Using Google Translate as a Tool to Improve L2 Writing

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 92-98
Author(s):  
Paul Stapleton
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
L2 Writing ◽  
The Other ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Native Tongue

In the present study, two sets of scripts from primary school students were collected, one written in English and the other in their native Chinese on the same topic. The Chinese scripts were translated into English by Google Translate (GT) and compared with the scripts written in English. Sentences in the two sets of passages that were clearly parallel in meaning were then extracted and compared for accuracy, vocabulary, substance, and length. Findings revealed that in some cases the GT versions (i.e., those originally written in the native tongue) displayed language that was significantly better that what the students produced when writing in English. Patterns of improvement are analyzed and discussed.

scholarly journals Features of digital socialization of primary school students in the context of different levels of Internet involvement

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (SPE3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Angelina N. Pronina ◽  
Vera S. Merenkova ◽  
Stanislav E. Popov
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
The Other ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The One ◽  
Different Levels

The sample on the study of digital socialization included 316 primary school students aged 7 to 9. On the one hand, the results showed the preservation and demonstration of the content and methods of traditional socialization among younger students of all levels of Internet involvement in terms of digital socialization. This fact indicates the integration and combination of digital and traditional socialization. On the other hand, the increase in the levels of Internet involvement contributes to the replacement and transition from traditional socialization to a digital one.

scholarly journals Material educativo computarizado (MEC) en el proceso de enseñanza y de aprendizaje de la geometría / Computerized Educational Material (MEC) in the Teaching and Learning Process of Geometry

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-33
Author(s):  
Yuliana Andrea Lince Loaiza
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Educational Material ◽  
The Other ◽  
Fifth Grade ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Educational Work ◽  
Fifth Grade Students

ABSTRACTIn this work we report results of the research that references the title. The project was developed with fifth grade students; starting from the importance of mathematics in the training of primary school students, the great interest they have in ICT, the difficulties detected during the exercise of educational work. Important information was collected through a survey that was applied to the other teachers in charge of the orientation of the area of mathematics, which was reflected in the creation and application of a tool that allowed the student to assimilate assertively and motivating the learning of concepts Basic geometry in topics such as plane figures, angles, perimeters, area and volume.RESUMENEn este trabajo se reportan resultados de la investigación que referencia el título. El proyecto se desarrolló con estudiantes del grado quinto; partiendo de la importancia que tiene la matemática en la formación de los estudiantes de la básica primaria, del gran interés que ellos presentan hacia las TIC, las dificultades detectadas durante el ejercicio de la labor educativa. Se recolectó información importante mediante una encuesta que se aplicó a los demás docentes encargados de la orientación del área de matemáticas, lo que se vio reflejado en la creación y aplicación de una herramienta que permitió al estudiante asimilar de forma asertiva y motivadora el aprendizaje de conceptos básicos de la geometría en temas como las figuras planas, ángulos, perímetros, área y volumen.

scholarly journals PREPARE PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS TO FACE THE TECHNOLOGICAL AGE: MATHEMATICAL CREATIVITY AND SPATIAL ABILITY

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Minanur Rohman
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Spatial Ability ◽  
Computer Games ◽  
Mathematical Creativity ◽  
The Other ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Mathematical Concepts ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
And Mathematics

Technology and mathematics are two things that are interconnected and influence. Technology, such as computer games, can be used to describe abstract mathematical concepts so that they are more easily understood by students. Unfortunately, technology also has some undesirable impacts, such as causing students difficulties in developing their creativity to understand mathematical concepts. On the other hand, spatial ability gets less attention than educators when students are studying mathematics. This paper will discuss how teachers can help students develop their mathematical creativity and spatial ability.

scholarly journals Using 360˚ Videos for Teaching Volleyball Skills to Primary School Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-38
Author(s):  
Petros Paraskevaidis ◽  
Emmanuel Fokides
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Target Group ◽  
The Other ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Innovative Methods ◽  
Conventional Teaching

The study presents the results from a pilot project in which 360˚ videos were utilized for teaching students basic volleyball skills. The target group was thirty-six, eleven-to-twelve years-old primary school students, divided into two groups: the first was taught conventionally and the second using apps in which 360˚ videos were embedded. The project lasted for six two-teaching-hour sessions (three for each method), and data were collected using observation sheets and a questionnaire for recording students’ views regarding their experience. The data analysis confirmed that, compared with conventional teaching, 360˚ videos allowed students to perform better the skills that were examined. The participating students also thought that by viewing 360˚ videos they were more motivated to learn and that their experience was an enjoyable one. On the other hand, students did not consider the 360˚ videos as being useful in their learning. Given the lack of research in this field, the findings provide an initial indication of 360˚ videos’ potential in Physical Education. Then again, the results also point to the need of finding more innovative methods for integrating 360˚ videos in everyday teaching.

Teaching Basic Programming Concepts to Young Primary School Students Using Tablets

2020 ◽  
pp. 805-821
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Fokides
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Mobile Applications ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
The Other ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Third ◽  
Data Analyses

The study presents the results of a project in which tablets and a ready-made application were used for teaching basic programming concepts to young primary school students (ages 7-9). A total of 135 students participated in the study, attending primary schools in Athens, Greece, divided into three groups. The first was taught conventionally. The second was taught using a board game, while the third was taught using tablets and an application. Students' performance was assessed using evaluation sheets. Data analyses revealed that students in the tablets/application group outperformed students in the other two groups in three out of four tests. No age differences were noted. Students' views regarding the application were highly positive. The learning outcomes can be attributed to the combination of the application's game-like features and to the tablets' ease of use. On the basis of the results, educators, as well as policy makers, can consider the use of tablets and mobile applications for teaching basic programming concepts to young primary school students.

scholarly journals TYPOLOGY OF DYSGRAPHIA ERRORS IN PERFORMING THE WRITING TASK 'PRODUCING YOUR OWN TEXT' BY BILINGUAL PRIMARY-SCHOOL STUDENTS

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 260-266
Author(s):  
Gencho Valchev ◽  
Diyana Georgieva
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
The Other ◽  
Bilingual Students ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Language Status ◽  
Research Material ◽  
Criterion System ◽  
Writing Task

The article presents the results of a field logopedic study of third- and fourth-grade bilingual students and the research material created by them while carrying out a writing task of producing a text of their own. The aim of the experiment is to analyze the quantitative and qualitative parameters of the dysgraphia errors in bilingual students (ethnic Roma and Turks) at the text level and on this basis to identify their typology and dependence on some linguistic and social factors. For the purposes of the research, a toolkit has been developed that includes groups of methods for the study of the following: the psychosomatic and the academic status, the elementary graphic habits; the phonemic gnosis; writing in different situations; identification and typologization of typographical errors through a criterion system. The results clearly show that the prevailing errors made by the bilinguals are analytic-synthetic. Regarding the other types of errors, significant differences have not been registered. The analysis of the results showed significant differences in terms of gender, ethnicity/language status and type of settlement.

FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH SCHOOL REFUSAL BEHAVIOUR IN PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
School Refusal ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
School Factors ◽  
School Refusal Behavior ◽  
Factors Associated

The aim of this study was to identify the factors associated with school refusal behavior in primary school students. Student’s self-report and teacher’s measures were implemented; and students were recruited from 20 primary schools in six districts in Selangor, Malaysia. The survey was conducted at the end of school term in 2016, with a total of 915 students from Year 4 and Year 5 participating. The sample of students had been absent from school for more than 15% of school days in the current year. Pearson correlation shows a significant relationship between academic achievement and school satisfaction toward school refusal behavior. The findings of this study suggest that academic difficulties and dissatisfaction towards school environment could be the important risk factors for school refusal behavior. The present study underscores the importance of early detection and intervention as measures to reduce school refusal. Finally, the findings imply that the role of school factors should always be taken into account in connection with school refusal behaviour.

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