scholarly journals FERRET FOODIE: A NUTRITIONAL CARD GAME FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THAILAND

2021 ◽  
pp. 77-84
Author(s):  
Dee Jean Ong
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
English Language ◽  
School Science ◽  
Card Game ◽  
Game Based Learning ◽  
School Students ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Age Appropriate

Ferret Foodie is an improved version of the Food Mission nutritional card game for elementary school students in Thailand. The design of this card game is very colorful, attractive and appealing to the elementary school students. The game can be played in six different variations with the varying degrees of challenges. Three postgraduate students test-played and validated the card game playability. Two elementary school teachers from a private elementary school in Nakhon Pathom Province, Thailand, validated the content and playability of the card game. 142 six graders then participated in the study. Classroom observations and interviews were recorded and transcribed verbatim. A simple questionnaire was administered to the students to gage their response towards the Ferret Foodie card game. The results show that the postgraduate students felt that the Ferret Food card game was age appropriate and was a good way to encourage the students to use simple English language. The elementary school science teachers became more confident in using card games in the classroom. The Ferret Foodie card game has to some extent helped the students to acquire new vocabulary, read and spell simple words, ask and answer simple questions in English. This article further discusses the implementation of Ferret Foodie card game in the classroom. It also recommends some guidelines for the teachers on how to use game-based learning in teaching new vocabulary to elementary school students.

scholarly journals The development of food mission: a nutritionbased card game for grade 6 students

2021 ◽  
Vol 244 ◽  
pp. 11020
Author(s):  
Dee Jean Ong
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Elementary Schools ◽  
Science Teacher ◽  
Nutrition Education ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Elementary Science ◽  
Card Game ◽  
School Students ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Elementary Science Teacher

Game-based learning is gaining popularity in elementary schools in Thailand. The use of games to teach nutrition education in elementary schools in Thailand is relatively rare. The teaching of nutrition education in the elementary school classrooms in Thailand is predominantly book-based. It can be dry and boring. Therefore, an educational card game called Food Mission is developed to teach elementary school students basic nutrition concepts. This paper explores the perceptions of educational experts, postgraduate students, an elementary science teacher and Grade 6students’ responses towards Food Mission educational card game in teaching nutrition education in the classroom. The research participants were two educational experts, eleven postgraduate students, one elementary science teacher and 45 Grade 6 students from a private school in Samut Sakorn Province, Thailand. A pilot study was carried out with seven elementary school students in a home setting prior to the classroom implementation to test the game playability. Interview data was transcribed verbatim. Participants test played the Food Mission card game and found that the educational card game was engaging and fun to play. Elementary school students enjoyed the card game and acquired new vocabulary and basic knowledge about nutrition. This paper discusses the genesis of Food Mission card game and provides guidelines for further modifications of the card game to help elementary students learn basic nutrition concepts.

scholarly journals ENGLISH SPEAKING TEACHING METHODS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENT AT KAMPUNG INGGRIS PONTIANAK

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-190
Author(s):  
Viqri Rahmad Satria
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
English Language ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Educational Background ◽  
School Students ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
Four Levels

This research aims to know speaking teaching methods used at Kampung Inggris Pontianak for elementary school students and tutor obstacles during teaching activity. The method applied in this research was qualitative approach with descriptive analysis. The data were collected from interview and observation with the owner of Kampung Inggris Pontianak, West Kalimantan. It was found that English speaking skill to elementary school students was separated into four levels; basic, intermediate 1, intermediate 2, and advanced. There are five methods applied by Kampung Inggris Pontianak to improve students English speaking skill. Flashcards, watching movies, listening, games, and singing. There were two kinds of obstacles that tutors face during the class. First, most of the tutors’ backgrounds were non-educational. So, they found it hard, sometimes, to control their elementary students who are very energetic. They might have English language competence. However, it is not adequate as their only competence to teach students compared to tutors with English educational background. Therefore, Kampung Inggris Pontianak holds micro-teaching practices to see tutor candidate performances before coming into class. Second, new students made many false answers on the placement test just to make them get into a lower level class than they are supposed to be. The researcher hopes this research will give knowledge to the reader of how tutors in Kampung Inggris Pontianak teaches speaking skills to their students.

Development of a Social Skills Education Game for Elementary School Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (5) ◽  
pp. 598-620
Author(s):  
Yoshiko Okada ◽  
Toshiki Matsuda
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Social Skills ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Small Sample Size ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Card Game ◽  
School Students ◽  
Trade Off ◽  
Skills Education

Background. The latest Japanese National Curriculum emphasized the importance of active learning as well as communication skills in various subject areas. Following this trend, the social skills education (SSE) approach was adopted to promote and improve skills that facilitate interpersonal conflict resolution in elementary school students. Aim. This study developed a card game to help elementary school teachers perform SSE. The aims were to convince students to contemplate alternative solutions to problems in a way that incorporates suggestions from other students and to motivate children to think about problem solving in a social context. Methods. Our card game was developed based on Matsuda’s warp and woof model of problem-solving that emphasizes generating ideas concerning trade-off resolution in problem-solving. We then tested the game in a sample of 74 fourth grade (9-10 years old) elementary school students. Results. The findings suggest that the students understood the importance of considering new alternatives for trade-off resolution by playing our game. Conclusions. Despite the limitations of our study, such as the small sample size, our findings demonstrated that the game was successful in teaching most students the necessity of reaching a consensus in situations involving conflicting opinions.

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