scholarly journals Confronting The Challenges Encountered By Primary School Teachers In The Use Of Technological Devices For Teaching

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 43-48
Author(s):  
Dakoru Osomkume Alfred ◽  
Uduak Idoghor
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Education ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
National Policy ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
The Government ◽  
National Policy On Education

The paper examined the objectives of primary education in Nigeria as stated in the National Policy on Education. These objectives are seen to be achievable only through the instrumentally of the teachers who are the primary implementers of the curriculum. Furthermore, who a teacher is was also critically examined. In addition, the paper advanced some inevitable qualities of a 21st century teacher, without which the teacher will become a misfit in the classroom. These include having a sound knowledge (mastery) of the his/her subject-matter, being properly trained to teach, openness to innovation, being an in-co-parentis, resourcefulness and being computerate. The importance of the application or integration of technologies in the 21st century was also indicated. The climax of the content of the paper was the challenges facing primary school teachers, especially those in the rural areas. The challenges facing Primary School teachers as advanced include ignorance, technophobia, incomputeracy among others. Finally, recommendations on how to confront these challenges were advanced. Some of which are that teachers should wake up to the challenges of the 21st century by making sure that they get trained, the government should also make provision for teachers to get trained and be retrained, teachers should be given certain incentives to encourage them among others

scholarly journals An assessment of the reading motivation skills of Nigerian primary school teachers: Implications for language and science education

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Foluso Okebukola ◽  
Tunde Owolabi ◽  
Beatrice O.A. Onafowokan
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
Primary School ◽  
National Policy ◽  
Reading Motivation ◽  
Reading Habits ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
News Reports ◽  
African Children ◽  
Good Reading

Recent studies and frequent news reports have expressed concerns about African children’s decreasing reading habits and dwindling achievement in language and primary science examinations. African children are not reading because they have reading difficulties or because they have no interest in books. This article focuses on the elementary schooling years, when the ability to read and comprehend and the love of reading are developed, using Nigeria as a case study. The article begins with a review of the literature on reading that underscores the importance of nurturing and supporting good reading habits amongst African children. Following a cursory exposition of the categories of schools in Nigeria and the place of reading and science in the National Policy on Education, the remainder of the article presents the findings of a study conducted to assess the reading motivation skills of primary school teachers and illustrates pedagogical ways of developing good reading habits amongst African children. Implications for language and science education are discussed.

Networking Cooperation of Educational Institutions of Higher, General and Vocational Education in the Terms of Implementation of Extracurricular Activities in Application of the Federal State Educational Standard

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 13-22
Author(s):  
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Irina Ivanova
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Education ◽  
Extracurricular Activities ◽  
Innovative Technology ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
State Educational ◽  
The City

The study is relevant in the context of global projects supported by the government and initiated by the President of the Russian Federation: the federal state educational standards, the complex project of modernization of education, national educational initiative �Our new school�, �Concept of the spiritual and moral development and education of a citizen of Russia.� In the context of extracurricular activities in the design development of the FSES becoming especially popular networking projects that brings together institutions of diff erent levels (schools, supplementary education for children, psychological urban centers, higher education institutions). The interaction of educational institutions is becoming a modern highly innovative technology that allows them to develop dynamically. The article describes a model of network interaction of educational-governmental organizations of the city of Kaluga in the framework of the extracurricular activity of younger schoolboys in the terms of realization of the FSES of primary education. Model networking educational institutions of the city of Kaluga in the framework of the extracurricular activity of younger schoolboys in the development of the FSES of primary education has been successfully tested on the basis of four elementary schools in the city of Kaluga, the study involved 177 students and 7 primary school teachers. Social partners of educational networking were: Children and Youth Space Education Center �Galaxy� of the city of Kaluga and Kaluga State University named after K.E. Tsiolkovsky. The basis of networking cooperation were programs of extracurricular activities of I.V. Ivanova. The main results of testing of the model is the development of individual students in the development of programs that increase the level of professional competence of primary school teachers in the organization of extracurricular activities of the FSES of the primary general education. The study contributes to a system of total innovative design, Further and Higher Education; It shows the possibility of the contents and forms of social and pedagogical partnership in the system of education in the introduction of the FSES of primary education. The practical signifi cance of the study consists in the possibility of using the developed model in educational practice. The study will allow to make science-based contribution to the practical implementation of the regional. Prospects for the development of research consist in the development of new models of a network of educational cooperation, attraction of new bases for cooperation. This publication was prepared within the framework of a research project supported by the Russian Foundation for Humanities �14-16-40007.

scholarly journals Vzpostavitev slovenskega šolskega sistema leta 1919

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (2020) (2) ◽  
pp. 395-457
Author(s):  
Edvard Protner
Keyword(s):  
School Reform ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Education ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Status Position ◽  
Teacher Associations

In the foreword, we outline the situation in the field of education in the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, so that we can later in the text further analyse the goals and visions of the school reform efforts of teachers organized in local associations and two prominent pedagogical theorists. In doing so, we limit ourselves to the activities of primary school teachers and primary school legislation. In the central part of the text we describe the efforts to improve the financial and status position of teachers, the efforts to systematically reform primary education, the efforts to overcome the ideological divisiveness of the two most powerful teacher associations, and the efforts to unify teachers' associations throughout the kingdom. At the end, we outline the three most important programming texts on the reform of education in the new country and try to identify the pedagogical theoretical influences that are characteristic of the period between the two wars.

scholarly journals Autopercepción del profesorado de Educación Primaria en servicio desde el modelo TPACK

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 53-65
Author(s):  
Ana Maria Ortiz Colon ◽  
Miriam Ágreda Montoro ◽  
Javier Rodríguez Moreno
Keyword(s):  
Multivariate Analysis ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Education ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
The Self ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Reading And Writing ◽  
Las Mujeres ◽  
Educación Primaria

El estudio analiza los resultados más relevantes de la investigación realizada con docentes de educación primaria, en referencia al modelo TPACK. El objetivo de esta investigación es conocer la autopercepción de los docentes de primaria en servicio, con respecto a su capacitación tecnológica, tomando como referencia la escala de diagnóstico TPACK. Para la recopilación de información, se adaptó un cuestionario tipo Likert ya validado, siguiendo el modelo TPACK. El cuestionario está compuesto por 47 ítems que recopilan información de las siete dimensiones del modelo. La muestra está formada por 607 docentes. La investigación es de naturaleza descriptiva no experimental, y realiza un análisis de varianza multivariante (MANOVA). Los resultados más significativos han sido el hallazgo de diferencias con respecto al género de los participantes. En general, son los hombres los que tienen una mayor percepción de sí mismos con respecto al uso y la integración de las TIC en su práctica docente, especialmente en asuntos científicos. Las mujeres parecen ser más efectivas cuando seleccionan enfoques para guiar el aprendizaje y el pensamiento del estudiante en términos de lectura y escritura. The study aims to analyze the most relevant results of the research carried out with primary education teachers, with reference to the TPACK model. The objective of this research is to know the self-perception of primary school teachers in service, regarding their technological training, taking as a reference the TPACK diagnostic scale. For the collection of information, a Likert type questionnaire already validated was adapted, following the TPACK model. The questionnaire consists of 47 items that collect information on the seven dimensions of the model. The sample consists of 607 teachers. The research is of a non-experimental descriptive nature, and performs a multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA). The most significant results have been the finding of differences regarding the gender of the participants. In general, it is men who have a greater perception of themselves regarding the use and integration of ICTs in their teaching practice, especially in scientific matters. Women seem to be more effective when they select approaches to guide student learning and thinking in terms of reading and writing.

scholarly journals CONDITIONS FOR THE FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES OF PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 296-305
Author(s):  
Gayrat Nurmatov ◽  
◽  
Iqbol Kamolova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Education ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
Quality Education ◽  
Professional Competencies ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Education Teacher ◽  
The Right

Background. It is undoubtedly afield of education that provides a prosperous future for people, guides them in the right direction, and imparts knowledge, which is an inalienable treasure. It is possible to distinguish between the educated and the uneducated at once. Quality education provides a bright future for anybody. For this reason, this article also provides information on the field of education, emphasizing the importance of the role of primary education. There is also information about the professional competence of primary school teachers, that is, the merit, worthiness, love for their work. Suggestions and recommendations are also given on what professional competencies a primary education teacher should have.

scholarly journals Attitudes of primary school teachers in Croatia toward Music as a school subject / Stališča osnovnošolskih učiteljev na Hrvaškem do glasbe kot šolskega predmeta

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (34) ◽  
pp. 13-27
Author(s):  
Snježana Dobrota ◽  
Antonija Vrančić ◽  
Ivana Križanac
Keyword(s):  
Music Education ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Education ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Classical Music ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
School Subject ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Music Activities

The paper explores the influence of years of work experience, professional qualifications, additional music education, engaging in music activities in leisure time, and going to the theatre/classical music concerts on the attitudes of primary school teachers toward the school subject Music. The research was conducted on a sample of primary education teachers from all Croatian counties (N = 233), using a questionnaire composed of two parts: The General Data Questionnaire and Attitudes Toward Music as a School Subject. The results confirm that primary school teachers with fewer years of work experience have more positive attitudes toward the Curriculum of Music Education for Primary Schools and for Grammar Schools in the Republic of Croatia, while in other aspects of attitudes no difference was found. Furthermore, no differences were found in the attitudes of primary school teachers toward the subject Music with regard to their professional qualifications. Primary education teachers who have attended additional music classes, who engage in music activities in leisure time and who often attend theatre/classical music concerts, consider Music to be an important school subject that relaxes the students, and consider themselves more competent to teach music. The obtained results have significant implications in terms of music pedagogy, with regard to organizing the music education of preservice primary teachers and their lifelong learning.

scholarly journals Quality Assurance and Internal Efficiency of Primary School Teachers in Ekiti State

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 49-55
Author(s):  
B. B. Arogundade ◽  
F. A. Belo
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
School Administrators ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Essential Variable ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Internal Efficiency

Abstract The study examined the relationship between quality assurance and internal efficiency of primary school teachers in Ekiti State. The study was a descriptive research design of the survey type. The study population comprised all the 9,310 primary school teachers and all primary school pupils in Ekiti State while a sample of 700 teachers and 700 primary six pupils were selected through random, proportionate and stratified sampling techniques. The instruments used to collect data were questionnaire titled “Quality Assurance Questionnaire” which was answered by teachers and “Teachers Internal Efficiency Questionnaire” which was administered on the pupils. The instruments were validated with reliability coefficients of 0.78 for QAQ and 0.75 for TIEQ. The hypotheses were tested using Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation and t-test at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that there was a significant relationship between quality assurance and internal efficiency of primary school teachers. It was also revealed that there was significant difference in the quality assurance measures provided in rural and urban schools. It was concluded on the basis of the findings of the study that quality assurance is an essential variable of primary school teachers’ internal efficiency. It was therefore recommended that supervising agencies of primary education should closely monitor teachers’ activities, especially those in the rural areas in order to boost their internal efficiency. It was also recommended that workshop and conferences should regularly be organized for primary school administrators, most especially those in the rural areas on the various ways through which their teachers’ activities could be monitored in order to actualize school goals.

scholarly journals PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS’ APPROACH TO ADVANTAGES OF ICT USE IN EDUCATION

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 439
Author(s):  
Rasa Braslauskienė ◽  
Gražina Šmitienė ◽  
Reda Vismantienė
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Primary Education ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Ict Tools

The article reveals primary school teachers’ approach towards advantages and disadvantages of information and communication technologies, their influence to children education as well as teacher experience in the application of ICT technologies in primary education and opportunities of teachers in the development of professional competence. Qualitative study (structured interview) was carried out which involved the teachers of 1 – 4 forms more than four years actively using ICT in the classroom. According to the teachers, Content analysis of the study results revealed essential  factors and potential ways of more efficient use of ICT in primary education, i. e .improvement of teachers’ special professional competence (knowledge, skills and ability to use various ICT tools in the classroom, identification of special needs of primary school children, linking the development of formal and informal needs, etc.), personal viewpoint to ICT in social life, the shortage of ICT tools in primary school.

scholarly journals PENGARUH PROFESIONALITAS KEPALA SEKOLAH TERHADAP KEPUASAN KERJA GURU SEKOLAH DASAR NEGERI

2014 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 48
Author(s):  
Afit Fatimah
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Low Degree ◽  
The Government ◽  
High Degree

Abstract: Preliminary study in several Government Primary Schools indicates a number of Primary Schoolprincipals have low degree of professionalism and some others have high degree. Based on this fact, this researchformulated a problem if there is an effect of the principal’s professionalism towards the job satisfaction of thegovernment primary school teachers. This quantitative research was performed in Kedaung Angke, Sengkareng,West Jakarta as from 1 through 30 April 2014 employing survey method with correlational technique.The variablesobserved was the principal’s professionalism (X) and the government primary school teachers’ job satisfaction (Y).Based on the statistical analysis the research concluded, there is a significant effect of the principal’s professionalsmtoward the government primary school teachers’ job satisfaction. The principals, therefore, are suggested to improvetheir professionalism to support the maximal attainment of their teachers’job satisfaction. Keywords: job satisfaction, professionalism, principal, teacher

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