scholarly journals The Effects of Mind Games and Games Containing Physical Activity on Attention and Visual Perception Levels of Primary School Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 72
Author(s):  
Meryem Altun
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Visual Perception ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Letter Form

The aim of the research is to investigate the effects of mind games and games containing physical activity on the attention and visual perception levels of the primary school students. In this research, experimental design with pretest-posttest control group was used. The population of the study consists of seven-year-old children, and the sample consists of 160 volunteer students, who are chosen through purposeful sampling method and involved in game and physical activity group, mind games group, both physical activity and mind games group, and control group, studying at the Primary School in Kırşehir province in the 2017–2018 academic year. The data were collected by “Bourdon Attention Test (Letter Form)” and “Frostig Developmental Visual Perception Test”. A 14-week program was applied to the students in the experimental group and the students were given two hours of practice per day for three days a week. In the analysis of the data, arithmetic mean and standard deviation values of the pre-tests were calculated according to the group variables. The dependent sample t test was used to examine the differences of measurements within the group, one-way analysis of variance was used to make comparisons between the groups and the Tukey HSD analysis was used as a post-hoc analysis to determine the difference between the groups. According to the findings of the study, the attention and visual perception pre and post-test scores obtained from the experimental groups indicate that there is a significant difference in favor of the post-test scores. As a result, all experimental groups showed a significantly higher difference in visual perception and attention when compared to the control group. This result shows that applying mind games, games containing physical activity, both mind games and games containing physical activity together are effective in developing visual perception and attention.

scholarly journals KESAN PENGGUNAAN PETA PEMIKIRAN TERHADAP PENGAJARAN PENULISAN KARANGAN MURID TAHUN LIMA

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
NORLIZA ABDULLAH ◽  
ZULKIFLI OSMAN ◽  
ABDUL MUNIR ISMAIL
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Group ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
Thinking Maps ◽  
School Students ◽  
Essay Writing ◽  
Post Test

Kajian lalu menunjukkan kebolehan mengarang karangan dalam kalangan murid sekolah rendah adalah rendah. Oleh hal yang demikian, kajian ini dijalankan untuk mengkaji kesan penggunaan peta pemikiran terhadap tahap penulisan karangan Bahasa Melayu dalam kalangan murid tahun lima. Penyelidik menggunakan kaedah eksperimen kuasi melibatkan satu sampel kajian yang terdiri daripada 64 murid sekolah rendah yang dibahagikan sama rata kepada satu kumpulan perlakuan dan satu kumpulan kawalan. Para murid dalam kumpulan pertama menggunakan peta pemikiran dalam pengajaran karangan, sementara kumpulan kedua menggunakan kaedah tradisional. Ujian pra dan ujian pasca digunakan untuk mendapatkan data yang dianalisis dengan Statistical Package For Social Science (SPSS) versi 21. Bagi kumpulan perlakuan, analisis data menunjukkan skor pasca ujian min murid adalah lebih tinggi dari skor pra ujian min mereka, sekali gus menunjukkan mereka memperoleh peningkatan dalam penulisan karangan dari segi kandungan dan pengolahan idea. Dapatan yang sama juga menunjukkan skor pasca ujian min murid dalam kumpulan perlakuan adalah lebih tinggi dari min skor yang sama bagi mereka dalam kumpulan kawalan, sekali gus menunjukkan kumpulan perlakuan adalah lebih berprestasi daripada kumpulan kawalan. Dapatan kajian ini mempunyai implikasi dalam amalan pengajaran semasa. Guru mata pelajaran Bahasa Melayu boleh menggunakan peta pemikiran sebagai satu alat pengajaran bagi membantu murid sekolah rendah belajar menulis karangan dengan lebih berkesan.   Studies have shown that students’ essay writing abilities of primary school students are low. As such, this study was carried out to examine the extent of the effects of using thinking maps on the teaching of Malay language essay writing among Year Five students. In this study, the researchers used a quasi-experimental method involving a study sample consisting of 64 primary school students were divided equally into a treatment group and a control group. The former used thinking maps in essay writing learning, while the latter used a traditional method. A pre-test and a post-test were used to obtain the data, which were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 21. For the treatment group, the analysis of data showed students’ mean post-test scores were significantly higher than their mean pre-test scores, indicating they made significant improvements in essay writing in terms of content and ideation. The same analysis also showed students’ mean post-test scores in the treatment group were significantly higher than those of the control group, indicating the former outperformed the latter. These findings have a practical implication for the current teaching practice. Malay language teachers can use thinking maps as a teaching tool to help primary school students effectively learn to write essays.

scholarly journals OHIS Differences on Primary School Students in Relation to Little Dentist Training

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asep Arifin Senjaya ◽  
Ni Made Sirat ◽  
I Nyoman Wirata ◽  
Ni Ketut Ratmini
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Group ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Oral Hygiene ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Difference

Dental healthcare is very important since dental and oral hygiene should be maintained. Statistics showed that more than 80% of children in developed and developing countries suffer from dental disease. This study aimed to see the safety of OHIS (Oral Hygiene Index Simplified) in primary school students who got and did not get little dentist cadre training in Bangli Regency in 2019. The study was done in an experimental design: pre and post-test with control design, which was conducted in August-September 2019. The sample in this study is 366 students. The difference in OHIS scores before and after treatment in the control group and treatment group was carried out by the bivariate Mann Whitney U Test. The results of the study showed that before dental health training was conducted, there were 54.3% of primary school students in the treatment group with good OHIS score criteria, and after the training was carried out as many as 98.4% of the students in the treatment group had a good OHIS. Additionally, prior to the training, 57.5% of the control group had fair OHIS criteria score. Then, after the training was carried out, 73.7% of the control group had good OHIS score. Hence, the study concluded that there was a significant difference in the OHIS of primary school students who got little doctor training prior to and after the training. Also, there was a significant difference in the OHIS of the students who did not get such treatment before and after the training.

scholarly journals Effect of Games Including Physical Activity on Digital Game Addiction of 11-14 Age Group Middle-School Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (11) ◽  
pp. 243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zekihan Hazar ◽  
Muhsin Hazar
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Digital Game ◽  
School Students ◽  
Game Addiction ◽  
Post Test ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

In this study, it was investigated that effect of games including physical activity on digital game addiction of 11-14 age group middle-school students. Along with the determination of digital game addiction, conducting applied experimental study is important regarding showing results of application with theoretical knowledge towards solving problem. Within this framework, it was thought that “games including physical activity” will be important tool for decreasing the level of digital game addiction. Experimental Design method was used in the study in which was adopted Quantitative Research model. When 11-14 age group students who addicted digital games consisted of the population of the study, the sample of the study consisted of 29 girls and 51 boys who have studied. In the study, personal information form and digital game addiction scale that was developed by the researcher were used as measurement tools. During data collection period, by accepting applied pre-test to students as criterion sample process, students who have high addiction level (total scale score is 49 and above) were detected and control (n = 40) and experimental (n = 40) groups were created with unbiased assignment method. After the 12-weeks period “games including physical activity” training, the data which was collected from the control and experimental groups by taking post-test data was evaluated with SPSS 20 packaged software. It was found that there was a significant difference between pre-test and post-test of both sub-dimensions and total addiction scores and post-test scores were lower than pre-test scores. It was shown that post-test addiction scores were significantly higher than pre-test addiction scores in control group. When investigating post-test addiction scores of control and experiment groups, it was shown that addiction level of experimental group significantly decrease comparing control group. It was determined that pre-test/post-test scores of experimental group students did not show significant differences in terms of gender, age, education level of mothers, education level of fathers, number of siblings. It was also found that pre-test/post-test addiction scores of experimental and control groups showed significant differences regarding playing digital game duration. When playing digital game duration decreased in experimental group, playing game duration increased in control group. Therefore, it was concluded that addiction levels of students who are digital game addict decreased because of interesting games including physical activity. As a result; physical moving games and sports can be said to be an important tool in dealing with digital game addiction. It can also be said that an important way to protect children from such addictions is to do sports.

scholarly journals Physical Activity With Eduball Stimulates Graphomotor Skills in Primary School Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Wawrzyniak ◽  
Ireneusz Cichy ◽  
Ana Rita Matias ◽  
Damian Pawlik ◽  
Agnieszka Kruszwicka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Schooling Process ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Development Of Students

Despite the general agreement that the interdisciplinary model of physical education (PE), based on the incorporation of core academic subjects into the PE curriculum, stimulates the holistic development of students, there is still a lack of methods for its implementation. Therefore, Eduball was created, i.e., a method that uses educational balls with printed letters, numbers, and other signs. Numerous studies have shown that children participating in activities with Eduballs can develop their physical fitness while simultaneously improving their academic performance, particularly in math and language, including some writing skills. However, little is known about the effects of Eduball on children’s graphomotor skills, which are key for the academic performance of students throughout the entire schooling process. Here, we investigate whether 6-month participation in PE with Eduball stimulates graphomotor skills in primary school students, such as drawing prehandwriting letter patterns on unlined or lined paper and rewriting text on unlined or lined paper. Our results show that the Eduball class (N= 28) significantly improved these skills compared to the control class (N= 26) participating in traditional PE. For example, students from the experimental group wrote with a lower pen pressure and better stability of the line, in contrast to those from the control group. Therefore, this study demonstrates that the Eduball method successfully supports teachers in developing graphomotor skills in children. More broadly, our findings make clear once again that there is the need to integrate physical and cognitive development in education, which can be achieved by using an interdisciplinary model of PE.

scholarly journals THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING MIND MAPPING STRATEGY IN DEVELOPING WRITING SKILLS FOR SIXTH YEAR PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN QATAR

2021 ◽  
Vol 03 (04) ◽  
pp. 206-220
Author(s):  
Mahrous Mohamed SOLIMAN
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Mind Mapping ◽  
Mapping Strategy ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Experimental Group

This study aimed at investigating the effectiveness of using Mind mapping strategy in developing writing skills for sixth year primary school students in Qatar. Quasi-experimental design was used in this study. The population was the sixth year students of Al Forqan primary school for boys with a total number of 103 students. Out of this population, a purposive sample of 51 students was taken, the control group (27 students) and the experimental group (24 students). First, the data was collected by using a prewriting test. Then, the experiment had been implemented. Next, the second part of the data was collected using the posttest. The data obtained were analyzed by using t-test formula. The findings of study were: A) there are statistically significant differences between the mean scores obtained by participants in the pre-test and those of the post-test of the experimental group in writing skills in favor to the posttest. B) there are statistically significant differences between the mean scores obtained by participants in the post-test of the control group and the experimental group in writing skills in favor to the experimental group. Depending on the statistical analyses of the hypotheses of the study, we can safely conclude that exposing students to the training strategy helped them develop their performance during the post administration of the writing skills test. In light of the results, a number of points can be recommended: writing skills via mind mapping strategy use in the primary stage specially in the 6th grade students should be emphasized in teaching writing skills. Moreover, deliberation attempts should be made to help students in the primary stage acquire and use the writing as amusing as possible. Furthermore, the objectives of teaching English language should concentrate on writing skills beyond the mechanics level and emphasize writing as a process.

scholarly journals PENGARUH PEMBELAJARAN BERBASIS MASALAH TERHADAP PEMAHAMAN SISWA MENGENAI HAK DAN KEWAJIBAN SISWA SEKOLAH DASAR SEBAGAI WARGA NEGARA

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 967
Author(s):  
Hendra Prasetia
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Experimental Research ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Group Design ◽  
Group Research ◽  
Significant Difference

ABSTRACTThis study aimed to research the effect of problem based learning on students' understanding of the rights and obligations of primary school students as citizenship. The type of the research was experimental research with pretest-posttest control group research design. Results of testing the hypothesis that t value obtained is equal to 5.216 and a significance value of 0.000. Thus the t value obtained is greater than t table (5.216> 2.408), while the significance value is smaller than the value of α (0.000 <0.05). Based on these results, the hypothesis is accepted, meaning that a significant difference between problem-based learning, the students' understanding of the rights and obligations of primary school students as citizenship. Keywords: Problem Based Learning, Students Understanding, the Rights and Duties of Students. ABSTRAK                                                                                          Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh model Pembelajaran berbasis masalah terhadap pemahaman siswa mengenai hak dan kewajiban siswa sekolah dasar sebagai warga negara. Jenis penelitian yang dilakukan adalah penelitian eksperimen dengan bentuk desain penelitian pretest-posttest control group design. Hasil pengujian hipotesis menjelaskan nilai t hitung yang didapat yaitu sebesar 5.216 dan nilai signifikansi sebesar 0,000, hasil pengujian hipotesis tersebut menunjukkan bahwa nilai t hitung yang didapat lebih besar dari nilai t dalam tabel (5,216>2,408) sedangkan nilai signifikansi tersebut lebih kecil dari nilai α (0,000<0,05). Berdasarkan hasil tersebut, maka hipotesis diterima, artinya terdapat pengaruh yang signifikan antara pembelajaran berbasis masalah, terhadap pemahaman siswa akan hak dan kewajiban siswa sekolah dasar sebagai warga negara. Kata Kunci : Pembelajaran Berdasarkan Masalah, Pemahaman Siswa, Hak dan kewajiban siswa.

scholarly journals Investigation of multiple intelligence of primary school students

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lukman Nulhakim ◽  
Liska Berlian
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Multiple Intelligence ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Experimental Group

The aim of this research is to investigate the ability of multiple intelligence (MI) of male and female students from primary school. The total sample was 71 students consisting of 35 experimental group students and 36 in the control group in a primary school in Cilegon City, 2016-2017 academic year. In this study, the experimental group consisted of male students using learning with the MI and the control group consisted of female students using learning with the MI approach. Analysis of data obtained from this study, using the Independent Sample t-test and Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient. The findings of this study indicate that there is a statistically significant difference between the ability of MI in the experimental group and the control group, where the average score experimental group is higher. These results can be seen in the average score of MI ability in the experimental group is higher in visual-spatial, music, logical-mathematical, interpersonal and bodily-kinesthetic intelligence. The average score of MI ability in the control group is higher in verbal-linguistic, naturalistic, and intrapersonal. These concluded that the results of the Investigation of Multiple Intelligence (MI) of Primary School Students in the experimental group (male students) were better than the control group (female students).

scholarly journals Perception of Turkish Primary School Students towards Syrian Students: The Role of Educational Activities Integrated with Children’s Books

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 91-101
Author(s):  
Mustafa Erol ◽  
Şüheda Köstekçi ◽  
Ahmet Erol
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Children's Books ◽  
Children’S Books ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Educational Activities ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Student's Perceptions

The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of educational activities integrated with children’s books on Turkish primary school student’s perceptions of Syrian students. The research participants consisted of 51 Turkish primary school students educated in a primary school in Istanbul. The data in the study were obtained by scale prepared by the researchers. In the analysis of data obtained in the research, statistical techniques were used. According to the research findings, children’s books were influential on students’ immigrant perceptions. Accordingly, it was determined that there is a significant difference in favor of the post-test between the pre and post-test mean scores of the students in the experimental group. The study’s findings indicate that educational activities enriched with children’s books effectively affect primary school students’ perceptions of immigrant children.

scholarly journals Creating Awareness about Adolescent Reproductive Health among Upper Primary School Students in Haryana through the Use of Interactive e-Modules

2021 ◽  
Vol 07 (04) ◽  
pp. 24-29
Author(s):  
Deepti Chopra ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Adolescent Reproductive Health ◽  
Biological Maturity ◽  
Experimental Group

Adolescents are the prospective citizens of any nation; therefore, investment in terms of the well-being of adolescents is considered quite rewarding. Adolescents are now attaining biological maturity earlier than the previous generation, as witnessed by the gradual decline in average age of puberty and menarche; hence, it becomes imperative to address this cohort of the population. Integration of technology in the field of education has been an area of research for a long. The present study attempts to use digital technology in the form of e-modules created through H5P in creating awareness about adolescent reproductive health on upper primary school students. A sample of 309 students from randomly selected ten unaided private schools of Sonipat district of Haryana was taken. Interactive e-modules were developed for addressing adolescent reproductive health. After the pre-test administration, the experimental group was taught through e-modules and the control group was taught through the conventional method. The data was collected through validated tools over a period of three months. A post-test was conducted afterward to assess the awareness level. After ascertaining comparability of the two groups, data was analyzed using percentage and t-statistics. The data analysis showed that the difference in the mean and standard deviation of the post-test scores of the experimental group 20.50 ± 3.40 and the control group 15.72 ± 4.03 were statistically significant at 0.001 level (t value = 11.26, d.f. = 297). Thus, the study concludes that the interactive e-modules effectively create awareness about adolescent reproductive health at the upper primary school stage.

scholarly journals OHIS Differences on Primary School Students in Relation to Little Dentist Training

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Asep Arifin Senjaya ◽  
◽  
Ni Made Sirat ◽  
I Nyoman Wirata ◽  
Ni Ketut Ratmini
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Group ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Oral Hygiene ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Difference

Dental healthcare is very important since dental and oral hygiene should be maintained. Statistics showed that more than 80% of children in developed and developing countries suffer from dental disease. This study aimed to see the safety of OHIS (Oral Hygiene Index Simplified) in primary school students who got and did not get little dentist cadre training in Bangli Regency in 2019. The study was done in an experimental design: pre and post-test with control design, which was conducted in August-September 2019. The sample in this study is 366 students. The difference in OHIS scores before and after treatment in the control group and treatment group was carried out by the bivariate Mann Whitney U Test. The results of the study showed that before dental health training was conducted, there were 54.3% of primary school students in the treatment group with good OHIS score criteria, and after the training was carried out as many as 98.4% of the students in the treatment group had a good OHIS. Additionally, prior to the training, 57.5% of the control group had fair OHIS criteria score. Then, after the training was carried out, 73.7% of the control group had good OHIS score. Hence, the study concluded that there was a significant difference in the OHIS of primary school students who got little doctor training prior to and after the training. Also, there was a significant difference in the OHIS of the students who did not get such treatment before and after the training.

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