Junior Schoolchildren Research Articles

Awareness of cancer and its associated factors for parents of adolescents and young adults: A cross-sectional study.

Cancer is a common health problem worldwide. Early cancer education for adolescents and young adults (AYAs) is important for the prevention or early detection of cancer. In this questionnaire-based cross-sectional study, we examined the cancer awareness among parents of AYAs. Japanese adults with junior or senior high school children were included in this study. The cancer awareness measure (CAM) was used to assess cancer awareness, and the survey was conducted in December 2021. Warning signs, barriers to seeking help, and risk factors were surveyed using an online anonymous questionnaire. In addition, personal information, the presence of other cancer survivors, attendance at cancer seminars, conversations with children about cancer, interest in cancer education for children, and previous cancer screening were surveyed. A t-test or Spearman correlation coefficient was used to compare the total CAM scores for the individual factors. The relationship between cancer-screening behavior and individual factors was analyzed using the χ2 test. In addition, multiple regression analysis or logistic regression analysis was used to identify the factors influencing cancer awareness or cancer-screening behavior. Responses were obtained from the 612 participants. The mean CAM score was 3.7 for cancer warning signs, 4.3 for barriers to seeking help, and 6.5 for risk factors. Cancer warning signs were associated with gender and the presence of a spouse, family member, or friend who had experienced cancer. Barriers to seeking help were associated with age, gender, and education, while risk factors were associated with gender, education, and conversations about cancer with children. Moreover, these scores were associated with each cancer screening behavior. Cancer awareness among Japanese adults with AYAs was influenced by gender, academic background, occupation, the presence of cancer survivors around them, and whether they had conversations about cancer with their children, as well as their cancer screening behavior.

ВЛИЯНИЕ ВИРТУАЛЬНОЙ МУЗЫКО-АРТ-ТЕРАПИИ НА ПСИХОЭМОЦИОНАЛЬНОЕ СОСТОЯНИЕ И КОГНИТИВНЫЕ ФУНКЦИИ ДЕТЕЙ МЛАДШЕГО ШКОЛЬНОГО ВОЗРАСТА

The article considers the use of virtual music art therapy for the correction of psycho-emotional processes of primary school children. Music therapy is a good tool for normalizing cognitive processes in junior schoolchildren, so it can be easily applied in various settings, including music lessons and home environment.

Exploring dysgraphia in elementary school students: assessment and tailored intervention strategies from a psycholinguistic perspective

Primary school is a unique period when children develop their writing and orthography skills. If, in preschool age, special attention was paid to the correct holding of the pen and writing simple signs. Then, during the school years, it is necessary to teach the child how to draw letters correctly and write without spelling errors. At this very time, most children experience the phenomenon of dysgraphia. It is a persistent specific disorder of learning spelling knowledge, writing skills, and abilities caused by the underdevelopment of a range of speech and non-speech mental functions. Therefore, it is necessary to diagnose this disorder in time and address this issue. This study aims to define a psycholinguistic approach to the study of dysgraphia in junior schoolchildren, its diagnosis, and individualized correction methods. The primary school age is the period when the focus should be on the child's development. Diagnosing dysgraphia at this age should include adequate correction methods for this problem. It is worth noting that each child is unique, and therefore, methods should be selected based on the peculiarities of a particular case. Well-chosen correctional methods help to quickly and effectively eliminate disorders related to the acquisition of spelling knowledge, writing skills, and abilities caused by the underdevelopment of various speech and non-speech mental functions. While learning and acquiring knowledge, children need to feel confident in their own skills, supported and attended to. Successfully overcoming dysgraphia can affect the child's personal development, increase self-esteem, overcome stress and psychological discomfort, and contribute to the child's psychological well-being and emotional development. The article defines the concept of "dysgraphia," its content, and its symptoms. The authors analyze the peculiarities of primary school age and the cognitive and psychological aspects of a child at this age. In addition, they reveal the content of the psycholinguistic approach to studying dysgraphia. The authors have selected and provided characteristics of individualized methods of intervention to overcome dysgraphia in primary school children.

About the need for introducing safety lessons for junior school children

About the need for introducing safety lessons for junior school children

Using Information Technology as a Means of Speech Development in Junior Schoolchildren

Using Information Technology as a Means of Speech Development in Junior Schoolchildren

Формирование умения младших школьников структурировать программный материал в процессе решения учебной задачи

This article presents the results of a study devoted to determining the procedure for developing the ability of primary schoolchildren to select and structure educational information to solve an educational task. The study was based on the assumption that the ability to work with educational material necessary to complete an educational task, methodically correctly structuring it, will influence the effectiveness of the results of educational activities. For this purpose, a procedure for developing this skill was developed, which includes three interconnected, logically constructed stages. At the first stage, junior schoolchildren were presented with a sample of constructing reasoning about the selection of program material necessary to perform a specific educational task, where the role of the teacher was played by a student who was able to explain the reasoning and justify the sequence of operations. The purpose of the second stage is to test a methodology for similar work on teaching the structuring of program material in dialogic speech, where one of the younger schoolchildren acts as a teacher, and the second as a student, then the roles change. Based on the results of the work, an intermediate conclusion was made about its effectiveness (quality of completion of the educational task) and the correctness of the choice of teaching methods for structuring the “working” material. At the third stage, the task was set of teaching the transmission of program material structured in accordance with the logic of reasoning in the process of dialogic speech with the participation of several partners. The results of the study allow us to speak about the significance of this skill and its impact on the effectiveness of educational activities. It is concluded that the method proposed by the author is effective, as evidenced by the qualitative and quantitative analysis of the results of the experimental work. Mastering this skill also leads to other pedagogical results: enriching the learning experience of younger schoolchildren, promoting mastery of forms of logical reasoning, and stimulating the cognitive activity of younger schoolchildren.

Nutrition of preschoolers and junior schoolchildren: trends, problems and search for ways of optimization

Nutrition is one of the key factors shaping and determining the health of children in all periods of childhood. Rational nutrition provides adequate development of children’s organism, contributes to the prevention of a wide range of diseases, while nutritional imbalance affects not only physical health, but also all spheres of life activity. The article presents generalized data on the factors that ensure the formation of nutritional behavior of the child, discusses the issues of age physiology of preschool and school age, the peculiarities of the organization of nutrition, taking into account the attendance of educational institutions. The main trends and problems in the nutrition of children 3–10 years old are presented, as well as possible ways to solve them. The article discusses the possibilities of preventive interventions in case of unbalanced diet and/or increased nutrient requirements of the organism through the correction of diet, lifestyle and the use of combined vitamin and mineral complexes and biologically active additives both to ensure the physiological needs of the child’s organism and in the situation of deficiency.

Modern pedagogical technologies of physical rehabilitation of children with musculoskeletal disorders

The main factor of disability in the world are diseases, as well as disorders of the musculoskeletal system. Thus, the study of modern pedagogical technologies of physical rehabilitation of children with musculoskeletal disorders is an important and urgent problem for modern research activities in the field of pedagogy. The purpose is to analyse and study modern pedagogical technologies of physical rehabilitation of children with musculoskeletal disorders. The methodological basis of the research is based on a combination of various general methods of scientific cognition. The methods of information analysis and synthesis, the comparative method, as well as the method of induction and deduction, were used in this study. At the final stage of the study, the method of analysing scientific literature relevant to the subject was used. Musculoskeletal disorders are noted in 5-7% of children and may be congenital or acquired. Anomalies of development in children with motor pathology are characterised by impressive polymorphism and dissociation according to the severity of various disorders. Comprehensive support for children with musculoskeletal disorders is interdisciplinary in nature since it is at the intersection of medicine, pedagogy and special, pedagogical, and social psychology. For the development and establishment of a disabled child, the involvement of specialists is necessary: a neurologist, a speech therapist, a special psychologist, a teacher, an educator. The practical value of the study consists in the fact that it can be used as a basis for subsequent research, as well as for a comprehensive study of the presented problem. Keywords: remedial work; programme of remedial work; development; correction; exercises; junior schoolchildren; children with musculoskeletal disorders.

Ethnocultural potential in the process of healthy lifestyle forming in younger schoolchildren

The relevance. Issues related to the forming healthy lifestyle in younger schoolchildren are especially relevant nowadays. Despite the availability of available works on this issue, there are practically no studies that reflect the ethno-cultural aspect in the process of forming a healthy lifestyle in primary school conditions. Primary education is one of the most significant stages in the development of a personality that develops in a particular social environment. That is why modern education should form the level of valeological knowledge of students, taking into account the above mentioned facts.The target setting. In spite of the existing works on this issue, there are practically no studies reflecting the ethnocultural aspect in the process of developing healthy lifestyle in primary school conditions.The purpose of the research is to identify the ethnocultural potential that influences the formation of healthy lifestyle in primary schoolchildren.During the research process a questionnaire was used, which was compiled on the basis of research by ethnoeducators. It was aimed at identifying knowledge about a healthy lifestyle based on the Kalmyk ethnoculture among primary schoolchildren. The dynamics of changes in the level of formation of knowledge about a healthy lifestyle in junior schoolchildren has been analyzed, taking into account ethnocultural material. The ethnocultural potential in the process of forming a healthy lifestyle has been reflected, which expands the valeological knowledge of primary school students. The results of the study show that ethnocultural potential has a certain impact on the systematization of knowledge about health and healthy lifestyles of students.

PSYCHOLOGY OF THE FORMATION OF THE PERSONALITY OF PRIVATE SCHOOL STUDENTS REGARDING THE VALUE IN THE HOME-CHILD RELATIONSHIP

The purpose of the study is to provide a psychological analysis of the genealogy of family traditions, customs, and values of moral culture belonging to the Kyrgyz nation from father to child, and the value of family relationships. Relying on the “value” category of family relationship, the states and circumstances of recognition of values in the family relationship of children in relation to the positive or negative meaning of the phenomena or objects in the reality surrounding children were studied. The meaning of evaluating such activity: the rules, norms and values of human life were analyzed. If we rely on these theories, it was established that parent’s attitudes towards children in the field of education can be the main factors in reflecting reality. If we take education from this level, it can be noted that children of junior school age can be provided with national values.

Asymptomatic norovirus infection during outbreaks in China: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Acute gastroenteritis outbreaks may be caused by the excretion of norovirus (NoV) from asymptomatic individuals. Despite numerous studies involving asymptomatic NoV infection during outbreaks in China, a comprehensive assessment of its role has not been conducted, which is critical for emergency management. Our objective was to assess the prevalence of asymptomatic NoV infection during outbreaks in China. We conducted a comprehensive search of multiple databases, including PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, China Wanfang, and China Weipu, between January 1, 1997 and June 19, 2023. The retrieved articles and their references underwent screening, which utilized polymerase chain reaction-based assays for the detection of NoV in asymptomatic individuals during outbreaks that occurred in China. The primary summary data were the prevalence of asymptomatic NoV infection in outbreaks. We generated pooled estimates of asymptomatic prevalence in the population as a whole and in subgroups by using random-effect models. Of the 97 articles included, the pooled asymptomatic prevalence of NoV among 5117 individuals in outbreaks was 17.6% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 14.1-21.3). The asymptomatic prevalence of NoV GII (17.1%, 95% CI: 12.9-21.5) was similar to that of NoV GI (22.0%, 95% CI: 12.8-32.4). However, the proportion of asymptomatic individuals involved in NoV GII (57.44%) was significantly higher than that of NoV GI (5.12%), and NoV GII (75.26%) was reported much more frequently than NoV GI (14.43%) in the included articles. Meta-regression analysis of 11 possible influencing factors (geographic region, setting, season, sample type, genotype, transmission route, occupation, age, per capita income, study quality, and cases definition) showed that the source of heterogeneity might be related to the outbreak settings, per capita income, and study quality (p = 0.037, 0.058, and 0.026, respectively). Of particular note was the asymptomatic prevalence peaked in preschoolers (27.8%), afterward, it fell into trough in elementary and junior school children (10.5%), before the second peak located in adults (17.8%), and the elderly (25.2%). Prevalent genotypes reported include GII.4, followed by GII.17, GII.2, GII.3, GII.6, and so forth. The estimated asymptomatic prevalence of NoV during outbreaks in China was as high as 17.6%, with NoV GII dominating. In addition, genetic subtypes of NoV in outbreaks should be detected whenever possible. The role of asymptomatic individuals in NoV outbreaks cannot be ignored. This knowledge will help governments develop public health policies and emergency response strategies for outbreaks, assess the burden, and develop vaccines.

Цифровые устройства в жизни современных дошкольников

Today, preschoolers actively use digital devices. Therefore, we investigated how digital devices potentially affect significant predictors of preschoolers’ social-emotional and cognitive development, executive functions, and speech. The results obtained revealed that 5-6-year-old children who used digital devices for less than 1.5 hours per day demonstrated an improvement in cognitive flexibility level within a year, while 2.5 hours of screen time caused a decrease in cognitive flexibility. Passive screen time negatively affects children’s phonemic hearing. Opposite to that, active screen time does not affect it. The study revealed that 5-6-year-old children who usually played digital games and watched video content together with their siblings demonstrated more noticeable positive dynamics in inhibitory control than those who did it alone. Moreover, if it was the parents who determined what digital content would be available to their children, the latter demonstrated an increment in inhibitory control compared to the children who made the choice themselves. Junior school children who used digital devices in a cultural way at preschool age had higher level of executive functions development than the children who used the devices only in a natural way. Thus, digital devices are multidimensional tools and, depending on how they are used, the impact on a child’s development may be different.

Level of development of communication skills as a basis for adaptation of junior school children in the educational environment

In this article we have summarized theoretical provisions about the essence and level of development of communication skills as the basis for the adaptation of younger schoolchildren in the educational environment. The article also discusses the child’s problem - the ability to interact with other children, especially if they are representatives of different cultures, it is difficult to adapt to educational activities and study regularly. Also, interaction in the conditions of a collective educational process is ensured due to the required level of development of communication between the student and his peers. This communication is inextricably linked with one of the main components of the educational process: educational action. It is taken into account that the mechanism of pedagogical support for a student in the educational space includes a pedagogical element direct communication. It covers the entire system of social life and represents an image of educational activity and indicates the level of social development of society. Pedagogical assistance should be considered as assistance in self-knowledge (knowledge of national culture, multicultural identification and the formation of ethnic self- awareness). It helps to solve problems during educational activities in a multicultural environment and protect the rights of the child.

Особенности формирования у младших школьников исторических представлений на уроках окружающего мира

The article, based on the requirements of the Federal State Educational Standard and the Federal Work Program for Primary General Education for the purposes of studying the history of Russia and the content of historical ideas, discusses the problem of developing historical ideas among junior schoolchildren as a component of the integrated course “The World Around us.” Approaches to designing the process of studying the most striking pages of Russian history are analyzed, taking into account the psychological characteristics of the assimilation of historical time and space by children of primary school age. Examples of tasks aimed at understanding the basic characteristics of historical phenomena are given: fact, image, connection and detail.

Математическая грамотность младшего школьника и уровни её достижения

In the article, based on the characteristics of mathematical literacy of a junior schoolchild as a set of universal and subject components, the author identifies three levels of their achievement: subject, general subject, universal. All components are characterized within the content of education and the requirements for preparing a primary school graduate. Scientific and methodological approaches that can help improve the mathematical literacy of primary schoolchildren are described. The work uses data from the implementation of individual tasks of regional monitoring in recent years, the international comparative study TIMSS (Trends in Mathematics and Science Study), as well as experimental work at the experimental sites of the Institute for Educational Development Strategy.

Проект «Дерево культурно-исторической психологии»: интервью с Б.Д. Элькониным

<p>As part of the project “The Tree of Cultural-Historical Psychology” an interview with Boris Danilovich Elkonin is presented — Doctor of Psychology, Professor, Head of the Laboratory “Psychology of the Junior Schoolchild” of the Psychological Institute of the Russian Academy of Education, editor-in-chief of the journal “Cultural-Historical Psychology”.</p>

The development of spatial orientation in children 5-6 years old with visual impairment

Relevance. At the present stage, despite a significant amount of research and various methodological developments, the problem of the development of spatial orientation in children aged 5-6 years with visual impairment remains relevant. The age period of pre-school and junior schoolchildren is called the "golden age", referring to the rate of development of coordination abilities. To develop coordination abilities, we recommend using: multicolored cubes, gymnastic sticks, ropes, balls of different colors and sizes: small, medium (including "sound balls") and large balls. When conducting classes, we recommend using methodological techniques based on motor activity.The aim is to determine the mechanisms of spatial orientation development in children with visual impairments.Organization and methods of research. Visual impairment has a negative effect on the overall physical development of children and their health. In children with visual pathology, there is a significant lag in physical development, and the ability to assess and regulate spatiotemporal and dynamic parameters is significantly reduced.The results of the study and their discussion. The main factor in the development of orientation in the classroom is the gradual dynamic introduction of more complex exercises into classes.Conclusions. When conducting classes, it is necessary to focus on the assessment of indicators of such parameters as speed of motor reaction, orientation in space, dexterity, which are most significant in the development of orientation in space.

Музична терапія як метод навчання та розвитку молодших школярів за умов воєнного стану

The article discusses the ways of introducing methods of music therapy into the educational process of primary school. The essence and role of mu­sic therapy as an innovative health-saving technology for working with younger schoolchildren are defined. The article states that war, as the strongest stress factor, poses a real threat to the psychological and physical health of children. Psychological trauma caused by adverse en­vironmental factors can nega­tively affect the reactions and intellectual development of children, lead to undesirable behavior, emotional insta­bility, and depres­sion. In the conditions of martial law, the school should become the re­source place where the care of the child is based in the context of helping him adapt to the circumstances in which he or she finds himself. Today's challenges require improving the edu­cation and development of younger students through the use of health-saving ap­proaches and methods. It has been established that music therapy, being a component of psy­cho­logi­cal, pedagogical and psychotherapeutic methods, contributes to the preser­vation of mental health and the prevention of emotional disor­ders. It has a positive effect on a person's mood, on functional activity and perfor­mance, on his entire spiritual world. A definition of the concept of «music therapy» has been proposed, taking into account different scientific views. The article presents a classifica­tion of methods of modern music therapy in relation to the patient's ac­tivity or type of training. It has been established that the methods of mu­sic therapy can be integrated into pedagogical concepts and actions containing musi­cal, psycho­logical and social processes of learning and development, since it opens up opportunities to take care of the child in a multifaceted way, taking into ac­count all his/her characteristics, devel­opmental needs and in­dividual prob­lems. It is noted that in order to opti­mize the process of per­sonal development of the child, it is necessary to allow two areas to conduct a dialogue. Music-therapeutic methods of instrumental, vocal, motor improvisation, per­formance of ready-made musical works, receptive listening to music are high­lighted. A selection of musical works for work with younger stu­dents is pre­sented. The effectiveness of the influence of music therapy methods as a non-verbal form of correction on the personality of a junior schoolchild is noted.

Development of critical thinking of junior school children in mathematics lessons

The concept of critical thinking presupposes the ability to present a situation perspective from all sides: to see difficulties, to imagine alternative scenarios for the development of events, to see difficulties where they were not initially expected, to use mental activity to find a way out of a difficult situation, to study a complex state of affairs from all sides, to be able to see your own mistakes and the mistakes of others, draw the right conclusions from the experience gained. The purpose of the study was to develop and apply a methodology that allows the development of critical thinking in a mathematics lesson among first-graders, as well as to select diagnostic techniques in order to identify the level of development of critical thinking in first-graders, as well as to develop lesson plans for the purpose of developing critical thinking skills in children primary school age.

Teacher readiness for the prevention and correction of emotional disturbance in primary school children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Introduction. Psychological and pedagogical support for learners with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has currently become crucial in the Russian and foreign systems of education. The problem has been caused by the increasing number of children suffering from this disorder and insufficient readiness of a modern teacher to implement preventive and corrective work with the specified category of school students in a comprehensive school. One of the most common complications of ADHD in primary school children, along with learning difficulties, are emotional disorders (inadequately underestimated or overestimated self-esteem, anxiety, depression, affective outbursts). The current situation in education actuates the necessity of modern teacher’s readiness to prevent complications of ADHD as well as to provide corrective help to children with this disorder.Aim. The present research aims to determine the structure of the future teacher’s readiness to prevent and correct emotional disorders in primary school children with ADHD in the comprehensive school environment.Methodology and research methods. As methodological basis of the research served the activity-based, systemic, and competency-based approaches. Two groups of methods were applied in the study: theoretical (analysis, synthesis, classification, and generalisation) and empirical (survey methods, documentation analysis). The research methodology included the author’s questionnaire “Identification of Theoretical, Methodological and Psychological Difficulties in Primary School Teachers to Prevent and Correct Emotional Disorders in Junior Schoolchildren with ADHD”, the techniques “Self-Assessment of Empathic Abilities” (Yu. M. Orlova, Yu. N. Emelyanova) and “The Psychological Portrait of a Teacher” (Z. V. Rezapkina, G. V. Rezapkina). In addition, the interviews were conducted.Results. The analysis of diagnostic results showed that the respondents had superficial theoretical and methodological knowledge about psychophysiological characteristics of children with ADHD, as well as about children’s education organisation in a comprehensive school. On average, less than half of the respondents gave correct answers to the questions of the theoretical block. In the methodological block, the lack of professional knowledge on the organisation of education and upbringing of children with ADHD in a comprehensive school was revealed.The study identified the following organisational and content problems related to the prevention and correction of emotional disturbance in primary school children with ADHD in a comprehensive school: the lack of psychological and pedagogical support for this category of school children; a low level of theoretical and methodological knowledge of school teachers in the field of psychological and pedagogical support for school students with ADHD; the shortage of teachers’ skills and abilities to prevent and correct emotional disorders; the deficit of special programmes for psychological and pedagogical support of students in a comprehensive school; teacher’s unwillingness to work with this category of students; indisposition of parents having children with ADHD to cooperate with the teacher regarding their child’s education and upbringing.Scientific novelty. The structure of the future teacher’s readiness to prevent and correct emotional disorders in younger students ADHD in a comprehensive school was determined on the basis of the described professional qualities of a modern teacher; it includes the following components: motivational, theoretical-methodological, psycho-pedagogical, and methodical. Qualitative characteristics of these structural components were given to determine the possibility of preventing and correcting emotional disorders in younger schoolchildren with ADHD.Practical significance. The research results can be applied in the process of primary school teachers training in the system of higher education, as well as in the system of additional professional education to implement teacher training programmes on key issues of modern education in general, and, in particular, on the problems of the prevention and correction of emotional disturbance in primary school children with ADHD in the comprehensive school.