scholarly journals Motivational Tools for Learning Programming in Primary Schools

2020 ◽  
pp. 97-106
Author(s):  
Patrik Voštinár
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Computer Science ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Extracurricular Activity ◽  
Young Generation ◽  
Future Teachers ◽  
Qualified Teachers ◽  
Applied Informatics ◽  
Learning Programming ◽  
Science Subject

Studying pedagogical sciences for Computer Science subject nowadays does not meet with great interest of students in Slovakia. Education of young generation in this area is strongly affected by small number of well qualified teachers as well as lack of high-quality teaching materials resulting to deplorable knowledge of the pupils. The very same situation is also with preparation of future teachers. They have only limited possibilities of direct contact with pupils during their studies, what leads to weak experience of the future teachers and low motivation of the children for Computer Science subject. This contribution gives a positive example of extracurricular educative activity for pupils from lower-secondary schools, where students of Teaching of Computer Science program and Applied Informatics program were involved as lecturers or tutors. In this activity we used various motivational tools for teaching programming and Computer Science as well. The contribution describes our experience with these tools for programming, which we used in our extracurricular activity – so called “Informatics club” and also in the two primary schools and three secondary schools in the region of Banská Bystrica. Motivational devices, which were used are:  education board bbc micro:bit with accessories (IoT set, gamepad, micro:bit cars), didactic devices – robots (Airblock, mBot Ranger, Phiro Pro) and board game Scottie Go!.

scholarly journals Education with BBC micro:bit

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (14) ◽  
pp. 81
Author(s):  
Patrik Voštinár ◽  
Jaroslav Knežník
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Computer Science ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Motivation For Learning ◽  
Special Software ◽  
Learning Programming

Teaching Computer Science in all level of education is not easy, because most students are scared of the programming. Therefore, most of the teachers in Slovak schools prefer to teach special software for a spreadsheet editor, presentation programs, etc. This contribution deals with our experience of using an educational board BBC micro:bit in the educational process. We will explain some of our prepared tasks for teaching programming concepts, which we used for teaching with BBC micro:bit in primary, secondary schools, and university. In the article, we will also focus on various types of extensions, which could be used together with micro:bit. We will explain the results of our research and look at whether using BBC micro:bit can increase the student's motivation for learning programming.

A Phenomenographic Analysis of College Students’ Conceptions of and Approaches to Programming Learning: Insights From a Comparison of Computer Science and Non-Computer Science Contexts

2021 ◽  
pp. 073563312199595
Author(s):  
Te-Lien Chou ◽  
Kai-Yu Tang ◽  
Chin-Chung Tsai
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Computer Science ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Approaches To Learning ◽  
Digital Age ◽  
Conceptions Of Learning ◽  
Community Interactions ◽  
Learning Programming ◽  
Northern Taiwan ◽  
Rote Memory

Programming learning has become an essential literacy for computer science (CS) and non-CS students in the digital age. Researchers have addressed that students’ conceptions of learning influence their approaches to learning, and thus impact their learning outcomes. Therefore, we aimed to uncover students’ conceptions of programming learning (CoPL) and approaches to programming learning (APL), and analyzed the differences between CS and non-CS students. Phenomenographic analysis was adopted to analyze 31 college students (20 CS-related, and 11 not) from northern Taiwan. Results revealed six categories of CoPL hierarchically: 1. memorizing concepts, logic, and syntax, 2. computing and practicing programming writing, 3. expressing programmers’ ideas and relieving pressure, 4. applying and understanding, 5. increasing one’s knowledge and improving one’s competence, and 6. seeing in a new way. Four categories of APL were also found, namely: 1. copying from the textbook, teachers, or others, 2. rote memory, 3. multiple exploration attempts, and 4. online or offline community interactions. Furthermore, we found that most CS students held higher level CoPL (e.g., seeing in a new way) than non-CS students. However, compared with non-CS students, CS students adopted more surface approaches to learning programming, such as copying and rote memory. Implications are discussed.

scholarly journals An Investigation of the Relationship between Counselling Services and Adjustment of School-aged Children–in-Transition in Junior Secondary Schools in Ogun State, Nigeria

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ojo Yetunde Abiola ◽  
Ogunmilugba Bamidele Joke
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Junior Secondary Schools ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
Counselling Services ◽  
Ogun State ◽  
School Counsellors ◽  
Junior Secondary ◽  
Effective Delivery

The crux of this study is to examine the role of counselling services in fostering adjustment of school-aged children-in-transition in junior secondary schools in Ogun state, Nigeria. Using simple random and purposive sampling technique, three hundred samples (males= 133 and females=167) of school-aged children with mean age 10.96 participated in the study. Respondents filled two standardized instruments which are School Counselling Services Scale (SCSS) and Student Adjustment Scale (SAS). Data were analysed using Pearson product moment correlation and t-test at 0.05 level of significance. Result revealed that counselling services was perceived to be an effective tool in fostering adjustment of school-aged children–in-transition in junior secondary schools. Consequent upon this, government, policy makers as well as school counsellors should ensure the efficient and effective delivery of counselling services in secondary schools for new students transitioning from primary schools to junior secondary schools.

scholarly journals MAIN DIRECTIONS OF IMPROVING THE FUTURE COMPUTER TEACHER’S TRAINING ESSENCE

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (12) ◽  
pp. 186-188
Author(s):  
Kalekeeva Tamara Turkmenbaevna
Keyword(s):  
Computer Science ◽  
Systematic Approach ◽  
Future Teachers ◽  
The Future ◽  
Teachers Training

The article is devoted to the systematic approach issues in determining the main directions of improving the future teachers’ training essence of computer science

scholarly journals Influence of Cultural Factors on Pupil’s Transition from Primary to Secondary Schools in Laikipia West Sub-County, Kenya

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mr. Peter Murage Mwangi ◽  
Prof. Kanjogu J. ◽  
Dr. Ngunjiri, M.
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Civic Education ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Cultural Factors ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Design Data ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
The Government

From 2017, the government of Kenya aimed at attaining 100 percent transition rate of pupils from primary to secondary schools. In Laikipia West Sub-County whose primary schools are focused by the study, transition from primary to secondary schools averaged at 54.9% from 2008 to 2015. Cultural factors are highlighted in literature as to undermine transition of pupils from primary to secondary schools. The purpose of the study was to determine the extent to which cultural factors influence pupils’ transition from primary to secondary schools in Laikipia West Sub-county in Kenya. Using ex-post facto research design, data was collected using self-delivered questionnaire from a target population of 1064 respondents. The study was carried out on a randomly sampled population of 411 respondents, composed of 280 teachers and 131 PTA chairpersons in public primary schools in the area of study. Data was analyzed using simple regression at .05 alpha level. Findings from the study revealed that cultural factors were significantly influencing transition of pupils from primary to secondary schools (β= - .790) at 0.5 significance level. The study recommended that local leaders should organize for civic education in order to address the identified transition challenges so as to attain a 100% rate of progression to secondary schools.

scholarly journals EXPERIENCE OF ICT IMPLEMENTATION IN PRIMARY CURRICULUM IN UKRAINE AND THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND

2020 ◽  
Vol 75 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-55
Author(s):  
Ірина Василівна Борисенко ◽  
Оксана Павлівна Биконя ◽  
Ольга Олександрівна Рембач ◽  
Лариса Петрівна Шумна ◽  
Олександр Іванович Олійник ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Computer Science ◽  
Primary Education ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
National Standards ◽  
European Countries ◽  
National Standard ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Ict Implementation

The study was formulated within the context of an increasing recognition of ICT as curriculum priorities in primary schools of many European countries. The implementation of ICT-centered curriculum is a step towards realizing the goals of the new Law of Ukraine “On Education” (2017), National Strategy for the Development of Education in Ukraine until 2021, European strategic programme “Education and Training 2020”. Actuality of approaches to ICT implementation in present-day primary schools is caused by the substantial development of digital technologies and requirement of digital literacy for people’s work, social, and personal lives. The unique opportunity of primary education as a large sub-sector of any education system is to contribute to the renewal of societies through education of the young. The paper aims to study implementation of Computer science into national standard of primary education in Ukraine and the UK. In the recent years, many European countries have seen some changes of the content one of which relates to the area of computer science education that resulted in implementing an ambitious new curriculum in this subject. The author gives a comparative analysis of primary ICT within national standards in term of the Computer science development from the initial stage to present day situation. The comparative analysis specifies areas of similarities (aims, objectives, approaches to implementation, priorities of developing digital skills, teaching hours) and differences (programme topics, characterization of learning outcomes) in the study of ICT covering the subject content, expected learning results and general principles of ICT in education, as well as examples of ICT implementation. The paper is also focused at discussing the role of the ICT curriculum in modern-day primary classroom; advantages and disadvantages of ICT integration at primary stage. Much attention is paid to how it is integrated into daily learning modes to allow and encourage active learning. In primary education there are two main models of ICT implementation into curriculum, these are: ICT integrated across the curriculum; ICT (or Informatics, Computer Science and Computing) as a discrete subject within national standard.

scholarly journals Сase-technologies in practice-oriented training of future teachers of preschool and primary general education

2021 ◽  
Vol 113 ◽  
pp. 00036
Author(s):  
N.A. Gushchina ◽  
V.N. Zinovieva ◽  
I.V. Mikityuk
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
General Education ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Cognitive Activity ◽  
Preschool Age ◽  
School Age ◽  
Pedagogical Practice ◽  
Future Teachers ◽  
Case Technologies ◽  
Primary School Age

The article deals with the problem of convergence of fundamental pedagogical education in higher education and real pedagogical practice in preschool organizations and primary schools for the formation of children’s cognitive activity. The article presents the experience of testing pedagogical conditions for the use of case technologies in preparing future teachers for the process of forming prerequisites for cognitive activity in preschool age and cognitive universal educational actions in primary school age.

scholarly journals Assessment of Food Quality in School Canteens: A Comparative Quantitative Study between Primary and Secondary Schools in Malaysia

Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 3009
Author(s):  
Leng Huat Foo ◽  
Ying Jing Tan
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Sugar Content ◽  
Healthy Food ◽  
Food Groups ◽  
Traffic Light ◽  
Total Sugar Content ◽  
Food Items ◽  
Food And Beverage ◽  
Packaged Foods

Schools are an important food environment to cultivate and promote healthy food choices and practices among children and adolescents. The aim of the present study was to assess the type and quality of food and beverages sold in school canteens in public primary and secondary schools in Kelantan, Malaysia. Eligible schools were randomly selected from the list of all schools and detailed information of all food and beverage items sold in the school canteens were collected during school days. Food and beverages were classified based on food groups derived from the Malaysian Food Dietary Guideline and the Recommended Foods for Healthy Cafeteria Guideline. An assessment of the traffic-light nutrition food-labelling system of the total sugar content in all pre-packaged foods was also undertaken. A total of 568 food items were identified, with secondary school canteens selling a greater proportion of food items than the primary schools (55.5% vs. 44.5%). In terms of the main food groups, grains and cereal products represented the largest food group served (33–36%), followed by beverages (21–25%) and confectionary and sweet foods (12–13%). In contrast, the vegetable and fruit group represented the smallest proportion of food items sold (1–3%). Comparisons between primary and secondary schools showed a similar trend and pattern of food types and quality of foods sold, except for animal-based foods. A greater percentage of food items in this category was found among secondary schools (12.1%) versus primary schools (6.7%). When total sugar content of all pre-packaged foods was quantified based on the traffic-light nutrition-labelling system, almost one-third of foods and beverages were classified as high (29.1%). Confectionary (19.1%) and flavoured milk and fruit drinks (10.0%) both exceeded the recommended sugar levels of >22.5 g per 100 g and >11.25 mL per 100 m L, respectively. Only one of these packaged foods and beverages (0.9%) was classified as a healthy food choice. About a quarter of the food items available in school canteens were classified as prohibited based on a new revised list of prohibited food and beverage items. These findings indicate that, despite the Guidelines, a large number of unhealthy food items are being sold in school canteens. Hence, interventions such as sustainable healthy school canteen menus should be implemented to promote healthy food choices amongst school-aged children.

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