First Stage Of Education Research Articles

Opinions of Preschool Teachers on Climate Change

Climate change is defined as alterations in climate that degrade the environment on a global scale due to human activities, in addition to natural climate changes that occur over similar time periods. Since the consequences of global climate change are being felt more and more each day, this research aims to determine the opinions of pre-school education teachers working at the first stage of education regarding climate change. The research was conducted as a case study, one of the qualitative research methods that allows in-depth description and examination of a limited system. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with six preschool teachers. In the interview form, under the title 'Climate Change,' there are sections for causes, precautions, and comments on a related movie. As a result, teachers generally touched upon global warming and human activities regarding the cause and outcome of climate change and the precautions that can be taken. They emphasized that climate change awareness should be fostered during the preschool years.. In line with these results, suggestions have been made about what can be done in the preschool period in order to increase awareness about climate change.

Exploring the genetic prediction of academic underachievement and overachievement

Academic underachievement refers to school performance which falls below expectations. Focusing on the pivotal first stage of education, we explored a quantitative measure of underachievement using genomically predicted achievement delta (GPAΔ), which reflects the difference between observed and expected achievement predicted by genome-wide polygenic scores. We analyzed the relationship between GPAΔ at age 7 and achievement trajectories from ages 7 to 16, using longitudinal data from 4175 participants in the Twins Early Development Study to assess empirically the extent to which students regress to their genomically predicted levels by age 16. We found that the achievement of underachievers and overachievers who deviated from their genomic predictions at age 7 regressed on average by one-third towards their genomically predicted levels. We also found that GPAΔ at age 7 was as predictive of achievement trajectories as a traditional ability-based index of underachievement. Targeting GPAΔ underachievers might prove cost-effective because such interventions seem more likely to succeed by going with the genetic flow rather than swimming upstream, helping GPAΔ underachievers reach their genetic potential as predicted by their GPS. However, this is a hypothesis that needs to be tested in intervention research investigating whether GPAΔ underachievers respond better to the intervention than other underachievers. We discuss the practicality of genomic indices in assessing underachievement.

A Child-Centered Approach to the Organization of the Educational Process in the New Ukrainian Elementary School of Neuropsychology

The educational process in the new Ukrainian elementary school is characterized by many specific neuropsychological features and aspects. It requires from the teacher significant knowledge and skills in the field of organization, management and modernization of the educational process, as well as in the sphere of interaction with the children of the new Ukrainian elementary school. A key trend in today's education in the new Ukrainian elementary school is the child-centered approach, individualization and personality-centered approach, which focuses on the fact that the core of the educational process becomes the student, his abilities, individual neuropsychological capabilities, potential as a learning and creative. The child-centered approach to the organization of the educational process in the new Ukrainian elementary school has become a natural and natural phenomenon that accompanies the learning process in the last few years, which is caused by the rapid processes of globalization. The child-centered approach allows to focus the attention of teachers, psychologists, sociologists, and educational managers on the key problem of the current world - education of a healthy civil society, self-confident, capable of self-care, self-actualization, and professional and personal formation. All these processes begin at the moment when the child is in the first stage of education, receives primary information about the world, about himself, others and reality.

Design and Implementation of Web Applications for the Well-Being of Children Suffering From Dyslexia

Dyslexia is a specific disability that is difficult to diagnose, even for professionals who deal with health issues. Therefore, it is derived indirectly from the Greek words "dis" and "lexi" [δυσ + λέξις], meaning "difficult word". Dyslexia is a learning disability that impairs a child's reading, writing, and spelling abilities. It is one of the most widespread learning problems, affecting up to 15% of the population, according to estimates. Symptoms of well-being can manifest in various ways, such as difficulty in writing, reading, learning, space orientation, reading aloud, or continuity in speaking. Based on medical sources, dyslexia is very likely inherited, but it is most often identified when the child begins the first stage of education. Primary school children are typically treated using quantitative and qualitative methods that seek early identification of symptoms and support parents and teaching staff in the service of children with dyslexia. In this context, a case study was conducted in the municipality of Prizren, involving students' well-being, parents, teaching staff, administrative staff, and school management. Additionally, a web application was specifically designed for the well-being of this category of students and evaluated by experienced IT experts. The web application is designed to help children with dyslexia improve their phonological awareness, reading speed, and comprehension. It also provides resources and different materials for parents and educators, such as lesson plans and instructional videos. Overall, web applications for dyslexic children's well-being have the potential to enhance their reading and writing abilities, build their self-esteem, and advance their general mental health. We can assist children with dyslexia in overcoming their obstacles and realizing their full potential by creating accessible, interesting, and useful web applications. The research results will show the Republic of Kosovo better and will allow you to have more interest in continuing the research in this field!

Project Work in Literature Teaching in the First Stage of Primary Education

The subject of study presented in the article are the educational projects included in the readers for 1st – 4th grade levels, their varieties and methods of working on a certain project. The objective is to outline the status of the educational project in the readers for primary literature education and reveal the possibilities of application of project-based technologies through the main teaching device. The nature and specific features of project work in the first stage of education are revealed. It is established that there are a variety of project types in the readers. Creative, role-play and information-cognitive projects prevail. Group and collective projects are mainly included, but there is a room also for individual projects. Priority is given to short-term projects, but opportunities for implementation of long-term projects are also presented. The stages in the implementation of the project activity are not developed to the maximum.

The relationship among knowledge, attitude, and behavior of workers on food safety in Taiwan's Company A.

In recent years, consumer awareness of food safety has been increasing, and food workers with professional food safety knowledge, attitude, and practical implementation are essential for maintaining the quality of food as well as preventing foodborne diseases. This study evaluates the knowledge, attitude, and implementation of food safety practices among employees in a food company in Taiwan. The employees were both who had received food safety knowledge and training and had yet to receive it. Data collection was carried out through 68 questionnaires, and analysis methods, including descriptive statistical analysis and multiple regression analysis, have performed. Before the first stage of education and training, 100% of the employees knew that food factories must conduct regular water quality testing. Still, the error rate for personal hygiene and safety was the highest. The second part has the highest average food safety attitude and the concept of food preservation. The third part of personnel behavior was to avoid cross-contamination. After the second stage of education and training of personnel in food safety knowledge, the attitude and behavior have been greatly improved. The findings of this study can be used as a reference for food suppliers to develop employee education and training.

Equal opportunities in shaping pupils’ identity in a multicultural school environment. A pilotage concept of work for transcultural education in grades I–III

Shaping children`s and youth`s identities from the perspective of dynamically changing societies after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian attack on Ukraine is one of the fundamental problems of educational and upbringing institutions. There is a lack of system solutions that take into account in the teaching and learning process both the pupil’s home culture (often different from the environment of current residence) and the culture experienced in the perspective of life and education. Coexistence, building the cultural structure of individuals in multicultural societies, is possible by introducing, from the first stages of education, a transcultural approach to creating the school`s reality. It also balances the chances of each pupil to find its references: experiences and values that shape individual and collective identity while establishing protection against “getting lost”. This article aims to present a pilot concept of work, which points to theoretical and practical solutions in the field of education for trans-culturalism in grades I-III. The concept should then be verified in the school environment from both teachers’ and students’ perspectives. It will make it possible to determine whether the planned activities and how they are presented are appropriate for children at the first stage of education and whether, based on the prepared material, it is possible to balance the chances of shaping the identity of individuals in multicultural environments.

Creativity and innovation as transferable resources developed in the first stage of education. From the teaching programme to the assessment of the effects of its implementation

The aim of the article is to present the teaching programme entitled I experience – I understand – I know enriched with a full methodological framework for the first educational stage. This programme, focused mainly on the development of creativity and innovation among students, was implemented in four primary schools and subjected to a detailed evaluation (after ten months of teaching in the 1st grades). The assumptions of the programme are based on the concept of sustainable development operationalized by the R. Sternberg’s theory of intelligence supporting the life success (balance between three types of intelligence: analytical, practical and creative). The obtained results allow to recognize the proposed teaching programme as an effective set of strategies for the implementation of the core curriculum and to develop the transferable resources by the pupils, with particular emphasis on creativity and innovation that are the basis for active adaptation to the environment now and in the future. The level of creativity of students implementing the I experience – I understand – I know programme turned out to be statistically significantly higher (p <0.001) compared to the control group (not implementing this programme). Therefore, this programme can be treated as a set of good practices in effective early childhood education based on the independent and active construction of knowledge about the world by the subject (instead of providing by the teacher a ready-made set of information to be remembered), supported by the development of curiosity about the world and openness to new issues.

Therapeutic support for a student with autism spectrum disorder in an integrated and inclusive school. Evidence-based practice intervention procedure

The article presents the possibilities of therapeutic support for students with ASD in integrative and inclusive education at the first stage of education. Traditional educational methods do not work for children with ASD, because they most often require special therapeutic interventions. The aim of the article is to analyse the therapeutic intervention undertaken for a highly functioning student with ASD to improve his/her functioning at school. The intervention programme was based on techniques of scientifically proven effectiveness (evidence-based practice), focused on learning skills by enhancing desired behaviours. The skills selected for the intervention were necessary to being able to participate in the teaching and learning process during typical teaching activities. After one year of intervention, most of the skills included in the programme were considered passed, and the model of teachers' work with the student changed, which increased the student's chances of further development of skills, desired behaviours, and prevention of difficult behaviours in the future.

Case study on the irregularity of student in school

Education is a powerful element in everyone’s life. It changes the life of an individual as well as contribute for the growth and progress of a Nation. Primary education is the first stage of education. The Government of India give free and compulsory primary education to the children between the age of 6 to 14. The main goal of education is the holistic development of the child. Students’ irregularity is an issue in many educational institutions. This issue stands as a hinder in the progress of the child. The present case study is an attempt to study the irregularity of student in school. The objectives of the study areto study the causes of irregularity of the student in school, to find out the factors affecting the students, and to study the impact of irregularity in his academic performance. The present study is based on interview and observation method.The primary goal of this study is to figure out what the factors of student’s irregularity are and how these factors influence his performance in his academic career.

CHILD WITH DYSLEXIA AT SCHOOL

Learning to read and write is a key role in the first stage of education. Unfortunately, a certain percentage of children are unable to master these basic skills, despite the fact that they can see well, hear and have a correct, and often even very high, level of intelligence. In order to even their start in education, it is necessary to notice and properly diagnose the problem, and then plan and provide competent help. Therefore, it is very important to be aware of the problem of specific learning difficulties of parents and teachers of early childhood education

FORMATION OF THE PROFESSIONAL THINKING OF STUDENTS-DESIGNERS BY MEANS OF PHOTOGRAPHY AS A MODERN FORM OF ART

The professional thinking depends on the curriculum and organization of educational process in high school. It is devoted to formation of professional qualities of a designer, which include general, humanitarian, technical, economic, and art areas of education. The current tendency of the educational process of high school is directed to the development of general professional thinking as the main component of the professional and art culture the individual. Photo art is seen as one of the ways of practical language acquisition of modern visual culture at the first stage of education. Photo is seen as a means of creative self-representation of an artistic outlook on reality, changes and phenomena undergoing in a society. It is also considered as a means of personal attitude to these phenomena and a way of social interaction on the next stage of educational process in high school. A specific feature of photography as an art form is the documentality, authenticity of the image, and the ability to perpetuate the moment. The specific feature of an artistic image in photography is that it is a visual image of documentary significance. Photography gives an image that combines artistic expressiveness with authenticity and embodies an essential moment of reality in a frozen image. The criteria and indicators of the professional thinking of a designer-specialist are: value attitude to project activities, professional competence, creativity, reflection of personal and professional development, emotional and communicative criteria. The model of the professional culture of a designer student is a system of his social-psychological, educational and production characteristics, in which the value attitude to the designer’s professional activity, professional knowledge, theoretical and practical skills and socially significant personality qualities are integrated. The optimal method of learning is a synthetic method of learning. Such a system ensures the versatile development of future talents and the achievement of a new unity in creativity. Along with practical training, there is spiritual training, aesthetic and social development of students. The basic pedagogical concept of design education is the social activity of the creative personality, its ability to perceive changes occurring in social and spiritual life.

Dictionaries in German and Spanish primary education curricula: A comparative study

AbstractThis paper presents the results of a comparative curriculum-based study conducted to analyse the way dictionaries and the development of lexicographical skills are addressed in primary education in Germany and Spain. To carry out the study, the curricula of two language subjects taught throughout the country were selected, namely First Language (German and Spanish, respectively) and First Foreign Language (English). Within the methodology framework for documentary analysis, several thematic categories will be identified inductively from explicit references located in the selected curricula that will serve as tertium comparationis. The main objective is to find out whether the curriculum regulations consider dictionaries and the development of specific skills for using them in this first stage of education as part of the process of training literacy in the first language and foreign language teaching-learning context.

Formation of spirituality, morality and patriotic feelings in children of primary school age

The article deals with the specific aspects of the formation of spirituality, morality and patriotic feelings in children of primary school age. Spirituality, morality, and patriotic feelings are unchangeable universal values that may sound different, but their semantic content is identical among different peoples. The formation of these values is possible already in primary school age. It is spiritual and moral education that sets the attitudes that affect the essence of human relationships. The personality becomes spiritually richer through the introduction of children of the first stage of education to spiritual and moral values, through the formation of an attitude to themselves and to other people, to the surrounding world as a value, the development of the consciousness of the younger student and his spiritual qualities. The formation of moral qualities in students of primary school age will be more productive when creating a number of pedagogical conditions, since they are the most manageable, aimed at forming a certain kind of relationship. The analysis of theoretical sources gives us a reason to conclude that the problem of the spirituality of the individual occupies one of the central places in the system of knowledge about a person, and has repeatedly become the object of research by philosophers, psychologists and teachers. In order to identify the pedagogical conditions for the formation of spirituality, morality and patriotic feelings in younger schoolchildren by determining the level of formation of these qualities in students, a study was conducted in MBOU Secondary School No. 20 in Mineralnye Vody, Stavropol Territory. The authors identified the criteria of educational work on the formation of patriotic feelings and determine the stages of patriotic education in children of primary school age.

Physical activity of early school-age children in Poland during classes in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic

ABSTRACT Family and educational institutions play a decisive role in learning and strengthening habits related to physical activity and health. School has a specific mission in this scope, especially at the first stage of education. Attempting to answer the question of how schools in practice realise these tasks, a study was conducted on the level of physical activity of pupils in classes I–III of primary school, during their participation in compulsory school activities. The study took into account many conditions, in particular, the organisation of school work during the COVID-19 pandemic. Physical activity of the pupils was measured with the use of Actigraphs GT3X+, known also as accelerometers, and the Steps Per Minute Test. The study covered pupils (N = 159) aged 7–9 years, who attended classes I–III of several schools in the region of Eastern Poland. The results of the study indicated that the level of physical activity in most of the examined children was low, which may be a limiting factor in their overall development. Accordingly, the writers suggest that during the coronavirus pandemic teachers urgently need to work out new forms of physical activity for children.

Do Maps Contribute to Pupils’ Learning Skills in Primary Schools?

ABSTRACT With the use of maps in different areas, a wide range of users exist who vary in their purposes and needs, according to their education level, age, cognitive level, and so on. Maps used by students in basic education need to be carefully designed and cartographers have important duties and responsibilities in designing maps according to the cognitive development levels of child users. An atlas design and production project entitled 'Atlas of Turkey for Elementary School' was carried out by the authors for the first stage of education. The aim of the study is to determine the contribution of the atlas to learning, reading and using maps. Thus, a questionnaire was applied to 494 students including 73 3rd grade (8–9 years) and 421 4th grade (9–10 years) students in four different schools. The results indicate that the use of the atlas increased the students' learning ability by an average of 40%.

Grupy zamknięte na portalach społecznościowych inspiracją dla nauczycieli edukacji plastycznej. Świat plastyki w wirtualnej rzeczywistości

Closed Groups in the Social Network — an Inspiration for Teachers in Art Education: The world of visual arts in virtual reality The article is a report on research that was carried out on closed groups on a social media with art education. It shows the exact structure of the group. It paints a picture of the netiquette that reigns in closed communities. It determines the area and creates a list of places where you can receive specific tips on teaching tools and materials as well as lesson plans in art education, along with the effects of creative and artistic activities. Groups that inspire creative activities with children in the school space are described. The presented areas create an ideal and safe place to exchange experiences for teachers dealing with art education from the first stage of education. Virtual space inspire and bring practical knowledge about the principles of designing didactic tasks and the language of art at the elementary level.

Lehrwerkbegutachtung für den frühen Fremdsprachenunterricht

The subject of the article is the development of a proprietary catalogue of criteria helpful in making decisions about the selection of textbooks and teaching materials for learning foreign languages at the first stage of education. The catalogue was prepared based on an analysis of the methodological assumptions of early foreign language teaching and the criteria for evaluating textbooks at higher levels of education, which should also be taken into account when assessing teaching materials intended for teaching foreign languages to children. The analysis of methodological principles focuses primarily on the principles of language competence education and the appropriate selection of teaching content. It allows concluding to what extent the selected didactic material supports the proper development of a foreign language in children and whether it engages them emotionally.

Atuação docente masculina com crianças pré-escolares em Salto Del Guairá - PY

A atuação dos professores homens na primeira etapa da educação é recente no Brasil, mas o aumento gradual da presença masculina vem desmistificando o pressuposto de que a docência é um espaço exclusivamente de mulheres. E no Paraguai, como se dá a atuação de professores homens com crianças pequenas? O presente estudo teve por objetivo averiguar a opinião da comunidade escolar, entendida como docentes, familiares e gestores, da educação pré-escolar de Salto Del Guairá PY, em relação ao trabalho educativo desenvolvido por docentes homens com as crianças. A pesquisa de campo foi realizada mediante a gravação de entrevistas, norteada por um roteiro semiestruturado, com um total de cinco pessoas, sendo: dois professores homens, duas gestoras escolares e um pai de uma menina que estudava com um professor homem na educação pré-escolar paraguaia. Todos os participantes falavam a língua espanhola, mas os dados foram transcritos em língua portuguesa e posteriormente analisados. Os resultados evidenciam que há a compreensão de que os homens podem educar as crianças, mas o cuidar deve ser assumido pelas mulheres. E assim como ocorre no Brasil, também em Salto Del Guairá PY predomina a ideia de que os alunos respeitam mais os professores homens, porque eles impõem maior disciplina em sala de aula.

Program Specification of Musical Training in the Graeco-Roman Egypt

Music plays a vital role in Greek civilization and it considered nutrition for the sole of human. Philosophers considered it a mean to be more civilized. For that; learning playing music was very indispensable in first stage of education; every child should know some musical roles. This kind of education was available for all sexes and social classes. In Graeco-Roman Egypt, music continued to play an essential role in daily life activities and religious events as indicating by different sources either literal or monumental. One of these sources is a papyrus which was a contract to teach playing aulos with its different types. This contract is considered to be a vocational academic program specification. This study aims to compare between the modern course specification and the Graeco- Roman course specification applying analytical methodology. Results of this study indicate the presence of program aim, intended learning outcomes, teaching methods, teaching tools, assessment methods and other aspect of the academic program. The results also provide other aspects of education in Egypt during Graeco-Roman Period.