as well as their life at school. It is also considered why the Lithuanian “Good School Conception” functions perfectly in that country, while in Lithuania this does not happen always. The goals of French primary school are to develop learner independence and responsibility; to develop their observation, curiosity, creativity; to develop communication skills; to help a child to develop physically. The core of the primary school curriculum includes civic education and lessons of “discoveries“. The author of the article discusses the variety of learners’ activities in the classroom, the teacher’s work and issues of work organisation, learning environment. It should be emphasised that primary learners discover the scientific truths through experimenting, development of motor skills and creative imagination as well as reflections. The teacher’s activity is directed towards development of the learner’s personal ability to reason, evoking of the learner’s interest in science, learning of living environment as well as perception of space and time. Key words: development of ability to reason, primary school, school learners’ activities.

scholarly journals Teachers’ and Proprietors’ perception of pre-primary school curriculum process in Ife-East Local Government Area of Osun State, Nigeria

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (9) ◽  
pp. 39-47
Author(s):  
Iroegbu Victoria Ihekerenma
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Job Training ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Research Instrument ◽  
Methods Of Evaluation ◽  
Chi Squared ◽  
Primary School Curriculum

This study investigated preprimary school teachers’ and proprietors’ perception of curriculum process in preprimary education in Nigeria. 140 teachers/proprietors from private preprimary schools were purposively selected for the study. The research instrument was a 32 item researcher constructed curriculum process questionnaire in the Likert format with Cronbach’s Alpha of .852. The items were distributed into five sections: impending curriculum sensitization; curriculum objectives; contentment; methods and strategies; and methods of evaluation. The instrument was administered on the teachers and proprietors in their various schools and collected by the researcher and assistants on the same day. The resulting data were analyzed using the Chi Squared statistics. The results showed that in 28 cases out of 32, the Chi squared obtained was not significant at the .05 level. It was concluded that preprimary school teachers and proprietors had similar perceptions of preprimary curriculum process. It was recommended that preprimary school teachers and proprietors be given regular on-the-job training in this regard.

scholarly journals Analysis of Social Studies Material in Primary School Curriculum

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 4573-4576
Author(s):  
Asnawi . ◽  
Bunga Mulyahati ◽  
Ronald Fransyaigu
Keyword(s):  
Social Studies ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Fourth Grade ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
The Social ◽  
Primary School Curriculum ◽  
Concrete Operational ◽  
School Selection ◽  
Thematic Learning ◽  
Selection Of

This study aims to assess the Social Studies material contained in the book of integrated thematic curriculum in 2013 the fourth grade of primary school. Selection of the fourth grade of primary school due to the initial implementation of integrated thematic learning in curriculum 2013 in a high-class curriculum. This study used a qualitative approach with a particular method of discourse analysis and content analysis of the data obtained through text analysis and documentation. Which is the object of this research is the book of integrated thematic curriculum fourth grade of primary school in curriculum 2013. Social Studies material is organized from the teaching materials and simple close around the child to a more extensive and complex. Depth presentation of the material in the textbook Social Studies  the fourth grade of primary school thematic curriculum is associated with students' knowledge. The level of difficulty of the material adapted to the development of learners who are at the stage of "concrete-operational", giving the students in understanding the material.

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