scholarly journals EVALUATION OF CLASS TEACHERS’ OPINIONS ON THE REMEDIAL PROGRAM IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS (RPPS)

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sevgi Balkan ◽  
Coşkun Küçüktepe
Keyword(s):  
Primary Schools ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Second Grade ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Remedial Program ◽  
School Year ◽  
Grade Levels ◽  
Service Training ◽  
Implementation Stages

The purpose of the current study is to evaluate the remedial program first implemented in primary schools in the 2018-2019 school year on the basis of teacher opinions. To this end, it is attempted to perform a holistic analysis of the opinions of the class teachers implementing the training program in their classes, its implementation stages, the grade levels covered by the program, the content of the book used in the implementation and its applicability, the place and time of the implementation and to provide some insights for future research. In the current study designed as a qualitative study, the purposive sampling method was used and thus, a total of 8 tenured teachers implementing this program in their classes were selected. A semi-structured interview form was prepared to collect data and the data collected through this semi-structured interview form were analysed by using the descriptive analysis and content analysis techniques. The findings obtained from the analysis of the data revealed that the teachers evaluated the general objectives of RPPS as positive, partially positive and negative. Although they did not receive any in-service training while implementing the program, they did not encounter a general problem, and implemented the program in line with the information given to them. The teachers expressed different opinions about the objectives of the program and generally stated that the program should be started from the second grade onwards. The teachers made different comments on the content of the source book prepared for the program according to different modules and gave positive and negative opinions about its applicability. The teachers arranged the implementation steps according to their own knowledge and experience; they found the school suitable for the place of implementation, but they put forward different opinions about the time of implementation. In addition, the teachers presented various ideas on the basis of their experiences during the implementation. <p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0772/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

scholarly journals Menores migrantes de retorno: problemática académica y proceso administrativo en el sistema escolar sonorense

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (72) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gloria Ciria Valdez Gardea ◽  
Liza Fabiola Ruíz Peralta ◽  
Oscar Bernardo Rivera García ◽  
Ramiro Antonio López
Keyword(s):  
Primary Schools ◽  
School Principals ◽  
The United States ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Academic Problems ◽  
School Year ◽  
El Sistema ◽  
New Students ◽  
Level Of Training ◽  
Management Functions

En este artículo se analizan las consecuencias de la migración internacional en los procesos académicos y administrativos escolares, para ello se examinaron las funciones directivas en la inscripción de los menores migrantes de retorno a México. Los resultados se obtuvieron a partir de los datos recopilados en 34 escuelas primarias públicas de Hermosillo, Sonora, durante el ciclo escolar 2014-2015. Se aplicó una entrevista semiestructurada a 34 directores y a 3 funcionarios de la Secretaría de Educación y Cultura del estado, para identificar la dinámica administrativa que realizan al momento de recibir a los niños y las niñas con experiencia educativa en Estados Unidos, y conocer el grado de capacitación y conocimiento que tienen los directores, para facilitar el proceso de incorporación de los nuevos estudiantes al sistema educativo de Sonora.Returning migrant minors: academic problems and administrative process in the Sonoran school systemThis article analyzes the consequences of international migration for the school academic and administrative processes; for this purpose, management functions in the enrollment of migrant minors returning to Mexico were examined. The results were obtained from data collected in 34 public primary schools in Hermosillo, Sonora during the 2014-2015 school year. A semi-structured interview was conducted with 34 school principals and three officials of the state Secretariat of Education and Culture in order to identify the administrative dynamics involved when receiving children with school experience in the United States, as well as to determine the level of training and knowledge of school principals with the aim of facilitating the process of incorporation of new students into Sonora’s education system.

Enhancing Rural Students1 Attitudes Toward Peers with Disabilities: A Comparison of Interventions

1994 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 34-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clifford Baker ◽  
Harvey Rude ◽  
Gary Sasso ◽  
Mel Weishahn
Keyword(s):  
Student Attitudes ◽  
Sixth Graders ◽  
Second Grade ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Rural School Districts ◽  
Grade Levels ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Acceptance Scale ◽  
The Impact

This study investigated the impact of two widely used commercial programs designed to increase peer understanding and acceptance of elementary school-aged handicapped students. Second, fourth, and sixth graders from six rural school districts were used in the study. The Better Understanding of Disabled Youth (BUDY) program and the Lets Meet the New Kids on the Block (KOB) program were two treatments employed to determine whether positive gains in attitudes toward the disabled could be systematically attained. Furthermore, the two programs were compared to see if one was more effective in this regard. By employing an adaptation of the Acceptance Scale (Voeltz, 1981) as both a pre-test and post-test measure, changes in student attitudes were documented on a variety of survey items. While a variety of variables were tracked, the most meaningful differences occurred between students in different grade levels. It appeared that second grade children increased their acceptance toward their peers with disabilities more positively as a result of undergoing the KOB interventions, while the older intermediate level children increased their acceptance more positively as a result of completing the BUDY interventions. Implications of findings and recommendations for future research are discussed.

scholarly journals Evaluating creative drama studies in virtual museums with teacher opinions

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 980-993
Author(s):  
Laura Umralieva ◽  
Medeubek Tanirbergenov ◽  
Kuandyk Yeralin ◽  
Dauletkhan Bolysbaev ◽  
Dzhakipbekova Makhabbat ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Creative Drama ◽  
Virtual Museum ◽  
Virtual Museums ◽  
Teacher Opinion ◽  
Service Training ◽  
Teacher Opinions ◽  
Academic Year

The aim of this research is to evaluate creative drama studies in virtual museums with teacher opinions in order to ensure the revival of national cultural values through art. Qualitative research method was used in the study. The data were collected by the semi-structured interview form prepared by the researcher. The study involved 25 elementary school classroom teachers working in various primary schools in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, in the 2020-2021 academic year. As a result of the research, it was revealed that teachers found themselves inadequate in virtual museums and creative drama, but considered the use of these applications in education extremely positive. In-service training programs to be prepared for teachers to gain competence in the field of creative drama in the virtual museum will enable them to use this method more effectively in education, which they find effective in learning. Keywords: Creative drama, national cultural values, teacher opinion, virtual museum.  

scholarly journals 5th-grade Students' Misunderstandings and Misconceptions about Fungi

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-204
Author(s):  
Seyda Gul
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
City Center ◽  
Visual Elements ◽  
Grade Levels ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
5Th Grade

The fungi kingdom is among the important topics of biology, and students can develop misunderstandings and misconceptions about this subject.This study aims to determinemisunderstandings and misconceptions of 5th-grade students about fungi. The participants of the study consisted of 22 (12 girls, 10 boys) fifth graders of an elementary school in Erzurum city center, which was determined by the convenience sampling method. In this qualitative study, a 'semi-structured interview form' was used. The form includes 16 open-ended questions prepared following the learning outcomes of the curriculum. The data collected in the study were subjected to descriptive analysis and the findings were presented by calculating the frequency and % values. The findings indicate that the students have misunderstandings and misconceptions on the structure of mold, yeast, and fungi, their feeding, whether they are alive, their classification, reproduction, living conditions, etc.At the end of the study, some suggestions were made on the teaching of the biology concepts with examples from daily life, usage of visual elements during teaching, more laboratory applications. It is also suggested that similar studies should be implemented with different grade levels and sample groups.

Primary School Students’ Cognitive Styles and Their Achievement in English as a Foreign Language

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 851 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ebrahim Khodadady ◽  
Nader Bagheri ◽  
Zeinab Charbgoo
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Cognitive Styles ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
School Year ◽  
Field Independent ◽  
Field Dependent

This study explored the relationship between cognitive styles and achievement in English as a foreign language (EFL). To this end, the Goodenough-Harris Drawing Test, consisting of draw a woman test (DAWT) and draw a man test (DAMT), was administered to 658 grade two, three and four students who had registered in Imam Reza primary schools in Mashhad, Iran. The DAWT and DAMT were marked by two raters and averaged to have a more comprehensive measure of the students’ conceptualization of human figure called draw a person test (DAPT). The mean score on the DAPT was utilized to assign the participants to field-dependent and field-independent groups. The participants’ scores on the oral and written examinations held in the middle and end of school year were also obtained from their schools and averaged to get a total test score as an indicator of EFL achievement. The correlational analysis of the data established a significant relationship between cognitive styles and oral and total EFL achievement. Neither the field-dependent nor field-independent genus of cognitive styles related to the achievement. The independent samples ttest, however, showed that the field-independent primary school students’ EFL achievement was significantly higher than their FD counterparts. The results are discussed and suggestions are made for future research.

scholarly journals Intergenerational learning among primary and lower secondary schools

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 1649 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soner Polat ◽  
Hande Çiçek
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Classroom Management ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Intergenerational Learning ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
School Year ◽  
Older Teachers ◽  
Lower Secondary Schools

<p>The purpose of this qualitative study is to identify on which topics intergenerational learning takes place among primary and lower secondary school teachers of different generations. If intergenerational learning is present among colleagues, the content of this learning will be specified. For this purpose, in 2013-2014 school year, in the district of İzmit in the province of Kocaeli two primary and two lower secondary schools where different generations work together were, therefore, selected and 39 teachers of three different generations in these schools were interviewed. Semi-structured interview technique was used during these face-to- face interviews. Data of the study, which was designed using phenomenological pattern, was analyzed with descriptive analysis method. The results indicated that younger teachers learn about topics such as classroom management and handling problems with parents from the experiences of their older colleagues. On the other hand, older teachers learn about the new teaching methods and techniques, teaching materials and the use of technical equipments from their younger colleagues. It was clearly seen that intergenerational learning proceed more functionally at schools where collaboration and knowledge-sharing are important values; where there aren’t any prejudices against age and where there are individuals who are open for development.</p>

A Comparative Study of primary school teachers’ attitudes and opinions towards inclusive education in the South Moravian Region and Split-Dalmatian County

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikola Stračárová
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Elementary Schools ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
The South ◽  
School Year ◽  
Teachers Attitudes ◽  
Specific Disorders ◽  
Open Question

The research is focused on teachers‘ approaches, opinions, and visions concerning inclusive education in the South Moravian Region and the Split-Dalmatian County. Further to that, it analyses the degree of Inclusion in these areas. The relationship of pedagogues towards Inclusion, due to a steep increase of specific disorders, is extremely important. The research was made in the year when the inclusive education bill was passed in the Czech Republic. Data was collected in the first school year when schools in Czech Republic functioned as in-clusive. Data collection took place in Split-Dalmatian county in 2016 and the South Moravian Region in 2017. The research is qualitative, an open-question questionnaire was made, and a non-structured interview was made when visiting schools. We set the following hypothe-ses. We assume that teachers of selected schools of the Split-Dalmatia County evaluate Inclusion more negatively than teachers of selected primary schools in the South Moravian Region. This hypothesis is not confirmed. We expect that Inclusion will take place in selected elementary schools in the South Moravian Region more than in selected elementary schools in Split-Dalmatia County. This hypothesis is not confirmed. This research is based on the methodology and data from the diploma thesis of Nikola Stračárová 2017 (Stračárová, 2017).

scholarly journals Determining the Fears of Student with Special Needs in Inclusive Environments

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 174
Author(s):  
Osman OZOKCU ◽  
Taskin YILDIRIM
Keyword(s):  
Middle Schools ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Inclusive Classrooms ◽  
Students With Special Needs ◽  
Interview Technique ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Death And Loss

This study aims to determine and identify the fears of students with special needs in inclusive classrooms. The study was conducted with a total of 69 students (32 female, 37 male) from 36 classrooms across 12 different schools (including six primary schools and six middle schools) in Malatya, Turkey. The data were collected using a semi-structured interview technique and analyzed through descriptive analysis technique. These results revealed that students feared animals, spiritual associations, being negatively evaluated by figures of authority and other students, harm and suffering, death and loss, being subject to violence, and natural events and phenomena.

scholarly journals Preventive programme for improving oral health in primary school children in Banjaluka

2009 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 123-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ranka Knezevic ◽  
Ivana Skrobic ◽  
Branka Celic ◽  
Nina Zubovic
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Oral Hygiene ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Fourth Grade ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Second Grade ◽  
Oral Diseases ◽  
Average Value ◽  
School Year ◽  
Dominant Component

Introduction. Dental caries and periodontal disease are the most frequent oral diseases and therefore determine oral health condition. The aim of this study was to assess the efficiency of the preventive programme for improving oral health in primary school children from first to fourth grade in Banjaluka. Material and methods.. Triennial study started in 2005 and included 911 second grade and 1491 fourth grade pupils in primary schools in Banjaluka. The study was completed in 2008. In the school year of 2007/08, 885 fourth grade pupils (examined in 2005. as second grade pupils) who were comprised by prevention program were reexamined. Dental check-ups were conducted by dentists on daylight using dental mirror and dental probe. Caries prevalence was analyzed using the DMFT index while oral hygiene was assessed using oral hygiene index (OHI). Results. The structure of DMFT among the second grade pupils (in the school year 2005/06) showed that the dominant component of DMFT was for healthy teeth (81%), followed by decayed (14%) and filled teeth (5%). The average value of OHI was 1.47 for this group of pupils. The structure of DMFT in the fourth grade pupils (in the year 2005/06) showed that the dominant component of DMFT was also for healthy teeth (75%). The next were decayed (18%) and filled teeth (7%). The average value of OHI was 1.60. Data analyses in the school year 2007/08 from the fourth grade pupils (who were second grade pupils during the school year 2005/06) and were comprised by preventive programme, showed that DMFT had the dominant component of healthy teeth (81%) followed by 10% of decayed teeth and 8% of filled teeth. Extracted teeth were only 1%. OHI was 0.95. Conclusion. The preventive programme applied in primary schools in Banjaluka since 2005. decreased the number of oral diseases and improved oral hygiene among the children who participated in this program.

scholarly journals Researching in-service training practices of Ministry of National Education according to the views of inspectors, managers and teachersMilli Eğitim Bakanlığı hizmet içi eğitim uygulamalarının müfettiş, yönetici ve öğretmen görüşlerine göre incelenmesi

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 4725
Author(s):  
Rezzan Uçar
Keyword(s):  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Data Gathering ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
National Education ◽  
Service Training ◽  
Training Activities ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Education Directors ◽  
Training Practice

The aim of this research is to determine the views of inspectors, managers and teachers on Ministry of National Education’s in-service training practices. In this research, semi-structured interview technique, which is one of the qualitative data gathering techniques, was used. Criterion sampling technique, which is one of the methods of purposive sampling, was used in determining the study group of the research. Accordingly, the study was conducted with 4 education inspectors, 4 national education directors, 4 branch directors, 4 school principals, and 4 teachers, with a total number of 20 people who participated in Ministry of National Education’s in-service training practices at least once. Descriptive analysis, which is a qualitative analysis method, was used in research data analysis. In the research, inspectors, managers and teachers stated that in-service training activities were necessary and that they participated eagerly, and they mentioned that in-service training activities contributed to them professionally, yet they encountered and observed various problems in planning and practicing in-service training activities. The participants stated that a systematic and ideal in-service training practice could be conducted in places and situations where the needs are determined, presented by experts in the field, planned according to the contribution to participants’ career security, participated in small groups, had mutual communication, made outside of education and teaching hours in places easy to reach, and places in which the objective is given to the participants in advance by providing participation opportunity to anyone who is interested in, a situation in which distant education possibility is evaluated, and places where physical set up and equipment are previously prepared.Extended English abstract is in the end of Full Text PDF (TURKISH) file.ÖzetBu araştırmanın amacı Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı hizmet içi eğitim uygulamalarına ilişkin müfettiş, yönetici ve öğretmen görüşlerini saptamaktır. Araştırmada nitel veri toplama tekniklerinden yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme tekniği kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanının çalışma grubunun belirlenmesinde amaçlı örnekleme yöntemlerinden ölçüt örnekleme tekniği kullanılmıştır. Bu doğrultuda çalışma Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı merkezi ve mahalli hizmet içi eğitim faaliyetlerine en az bir defa katılmış 4 maarif müfettişi, 4 milli eğitim müdürü, 4 şube müdürü, 4 okul müdürü ve 4 öğretmen olmak üzere toplam 20 kişi ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırma verilerinin çözümlenmesinde nitel bir analiz yöntemi olan betimsel analiz kullanılmıştır. Araştırmada; müfettiş, yönetici ve öğretmenler, hizmet içi eğitim faaliyetlerinin gerekli olduğunu ve hizmet içi eğitim faaliyetlerine istekli katıldıklarını, hizmet içi eğitim faaliyetlerinin mesleki açıdan katkı sağladığını, ancak hizmet içi eğitim faaliyetlerinin planlamasında ve uygulanmasında çeşitli sorunlarla karşılaştıklarını ve farklı sorunlar gözlemlediklerini ifade etmişlerdir. Katılımcılar; ihtiyacın belirlendiği, alan uzmanları tarafından sunulan, katılımcıların kariyer güvenliğine katkı sunacak bir şekilde planlanan, küçük gruplar halinde katılımın sağlandığı, karşılıklı etkileşimin yoğun olduğu, eğitim öğretim zamanları dışında yapılan, tüm katılımcıların rahatlıkla ulaşabileceği yerlerde, amacın katılımcı gruba önceden aktarıldığı, katılmak isteyen herkese katılma imkanının sağlandığı, fiziksel alt yapı ve donanımın önceden hazırlandığı mekanlarda sistematik ve ideal bir hizmet içi eğitim uygulamasının gerçekleşebileceğini belirtmişlerdir.

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