scholarly journals Teaching CEFR-aligned Writing to Young Learners: Practices and Voices of Teachers

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (S3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohd Dzaquan Imran Mohd Alias ◽  
Abdul Halim Abdul Raof ◽  
Tina Abdullah
Keyword(s):  
Formative Assessment ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Training System ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Writing Classes ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Government ◽  
Observation Protocol

The introduction of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR)-aligned English syllabus into the Malaysian education system is a welcome initiative taken by the government as a part of “memartabatkan Bahasa Melayu, memperkukuhkan Bahasa Inggeris” to empower Malaysian citizens to compete in this era of globalization (Ministry of Education, 2015). The new initiative has also brought forth shifts in teaching approach and technique, and assessment method. Teachers must incorporate in their teaching, among others, formative assessment and differentiation techniques. It prompted a study to be carried out to obtain insights into the practice of teachers teaching CEFR-aligned syllabus. Five primary school teachers teaching five different writing classes to nine-year-olds participated in the study. Classroom observation protocol and guided reflective interview were used to obtain data for the study. The findings revealed that the classes were mainly teacher-centered, and teachers hardly used differentiation techniques. Several formative assessment elements were exhibited but not comprehensively. Teachers’ lack of training in CEFR and ineffective training system may be the cause of this observation.

scholarly journals Teachers’ reflecting on professional knowledge in the numeracy (mathematics) classroom

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith Mills
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Classroom Practice ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Mathematics Classroom ◽  
Professional Knowledge ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Effective Pedagogy ◽  
Teaching Learning

New Zealand primary school teachers are expected to regularly reflect on their teaching practice in order to consider the implications of past teaching on future planning. Aligned to teachers’ ongoing reflection, the New Zealand Curriculum (Ministry of Education, 2007) contains a section on effective pedagogy—teacher actions promoting student learning, which includes a Teaching as Inquiry Cycle (pp. 34–35). Embedded within their inquiry, teachers consider the teaching-learning relationship and often turn to frameworks of knowledge for guidance. This article shares the implications of using a framework of teacher knowledge in research. While the framework used contained much detail for the researcher, it overlapped categories and at the same time lacked acknowledgement of some important concepts for teachers in classroom practice. Findings from using a framework in this research were combined with findings from previous research to formulate the Wheel of Professional Knowledge, which was developed for mathematics teachers to use when reflecting on their practice.

scholarly journals Directions of improving the quality of in-service teacher training in Serbia: the perspective of primary school teachers

2013 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-107
Author(s):  
Dejan Stankovic ◽  
Ivana Djeric ◽  
Vladeta Milin
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Training ◽  
Education System ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
School Setting ◽  
Training System ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Service Training

This paper presents one part of the findings of a research that deals with teachers? perceptions of educational reforms in Serbia. More specifically, the paper focuses on the segment of the research that was aimed at exploring teachers? views on the ways of improving the system and practice of in-service teacher training. Pursuing this topic is very important since the findings of recent studies have shown that this aspect of education system needs considerable improvement, while the authors who deal with educational change point to the importance of consulting the teachers in the development of the new system solutions. The questionnaire was used to collect the data from 326 teachers from 125 Serbian primary schools. The teachers provided answers to open-ended questions on what needs to be done in order to improve the quality of their in-service training. Content analysis was used to process the data - response categories were created inductively on the basis of teachers? answers, and then their frequency was established. The results indicate that, according to teachers, in-service teacher training has to be improved, primarily through increased funding, higher quality of programmes/seminars, diversification of types of training, as well as through creating a more encouraging system and school setting for in-service teacher training. These results are significant from the aspect of the in-service training system since they point to developmental priorities, as well as to the necessity of a more complex and comprehensive approach to the reform of this segment of education system.

scholarly journals The participation of Ukraine in creating the common european educational space: laws and regulations

2016 ◽  
pp. 144-155
Author(s):  
Evgen Khan
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Bologna Process ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Education Standards ◽  
Regulatory Documents ◽  
The Common ◽  
European Education ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Bologna Process

The article examines the basic legal and regulatory documents, legislative acts in the field of higher education and international agreements signed by Ukraine within the process of creation of the Common European Education Space. It presents and analyses the principal documents which gave rise to the Bologna process and the creation of the Common European Education Space, and those signed and embodied by Ukraine on the way towards the implementation of the European education standards. It as well investigates the legal and regulatory documents within the system of the higher education of Ukraine during the 154 process of its reforming, inter alia the principal regulatory acts, decrees and orders of the Government and the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, which were aimed to reform and modernize the system of the higher education of Ukraine, as well as to implement the European education standards, to promote the improvement of academic cooperation, international recognition of the academic documents and the participation of Ukraine in the European educational programs and projects.

Organization of teaching practice of future primary school teachers in the context of dual training system

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 942-954
Author(s):  
Natalia Khan ◽  
Aigul Syzdykbayeva ◽  
Fariza Kinzhibaeva ◽  
Gulmira Demesheva ◽  
Oryngul Abilova
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
School Teacher ◽  
Training System ◽  
Primary School Teacher ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Teachers Training

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to bare the peculiarities and challenges of the dual training (DT) of the future primary school teachers in the Republic of Kazakhstan. The above-mentioned problem is quite urgent, as the system of VET and DT is a rather new experience for Kazakhstani system of higher education. Thereby, the paper makes an effort to demonstrate the forms of organization of DT at teachers’ training university.Design/methodology/approachThe instruments for gathering information (data) for this study were various primary school teachers’ training curricula adopted by Kazakh State Women’s Teacher Training University; in particular, curricula of teaching practice. Various types of teaching practice during the entire learning period are provided by the state educational standards of higher professional education. Therefore, the research utilized a retrospective analysis that allows identifying the nature and specifics of the primary school teachers’ training curricula.FindingsThe paper points out the necessity to strengthen practical orientation of future primary school teacher through the synthesis of academic and educational processes (in school). It also presents the differences between the organization of teaching practice based on traditional and dual approach.Originality/valueThe authors suggest project curriculum of continuous teaching practice during the entire learning process on the example of the specialty 5B010200 Pedagogy and methodology of primary education in the context of DT and some results of its implementation.

scholarly journals Opinions of primary education teachers on the advantages and disadvantages of on-line teaching

Educatia 21 ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 143-147
Author(s):  
Delia Muste
Keyword(s):  
Online Teaching ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Online Platforms ◽  
Local Decision ◽  
On Line

"In Romania, schools were closed, courses were suspended on March 11, 2020. The Ministry of Education and Research sent teachers the recommendation to conduct online courses at home. Over the following weeks, this recommendation was supplemented by others, the Ministry recommend that teachers take online courses, without making them compulsory. On March 20, 2020, the Ministry of Education approved the Methodology on the distance continuation of the educational process in quarantine conditions that establishes the way to continue the educational process in primary, secondary and high school institutions in quarantine conditions. The methodology establishes the obligation to conduct distance learning courses through various online platforms (eg Viber, Whatsapp, Facebook, Google Classroom, Zoom, etc.) and allows the assessment of students during this period and the registration of grades in the catalog. The large number of platforms available online for conducting such courses, as well as the lack of a national or local decision on the use of a single platform, has generated quite a bit of confusion among teachers and especially among students. We wanted to find out the opinions of primary school teachers regarding the advantages and disadvantages they perceive regarding online teaching, through interviews with them."

scholarly journals Formation of professional readiness of future primary school teachers to ensure social partnership with parents in the nomadic school of the far north

2020 ◽  
pp. 79-89
Author(s):  
N. M. Nuzhnova
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Joint Work ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Social Partnership ◽  
Joint Activities ◽  
Far North

The article deals with the formation of professional readiness of future primary school teachers to ensure and implement social partnership with parents of students in the Far North. The article focuses on the relevance of the project „Nomadic school” in modern conditions, shows the trends of modernization of education, in particular, the proposals of the Ministry of education of Russia in the field of legal regulation in nomadic education. The advantages of teaching children in primary classes of nomadic school, concerning the issues of adaptation process to primary education, preservation of traditional family education, native language and national culture are substantiated. In the context of successfully carried out training of primary school teachers to work in nomadic schools of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District, the content of training sessions with students studying at Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia is revealed when mastering the disciplines of the module „Social Partnership with Parents”. The author believes that the joint work of the teacher with the parents can lead the latter to change their position from an observer to an active assistant, partner of the educational process in the quality of education and upbringing of children in their nomadic places. The presented forms of work with students make it possible to increase their motivation to organize and ensure social partnership with parents, to develop certain skills related to the application of technologies of organization of joint activities with parents in the field of education of students, demonstrate its achievements in organizing a social partnership between the nomadic school and parents.

scholarly journals The General Competences in the Common National Curriculum Base and It’s Relation With Mathematics: Conceptions Of Primary School Pedagogical Supervisors

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 211-230
Author(s):  
Karine Pertile ◽  
Jutta Cornelia Reuwsaat Justo
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
National Curriculum ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
Discussion Group ◽  
Rio Grande Do Sul ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Continuous Education ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
The Common

This study is a part of doctorate research about the contributions of the continuous education of primary school teachers of mathematics in the Common National Curriculum Base. For such purpose, was established a discussion group made of 10 pedagogical supervisors of the early basic education city's municipal education system in the countryside of the Rio Grande do Sul/Brazil who could, during ten meetings, discuss, analyze and reflect over the proposal of the Common National Curriculum Base for primary school. At first, the participants of the group discussed over the Common National Curriculum Base proposed competences in the fields of mathematics. The article, therefore, discusses the concepts of a discussion group composed of primary school pedagogical supervisors about the general competences for elementary school presented on Common National Curriculum Base and its relations with mathematics. The group’s discussions were audio-recorded with the previous authorization of the participants. Through notes in the field researcher’s diary, the participants’ behaviors, inquiries, action, and reflections were watched and analyzed during the meetings. Although the group participants made consistent considerations about how to support student´s skill development it was found that some notes do not conform to the focus of competences or the participants do not realize that they do not apply to the learning process, that is to say, are focused on the student. This emphasizes the need for continuous education about the Common National Curriculum Base for the working early basic education teachers.

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