scholarly journals Oral Communicative Competence of Primary School Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 57
Author(s):  
Isabel Cantón Mayo ◽  
Elena Pérez Barrioluengo
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Education ◽  
English Language ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Semantic Field ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Private Lessons ◽  
Oral Expression

Oral communicative competence enables speakers of a language to interact effectively with each other. Oral communicative competence includes a wide semantic field since the oral expression is a way of expression for the thought and it provides feedback and develops by means of the linguistic function (Vygotsky, 1992; Piaget, 1983a, 1983b; Pinker, 2003). English communicative competence is based on the use of the language as a tool of communication, both oral and written, of representation, of interpretation and of reality comprehension. This investigation aims to analyse the oral communicative competence in English of students who have finished the stage of Primary Education. It also tries to know if the center where students study, the students’ gender, the attitude towards the English language and attendance to private lessons increase the oral communicative competence. The sample was intentional and stratified (rural-urban and ordinary-bilingual). It is composed by 265 students and the instrument is a questionnaire provided with reliability and validity. The results show high levels of competence, higher than expected, and with light differences that favor the girls and the urban bilingual schools in the acquisition of the oral communicative competence in English.

scholarly journals THE USAGE OF COMMUNICATIVE EXERCISES AT ENGLISH LANGUAGE LESSONS IN PRIMARY SCHOOL

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (86) ◽  
Author(s):  
Liubov Nos ◽  
◽  
Nataliia Pavlenko ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Education ◽  
English Language ◽  
Common Ground ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
State Standards ◽  
School Students ◽  
Primary School Student ◽  
The Individual

Theoretical issues of formation of communicative competence of applicants according to the State standards of primary education are investigated. Communicative competence is the basis of a communicative approach to learning foreign languages. The article emphasizes that the child reveals his personal qualities in the process of communication, this is due to the fact that during communication the child acquires knowledge, values, means of activity. In the conditions of introduction of new State standards of primary education the problem of students’ communicative competence formation is especially actual, namely: ability of the person to apply in concrete communication knowledge of language, ways of interaction with environment, skills of work in group, possession of various social roles. In practice, this means that a successful primary school student is able to work with peers and find common ground with adults, trained to work in a team, has developed leadership skills, tolerant and, most importantly, communicative. The purpose of communicative competence is the formation of oral and written speech as a means of communication. Emphasis is placed on the use of communicative exercises to form primary school students’key skills. The didactic principles of construction of the above-mentioned system of exercises are defined, the group of exercises is formed. The development of communicative competence does not occur naturally, but with the help of special techniques, which are to create special situations of influence. All active people pursue one goal: to provide a socio-psychological impact on the individual, which contributes to the development and improvement of its communicative competence. Classifications of exercises, features and advantages of their use are considered; examples of their application in the process of communicative competence formation of primary school students at English lessons are given. The proposed selection of exercises will help make the learning process more interesting and effective and will contribute to the development and improvement of students communication skills.

scholarly journals Attitudes towards math in primary school students: Differences depending on the grade and gender

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-132
Author(s):  
Antonio Valle ◽  
Bibiana Regueiro ◽  
Isabel Piñeiro ◽  
Benigno Sánchez ◽  
Carlos Freire ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Education ◽  
Perceived Competence ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Grade 5 ◽  
Anxiety Levels ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Negative Feelings

The main aim of this study is to check whether there are differences in some variables related to attitudes towards math in primary school students according to the course and gender. The sample consists of 897 students of the fifth and sixth year of primary education (50.2% boys and 49.8% girls). The results indicate that the boys, compared to girls, have a higher perceived competence in math, they are more intrinsically motivated extrinsic and exhibit lower levels of anxiety. As for the differences in terms of this variable, the results indicate that students in grade 5 have a higher perceived competence for math, perceive most useful, are more intrinsically motivated to this subject and show anxiety levels and some negative feelings toward the lower than grade 6. Therefore, girls show a "profile" of less adaptive than men conditions, both in terms of their perceived competition as their motivation towards math and also in terms of the emotions associated with this matter. As for the differences depending on the course, students from grade 5 are those with a much more positive attitudinal and motivational conditions than grade 6.

scholarly journals The Validation of Chinese Version of the Victimization Subscale of the Revised Peer Experiences Questionnaire

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 2937
Author(s):  
Liheng Fan ◽  
Bu Liu ◽  
Zheng Jin ◽  
Xiangru Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Chinese Version ◽  
Peer Relationship ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Internal Reliability ◽  
Peer Experiences

In China, researchers have translated and validated several scales to measure victimization behavior. The aim of the present study was to validate the Chinese version of the victimization subscale of the Revised Peer Experiences Questionnaire (RPEQ) among primary school students. Primary school students aged between 8 and 13 years old (n = 1048) were asked to complete the Chinese version of the victimization subscale of the RPEQ and related scales. We examined internal consistency and the factor structure using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Depression, peer relationship, and sleep scales were used to measure construct validity. The CFA results suggested that the four-factor model had a good model fit. The results indicated that internal reliability was good (Cronbach’s α = 0.83). Construct validity was mostly supported by scores on the Chinese version of the victimization subscale of the RPEQ that strongly and positively correlated with depression and negatively correlated with peer relationship and sleep quality. The present study indicated that the Chinese version of the victimization subscale of the RPEQ has adequate reliability and validity for measuring bullying problems among Chinese primary school students.

scholarly journals THE IMPORTANCE OF FEATURES FORMING THE SYSTEM OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT NATURE

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 89-107
Author(s):  
Rita Makarskaitė-Petkevičienė
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Education ◽  
Natural Science ◽  
Natural Object ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
Feature Identification ◽  
School Students ◽  
Natural Science Education ◽  
Object Features

Today, increasingly more attention is given to knowledge construction. In this article it is discussed how much nature, its objects and phenomena features are important forming a certain system of knowledge about nature. Research show that features cannot be ignored, one should focus and reconsider how our students are guided towards feature identification. During the first years of life, the child already experiences specific environmental features. Later, the knowledge of features (to remember, cognize, define…) and understanding (to retell, explain...) guide further: teach to compare, group, classify. The analysis aim was to give methodological advice to primary school teachers and to all interested in natural science education on how to teach students to cognize and understand the features of natural objects, phenomena and to develop comparison, grouping and classification abilities. Aims: 1) to discuss what it is a feature; 2) to analyse what the feature’s expression is in preschool and pre-primary education programmes; 3) to present activity episodes, task examples on how to teach during nature cognition lessons to recognize features according to which the procedures of comparison, grouping, and classification are possible. Introducing what the feature is, the synonyms of features are introduced as well (feature, peculiarity, criterion, symptom), it is explained what the feature defines, what the difference is between quantitative and qualitative features. Discussing the feature expression in education programmes, 4 programmes were analysed on this question (preschool, pre-primary school, primary school world cognition programme and standardised world cognition programme). Clarity, accuracy, attention to detail of the discussed question has been noticed in the standardised world cognition programme. The questions of how to teach primary school students to be observant and to find natural object features, and what to do having found them are shared in the third part of the article. Several concrete recommendations are given here on how to teach to recognize some or other animate and inanimate natural object and phenomena features. Together are presented orientation questions, objective commentaries, possible students’ answers because the author has already tried these activities with the primary school students. Keywords: natural science education, classification abilities, comparison abilities, object features, primary education.

scholarly journals Teaching the Four Language Skills in Primary EFL Classroom

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 70
Author(s):  
Eka Kurniasih
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
National Education ◽  
The Status ◽  
Teachers Training

English teachers in Indonesian primary schools are often in doubt about the ‘what’ and the ‘how’ to teach because most English teachers training colleges do not provide them with specialized training in how to meet the needs of primary school students; TEYL is a new and highly dynamic field; the status of English in the curriculum of primary schools in Indonesia is a local content, and thus the National Education Ministry does not provide English syllabus for primary school. Since the objective of teaching English in primary school is to provide a good basis for communicative competence as a foundation to study it in secondary school; the development of the four language skills should be made the focus of all learning activities. This paper provides some guidelines, which are adapted from some publications and discussions concerning TEYL for teaching the four language skills in primary schools.

scholarly journals The effect of using an active learning strategy in teaching the English language on the achievement level of primary school students: أثر استخدام استراتيجية التعلم النشط في تدريس اللغة الانجليزية على مستوى التحصيل لدى طالبات المرحلة الابتدائية

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (33) ◽  
pp. 166-145
Author(s):  
Shorouq Ali Al-Ghamdi, Afrah Hafiz Al-Oweidi Shorouq Ali Al-Ghamdi, Afrah Hafiz Al-Oweidi
Keyword(s):  
Active Learning ◽  
Primary School ◽  
English Language ◽  
Learning Strategy ◽  
Classroom Interaction ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
Achievement Level ◽  
School Students ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Active Learning Strategy

The study aimed to identify the effect of using an active learning strategy in teaching the English language on the level of achievement of primary school students. To achieve the study objectives, the researcher used the descriptive analytical approach through utilizing the questionnaire to collect data from the targeted sample. The study population included all primary stage female teachers in Bisha Governance, who account for (109) teachers, where the researcher conducted a full survey of the population. The results of the study showed that using moral incentives to promote positive behavior among primary school students leads to improving their academic achievement, active learning increases classroom interaction between teachers and primary school students. In light of the obtained results, the researcher recommended the utilization of an active learning strategy in teaching the English language, and that English teachers should continuously focus on updating their teaching techniques and methods to boost students learning.

scholarly journals Disruptive Behavior Programs on Primary School Students: A Systematic Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 995-1009
Author(s):  
Diego Martín Retuerto ◽  
Iker Ros Martínez de Lahidalga ◽  
Irantzu Ibañez Lasurtegui
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Disruptive Behavior ◽  
Primary Education ◽  
Intervention Programs ◽  
Large Network ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
Education Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Extensive Information

The objective of this study was to review the existing international literature on research and programs for the reduction of disruptive behavior in primary school students. For this purpose, according to PRISMA-ScR, a mixed systematic review was performed in six databases in order to obtain wide and extensive information related to the subject under study. The studies obtained were analyzed through a table which emphasized the data related to: Author(s), year, educational stage, location, objectives, instruments, and results. As for the selection of studies, the UNESCO Thesaurus and the ERIC Thesaurus terminology was used. In addition to specifying the search for studies performed between 2004 and 2020 (both inclusive), articles written in Spanish and English were selected. Furthermore, in a final phase among the articles analyzed, those that were not or did not contain intervention programs were discarded. Therefore, a total of thirty-five articles out of more than twenty thousand were analyzed in depth. The results showed that a majority of programs were implemented in the primary education stage, as well as a predominance of the use of instruments, such as questionnaires and observation charts. In addition, it is important to underline that 77.14% of the programs analyzed were effective, hence, they met the proposed objectives. In summary, although the number of intervention programs for the reduction of disruptive behavior that can be found in the international scientific literature is growing, there is still a long way to go in order to create a large network that can serve as a foundation for interventions in primary education students.

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