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Using Intuitive Interaction Technology to Promote Learning of Mathematics in Young Children
Issue:
Volume 3, Issue 1, January 2014
Pages:
1-6
Received:
25 August 2013
Published:
10 December 2013
Abstract: Modern technology has changed the methods of learning. It makes learning more interesting and more effective. This study explores the effectiveness of a project designed to improve young children’s learning of mathematics, via intuitive interaction technology. While playing with this learning system, children can use their hands to point to virtual objects, or move them on the screen. Young children must have things that they can see, hear, touch, or feel, to help them learn new things. This project contains these features, which improve young children's learning. The instruments used by this study include: pretests, posttests and interviews. The participants were 43 students (ages from 5 to 6.5 years old), who all attended the same kindergarten. The results of ANCOVA show that playing with computer games yielded better results than traditional methods of learning.
Abstract: Modern technology has changed the methods of learning. It makes learning more interesting and more effective. This study explores the effectiveness of a project designed to improve young children’s learning of mathematics, via intuitive interaction technology. While playing with this learning system, children can use their hands to point to virtual...
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The Levels of Readiness of Science Teacher Candidates Regarding the Strengths of Binary, Organic and Oxy Acids, and their Gains over the Course of their Educational Periods
Issue:
Volume 3, Issue 1, January 2014
Pages:
7-14
Received:
16 November 2013
Published:
10 December 2013
Abstract: This study was performed with 49 science teacher candidates in order to determine their levels of readiness regarding the strength of binary, organic and oxy acids, and to assess how much progress they have made as a result of their four-year education.In this study, 9 open-ended questions were initially addressed to the teacher candidates at the beginning of the 1st semester to determine their levels of readiness. These questions were later asked once again to the same teacher candidates at the end of the 8th semester to assess their level of knowledge following their four-year education.The teacher candidates were requested to answer the questions with drawings as well as in writing. When analyzing the questions, the level of knowledge of the teacher candidates were grouped according to their drawings and written answers, based on the levels used by Bartoszeck, Machado and Amann-Gainotti (2008) and Uzunkavak (2009a, 2009b). According to the study’s results, it was determined that the teacher candidates’ levels of readiness were low, and that although their level of performance increased at end of their four-year education, their knowledge on the matter was still insufficient.
Abstract: This study was performed with 49 science teacher candidates in order to determine their levels of readiness regarding the strength of binary, organic and oxy acids, and to assess how much progress they have made as a result of their four-year education.In this study, 9 open-ended questions were initially addressed to the teacher candidates at the b...
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A Comparative Study on Implementation of Aesthetics Education in Selected Government and Private School in Debremarkos Town
Atalay Mesfin Anteneh,
Bekele Wubshete
Issue:
Volume 3, Issue 1, January 2014
Pages:
15-23
Received:
25 November 2013
Published:
20 December 2013
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the possible factors affecting implementation of aesthetics education in government and private school in Debremarkos town. Facility conditions and school outcomes such as student academic achievement, attendance, interest, completion of given period and teacher information about aesthetics. School facility condition for the implementation of aesthetics in the schools was determined by the interest of students, lack of materials and information gap.Through the use of four different research instruments, the ultimate goal of this study was to ensure the factors affecting implementation of aesthetics education in selected school. Through the use of students’ questionnaire, are provided some insights into the teachers’ real practices and their preferences of teaching aesthetics education in the school. It is also clear that most of problem is shared in teachers, students and administrative bodies. Regarding when should teachers teach aesthetics education they want to let students to play in the field? The marking strategy teachers’ use was also in problem of recording in their school because of sometimes they divided aesthetics marks for other subjects. Aesthetics education is no doubt a vital component in teaching any subjects easily and developing adequate children education proficiency. However, in different schools aesthetics education is not given depending on the curriculum designed by ministry of education. Depending on the data gathered from students and teachers using questionnaire interview and document analysis we concluded that schools haven’t enough aesthetics education teachers, aesthetics teachers have information gap, teachers were not teaching depending on the curriculum, there are lack of Music and Art material in the school, the school director don’t follow up ,teachers don’t take attendance in the period of aesthetics and the let students to play in the field. The researchers recommendations based upon this study include the following: The school, Debremarkos in the school, Amahara regional education office and ten concerned college should increase the enrolments of aesthetics teachers, College teachers should increase their relation with them to solve the problem, School director and other concerned body should follow up the implementation depending on the education office and Amahara regional education office should better to full fill the instruments designed curriculum and the criteria that the college uses to select students should be depending on practical aspects.
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the possible factors affecting implementation of aesthetics education in government and private school in Debremarkos town. Facility conditions and school outcomes such as student academic achievement, attendance, interest, completion of given period and teacher information about aesthetics. School facil...
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