Computation in the Elementary Curriculum: Shifting the Emphasis

1998 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 236-241
Author(s):  
Barbara J. Reys ◽  
Robert E. Reys
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Elementary Teachers ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
Elementary Curriculum ◽  
Conflicting Messages ◽  
Different Levels

Elementary teachers receive conflicting messages about the value of various computa-tional techniques, mental and written, as well as about what strategies, invented and standard, should be introduced and developed at different levels within the elementary school curriculum. They receive advice and directives from educational specialists and national and state curriculum documents.

scholarly journals Teachers as Instructional Designers: Unearthing the Essence of the Primary School Curriculum for Delivery within the Remote Learning Classroom

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela Gonzalez ◽  
Michael Poole
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Primary School ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
State Standards ◽  
Instructional Designers ◽  
Elementary Curriculum ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Less Is More ◽  
Primary School Curriculum ◽  
Remote Learning

Moving our elementary curriculum to emergency remote instruction presented numerous challenges to our elementary school, as teachers recognized that elementary-age children could not be expected to spend the amount of time on computer screens that they had spent in face-to-face classrooms. Working with our colleagues, we adopted a “less is more” approach, using inquiry processes to make systematic and informed choices as to which state standards would be covered. We acted as instructional designers to develop coherent learning units for remote instruction, using inquiry processes to study the effectiveness of our lessons and adjust instruction accordingly. This work could only transpire because we viewed ourselves (and were viewed by our administration) as professionals, rather than technicians. At, P. K. Yonge, we were empowered to critically examine our curriculum, to modify and adjust our lessons in response to the crisis, and to design innovative ways to deliver our curriculum. Conceptualizing teachers’ work as professional was foundational to our ability to be effective during the pandemic.

The English Camps as Method of Promoting Fun English at Elementary School Level in Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 174
Author(s):  
Meida Rachmawati ◽  
Suzana Widjajanti ◽  
Ahmad Ahmad ◽  
Aslan Aslan
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Curriculum Design ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
School Level ◽  
English Learning ◽  
Learning Method ◽  
School Students ◽  
Scientific Publications

This article aimed to promote English in elementary school students through a fun learning method, called the Fun English Camp. Several studies had been conducted to encounter the best solution to handle this issue. The researchers used PRISMA Protocol as an instrument to collect the data that has been widely used in the process of selecting relevant articles. The researchers reviewed twenty five scientific publications, related to Fun English Camp that has become an English learning approach for beginner students. Through a review of twenty five scientific publications, for instance book and journal, the researchers got scientific evidence that introduction of a learning method with the term Fun English camp has an impact on promoting language learning for elementary school children in Indonesia. Thus, the fun English camp method can be an interesting method to be applied by elementary school curriculum design in Indonesia. Keywords: English Camps, Learning Method, Fun English Learning

scholarly journals Elementary Students’ First Approach to Computational Thinking and Programming

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 80
Author(s):  
Susanne Kjällander ◽  
Linda Mannila ◽  
Anna Åkerfeldt ◽  
Fredrik Heintz
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
Computational Thinking ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
Digital Competence ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Design For Learning ◽  
Students First ◽  
Group Interviews

Digital competence and programming are actively highlighted areas in education worldwide. They are becoming part of curricula all over the world, including the Swedish elementary school curriculum, Children are expected to develop computational thinking through programming activities, mainly in mathematics—which are supposed to be based on both proven experience and scientific grounds. Both are lacking in the lower grades of elementary school. This article gives unique insight into pupils’ learning during the first programming lessons based on a group of Swedish pupils’ experiences when entering school. The goal of the article is to inform education policy and practice. The large interdisciplinary, longitudinal research project studies approximately 1500 students aged 6–16 and their teachers over three years, using video documentation, questionnaires, and focus group interviews. This article reports on empirical data collected during the first year in one class with 30 pupils aged 6–7 years. The social semiotic, multimodal theoretical framework “Design for Learning” is used to investigate potential signs of learning in pupils’ multimodal representations when they, for example, use block programming in the primary and secondary transformation unit. We show that young pupils have positive attitudes to programming and high self-efficacy, and that pupils’ signs of learning in programming are multimodal and often visible in social interactions.

Designing offline computer science activities for the korean elementary school curriculum

2008 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 338-338
Author(s):  
Sook Kyoung Choi ◽  
Tim Bell ◽  
Soo Jin Jun ◽  
Won Gyu Lee
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Computer Science ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
Science Activities

Effect of a musical instrument performance program on emotional intelligence, anxiety, and aggression in Korean elementary school children

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 440-453 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyun-Sil Kim ◽  
Hun-Soo Kim
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
School Children ◽  
Elementary School Children ◽  
Musical Instrument ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Instrument Performance ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Music Class

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of a musical instrument performance program on emotional intelligence, anxiety, and aggression in Korean elementary school children. A quasi-experimental study design was employed, in which the experimental group ( n = 30) received a weekly group musical instrument performance class with a regular music class, and the control group ( n = 30) received only a regular music class that is part of the elementary school curriculum. We measured emotional intelligence, anxiety, and aggression at the beginning and end of the 24-week intervention using the Emotional Intelligence Scale, the Trait Anxiety Inventory, and the Aggression Scale. The musical instrument performance program improved the ability to perceive emotions, and reduced physical and verbal aggression, but had no statistically significant effect on the level of total emotional intelligence, anxiety, or aggression.

scholarly journals PENERAPAN PEMBELAJARAN ONLINE (DALAM JARINGAN) DI SEKOLAH DASAR

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (02) ◽  
pp. 50
Author(s):  
Octaviany Widyangsih
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Elementary Schools ◽  
Elementary Teachers ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Social Aspects ◽  
Online Assessment ◽  
Online Implementation

Abstract: Pandemic Covid-19 made government implemented the regulation of education that learning process only conduct by distance education, thus one of the method in this programme was by online learning. The objective of this research was to digging information about the online learning process by elementary teachers. Using the descriptive qualitative method with subjects of 37 teachers in Bogor City. Data was collected by survey with 2 type of questions (open and closed questions). The results shows, that before pandemic Covid-19 the implementation of online learning in elementary schools were very low, but after pandemic the readiness of teachers regarding the goverment regulation is well accomodated even though teachers still have shortcoming with the authenticity of learning outcomes from assignments. Furthermore, teachers still cannot fully conduct evaluation by online assessment particularly to evaluate the affective and social aspects. Keywords: elementary school, instructional, online, implementation

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