Bonded Design

2007 ◽  
pp. 73-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Large ◽  
Valerie Nesset ◽  
Jamshid Beheshti ◽  
Leanne Bowler
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Critical Evaluation ◽  
Web Portal ◽  
School Students ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Young Students

This chapter presents a new methodology, called bonded design (BD), for designing information technologies. It is especially suited to work with children, where designers and children collaborate in an intergenerational team to develop a low-tech prototype, over a number of design sessions, using techniques such as group discussions, critical evaluation of existing technologies, brainstorming, and prototyping. BD is compared with other user-focused design methods, and its unique features identified. Two case studies are presented in which designers worked with elementary school students, within the BD framework, to design two Web portal prototypes intended for young students to find information for class projects. The successful evaluation (using focus groups and an operational study) of working portals developed from these prototypes validated BD as a means to design technologies for young students.

Web Portal Characteristics: Children as Designers and Evaluators

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Large ◽  
Jamshid Beheshti ◽  
Valerie Nesset ◽  
Leanne Bowler
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Design Teams ◽  
Canadian History ◽  
Web Portal ◽  
School Students ◽  
The Web

Two intergenerational design teams comprising respectively elementary school students from grades six and three, together with three adult researchers, designed two low-tech web portal prototypes specifically targeted at the students’ peers. These portals were subsequently converted into working portals that can be used to find information on the Web relating to Canadian history and deemed appropriate for an elementary school audience. This paper presents the evaluations of the two portals conducted by eight focus groups (four from grade-three students and four from grade-six students).Deux équipes intergénérationnelles de conception composées respectivement d’élèves de l’école primaire de sixième et de troisième année, de même que trois adultes chercheurs ont conçu deux prototypes de portails Web de faible technicité spécifiquement destinés à des élèves de cet âge. Ces portails ont été convertis par la suite en portails de travail pouvant être utilisés pour la recherche d’information sur le Web concernant l’Histoire canadienne et ont été jugés appropriés pour des utilisateurs de l’école primaire. Cet article présente les évaluations... 

scholarly journals Video training as a means of developing artistic skills of elementary school students

2021 ◽  
pp. 145-153
Author(s):  
Irina Vladimirovna Potapova
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Video Transmission ◽  
System Analysis ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
School Students ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Video Training ◽  
Learning Techniques

The subject of this research is video training as a means of developing artistic skills of elementary school students. The relevance of the selected topic is substantiated by the rapidly changing world and implementation of new technologies in education system. Analysis of the forms of video transmission and distance learning allows determining the means aimed at the development of artistic skills of elementary school students. The author formulates the goal and subject of research that focus on searching for the new teaching techniques for developing artistic skills of elementary school students. The conclusion is made that the process of video training prompts the development of aesthetic, cognitive and activity skills of the students. It is indicated that the use of information technologies in the modern system of education is becoming increasingly relevant. The novelty of this research lies in implementation of video training in working with elementary school students as a means of developing their artistic skills. The variety of video learning techniques help to develop different angles of visual activity in elementary school students. Such new approach to learning effectively develops artistic skills of elementary school students. Video training allows you to do the task or repeat the material at any convenient time.

scholarly journals Integration of language, psychology, and technology and the concept of independence learning in reading characters in Indonesian children's films as media and learning materials in character building for elementary school students-Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Stefanus Imanuel Sondakh ◽  
Azam Syukur Rahmatullah ◽  
Adiyono Adiyono ◽  
Muh. Zuhdy Hamzah ◽  
Eka Rihan K ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Elementary School Teachers ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Student Learning Outcomes ◽  
School Students ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Learning Materials ◽  
Improve Student Achievement ◽  
Character Building ◽  
Children's Films

The purpose of this research is to integrate psychology, technology, and language in reading the characters in Indonesian children's films as media and learning materials for character building for elementary school students in Indonesia. This research design uses mixed methods. The source of research data is sourced from elementary school students' learning activities in Indonesian subjects using Indonesian children's films as media and learning materials. Data were collected using questionnaires, interviews, and focus group discussions. Respondents of this study were elementary school teachers as many as 98 teachers. Qualitative data were analyzed by interpreting techniques and presented in the form of descriptions, while quantitative data were analyzed by calculating the average student learning outcomes presented in the form of percentages. The findings of this study are twofold, namely the findings of this study are twofold, namely by using Indonesian children's films as a medium as well as a source of learning and learning materials can shape students' character and improve student achievement.

scholarly journals LET’S TALK FOOD: ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF SCHOOL AND HOME FOOD ENVIRONMENT AND THE IMPACT OF THE HARVEST OF THE MONTH PROGRAM ON THEIR DIETARY ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORS

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (3/4) ◽  
pp. 154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda Margolin ◽  
Keiko Goto ◽  
Cindy Wolff ◽  
Stephanie Bianco
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Food Environment ◽  
School Students ◽  
Attitudes And Behaviors ◽  
And Behaviors ◽  
The Impact

This study aimed to further knowledge about elementary school students’ views on food environment, and the effects of the Harvest of the Month (HOTM) program on their dietary attitudes and behaviors. Three focus groups were conducted with a total of 24 fourth, fifth, and sixth grade students from low-income schools in northern California who received the National School Lunch Program and HOTM during the school year. Focus groups were tape-recorded, transcribed, and coded for specific themes. Following the intervention, participants expressed a desire for more healthy food options in the school cafeteria and wanted to receive more school and family support for healthy eating. The HOTM program created a positive environment that appeared to influence their dietary attitudes and behaviors, peer and family perceptions of healthy eating, and participants’ attitudes toward their schools. Specifically, cooking demonstrations, tasting activities, and take-home recipes provided them with a means to share with their parents what they had learned about fruits and vegetables. School food policy interventions may become more effective if they are combined with interventions based on nutrition education. Future research should focus on exploring effective and synergistic ways of implementing both types of interventions among children.

scholarly journals Penggunaan English Vocabulary Games Untuk Meningkatkan Minat Belajar Bahasa Inggris Siswa Sekolah Dasar Inpres Karot Selama Masa Pandemi Covid-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristina Kresna Wanti ◽  
Katarina Ilaning Alur ◽  
Maria Oktaviana ◽  
Gabriel Fredi Daar
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Community Service ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
English Learning ◽  
School Students ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Service Activity ◽  
Design Media ◽  
Learning English

Kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan minat belajar bahasa Inggris Sekolah Dasar. Kegiatan dilakukan di Sekolah dasar Inpres Karot, Kabupaten Manggarai NTT. Kegiatan dilakukan dalam bentuk praktik dan simulasi bermain games kosa kata berbahasa Inggris. Berdasarkan hasil evaluasi melalui obervasi, ditemukan bahwa siswa SDI Karot senang dan antusias mengikuti kegiatan pembelajaran bahasa Inggris dengan menggunakan Vocabulary Games. Ini terlihat pada keaktifan dan partisipasi siswa dalam mengikuti diskusi kelompok dan dalam menjawab setiap pertanyaan yang diajukan pelaksana PKM. Dengan demikian dapat direkomendasikan bahwa penerapan Vocabulary Games hendaknya selalu diimplementasikan dalam kegiatan pembelajaran kepada siswa SD. Konsekuensinya adalah guru mempersiapkan dan merancang media secara sistematis yang dapat menunjang penerapan English Vocabulary Games.Kata Kunci: Bahasa Inggris, Vocabulary Games, Minat, Siswa Sekolah Dasar This community service activity aims to increase interest in learning English in Elementary School. The activity was carried out at the Karot Inpres Elementary School, Manggarai Regency, NTT. Activities carried out in the form of practice and simulation playing English vocabulary games. Based on the results of the evaluation through observation, it was found that SDI Karot students were happy and enthusiastic about participating in English learning activities using Vocabulary Games. This can be seen in the activeness and participation of students in participating in group discussions and in answering every question posed by PKM implementers. Thus, it can be recommended that the implementation of Vocabulary Games should always be implemented in learning activities for elementary school students. The consequence is that teachers prepare and design media systematically that can support the implementation of English Vocabulary Games.Keywords: English, Vocabulary Games, Interest, Elementary School Students

Children’s Web Portals: Are Adult Designers on Target?

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Large ◽  
Jamshid Beheshti ◽  
Valerie Nesset ◽  
Leanne Bowler
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Elementary Students ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Web Portals ◽  
School Students ◽  
Student Focus ◽  
Groupes De Discussion ◽  
Groupe De Discussion

This paper evaluates a web portal designed for elementary students not by adult professionals but by an intergenerational team of grade-six elementary school students and the researchers. The evaluation itself was undertaken by a focus group of six volunteer students. It is compared with the evaluations made by other student focus groups of web portals also designed for children but this time by adults.Cette étude évalue un portail Web destinés aux élèves de l'école primaire, conçu non par des professionnels adultes, mais plutôt par une équipe multi-génération rassemblant des élèves de sixième année primaire et des chercheurs. L’évaluation a été effectuée par un groupe de discussion composé de six élèves volontaires. Elle est comparée aux évaluations réalisées par d’autres groupes de discussion composés d’élèves et portant sur des portails Web pour enfants conçus cette fois par des adultes. 

Developing School-Based BMI Screening and Parent Notification Programs: Findings From Focus Groups With Parents of Elementary School Students

2006 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 622-633 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martha Young Kubik ◽  
Mary Story ◽  
Gayle Rieland
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Healthy Weight ◽  
Message Content ◽  
School Students ◽  
Screening Programs ◽  
School Based ◽  
Physical Activity Environments

School-based body mass index (BMI) screening and parent notification programs have been advanced as an obesity prevention strategy. However, little is known about how to develop and implement programs. This qualitative study explored the opinions and beliefs of parents of elementary school students concerning school-based BMI screening programs, notification methods, message content, and health information needs related to promoting healthy weight for school-aged children. Ten focus groups were conducted with 71 participants. Parents were generally supportive of school-based BMI screening. However, they wanted assurance that student privacy and respect would be maintained during measurement and that BMI results would be provided to parents in a neutral manner that avoided weight labeling. They also believed that aggregate results should be disseminated to the larger school community to support healthy change in the nutrition and physical activity environments of schools. Implications for practitioners and researchers are discussed.

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