scholarly journals Improvement of Memory and Motivation in Language Learning in Primary Education through the Interactive Digital Whiteboard (IDW): The Future in a Post-Pandemic Period

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (19) ◽  
pp. 8109 ◽  
Author(s):  
José M. Bautista-Vallejo ◽  
Rafael M. Hernández-Carrera ◽  
Ricardo Moreno-Rodriguez ◽  
José Luis Lopez-Bastias
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Primary Education ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Qualitative Evaluation ◽  
Sixth Grade ◽  
Computer Application ◽  
Long Term Memory ◽  
Quantitative Methodology ◽  
Memory Tests ◽  
Digital Whiteboard

This paper presents an analysis of the use of an interactive digital whiteboard (IDW) and a computer application called Action Manager (AM), with a sample of 158 sixth-grade students in primary education. Subsequently, a study was carried out with the main goal of testing the didactic functioning of AM and examining the validity of this application, in terms of motivation and the retention of both short and long-term memory when teaching foreign languages in primary education. In order to fulfil these objectives, we performed a positivist exploratory study based on a quantitative methodology combining qualitative aspects (qualitative evaluation) and quantitative aspects (questionnaires) as well as a descriptive method with a survey design. The data collection was performed using instruments, specifically the Extrinsic vs. Intrinsic Orientation Scale, to ascertain the motivational impressions of the students and two memory tests, the Test of Memory and Learning (TOMAL) and the Children’s Memory Scale (CMS). Forty-five days later, the two memory tests were repeated to compare the results with the previous ones. After this experience, the results allowed us to conclude that the students demonstrated optimal memorization from a conceptual point of view, in addition to having improved their motivational impressions.

scholarly journals Lehen Hezkuntzarako kirol-jarduera fisikoko inplikazioaren galdeketa: faktore-analisi baieztatzailea

Tantak ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-97
Author(s):  
Iker Izar de la Fuente Díaz de Cerio ◽  
Arantzazu Rodríguez Fernández ◽  
Naira Escalante Mateos
Keyword(s):  
Primary Education ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Sport Activity ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Sixth Grade ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Three Dimensional Model ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Variance Explained ◽  
Activity Questionnaire

ABSTRACTBased on a previous pilot validation, once the internal consistency of the questionnaire of engagement in physical-sport activity (IMAF) for Primary Education is improved, a confirmatory factor analysis is carried out. In addition, external validity evidences are obtained by correlating the questionnaire with the physical self-concept. Finally, the variability of the physical-sport activity engagement regarding the sex and the intensity of the practice of physical activity is analysed. All that with a sample of 100 students of sixth grade of Primary Education (41% girls; 59% boys) aged between 11 and 12 (M = 11.89; SD = .314). The questionnaires IMAF (physical-sport engagement) and CAF-A (Shorten physical self-concept) have been used. The results of the research certify an improvement in internal consistency and in the percentage of total variance explained. Additionally, the structure of the questionnaire fits the proposed three-dimensional model. Lastly, it has been demonstrated that boys and people who practice physical-sport activity with high intensity show higher values in physical-sport engagement.KEYWORDS: engagement, physical-sport activity, questionnaire, validation, Primary Education. LABURPENAAurreko baliozkotze pilotu batetik abiaturik, Lehen Hezkuntzarako kirol-jarduera fisikoko inplikaziorako galdeketaren (IMAF) barne trinkotasuna behin hobetuta faktore-analisi baieztatzailea egiten da. Horretaz gain, itaunketa autokontzeptu fisikoarekin korrelazionatzean kanpo baliotasuneko ebidentziak lortzen dira. Azkenik galdeketaren aldagarritasuna sexuaren eta jarduera fisikoko praktikaren intentsitatearen arabera aztertzen da. Ikerketan Lehen Hezkuntzako seigarren mailako 100 ikaslek (% 41 neskak; % 59 mutilak) parte hartu dute, guztiak, 11 edo 12 urte izanez. Erabilitako itaunketak IMAF (kirol-jarduera fisikoko inplikazioa) eta CAF-A (autokontzeptu fisikoa laburbilduta) izan dira. Emaitzek barne trinkotasunean eta azaldutako bariantza totalaren portzentajean hobekuntza erakusten dute. Horretaz gain, itaunketaren egitura proposaturiko eredu tridimentsionalarekin bat dator. Amaitzeko, mutilak eta jarduera kirol-fisikoa intentsitate altuan praktikatzen dutenek inplikazio kirolfisikoan balio alturagoak erakusten dituztela frogatu da.GAKO-HITZAK: inplikazioa, kirol-jarduera fisikoa, galdeketa, baliozkotzea, Lehen Hezkuntza.

scholarly journals The Contribution of Learner Self-Assessment for Improvement of Learning and Teaching Process: A Review

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anastasia Papanthymou ◽  
Maria Darra
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Secondary Education ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Religious Education ◽  
Primary Education ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Learning Motivation ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Self Assessment

The present study is a literature review of 37 empirical studies from Greece and internationally of the last decade and aims at investigating the contribution of learner self-assessment to: a. enhancement of learning motivation, b. improvement of academic performance/learning, c. development of self-regulating learning and d. raise of self-esteem. According to the findings, enhancement of learning motivation as an outcome of learner self-assessment process has been identified in Greek Higher education, in Secondary education in Physics and in Primary education in English, whereas internationally has been identified in Secondary education in English and Physical education. In Greece, improvement of academic performance/learning as an outcome of learner self-assessment has been found in Higher education, in Secondary education in Physics and in Primary education in English, whereas internationally at all levels of education, in almost all subjects of Secondary education and in Primary education in Language Arts, English and Mathematics. Development of self-regulating learning has been identified in Higher education in Greece and internationally, whereas in Secondary education in Geography and Geometry only internationally. Furthermore, raise of student’s self-esteem as an outcome of self-assessment has been found internationally, in Secondary education in Religious education and in Greek Primary education in English language learning. Moreover, self-assessment process has also been examined internationally in non-formal education where English is taught as a second language with positive outcomes in performance/learning. Finally, self-assessment is implemented through various practices and tools such as rubrics, checklist, scripts, think boards, reflective journals, mind maps and in combination with learning or teaching models.

scholarly journals An English Learning: Rural Students Beliefs

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 30
Author(s):  
Mulia Mulia ◽  
Amiruddin Amiruddin ◽  
Abdul Manan ◽  
Khairisman Khairisman
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Quantitative Method ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Rural Students ◽  
English Learning ◽  
Motivation To Learn ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Analysis ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Learning English

This study departs from the researcher's experience as a volunteer teacher in a school where students face obstacles in learning English due to a lack of motivation and supporting facilities that impact their English performance. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to analyze beliefs in learning English. This study uses a quantitative method with a survey design using Horwitz's Beliefs About Language Learning Inventory questionnaire as a research instrument. The population in this study found 136 students. The instrument used to collect data is a questionnaire. The technique used to analyze the research data is qualitative and quantitative analysis. The findings show that students support various beliefs about learning English. The most common beliefs held by students are motivation and expectations. Students have reasonable confidence in motivation and hope (72.35%) because they have a better education, and a future career can be achieved through good English skills. It can be said that students have good motivation to learn English because they think it will be helpful for their dream job in the future.

scholarly journals Language Learning Strategy Use and English Proficiency of Iraqi Upper Secondary School Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 59
Author(s):  
Qusay Mahdi Mutar
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
English Language ◽  
Learning Strategy ◽  
Sixth Grade ◽  
Language Learning Strategies ◽  
School Students ◽  
Proficiency Level ◽  
Learning Strategy Use

To learn English language, there are some language-learning strategies, which learners need to be familiar with. Thus, the purpose of this study is to investigate the language learning strategies used among Iraqi sixth-grade preparatory students, and how could gender and proficiency level effect on using language-learning strategies. To analyze the collected data, SPSS software version 20 included Independent sample T-Test Besides, one-way ANOVA and Tukey HSD have been used. A total of 210 sixth-grade preparatory students were chosen randomly from four-different secondary schools for the academic year 2016-2017 at al-Karkh side of Baghdad city. The study sample consisted of (105 females and 105 males). The findings revealed that EFL learners have shown medium use of language learning strategies, besides, no statistically significant differences between male and female students in the frequency of using LLSs. the findings also showed Cognitive and memory strategies were the most frequent used categories comparing to the compensation strategies that scored the least frequent category. As for language proficiency, the result showed that students with high proficiency used all six categories of learning strategies more than medium and low-proficiency students.

scholarly journals Powtoon Animation Video: A Learning Media for the Sixth Graders

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 152-162
Author(s):  
G.A.P. Suprianti ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Sixth Grade ◽  
Sixth Graders ◽  
Global Era ◽  
Need Analysis ◽  
Develop Technology ◽  
Addie Model ◽  
It Expert

In this global era, everything changes into technology-based likewise teaching method. In teaching, technology can be used as teaching variation and this study was aimed to develop technology-based English language learning media for sixth grade elementary students by using Powtoon animation video. This study’s objectives was for developing the prototype product. This study used Design and Development (D&D) method by three steps based on ADDIE model. The stages are analysis, design, develop. Since the steps used were only three, then the product was only in the form of prototype product. In order to develop the prototype product, need analysis, designing the product based on the analysis, and then development were done. The product was quantitatively analyzed by using expert judgment. The result of the experts judgment showed that the prototype product was categorized as an excellent media after some revisions and suggestions from material and IT expert.

scholarly journals On the Relationship between Iranian L2 Teachers’ Pedagogical Beliefs and L2 Learners’ Attitudes

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 56
Author(s):  
Maryam Sharajabian ◽  
Mahmood Hashemian
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Pedagogical Beliefs ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Teachers Beliefs ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
L2 Learners ◽  
Language Schools ◽  
The Relationship

<p>The present study employed a descriptive survey design to investigate L2 learners’ attitudes towards language learning, and the possible effects of teachers’ beliefs on learners’ attitudes. Participants were chosen from among 2 groups: Twenty EFL teachers were asked to take part in this study and 80 from a pool of 213 learners at 2 language schools who were chosen to fill out the learners’ attitude questionnaire. The teachers were subsequently placed at/in 3 groups of high-opinion group (HOG), moderate group (MG), and low-opinion group (LG), and the attitudes of the learners of these 3 groups of teachers were compared to uncover the possible impact of teacher beliefs on learner attitudes. The relationship between the teachers’ beliefs and the learners’ attitudes was analyzed, and it that showed there was a statistically significant difference in the learners’ attitude scores for HOG, MG, and LOG. Analysis of the data showed that the learners of the HOG teachers gained significantly higher attitude scores than the learners of the MG teachers. Simply put, it was found that EFL teachers’ beliefs can influence their learners’ attitudes about language learning. Language teachers should learn about the effect of their beliefs and experience it and become more aware of practicing them.</p>

Song and infant-directed speech facilitate word learning

2019 ◽  
Vol 73 (7) ◽  
pp. 1036-1054
Author(s):  
Weiyi Ma ◽  
Anna Fiveash ◽  
Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis ◽  
Douglas Behrend ◽  
William Forde Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Word Learning ◽  
Word Association ◽  
Learning Task ◽  
Learning Performance ◽  
Long Term Memory ◽  
Term Memory ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
The Relationship

Two separate lines of research have examined the influence of song and infant-directed speech (IDS—a speech register that includes some melodic features) on language learning, suggesting that the use of musical attributes in speech input can enhance language learning. However, the benefits of these two types of stimuli have never been directly compared. In this investigation, we compared the effects of song and IDS for immediate word learning and long-term memory of the learned words. This study examines whether the highly musical stimuli (i.e., song) would facilitate language learning more than the less musical stimuli (i.e., IDS). English-speaking adults were administered a word learning task, with Mandarin Chinese words presented in adult-directed speech (ADS), IDS, or song. Participants’ word learning performance was assessed immediately after the word learning task (immediate word learning) and then 1 day later (long-term memory). Results showed that both song and IDS facilitated immediate word learning and long-term memory of the words; however, this facilitative effect did not differ between IDS and song, suggesting that the relationship between the degree of musicality and language learning performance is not linear. In addition, song and IDS were found to facilitate the word association process (mapping a label to its referent) rather than the word recognition process. Finally, participants’ confidence in their answers might not differ among ADS, IDS, and sung words.

scholarly journals Estudiantes con déficit atencional enfrentando tareas de comprensión lectora y producción de textos: Un estudio comparativo en alumnado de 4° año de educación primaria en Chile

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Fabián Andrés Inostroza-Inostroza
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Primary Education ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Attention Deficit Disorder ◽  
Text Production ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
Educación Primaria

The present article aims to compare the performance in students with Attention Deficit Disorder to those who do not present it, in tasks of reading comprehension and text production carried out by students attending the fourth grade of primary education. This quantitative, non-experimental comparative study aims to provide evidence regarding the way in which this condition limits the learning outcomes in the tasks of comprehension and production of texts, language, and communication. One the main findings of this research was that students with attention deficit disorder showed lower reading comprehension performance than their peers who do not presented this diagnosis. This same tendency was observed in the results of the texts production tasks. This implies that the disorder affecting the attention in students with it interferes in the process of language learning. This generates challenges and new questions for those who do research in this topic; and for the case of teachers, it presents new challenges when planning the teaching in order to adapt it to the specific requirements of these students in the area of language.

Long-Term Memory Performance in Adult ADHD

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 267-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timo Skodzik ◽  
Heinz Holling ◽  
Anya Pedersen
Keyword(s):  
Visual Memory ◽  
Adult Adhd ◽  
Memory Performance ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Long Term Memory ◽  
Term Memory ◽  
Memory Tests ◽  
Memory Acquisition ◽  
Meta Analyses

Objective: Memory problems are a frequently reported symptom in adult ADHD, and it is well-documented that adults with ADHD perform poorly on long-term memory tests. However, the cause of this effect is still controversial. The present meta-analysis examined underlying mechanisms that may lead to long-term memory impairments in adult ADHD. Method: We performed separate meta-analyses of measures of memory acquisition and long-term memory using both verbal and visual memory tests. In addition, the influence of potential moderator variables was examined. Results: Adults with ADHD performed significantly worse than controls on verbal but not on visual long-term memory and memory acquisition subtests. The long-term memory deficit was strongly statistically related to the memory acquisition deficit. In contrast, no retrieval problems were observable. Conclusion: Our results suggest that memory deficits in adult ADHD reflect a learning deficit induced at the stage of encoding. Implications for clinical and research settings are presented.

scholarly journals TEACHERS’ PREPAREDNESS TOWARDS IMPLEMENTATION OF FREE PRIMARY EDUCATION IN BUNGOMA COUNTY, KENYA

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 210-220
Author(s):  
Carolyne Nabwoba Simiyu
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Preparation ◽  
Primary Education ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Head Teachers ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Free Primary Education ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Descriptive Survey

The launch of the Free Primary Education (FPE) in 2003 by the Kenyan government lead to an increase in enrolment of learners in primary schools which posed a challenge to the teacher preparation of handling large number of learners. This paper therefore discusses teacher preparedness with reference to FPE in Bungoma East District in Kenya. A descriptive survey design was used in this study. The target population was head teachers, teachers and the school management committee chair persons. Since there are rural and urban schools, stratified sampling was done to get a more representative sample. Instruments for data collection were questionnaires, interview schedule, and document analysis and observation schedules. Most teachers feel inadequate in handling challenges of FPE on resource utilization due to inadequate in-service programmes. The findings will inform the policy makers in making informed decisions towards proper teacher preparation for FPE implementation.

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