scholarly journals Attitudes of Primary School Students in Saudi Arabia Towards Using PowerPoint Program in Classroom

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Mohammed Elmetwali Mohammed Amer
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Sixth Grade ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Information Retention ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Positive Attitudes

The present study aimed to explore the attitudes of primary school students in Saudi Arabia towards using PowerPoint program in classroom. A descriptive analytical approach was adopted and a questionnaire was developed. The researcher selected a purposive sample consisting of305 sixth grade male students from five primary schools in Al-Sulail, Saudi Arabia. The questionnaire forms were distributed to all of those students. All of the distributed forms were retrieved and considered valid for analysis. SPSS program was used. It was found that most of the primary school students in Saudi Arabia have excellent skills in using the PowerPoint program. It was found that primary school students in Saudi Arabia have positive attitudes towards using PowerPoint program in classroom. It was found that using PowerPoint enriches students’ knowledge, and increases their concentration, and academic achievement. It was found that using PowerPoint improves students’ understanding of the material, problem solving skills, and information retention. 

scholarly journals OCEAN LITERACY OF PRIMARY STUDENTS OF INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS IN RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 403-423
Author(s):  
Fadi Saad Aboulail ◽  
Azza Jauhar Ahmad Tajuddin
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Human Impacts ◽  
International Schools ◽  
Marine Ecosystems ◽  
Primary Students ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Ocean Literacy

Background and Purpose: Recently, human impacts on marine ecosystems have intensified as the population and pressures increase. Human-originated pollutants of all kinds have impacted the oceans and the marine ecosystems. Oil spills, sewage, plastics, chemicals, garbage, carbon dioxide, and overfishing are the most challenging issues. It is known that school students are the future generation; they receive their information at school. Therefore, it is essential to assess students' knowledge and awareness regarding ocean related issues.   Methodology: This study investigated ocean literacy (OL) of primary school students at international schools in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, based on the seven principles of ocean literacy. Resources from which children get information about the oceans was also investigated. Finally, the study investigated the attitudes of primary school students towards learning oceanography, protecting the oceans, and the relationship between humans and the environment. A questionnaire had been adapted from the Survey of Ocean Literacy and Experience (SOLE) and the Survey of Ocean Stewardship (SOS). The SOLE and SOS surveys had been developed originally by Greely (2008). However, due to the grade level of students and time issues, the number of questionnaire items were reduced and simplified. The questionnaire was distributed in two separate sessions. Students from three international schools, boys' sections, received the survey. 120 students answered the SOLE, and 102 students answered the SOS.   Findings: Results indicated a rather moderate level of ocean literacy of participants with a mean score of 12.56 (SD= 5.18) concerning the SOLE, and a mean score of 3.30 (SD= 1.12) concerning the SOS. As for the resource of information, results indicated the education program to be the students’ main source of education, television channels came second.   Contributions: Students of Riyadh international primary schools showed a positive attitude toward ocean stewardship. The study can help policy makers, curriculum developers and textbook authors to better understand the level of ocean literacy among students and take decisions to develop school curricula especially in the efforts to align with UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030). It also corresponds to the 2020-2030 vision in Saudi Arabia.   Keywords: Ocean Literacy level, ocean Sciences materials, Saudi Arabia learners' attitudes   Cite as: Aboulail, F. S., & Ahmad Tajuddin, A. J. (2021). Ocean literacy of primary students of international schools in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.  Journal of Nusantara Studies, 6(2), 403-423. http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol6iss2pp403-423

scholarly journals Prevalence of Childhood Obesity among Primary School Students at Taif Governorate, Saudi Arabia

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-21
Author(s):  
Rasheed Ali AlGhamdi
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Childhood Obesity ◽  
Primary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Fast Foods

Background: Obesity in children is rapidly emerging as a global epidemic that will have profound public health consequences as overweight children become overweight adults particularly if obesity is present in adolescence. Objectives: To determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity among school children between 6-12 years (males and females) at Taif primary schools and determine the associated dietary risk factors for overweight and obesity. Methods: A cross sectional analytic study was implemented included a representative sample of primary school students (boys and girls) enrolled in governmental schools in Taif, Saudi Arabia, 2014-2015. Data were collected by using valid self-administered questionnaire, with family help. It including socio-demographic characteristics and detailed dietary history. Body mass index-for-age percentiles of CDC were utilized in this study to diagnose obesity. Results: Among schoolboys, the prevalence of overweight was 10.7%, while prevalence of obesity was 7.6%; the problem seemed to be worse in girls, where the prevalence of overweight and obesity were 16.8% and 18.2%, respectively. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that girls were al almost double risk for developing overweight/obesity compared to boys ((aOR=1.93; 95%CI: 1.03-3.60, p<0.05). Habit of eating cheeps potatoes at school at abnormal rate was associated with almost three-folded risk for obesity or overweight compared to eating cheeps potatoes within normal (aOR=3.14; 95%CI: 1.17-8.41). School children who had the habit of taking fast foods at least three times/week were more likely to develop obesity or overweight compared to those who did not take fast foods (aOR=1.98; 95%CI:1.08-6.30). Conclusions: Overweight and obesity among primary school children in Taif city, Saudi Arabia is a public health problem affecting more than one-third of girls and almost one fifth of boys. It confirms the significant association between some unhealthy dietary habits and increase prevalence of childhood obesity.

scholarly journals THE ROLE OF COMPUTER GAMES IN ENHANCING PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS ATTITUDE TOWARDS MATHEMATICS

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 1093-1099
Author(s):  
Pius A ◽  
◽  
P. Agashi ◽  
Stephen Yusuf ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Computer Games ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Computer Software ◽  
Computer Game ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Attitude Towards Mathematics ◽  
Attitudes Towards Mathematics

Numerous research findings have applauded the integration of technology in the classroom especially in mathematic to develops positive attitudes. The advancements in technology may provide a better opportunity to impact mathematical literacy and skills on young learners. Perhaps, attitudes towards mathematics are declining in recent years. The study aimed to enhance the students attitude toward learning mathematics by using games app embedded in computer software used as an instrument to teach the subject. A total of ninety-one primary school students drawn from different primary schools in the Kogi state participated in the study. The study adopted a quasi-experimental pre-test, post-test study design. The result revealed that the computer game influenced the respondents attitude towards mathematics at MD = 13.65 (95% CI, 8.91 to 16.17), t (88) = 6.328, p = .001. Thus, the study concludes that computer game is an indispensable tool in impacting positive attitudes towards mathematics, especially among the primary school students. The recommendations are discussed.

FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH SCHOOL REFUSAL BEHAVIOUR IN PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
School Refusal ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
School Factors ◽  
School Refusal Behavior ◽  
Factors Associated

The aim of this study was to identify the factors associated with school refusal behavior in primary school students. Student’s self-report and teacher’s measures were implemented; and students were recruited from 20 primary schools in six districts in Selangor, Malaysia. The survey was conducted at the end of school term in 2016, with a total of 915 students from Year 4 and Year 5 participating. The sample of students had been absent from school for more than 15% of school days in the current year. Pearson correlation shows a significant relationship between academic achievement and school satisfaction toward school refusal behavior. The findings of this study suggest that academic difficulties and dissatisfaction towards school environment could be the important risk factors for school refusal behavior. The present study underscores the importance of early detection and intervention as measures to reduce school refusal. Finally, the findings imply that the role of school factors should always be taken into account in connection with school refusal behaviour.

scholarly journals Social Sustainability of Post-Disaster: How Teachers Enable Primary School Students to Be Resilient in Times of Ranau Earthquake

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 7308
Author(s):  
Soon Singh Bikar ◽  
Balan Rathakrishnan ◽  
Mohammad Rahim Kamaluddin ◽  
Norruzeyati Che Mohd Nasir ◽  
Mohd Azrin Mohd Nasir
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Psychological Effects ◽  
Severe Damage ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
School Students ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Post Disaster

The Ranau Earthquake that struck on 5 June 2015, February 2018, and April 2021, were a new disaster in Sabah and caused many Sabahan to panic. The unpredicted disaster also caused a serious impact on all aspects of life in Sabah. The earthquake has caused severe damage to eight primary schools in the vicinity of the epicenter, although no casualties were reported. However, the disaster has deep passing psychological effects among students. In this study, we examine how the primary school teachers enabled the student to be resilient during and after the disaster. Based on the interviews with 16 primary school students, it was revealed that most of the teachers used WhatsApp to support resilience during and after the earthquake. Interviews with 16 primary school teachers revealed there were two main reasons for them to communicate with students, namely, delivering emotional aid and monitoring their stress. Based on student interviews, five content categories of emotional support were identified: caring, reassuring, emotion sharing, belonging, and distracting. The main contribution of this study is that social media can be used as a spontaneous and proactive tool for supporting the student’s resilience during and after the earthquake trauma.

scholarly journals Principles and Implementation of Reading Activities in Primary School English Class

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Jinxiu ◽  
Zeng Zhengping
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Reading Skills ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
English Class ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Good Reading ◽  
Skills Use ◽  
Reading Activities

<p>Reading is an important skill in learning English. However, reading class is not emphasized in some primary schools in China, and there are various problems with the reading activities, which inadequately just focus on teaching of words, sentences separately from texts. This paper aims to bring out a whole system of principles in designing flexible English reading activities to help students form a good reading habit, apply reading skills, use language learned pragmatically and be familiar with the cultures covered in read materials. At last, some examples are offered to demonstrate how to implement these principles so as to enhance reading for Primary school students effectively.</p>

scholarly journals FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH SCHOOL REFUSAL BEHAVIOUR IN PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rukmani Devi Balakrishnan ◽  
Hari Krishnan Andi
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
School Refusal ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
School Factors ◽  
School Refusal Behavior ◽  
Factors Associated

The aim of this study was to identify the factors associated with school refusal behavior in primary school students. Student’s self-report and teacher’s measures were implemented; and students were recruited from 20 primary schools in six districts in Selangor, Malaysia. The survey was conducted at the end of school term in 2016, with a total of 915 students from Year 4 and Year 5 participating. The sample of students had been absent from school for more than 15% of school days in the current year. Pearson correlation shows a significant relationship between academic achievement and school satisfaction toward school refusal behavior. The findings of this study suggest that academic difficulties and dissatisfaction towards school environment could be the important risk factors for school refusal behavior. The present study underscores the importance of early detection and intervention as measures to reduce school refusal. Finally, the findings imply that the role of school factors should always be taken into account in connection with school refusal behaviour.

scholarly journals The Effect of Block Class Scheduling on the Achievements of Primary School Students in Nature and Biology Classes

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 550
Author(s):  
Irena Labak ◽  
Mirela Sertić Perić ◽  
Ines Radanović
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Eighth Grade ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Block Scheduled ◽  
Learning Success ◽  
Eighth Grade Students ◽  
Class Scheduling

The objective of this study was to investigate whether the class scheduling of Nature and Biology classes in blocks results in better learning success for primary school students, and whether this depends on the average student success rate (i.e., student performance categories), age, or prior knowledge. For this study, we have assumed that block scheduling results in better success rates for older lower-performing primary-school students. The research included 773 fifth- to eighth-grade students from 14 Croatian primary schools. The students fell into two groups: one group attending 45-min Nature and Biology lessons twice a week (single-scheduled classes), and another group attending a 90-min lesson once a week (block-scheduled class). To assess the level of student learning success, all students underwent both an initial and final written exam in Nature and/or Biology, specific to each grade. The rmANOVA proved that there was a significant interaction among class scheduling, performance categories, and the initial and final written exam scores of fifth- and seventh-grade students. Such a correlation was not found among the sixth- and eighth-grade students. Our findings further indicate that students achieve better results in block-scheduled classes at the end of primary school education, and that block class scheduling does not necessarily result in improved student achievement, particularly in lower-performing students.

scholarly journals Prevalence of overweight and obesity among Saudi primary school students in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia 2015

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 329-334
Author(s):  
Ahmed Salem Al-Dahi ◽  
Faisal Awad Albalawi ◽  
Saleh Saad Al Alwani ◽  
Moath Mohammed Al Balawi
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Medical Science ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Sensitive Period ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Validated Questionnaire ◽  
Private And Public

Background: At present, obesity is considered a chronic disease which must be treated like any other medical condition, and if not treated it leads, insidiously, to the development of numerous diseases. It has an epidemic-like nature and is not only one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality, Adolescence represents a sensitive period in the development of obesity, and obesity in adolescence is known to track into adulthood and be associated with several health problems. Objectives: To determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity and explore the association among the following variables: nutritional habits, physical activity, videogames, and the student perception towards obesity.Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among primary school students in Tabuk city, Saudi Arabia. Study population: 6th year primary school in private and public school in Tabuk city, sample size 200 school students in private and governmental schools involving male and female equally, firstly two schools for each gender were selected randomly and the whole classes of the selected schools were taken, data was collected through a self- administered validated questionnaire. Height and weight of each selected student were measured and BMI was calculated. We used WHO growth charts and definition - that based on widely different ethnic backgrounds and cultural settings.Results: 200 self-administered questionnaires were distributed to the students and collected, giving a response rate of 100%. Their age ranged between 10 and 14 Years (Mean=11.96 years) and (SD=0.5 years). 50% were male and 50% were female, 99% were Saudi, their BMI ranged between 13 and 41.33 (Mean=23.34) and (SD=5.80 years). The prevalence of overweight among primary school students in Tabuk city, according to the CDC growth chart, was 15.5% and that of obesity was 22%. The prevalence of overweight and obesity among male students were 13% and 17% compared to 18% and 27% among female students; respectively, higher prevalence was shown with reduced physical activities and higher total media time. Also there was a significant association with some related perceptions like (considering obesity as an illness, availability of family obesity and trial of losing weight). Conclusion: Our study concluded that there is apparent increase in the prevalence of overweight and obesity in primary private and public schools in Tabuk city and evidence based data on considerable associated factors.Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.15(3) 2016 p.329-334

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