Using Manipulatives to Develop the Understanding of the Concept of the Fraction of Preservice Elementary Teachers: The Meaning of Measure

Experimental Research ◽

Preservice Elementary Teachers ◽

School Teachers ◽

Mathematical Concepts ◽

Significant Evidence ◽

Quasi Experimental

Manipulatives are a tool when that well-implemented can contribute to the development of mathematical concepts and processes, and is a popular strategy in elementary school. However, educators usually don’t use this technique efficiently for several reasons. For example, they had never used manipulatives before starting to work at school. In this quasi-experimental research, the understanding of preservice elementary school teachers of the concept of the fraction, specifically, the meaning of measure, was studied. Statistically significant evidence was gathered to conclude that the understanding of the meaning of measure improves after the implementation of the lesson with tangible manipulatives.

Challenging Preservice Elementary Teachers' Image of Rectangles

Mathematics Teacher Educator ◽

10.5951/mathteaceduc.2.1.0027 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 27-41

Author(s):

Gayle Millsaps

Keyword(s):

Preservice Teachers ◽

Elementary School ◽

Elementary Teachers ◽

Preservice Elementary Teachers ◽

School Teachers ◽

Class Inclusion ◽

Early Experiences ◽

Concept Images ◽

Mathematics Community

Preservice elementary school teachers (PSTs) often have difficulty understanding hierarchical (i.e., class inclusion) relationships between geometric shapes. In particular, PSTs' predisposition to place squares and rectangles in separate categories can be attributed to their concept images. Although the larger mathematics community prefers the hierarchical definitions of special quadrilaterals, the concept images of special quadrilaterals such as squares and rectangles that PSTs develop in their early experiences contribute to a preference for partitional definitions. This study examines the benefits and limitations of using the Shape Makers curriculum unit to modify preservice teachers' concept images and their definitions of special quadrilaterals.

EFFECT OF CREATIVE INDEPENDENCE PROBLEM SOLVING (CIPS)-BASED TRAINING MODULE ON PROFESSIONALISM OF RURAL INDONESIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS

Al-Bidayah Jurnal Pendidikan Dasar Islam ◽

10.14421/al-bidayah.v13i1.616 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 37-54

Author(s):

Erni Munastiwi ◽

Jailani Md Yunos ◽

Maizam Alias ◽

Aini Nazura Paimin

Keyword(s):

Elementary School ◽

Problem Solving ◽

Elementary Teachers ◽

Control Group ◽

Training Module ◽

School Teachers ◽

Problem Solving Skills ◽

Self Actualization ◽

Quasi Experimental

Training is needed to ensure that teachers acquire the knowledge necessary to teach problem-solving skills. Furthermore, a specifically designed training material such as a module is especially needed when teachers work in remote areas with fewer resources. Meanwhile, six educational problem-solving skills development needs among teachers in rural Indonesian elementary schools were identified: teacher mentoring, self-actualization, competency, creativity, problem-solving, and independence. A training module was designed based on the needs which were assessed using the CIPS model. The study aimed to investigate the effects of the CIPS-based Training Module on the professionalism of elementary school teachers. In addition, the training module consists of five (5) stages, which include pre-entering, plan, setting, action, and evaluation. The quasi-experimental research was conducted on 63 elementary teachers from Nunukan and Sebatik Island, North Kalimantan, Indonesia, assigned randomly to either an experiment or a control group. Before the training, a pre-test was conducted, followed by training using the module for the experiment groups, and no training for the control group. Furthermore, a post-test was conducted in both groups to identify the effectiveness of the training module. The independent sample t-test showed that the experimental group obtained a higher mean score than the control group. In conclusion, the CIPS-based Training Module effectively develops professionalism in teaching problem-solving skills among the experimental group's elementary teachers. Meanwhile, the study implies that rural elementary teachers need to be prepared to teach problem-solving skills.

ONE POINT OF VIEW: The morning after

10.5951/at.18.4.0213 ◽

1971 ◽

Vol 18 (4) ◽

pp. 213-214

Author(s):

Henry Van Engen

Keyword(s):

Elementary School ◽

Elementary Teachers ◽

Colleges And Universities ◽

Point Of View ◽

School Teachers ◽

Prospective Elementary Teachers ◽

The Past

Events in the past ten years have made it necessary and desirable for colleges and universities to increase their course requirements in mathematics for elementary school teachers. There has been little or no opposition to this trend except as one finds it in individual colleges when there is a proposal to change course requirements. In mathematics the change has been in the direction of doubling or trebling the number of credits in mathematics required of prospective elementary teachers.

Elementary teachers’ ability to understand concepts used in new mathematics curricula

10.5951/at.15.4.0367 ◽

1968 ◽

Vol 15 (4) ◽

pp. 367-371

Author(s):

Carol Kipps

Keyword(s):

Elementary School ◽

Elementary Teachers ◽

Mathematical Knowledge ◽

School Teachers ◽

Vast Number ◽

Mathematics Curricula ◽

Service Experiences

Today there is widespread concern for helping e leme nta ry school teachers acquire new mathematical knowledge. This is reflected in the vast number of inservice programs being conducted across the country. As yet, however, there has been no gene ral agreement on important goals or reasonable levels of achievement to be expected after a series of prescribed in-service experiences. Characteristically there has been no attempt to find out how much of the new mathematics curricula elementary school teachers understand.

The study of space experiences: a framework for geometry for elementary teachers

10.5951/at.23.3.0169 ◽

1976 ◽

Vol 23 (3) ◽

pp. 169-174

Author(s):

Donald R. Kerr

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

Elementary School ◽

Elementary Teachers ◽

College Courses ◽

School Teachers ◽

Geometric Shapes

Elementary school teachers, preservice or inservice, are not usually given the background in geometry that they need. Some college courses for elementary teachers contain no study of geometry. Those courses that do contain geometry may be limited to traditional topics in measurement, some terminology, and certain facts concerning familiar geometric shapes; or they may review the definitions, theorems, and proofs that the teacher has already had in high school. Judging on hearsay, experience, and an analysis of current mathematics texts for teachers, few courses are providing the teacher with what is needed.

The Dual Progress Plan in the Elementary School

10.5951/at.6.6.0302 ◽

1959 ◽

Vol 6 (6) ◽

pp. 302-305

Author(s):

Glen Heathers ◽

Morris Pincus

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

New York City ◽

Elementary School ◽

Elementary Teachers ◽

Gifted Students ◽

National Council ◽

School Teachers ◽

Enrichment Programs ◽

Recent Meeting

At the recent meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics held in New York City,* one elementary school panel dealt with the problem of providing better instruction in mathematics to gifted students. Thus far, most attempts to meet the needs of gifted students have depended upon horizontal enrichment. A difficulty has been that most elementary teachers lack sufficient knowledge of mathematics to make enrichment programs successful. The mathematics preparation of elementary school teachers must be improved.

Pelatihan Pembuatan Google Form bagi Guru SD Sebagai Media Evaluasi Pembelajaran Jarak Jauh (PJJ) Masa Pandemi

Publikasi Pendidikan ◽

10.26858/publikan.v10i3.15055 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 182

Author(s):

Rifky Maulana Yusron ◽

Rica Wijayanti ◽

Anindita Trinura Novitasari

Keyword(s):

Elementary School ◽

Distance Learning ◽

Elementary Teachers ◽

Community Service ◽

School Teachers ◽

Direct Training ◽

Service Activity ◽

Form Evaluation ◽

Lack Of Knowledge

Distance Learning (PJJ) began to be applied by all teachers in Indonesia during the Covid Pandemic including teacher who taughtat the Elementary School (SD) level. The application of this learning is not as easy as what many people talk about, because teachers must be able to select and design instrucctional media using technology. The problem ezperienced by teacher, especially in the regions, is the lack of knowledge in making technology-based learning media, especially learning media that can be used as an evaluation material for Distance Learning (PJJ). As a solution tothis problem, our team conducted training on making google forms for elementary teachers as a medium for evauating Distance Learning (PJJ) during the pandemic. The ethod we provide for this community service activity is by providing direct training to elementary school teachers, making simole modules, and providing assitance in making google form evaluation media. The result of this services activity is that as many as 20 teachers who participated in the training were able to create and design their own google form according to the needs of each subject as a media for evaluation of Distance Learing (PJJ. In addition, based on the results of the questionnaire filled out by the teachers who attended the training, it shows that 90% of the teachers understand how to make google forms themselves and 100% of the teachers are happy with the training acivities that have been held.Keyword: google form, pjj, evaluation learning

PROFILE OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER IN CONCEPT UNDERSTANDING OF GEOMETRY

Infinity Journal ◽

10.22460/infinity.v9i2.p133-146 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 133

Author(s):

Samuel Igo Leton ◽

Kristoforus Djawa Djong ◽

Irmina Veronika Uskono ◽

Wilfridus Beda Nuba Dosinaeng ◽

Meryani Lakapu

Keyword(s):

Elementary School ◽

School Teacher ◽

Deep Understanding ◽

Preliminary Test ◽

Mathematical Concept ◽

Two Dimensional ◽

School Teachers ◽

Mathematical Concepts ◽

Teaching Aids

Students need teachers with a deep understanding of mathematical concepts to improve their mathematical knowledge and achievement. The observation results of several elementary school teachers showed that they still have a lack of understanding of the geometry concepts. This research is an exploratory study with a qualitative approach that aims to describe the performance of elementary school teachers in understanding the concepts of triangles and squares. The participants in this study were elementary school teachers across Soe City District. A description test deals with the geometry concept of two-dimensional shapes that were implemented to determine the most appropriate teachers to participate in the study. Thirty-three teachers were then selected based on this preliminary test results. In-depth interviews were also conducted with the participants. The data analysis showed that the participants had a lack of understanding of the concept of two-dimensional shapes and necessary arithmetic skills. Moreover, the data suggested that the participants held various perceptions regarding their understanding of certain concepts based on their experience in teaching the mathematical concept. Based on these results, some programs are recommended to improve professionalism and pedagogical competencies, such as a refresher training program for basic mathematical material and training in teaching aids used. These programs are expected to help prepare elementary school teachers in teaching mathematics.

PELATIHAN PENULISAN KARYA TULIS ILMIAH BAGI GURU SEKOLAH DASAR DESA SAGARANTEN KECAMATAN CIWARU KABUPATEN KUNINGAN

Jurnal Pengabdian Masyarakat (JPM-IKP) ◽

10.31326/jmp-ikp.v1i01.72 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 1 (01) ◽

Author(s):

Arrofa Acesta ◽

Sulistyani Puteri Ramadhani

Keyword(s):

Elementary School ◽

Elementary Teachers ◽

Community Service ◽

Classroom Research ◽

School Teachers ◽

Know How ◽

Good Article

Abstrak: Faktanya, masih ada beberapa guru SD yang menulis artikel di koran atau mempresentasikan artikel mereka di seminar regional / nasional. Akibatnya, mereka akan menghadapi kendala dalam meningkatkan nilai mereka. Berdasarkan survei, kami menemukan bahwa banyak guru SD di Desa Sagaranten Kecamatan Ciwaru Kab.Kuningan masih belum tahu bagaimana membuat artikel yang bagus. Juga, tidak ada Jurnal untuk guru SD sebagai media bagi mereka dalam mengirimkan artikel mereka untuk memiliki beberapa kredit. Berdasarkan kasus itu, tim layanan masyarakat mencoba memberi mereka beberapa pelatihan bagaimana merancang penelitian kelas, dan bagaimana membuat artikel yang bagus. Dengan memiliki ini, mereka diharapkan dapat menemukan topik mereka dan merancang penelitian kelas mereka, kemudian mereka akan membuat artikelnya yang dapat dikirim ke surat kabar atau jurnal. Secara otomatis, mereka akan memiliki beberapa kredit untuk menaikkan nilai mereka dan mereka akan sejahtera. Pelatihan diberikan kepada 50 guru SD dari Desa Sagarenten. Kami menemukan bahwa sebenarnya ada satu guru yang memiliki pengalaman dalam melakukan penelitian kelas, tetapi masih ada banyak guru yang kurang dalam membuat penelitian dan artikel. Setelah memahami materi, mereka mencoba membuat penelitian di ruang kelas dan merancangnya menjadi sebuah artikel.Kata-kata kunci; menulis artikel, penelitian kelas, kreditAbstract: In fact, there are still some elementary school teachers who write articles in newspapers or present their articles at regional / national seminars. As a result, they will face obstacles in increasing their value. Based on the survey, we found that many elementary teachers in Sagaranten Village Ciwaru District Kab.Kuningan still do not know how to make a good article. Also, there is no Journal for elementary teachers as a medium for them in submitting their articles to have some credits. Based on the case, the community service team tried to give them some training on how to design classroom research, and how to create good articles. By having this, they are expected to find their topic and design their classroom research, then they will create an article that can be sent to a newspaper or journal. Automatically, they will have some credit to raise their value and they will prosper. Training was given to 50 elementary school teachers from Sagarenten Village. We found that there is actually one teacher who has experience in conducting classroom research, but there are still many teachers who are lacking in making research and articles. After understanding the material, they try to make research in the classroom and design it into an article.Keywords; writing articles, research classes, credit

THE REPRESENTATIONS OF FINANCIAL EDUCATION AMONG ELEMENTARY TEACHERS IN ROMANIA: BETWEEN COGNITION AND CITIZENSHIP

SERIES VII - SOCIAL SCIENCES AND LAW ◽

10.31926/but.ssl.2020.13.62.1.5 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13(62) (1) ◽

pp. 47-56

Author(s):

A. SAVARD ◽

A. CAVALCANTE ◽

D. CĂPRIOARĂ

Keyword(s):

Elementary School ◽

Elementary Teachers ◽

Financial Literacy ◽

Online Survey ◽

Financial Education ◽

School Teachers ◽

Preliminary Results ◽

Rational Arguments

This paper presents a study conducted with 83 Romanian elementary school teachers about their representations of Financial Education (FE) and the importance of teaching it in school. The teachers responded to an online survey about their perceptions and their needs to teach Financial Literacy (FL). The preliminary results show that most of the teachers recognize the importance of learning FL. Their rationale for the importance of financial education in schools range from rational arguments, to citizenships arguments with sociocultural arguments in between.