scholarly journals Fostering Critical Reflection in Primary Education through STEAM Approaches

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 384
Author(s):  
Marcel Bassachs ◽  
Dolors Cañabate ◽  
Lluís Nogué ◽  
Teresa Serra ◽  
Remigijus Bubnys ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Education ◽  
Critical Reflection ◽  
Individual Responsibility ◽  
School Students ◽  
Educational Approach ◽  
Sense Of Competence ◽  
Instructional Activities ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
Group Processing

This paper describes a quantitative study that explores teaching practices in primary education to sustain the hypothesis that students’ critical thinking may be activated through individual and group reflection. The study examines the quality of the reflections from primary school students during group processing when participating in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) instructional approaches. The project’s core methodology lies in scientific (physics) and artistic (dance) instructional activities which were executed in a continuous reflective and cooperative learning environment. The educational approach was refined by analyzing the reflective discussions from focus groups where descriptive, argumentative, reflective and critical reflective knowledge about acquired knowledge, competences, beliefs, attitudes and emotions were considered. While the educational intervention proved that 1st-year (K-7) students essentially reflected at the level of description, 3rd-year (K-9) and 5th-year (K-11) students, however, attained higher levels of individual critical reflection development than initially anticipated. The STEAM approaches were found to produce significant use and understanding of both science and artistic concepts and to increase a sense of competence readiness and a perception of modes of cooperation such as individual responsibility and promotive interaction.

scholarly journals Understanding 3D Shapes through STEAM Learning

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adib Rifqi Setiawan
Keyword(s):  
Primary Education ◽  
Applied Mathematics ◽  
Mathematics Learning ◽  
Triangular Prism ◽  
Spatial Awareness ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
Working Together ◽  
Two Sides ◽  
3D Shapes

Understanding shapes and space nor their measurement is not only a huge area in mathematics in primary education but also helpful in science, technology, engineering, and art as well. Understanding how 3D shapes are formed is a critical concept in everyday life. The world is built of geometric shapes, the ability to call up 3D shapes in our mind and reason with these images is important for developing spatial awareness. It helps us connect logical intelligence with visual intelligence and gets the two sides working together. It is observed that this concept affects us in the most basic details of our lives. For instance, the building construction, this concept helps us in deciding a look as well as providing proper structures. Technologies such as Magnetic Resonance Imaging scanners (MRIs) and Computed Tomography (CT) scans enable doctors, like dr. Syarofis Siayah, to do their job in a better way. For creating video games like Reza Maulana's favorite i.e. Pro Evolution Soccer (PES), animations like 2NE1’s MV “Hate You”, and much more. As not everything is easy and understandable, understanding 3D shapes out of 2D nets is no exception. Inspired by chitchatting with Fenny Roshayanti on August 21, 2019 in UPGRIS then Irma Rahma Suwarma on November 24 2019, in UPI, what sparked my STEM (and STEAM) fascination, I implements STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Applied Mathematics)—more focus on Applied Mathematics—at my Mathematics Learning in MI NU Tasywiquth Thullab Salafiyyah (TBS) Kudus during this boring era—I mean distance learning due Pandemic COVID-19-20. To implement this model for Primary Education, I persuades students to make Automated Teller Machine (ATM) or Cashpoint and Locker with Password Lock, both from cardboard. Based on our activities, they are an effective tool for identifying visual 2D information to developing 3D shapes. There are four different 3D shapes made: cube, rectangular cuboid, triangular prism, and cylinder, made of two different 2D shapes: square and rectangle. When they learn to use 3D shapes they also learn to think logical. When thinking logically many difficult problems can be erased and simple solutions can be found. It helps us understand specific phenomena and in uplifting the quality of life.

scholarly journals Interdisciplinary Cooperative Educational Approaches to Foster Knowledge and Competences for Sustainable Development

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (20) ◽  
pp. 8624 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcel Bassachs ◽  
Dolors Cañabate ◽  
Teresa Serra ◽  
Jordi Colomer
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Cooperative Learning ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
School Students ◽  
Strategic Action ◽  
Educational Approach ◽  
Group Processing ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approaches ◽  
Teaching Learning

The objective of this paper is to prove that interdisciplinary educational approaches foster knowledge and competences for sustainable development in primary education. The intervention methodology employed is an educational and pedagogical approach to teaching science through physical activities and is based on developing dynamic reflective and cooperative learning environments to strengthen teaching–learning relationships. The educational approach included analyzing students’ reflections from their focus groups, in which five categories of cooperative learning: positive interdependence, individual accountability, promotive interaction, the appropriate use of social skills, and group processing, were considered. The results show that, to a significant statistical degree, when the interdisciplinary approaches were adopted the primary school students reached higher levels of understanding, reflective and critical thinking development, and that cooperative learning provided them with a greater perception of sustainable development competences through systems and critical thinking, analysis, interpersonal relationships and collaboration, and strategic action.

scholarly journals EDUCATION OF PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS: THE QUALITY ASPECT

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-21
Author(s):  
Jūratė Ivaškienė ◽  
Daiva Malinauskienė
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Education ◽  
School Quality ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Essential Information

In the 21st century, education is identified not only as one of the fundamental human rights that ensure the quality of life, but also as a key driver for the sustainable development of society. Therefore, in modern society, the pursuit of knowledge should become a priority and a way of life for every young person. These reasons encourage the analysis and evaluation of the factors that determine the quality of education, because the context of today's Lithuanian and European dimensions of education determines the necessity of ensuring the importance of the quality of education from an early age. This situation presupposes a problematic question of the research: what factors determine the quality of primary education. That the analysis requires quality assurance issues at the primary level of education becomes clear from the analysis of scientific, methodological literature and educational documents, as issues of quality of education at this level are insufficiently researched and emphasized. More attention is paid to the analysis of quality education in the pre-school sector and basic school. On the other hand, it is a very important and timely issue, because primary education is the first stage of formal education, which has important goals and objectives related to the child's educational opportunities, challenges and further development perspectives. In order to collect the research data, a questionnaire survey was conducted, in which 110 primary education teachers working in the country's educational institutions participated. A questionnaire was prepared, in which the essential information blocks related to the quality of education of primary school students were singled out: planning and organization of the educational process, creation of the educational environment, the teacher's personality and his professionalism. During the research, the factors that determine the quality of education of primary school students were analyzed theoretically and empirically. Statistically significant differences were found in the assessment of different factors, pedagogical work experience and groups of teachers with different qualification categories. Keywords: education quality, empirical research, primary school, quality assurance

IN SEARCH OF EDUCATIONAL STRATEGY FOR UKRAINE

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viсtor Ognevyuk
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Education ◽  
Primary Education ◽  
School Management ◽  
Education Quality ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Global Competitiveness ◽  
The World ◽  
Management School ◽  
Global Competitiveness Report

The article deals with the world rating of Ukrainian educational sphere according to The Global Competitiveness Report and UNESCO Science Report. It shows comparative indices of Ukraine in contrast to the other countries of these world ratings according to the “Quality of primary education”, “Penetration of primary education”, “Penetration of secondary education”, “Quality of secondary education”, “Quality of education in Sciences”, “Quality of school management”, “School access to the internet” and others. The article also defines strategic directions of reforming Ukrainian education system to improve its position in the world international ratings.

Effect of Resource Factors and Quality of Instruction on Performance in Mathematics of Nigeria Secondary School Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-69
Author(s):  
Umar Abdullahi ◽  
Musa Sirajo
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Poor Performance ◽  
Secondary School Student ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
School Students ◽  
Quality Of Instruction ◽  
The Public

It seems that educational system in Nigeria has undergone only quantitative improvement in terms of number of schools and students’ enrolment. However, there has been little effort in respect to the capacity to manage them through provisions of adequate financial, human, material and physical resources. Physical and material resources in secondary schools were discovered to be inadequate and poorly equipped. Some of the secondary school buildings were dilapidated, also the allocated financial resource, teaching and non-teaching staff are grossly inadequate compared with the students’ enrolment. The public, the Ministry of Education and other stakeholders in education are expressing serious concern about the consistency of the poor performance of secondary school students especially in mathematics. Increase in population and the government’s free education programs make people want to take advantage of the education provided. Provision of both professionally qualified and non-qualified teachers by government and non-state providers of education also appear not to ameliorate the problem of declining performances in mathematics. The effect of all these on the public secondary school student academic performance in mathematics concern the researchers of this study. It is against this background that the study sought to empirically investigates effect of resource factors and quality of instruction on performance in mathematics of Nigeria secondary school students.

scholarly journals One Song, Many Voices: Dementia and The Power of Music

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 775-775
Author(s):  
Debra Sheets ◽  
Stuart MacDonald ◽  
Andre Smith
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Social Connections ◽  
Social Connection ◽  
School Students ◽  
Choral Singing ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Care Partners

Abstract Choral singing is a novel approach to reduce dementia stigma and social isolation while offering participants a sense of purpose, joy and social connection. The pervasiveness of stigma surrounding dementia remains one of the biggest barriers to living life with dignity following a diagnosis (Alzheimer Society of Canada, 2018). This paper examines how a social inclusion model of dementia care involving an intergenerational choir for people living with dementia, their care partners and high school students can reduce stigma and foster social connections. Multiple methodologies are used to investigate the effects of choir participation on cognition, stress levels, social connections, stigma, and quality of life. Results demonstrate the positive impact of choir participation and indicate that this socially inclusive intervention offers an effective, non-pharmacological alternative for older adults living with dementia in the community. Discussion focuses on the importance of instituting meaningful and engaging dementia-friendly activities at the community level.

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