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Journal articles on the topic "Mathematics education; Child development"
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Bello, Rabiu Muhammad, and Yahaya M. Kamar. "ACHIEVING THE GOALS OF UNIVERSAL BASIC EDUCATION THROUGH SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION." Sokoto Educational Review 14, no. 1 (2013): 10. http://dx.doi.org/10.35386/ser.v14i1.90.
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One of the goals of Universal Basic Education (UBE) is to ensure permanent literacy such that the child becomes a productive member of the society, positively affecting all spheres of human existence. Achieving the goals of UBE programme in Nigeria is anchored on the development of Science, Technology and Mathematics Education (STME). The challenges encountered in the execution of UBE programme are similar to those of educational programmes before it; ranging from poor funding to insufficient personnel and inappropriate curricula. The rationale for the introduction of STME in Nigeria is in tandem with the goals of the United Nations, UNICEF and AU in the attainment of the rights of the child. To ensure the attainment of the rights of the child, governments have established institutions and agencies, while schools and science educators have also keyed in by forming clubs and societies that advance the course of STME. Here, a case is made for an appropriate and unambiguous redesign of the curriculum to capture basic STME components at the foundational level of Nigeria's education.
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Fleharty, Heidi L., and Carolyn Pope-Edwards. "Family-School Partnerships: Promoting Family Participation in K-3 Teacher Professional Development." Mathematics Teacher Educator 2, no. 1 (2013): 55–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.5951/mathteaceduc.2.1.0055.
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Sixty-three teachers in a K–3 mathematics specialist certificate program conducted family projects in order to improve their skills in partnering with families around mathematics. Past studies have indicated that family involvement in children's education has many positive influences on academic achievement; however, parents' discomfort with math, and teachers' discomfort with working with parents, may be obstacles. The purpose of the present study was to examine 2 years of teachers' mathematical family projects and describe the types of projects chosen, the risks and benefits of these projects, and the quality of the parent–child interaction. It was found that the teachers implemented a variety of projects that promoted parent participation in mathematics. Teachers were also able to utilize a cycle of inquiry to examine the progress of their project. The results showed that teachers were able to create a strong connection between the math classroom and the home environment of the child, as shown, for example, by findings related to the themes of home–school connections and mathematics curriculum of the home.
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Zembatova, Larisa T., and Kirill N. Kirichenko. "Development of moral qualities of primary school children by means of mathematics." Vestnik of North-Ossetian State University, no. 2(2021) (June 25, 2021): 114–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.29025/1994-7720-2021-2-114-120.
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The article describes the process of developing the moral qualities of primary school children by means of mathematics. In the Federal State Educational Standard (FSES) of General Education, moral development, education and socialization of students are defined as tasks of primary importance. The main programs of primary general education ensure the implementation of the Federal State Educational Standard, taking into account the type and type of educational institution, the needs and requests of students. All the materials used in the process of its implementation ensure moral development. It is in primary school and in the family that the foundations for the formation of moral qualities and education are laid, in accordance with the objectives and challenges of modern society. The success of schooleducation depends on how well the child is brought up at home, in the family. Home education is basic and primary. The school always continues and complements the foundations that should be laid at home. It is the parents who should instill in the child an interest in future learning. This largely determines the success of the child’s education in school, that is, how interesting and meaningful the process of “education will be. The development of moral qualities forms students understanding of what is “good” and what is “bad.” The relevance of moral education in school is evidenced by many crisis phenomena of modern life: low level of public morality; loss of family values; decline of patriotic education, etc. Moral education should be given considerable attention not only in educational work, but also in all spheres of life of primary school students. The moral qualities of juniorschoolchildren should be developed by means of each academic subject included in the curriculum. In this article, the author describes his vision of the development of moral qualities of students in the study of mathematics in elementary school.
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NICHD EARLY CHILD CARE RESEARCH NETWORK. "Multiple Pathways to Early Academic Achievement." Harvard Educational Review 74, no. 1 (2004): 1–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.17763/haer.74.1.k845735459043543.
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Using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development, the NICHD Early Child Care Research Network (ECCRN) constructed a structural model predicting reading and mathematics achievement in first-grade children from parenting, childcare, and first-grade schooling environments, which is presented in this article. The model provided a strong fit for the data, and parenting emerged as the strongest single contextual predictor of children's achievement. Nevertheless, the child-care and firstgrade schooling contexts independently contributed to children's academic performance. There were also a number of indirect pathways of prediction that combined environmental and child factors. Overall, results confirmed that multiple factors act in concert over the school transition period to shape children's reading and mathematics skills.
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Else-Quest, Nicole M., Janet S. Hyde, and Ahalya Hejmadi. "Mother and Child Emotions during Mathematics Homework." Mathematical Thinking and Learning 10, no. 1 (2008): 5–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10986060701818644.
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Saxe, Geoffrey B. "The Mathematics of Child Street Vendors." Child Development 59, no. 5 (1988): 1415. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1130503.
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Powell, Sarah R., Paul T. Cirino, and Amelia S. Malone. "Child-Level Predictors of Responsiveness to Evidence-Based Mathematics Intervention." Exceptional Children 83, no. 4 (2017): 359–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0014402917690728.
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We identified child-level predictors of responsiveness to 2 types of mathematics intervention (calculation and word problem) among second-grade children with mathematics difficulty. Participants were 250 children in 107 classrooms in 23 schools pretested on mathematics and general cognitive measures and posttested on mathematics measures. We randomly assigned classrooms to calculation intervention, word-problem intervention, or business-as-usual control. Intervention lasted 17 weeks. Path analyses indicated that scores on working memory and language comprehension assessments moderated responsiveness to calculation intervention. No moderators were identified for responsiveness to word-problem intervention. Across both intervention groups and the control group, attentive behavior predicted both outcomes. Initial calculation skill predicted the calculation outcome, and initial language comprehension predicted word-problem outcomes. These results indicate that screening for calculation intervention should include a focus on working memory, language comprehension, attentive behavior, and calculations. Screening for word-problem intervention should focus on attentive behavior and word problems.
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Jacobs, Janis E. "Influence of gender stereotypes on parent and child mathematics attitudes." Journal of Educational Psychology 83, no. 4 (1991): 518–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0022-0663.83.4.518.
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Tarr, James E., Erica N. Walker, Karen F. Hollebrands, et al. "New Assessments for New Standards: The Potential Transformation of Mathematics Education and Its Research Implications." Journal for Research in Mathematics Education 44, no. 2 (2013): 340–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.5951/jresematheduc.44.2.0340.
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During the past 2 decades, significant changes in mathematics curriculum standards and policies have brought greater attention to assessment instruments, practices, purposes, and results. In moving toward stronger accountability, the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001 (NCLB, 2002) mandates that school districts receiving funding under NCLB formulate and disseminate annual local report cards that include information on how students and each school in the district performed on state assessments. This mandate has not only facilitated a growth in state testing (Wilson, 2007) but also influenced the teaching of mathematics (Seeley, 2006). More recently, the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) crafted and launched the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (NGA Center & CCSSO, 2010), which have been formally adopted by the vast majority of U.S. states and territories. The Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (CCSSM) specifies standards for mathematical content by grade in K–8 and by conceptual categories at the secondary level and identifies key Standards for Mathematical Practice that should be present in K–12 instruction. The CCSSM represents an unprecedented initiative to raise academic standards in school mathematics that will inevitably influence the development of curriculum materials, teaching, and assessment practices.
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Blair, Clancy, and Rachel D. McKinnon. "Moderating effects of executive functions and the teacher–child relationship on the development of mathematics ability in kindergarten." Learning and Instruction 41 (February 2016): 85–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2015.10.001.
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Correa, Jane. "Young children's understanding of the division concept." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1994. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.259886.
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Song, Timothy. "Putting Educational Reform Into Practice: The Impact of the No Child Left Behind Act On Students, Teachers, and Schools." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2019. https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/2187.
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This thesis seeks to investigate the effects of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) on U.S. student achievement and teacher effectiveness. By combining the results from various data sources, I am able to indicate the levels of student preparedness, school spending, and specific classroom practices. After an analysis of my results, I suggest that NCLB has found moderate success in increasing the level of math preparedness for younger students from historically disadvantaged backgrounds. On the other hand, the data also suggests that there have been no statistically significant gains in reading achievement after the implementation of NCLB. Additionally, spending by school districts increased a significant amount and NCLB raised teacher pay and the number of teachers entering the profession with graduate degrees. Within schools, NCLB appears to have directed instruction towards math and reading and away from other subjects as teachers strove to achieve proficiency on the new accountability measures implemented by NCLB.
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Snow, Gabrielle M. "Development of a Math Interest Inventory to Identify Gifted Students from Underrepresented and Diverse Populations." TopSCHOLAR®, 2011. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/1052.
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The current investigation supports the objectives of Project GEMS (Roberts, 2008), a grant funded program whose objectives include the development and validation of a protocol to identify students from underrepresented and diverse populations as gifted in the content areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Identification of students from low-income and diverse populations as gifted has been a struggle with current assessment techniques (Baldwin, 2005). Project GEMS aims to address this problem through development of interest measures specific to the STEM areas for use within an identification protocol. The current project developed a measure to assess interest in mathematics. The construct of interest was targeted as it is correlated with many positive factors in education that lead to increased academic performance (Schunk, Pintrich, & Meece, 2008). Existing math interest inventories are designed for older populations, lack good psychometric properties and are atheoretical. To improve upon existing interest measures, Hidi and Renninger’s (2006) four-phase model of interest served as the theoretical basis to inform and guide the process of development and validation of a math interest inventory. A twenty-seven item self-report math interest measure was designed to assess the four phases of Hidi and Renninger’s interest model (emotion, value, knowledge, and engagement; 2006). Pilot and field testing of the measure were conducted in elementary schools selected on the basis of a high proportion of low-income students in a south central Kentucky school district. The sample consists of 1,429,429 students in grades two through six. The measure was hypothesized to evidence good internal consistency, a four-factor structure, and a significant and positive correlations between the Iowa Test of Basic Skills and the composite and subscales of the math interest inventory. The first hypothesis found support with an internal consistency reliability coefficient of .916 for the overall score. Results of confirmatory factor analysis supported a four-factor structure resembling Hidi and Renninger’s (2006) four phase model of interest and including the four components emotion, value, knowledge, and engagement. The correlations between the math scores from the Iowa Test of Basic Skills and the math interest inventory total score and scales partially supported the last hypothesis. The correlations were small and positive for the Values and Knowledge scales but small and negative for the Emotion and Engagement scales. The correlations for the total score of the math interest inventory were significant; however, their values had little practical significance. While the math interest measure evidences good reliability and support for the structure of the scales through confirmatory factor analysis, the current study did not provide evidence for a significant relationship with math achievement as measured by a standardized group administered math achievement test. These results are discussed in relation to limitations of the current study and recommendations for further investigation.
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Gold, Lindsay A. "Teachers’ Perceptions Regarding Financial Literacy in Kindergarten Through Grade 2." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1470600168.
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Boyle, Alyssa M. "School Gardens: Reconnecting Children with Nature and Food." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2013. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/142.
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This thesis discusses the importance of school gardens. First, two current environmental and societal problems are highlighted: the industrialized food system and what Richard Louv has termed, "Nature Deficit Disorder," in children. School gardens are then presented as an effective tool that can address and remedy such issues. Lastly, a how-to manual for implementing such projects in schools is provided as well as a few sample lesson plans to be used in conjunction with the garden in each subject across the curriculum.
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Karlsson, Natalia. "Kvalitetsredovisning och undervisning i matematik." Thesis, Södertörn University College, Lärarutbildningen, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-2592.
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<p>The aim with this master thesis is to analyze a scientific material concerning the context between learning and child/student development, and factors which controls process of learning, to create an image with quality account and teaching in mathematics, which then can raise the mathematical knowledge among students.</p><p>The phenomena which stand in focus for the investigation is: <em>why there is a negative tendency for development of knowledge in mathematics, among the Swedish students that TIMSSs investigations showed </em>in intercultural comparison within the years 1993, 1999, 2003 and 2007.</p><p>The method is the ethnographical method, which is based on: analyzing scientific theories about learning child/student development, factors which controls process of learning, and factors which controls process of learning the most and qualitative empiric investigation with qualitatively analyzes the questionnaires, which is about factors which are controlling the process of learning and factors which are controlling the process of learning the most.</p><p>Result of the theoretical and empiric analyzes shows that factors as school environment, attitude for subjects and teaching, controls and influence the learning. To end a unenthusiastic tendency as a negative development of mathematical knowledge among students that is shown in TIMSS investigation and to elevate the students' performance in mathematics, an elevated qualitative account and teaching in mathematics, by the factors named. Safe school environments as the intercultural meeting place, the teachers influence part to the students' subjects' attitude in mathematics and goal related grading criteria in teaching, is all required for e qualitative teaching in mathematics.</p>
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Souza, Ana Paula Gestoso de. "Contribuições da ACIEPE histórias infantis e matemática na perspectiva de egressas do curso de pedagogia." Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2012. https://repositorio.ufscar.br/handle/ufscar/2283.
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Previous issue date: 2012-09-26<br>In the literature related to the area of teacher formation, currently recommends the formation of reflective practitioners and researchers of their own practice embedded in a social, historical and political context. Besides, we emphasize the demand for formation environments that maintain the idea of unity between theory and practice and between teaching and research, which prioritize the development of reflection and articulation with the reality of school. Several formation courses seek to set up as a space for professional growth that does not negligence the demands of educational practice and hence follow its development. One of these environments is materializes in Curricular Activity Teaching Research and Extension (ACIEPE), called "Children's Stories and Mathematics in Initial Grade", offered since 2004, by Federal University of São Carlos. The target people of this ACIEPE are students of Pedagogy course and graduation in Mathematics and teacher of elementary school and pre-school education. Altogether, this activity includes several moments that aim: the study of references that address the primary language, the mathematical language, the potential of reading, mathematics teaching, the connection between children's literature and mathematics; the analysis of paradidatic books; the analysis of teaching and learning situations that uses infant texts and mathematics; as well as moments that result in the construction and subsequent implementation of infant books to teach mathematical content. This is the scenario that this research try to identify and analyze, from the perspective of egresses of the Pedagogy course, the contributions of ACIEPE "Children's Stories and mathematics in the elementary school" for the development of the process of learning how to teach mathematics. The theoretical framework is permeated by concepts such as: initial formation, formation of teachers that teach mathematics, knowledge base for teaching, reading and writing in math classes, the relationship between theory and practice, and others. We chose the case study of ACIEPE once the participants composes this case with their stories, highlighting their origins, direct and indirect influences, near and far. We analyzed multiple data sources - many written records that were produced over this research, teaching and extension as reports, classes plans, field diaries, books produced, etc., interview and questionnaires answered after the end of ACIEPE - enabling the data triangulation, since the variety of sources of evidence assisted in performing various analyzes of a given process. The results of this work allow us to configure the ACIEPE "Children's Stories for the elementary school" as an instance of formative teachers, because the contributions of the curricular activities for the development of the teacher in personal and professional dimension were verified of egresses who participated. Among the contributions of ACIEPE stands out the possibility that the licensees are aware of the processes of teaching and learning and understand specifically how to work them, so this activity of teaching, research and extension enables the construction of pedagogical content knowledge, the center of the knowledge base for teaching. It was found also that the dynamics involving the construction and use of a material in a collaborative group were the main sources of learning. In this formation process the institutional dimension is crucial as in the University, as forming instancy, recognizes, honors and promotes the achievement of this type of formation which showed prolific to the teacher professional development.<br>Na literatura referente à área de formação de professores, atualmente, preconiza-se a formação de profissionais reflexivos e investigadores da própria prática inserida em um contexto social, histórico e político. Além disso, enfatiza-se a demanda por ambientes de formação que mantenham a ideia de unidade entre teoria e prática e entre ensino e pesquisa; que privilegiem o desenvolvimento da reflexão e a articulação com a realidade da escola. Diversos cursos de formação procuram se configurar como um espaço de crescimento profissional que não negligencia as demandas da prática educativa e por isso acompanham o desenvolvimento da mesma. Um desses ambientes se concretiza na Atividade Curricular de Ensino Pesquisa e Extensão (ACIEPE), denominada Histórias Infantis e Matemática nas Séries Iniciais , ofertada desde 2004, pela Universidade Federal de São Carlos. O público alvo desta ACIEPE são os alunos dos cursos de Pedagogia e Licenciatura em Matemática e professores da educação básica e educação infantil. De modo geral, esta atividade engloba diversos momentos que visam: o estudo de referenciais que abordem a língua materna, a linguagem matemática, as potencialidades da leitura, o ensino de matemática, a conexão entre literatura infantil e matemática; a análise de livros paradidáticos; a análise de situações de ensino e de aprendizagem que articulem textos infantis e matemática; assim como momentos que culminam na construção e posterior implementação de livros infantis para ensinar conteúdos matemáticos. Esse é o cenário desta pesquisa que busca identificar e analisar, sob a perspectiva de egressos do curso de Pedagogia, as contribuições da ACIEPE Histórias Infantis e Matemática nas séries iniciais para o desenvolvimento do processo de aprender a ensinar matemática. O referencial teórico é permeado por conceitos como: formação inicial, formação dos professores que ensinam matemática, base de conhecimento para o ensino, a leitura e escrita nas aulas de matemática, a relação entre teoria e prática, entre outros. Optouse pelo estudo de caso da ACIEPE sendo que as participantes compõem esse caso com suas histórias, destacando suas origens, influências diretas e indiretas, próximas e distantes. Foram analisadas múltiplas fontes de dados - diversos registros escritos produzidos ao longo da atividade de pesquisa, ensino e extensão como relatórios, plano de aula, diários de campo, os livros produzidos etc., entrevista e questionários respondidos após o término da ACIEPE possibilitando a triangulação de dados, uma vez que a diversidade de fontes de evidências ajudaram na realização de várias análises de determinado processo. Os resultados desta pesquisa permitem configurar a ACIEPE Histórias Infantis para as Séries Iniciais como uma instância formativa de professores, pois se verificou as contribuições da atividade curricular para o desenvolvimento docente nas dimensões pessoal e profissional de egressas do curso de Pedagogia que dela participaram. Dentre as contribuições da ACIEPE destaca-se a possibilidade de que os licenciandos se conscientizem dos processos de ensinar e aprender e compreendam concretamente como trabalhá-los, assim, essa atividade de ensino, de pesquisa e de extensão propicia a construção do conhecimento pedagógico do conteúdo, o centro da base de conhecimento para a docência. Constatou-se, ainda, que as dinâmicas que envolvem a construção e utilização de um material em um grupo colaborativo foram as principais fontes de aprendizagem. Nesse processo formativo a dimensão institucional é fundamental na medida em que a Instituição de Ensino Superior, como instância formadora, reconhece, prestigia e promove a realização dessa modalidade formativa que se mostrou profícua ao desenvolvimento profissional docente.
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Kase, Barbara E. "Parent education seminar: children's emotional development." [Denver, Colo.] : Regis University, 2008. http://165.236.235.140/lib/BKase2008.pdf.
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Korhonen, J. (Jasmi). "Development of foster mother-child attachment." Master's thesis, University of Oulu, 2014. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:oulu-201405211433.
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The impact of early attachment relationships and child-adult attachment relationships to children’s social and emotional development has been recognised for a long time. Since the pioneering attachment theories of John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth highlighting the importance of secure child-adult attachments, many other theories from various perspectives have risen to fill in the gaps. These theories are examined with the framework of foster care in mind. In Finland, the primary solution for children in insufficient care is family-based foster care. In practice, a child is placed in a new family, while maintaining contact with their biological family. Previous studies have shown that young children tend to form new attachment relationships in the foster family (Cole, 2005). The formation of new attachment relationships in foster care settings can be affected by many external factors, such as foster parent behaviour (Schofield & Beek, 2008; Dozier et al., 2006), foster parents’ attitude towards biological parents (Andersson, 2008) and age of the child at the time of placement (Smyke, Zeanah, Fox, Nelson & Guthrie, 2010). Some studies also suggest that keeping contact with biological parents may in fact increase the foster child’s chances of forming secure attachments in the foster family and identifying with the foster family (Haight et al., 2003). In addition to existing theories and foster care studies and interventions, this thesis utilises the narratives of three Finnish foster mothers in answering the research question: “How do foster mother-child attachment relationships develop in foster families?” The foster mothers were instructed to write about their relationship with their foster child(ren), with reference to the development of their relationship, the nature of the current relationship, and what they think their relationship will be in the future. The three narratives are analysed from a phenomenological perspective, with the help of Giorgi’s Psychological Phenomenological Method. All of the three narratives give accounts of attachment formation between the foster mother and foster children, and include reference to themes such as age at time of placement, the process of forming an attachment, and keeping contact with the biological family. They also bring out the paradoxical nature of fostering a child, of not being the real parent but having to behave as one, and how this affects the foster mother emotionally. All three foster mothers highlight the impact of the foster child’s previous attachment relationships to the formation of their relationship with the child. Furthermore, the foster mothers’ experiences give reason to believe that the younger the child is at the time of placement, the easier it is for them to form an attachment to the foster mother<br>Varhaisten lapsi-aikuinen kiintymyssuhteiden vaikutus lapsen sosiaaliseen- ja tunnekehitykseen on jo pitkään tunnistettu. John Bowlbyn ja Mary Ainsworthin uraauurtavat kiintymyssuhdeteoriat painottavat etenkin turvallisen kiintymyksen tärkeyttä lapsen tulevan kehityksen kannalta. Näiden tunnettujen kiintymyssuhdeteorioiden jälkeen muita, eri näkökulmista kiintymystä tarkastelevia teorioita on kehitetty lisäämään ymmärrystämme kiintymyssuhdeilmiöstä. Tässä tutkimuksessa kiintymyssuhdeteorioita tarkastellaan nnen kaikkea sijaisperhetoiminnan näkökulmasta. Jos lapsi joudutaan sijoittamaan muualle kuin biologisen perheensä luo syystä tai toisesta, on Suomessa ensisijainen ratkaisu sijaisperhehoito. Käytännössä tämä tarkoittaa, että lapsi siirretään uuteen perheeseen, mutta hän silti säilyttää yhteyden biologiseen perheeseensä. Aikaisemmat tutkimuksen osoittavat, että pienet lapset useimmiten muodostavat uusia kiintymyssuhteita sijaisperheessään (Cole, 2005). Uusien kiintymyssuhteiden muodostumiseen voivat vaikuttaa monet ulkoiset tekijät, kuten sijasvanhemman käytös (Schofield & Beek, 2008; Dozier et al., 2006), sijaisperheen asenne lapsen biologisia vanhempia kohtaan (Andersson, 2008) ja lapsen ikä sijoituksen alkaessa (Smyke, Zeanah, Fox, Nelson & Guthrie, 2010). On myös tutkittu, että sijaislapsen kiintymystä sijaisperheeseensä voi vahvistaa jatkuva yhteydenpito biologisiin vanhempiin, sen sijaan että se toimisi kiintymystä heikentävänä tekijänä (Haight et al., 2003). Olemassaolevien teorioiden ja sijaisperhetutkimusten lisäksi, kolmen suomalaisen sijaisäidin narratiiveja käytetään apuna vastaamaan tutkimuskysymykseen: ”Miten sijaisäidin ja sijaislapsen välinen kiintymyssuhde kehittyy?” Sijaisäitejä pyydettiin kirjoittamaan heidän suhteestaan sijaislapseen sekä sijoituksen alussa, että tällä hetkellä. Lisäksi heitä pyydettiin arvioimaan millainen suhteensa sijaislapseen olisi tulevaisuudessa. Narratiivit analysoitiin fenomenologisesta näkökulmasta, käyttäen avuksi Giorgin psykologista fenomenologista metodia. Kaikki kolme narratiivia sisältävät tietoa yhteisistä teemoista, kuten lapsen iästä sijoituksen alussa, kiintymyssuhteen muodostumisesta, sekä yhteydenpidosta biologiseen perheeseen. Ne tuovat myös esiin sijaishoidon paradoksaalisen luonteen, sen kuinka sijaisvanhemman tulisi käyttäytyä kuin lapsen oma vanhempi sitä kuitenkaan olematta, ja kuinka tämä vaikuttaa sijaisäitiin henkisesti. Kaikki sijaisäidit myös korostavat lapsen olemassaolevien kiintymyssuhteiden vaikutusta suhteeseensa sijaislapsen kanssa. Sijaisäitien kertomukset antavat jopa viitteitä siihen, että mitä nuorempana lapsi sijoitetaan sijaiskotiin, sitä helpompaa hänelle on muodostaa uusi kiintymyssuhde sijaisäitiin
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Laws, Brent C. "The Phenomenon of Abstract Cognition Among Scholastic Chess Participants: A Case Study." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2014. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2458.
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A qualitative investigation was conducted to explore the phenomenon of abstract cognition among a purposive sample of 5 secondary scholastic chess club participants. The case study enabled the researcher to explore the faculties of abstract cognition among students of contrasting skills and abilities in playing chess. The study also allowed for the consideration of potential visual-spatial, logical, academic, social competency and life benefits of chess play. Through analysis of interviews, chess simulations, blindfold chess play, and narration of chess lines and sequences, the investigator was able to extract meaning and code schemata into a holistic understanding of the phenomenon of abstract cognition within the context of Piaget’s Formal Operations Stage.
Scholastic chess systematically engages the student in a stimuli-enriched environment in which the participant must exercise optimal cognitive control in processing and anticipating chess lines and sequences, thus facilitating the manifestation and phenomenon of abstract cognition. Abstract cognition as a phenomenon may elicit increased academic, scholarly, and life potential. Participation in scholastic chess may produce both scholarly and critical thinking individuals. Suggestions for future research include continuing qualitative research in the area of abstract cognition among chess players and developing a stronger understanding of cognitive growth in students.
Books on the topic "Mathematics education; Child development"
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Confrey, Jere, Alan P. Maloney, and Kenny H. Nguyen. Learning over time: Learning trajectories in mathematics education. IAP, Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2014.
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H, Clements Douglas, ed. Early childhood mathematics education research: Learning trajectories for young children. Routledge, 2009.
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Bradmetz, J. Evaluation formative et développement intellectuel de l'enfant: Le rôle de l'erreur dans les apprentissages. C.R.D.P., 1985.
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Copley, Juanita V. Mathematics: The creative curriculum approach. Teaching Strategies, 2007.
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High tech babies: An owner's manual : how to encourage your child's early interest in science and math. Pressworks, 1986.
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Julie, Sarama, ed. Learning and teaching early math: The learning trajectories approach. Routledge, 2009.
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author, Lee Joanne 1970, and LittleCounters (Program), eds. Let's talk about math: The LittleCounters approach to building early math skills. Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., 2014.
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Ellis, Ormrod Jeanne, ed. Child development and education. 4th ed. Pearson Education, 2010.
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Ḥen, Kokhavah. ha-Mafteaḥ le-hatslaḥat ha-yeled: Mi-ledah ʻad gil shesh : halakhah le-maʻaseh be-limud ḥaṿayati u-mashmaʻuti. Oryon, 2011.
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Acar Bayraktar, Ergi. "How Can a Father Be Supportive for the Mathematics Learning Process of a Child? – The Relationship Between Scaffolding and the Interactional Niche in the Development of Mathematical Learning in the Familial Context." In Mathematics Education in the Early Years. Springer International Publishing, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78220-1_13.
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Gidley, Jennifer M. "Psychological Development: Child and Adolescent." In Postformal Education. Springer International Publishing, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29069-0_3.
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Monaghan, John. "Tools, Human Development and Mathematics." In Mathematics Education Library. Springer International Publishing, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02396-0_4.
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Borromeo Ferri, Rita. "Teacher Education and Teacher Development." In Interdisciplinary Mathematics Education. Springer International Publishing, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11066-6_16.
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Gonzalez, Teresa. "Multicultural Education." In Encyclopedia of Child Behavior and Development. Springer US, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-79061-9_1862.
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Oliva, Christopher M. "Special Education." In Encyclopedia of Child Behavior and Development. Springer US, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-79061-9_2754.
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Tallon, Rachel, and Brad Watson. "Child Sponsorship as Development Education in the Northern Classroom." In Child Sponsorship. Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9781137309600_14.
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Shelton-Quinn, Anitra. "Individual Education Plans." In Encyclopedia of Child Behavior and Development. Springer US, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-79061-9_1475.
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Coffee, Gina. "Sex-Education Programs." In Encyclopedia of Child Behavior and Development. Springer US, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-79061-9_2609.
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Ray-Subramanian, Corey E. "Transitional Bilingual Education." In Encyclopedia of Child Behavior and Development. Springer US, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-79061-9_2941.
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Salcedo, Pedro, María del Valle, Angie Quintanilla, and Carolina Zambrano. "LEXICAL AVAILABILITY OF STUDENTS IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION IN SOUTHERN CHILE." In International Technology, Education and Development Conference. IATED, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.21125/iceri.2016.1870.
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Klim-Klimaszewska, Anna, and Stanisława Nazaruk. "IMPLEMENTATION OF GEOMETRICAL CONCEPTS IN KINDERGARTEN." In Proceedings of the 2nd International Baltic Symposium on Science and Technology Education (BalticSTE2017). Scientia Socialis Ltd., 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.33225/balticste/2017.61.
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The core curriculum of preschool education stipulates that the child that is prepared to study Mathematics in school can distinguish between basic geometric figures (circles, squares, triangles, rectangles). Nevertheless, a review of the records of student training in preschool revealed that there were no geometry-related subjects in any of them. Therefore, it was decided to further investigate whether it was the teachers who did not implement geometrical concepts or just the students, who had no opportunity to observe or conduct classes in the field. In addition, if the latter was the case, the analysis was to include the extent to which teachers implement geometric concepts. Keywords: geometry teaching, preschool education, child development.
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Nodzyńska, Małgorzata. "INFLUENCE OF PIAGET'S THEORY ON CONVINCING EXPERTS ABOUT THE DIFFICULTIES IN THE UNDERSTANDING OF SCIENTIFIC TERMS BY CHILDREN." In 3rd International Baltic Symposium on Science and Technology Education (BalticSTE2019). Scientia Socialis Ltd., 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.33225/balticste/2019.153.
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In formal education, the teaching of natural sciences begins when children are about 12 years old. Teachers justify this with the difficulty and abstraction of concepts in these sciences, and they refer to the theory of child development by Piaget. However, numerous examples from everyday life, from non-formal education, analysis of the difficulties of individual terms as well as research in the field of mathematics and didactics of chemistry show that it is possible to teach natural science at lower stages of education. Keywords: Piaget’s theory, teaching of natural science, formal education.
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Kelonye, Festus B., Isaac Ipara Odeo, Ooko Selline, Nashon Samson, and Godfrey S. Juma. "Contextual Enablers and Hindrances of Girl Child Participation in STEM Education in a Kenyan County: A Case Study." In The 3rd International Conference on Future of Education 2020. The International Institute of Knowledge Management, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.17501/26307413.2020.3101.
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In Kenya, student performance in sciences and Mathematics is still low compared to artoriented disciplines. The poor performance has affected not only the Girl child’s interest in these disciplines but also the number of girls that take STEM-oriented programs at tertiary levels. Several mitigating measures have been enacted although the situation has not changed much. This paper reports a study that explored contextual enablers and hindrances of Girl Child participation in STEM education in a Western Kenyan county. The study employed a case study approach by administering structured questionnaires, interview schedule and focused group discussion guide for data collection. The data were analyzed using both quantitative and qualitative methods and revealed that: 1) lesson development that connected science concepts to activities in the local context motivated and improved girl child’s participation and performance in contextualized learning activities and 2), familiarity with the materials and tools used in planning and implementing contextualized learning activities evoked the girl child’s enthusiasm and courage to exchange knowledge and ask more curiosity focused questions. Also revealed were hindrances including: 1) teachers’ initial training that did not prepare them for this way of teaching and it was not and has not been modeled for them during their preservice education or the ongoing professional development workshops; and 2) the exam driven nature of the curriculum serving as a hindrance to teacher innovation and creativity in instructional techniques. The study recommends a more creative and innovative teacher training system and focused research to monitor girl child participation and performance in STEM education. Keywords: Contextualized learning; Girl Child, STEM education; performance
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Nazaruk, Stanisława K., and Joanna Marchel. "EFFECTIVENESS IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND ACQUISITION OF MATHEMATICAL SKILLS IN CHILDREN IN RURAL AND URBAN PRESCHOOLS." In 3rd International Baltic Symposium on Science and Technology Education (BalticSTE2019). Scientia Socialis Ltd., 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.33225/balticste/2019.145.
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The aim of the research was to determine whether geometric skills of the children in rural preschools are at the same level as those of their peers in urban preschools. The research included 352 preschool-age children (5 to 7 years old) residing in Poland, both in cities and the countryside. The measurements were carried out in the Biała Podlaska Laboratory of Psycho-Motor Skills. A SensoMotoric Instrument (SMI) eye tracking device and the i ViewX platform registering data with a frame rate of 250 Hz were used. The device has a special measurement system which tracks and records eye movements in a sequence and at a pace of an analyzed person. With a view to demonstrate the differences between the correctness of task performance and the place of residence of the children, a Pearson’s Chi-squared test was performed. To evaluate the differences in the time of task execution, a single factor analysis of variance (ANOVA) and the Student’s t-test for independent samples were employed. In all of the analyzed cases, the level of statistical significance adopted was p=.05. The results of the research conducted on the studied group of children show that there are differences in the level of geometric skills between the children in rural and urban areas. It was established that a crucial factor which affected both the geometric knowledge and skills of the preschoolers were the place of residence, the age at which they started learning, and the duration of preschool education. Keywords: geometry teaching, mathematical skills, preschool-age child, preschool education.
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Slusareva, Elena, and Maria Plugina. "Psychological Characteristics of Inclusive Educational Environments." In The Public/Private in Modern Civilization, the 22nd Russian Scientific-Practical Conference (with international participation) (Yekaterinburg, April 16-17, 2020). Liberal Arts University – University for Humanities, Yekaterinburg, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.35853/ufh-public/private-2020-45.
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Inclusive education practices are now widespread in the Russian Federation and are aimed at ensuring the rights of everyone to education. One of the conditions for the effectiveness of inclusive education is the creation of an inclusive educational environment that ensures the personal and professional development of all the subjects of educational relations. Based on this, this article aims to provide a theoretical foundation and empirical investigation into the psychological characteristics of an inclusive educational environment. The following research methods were used to implement the goal: theoretical (systematic analysis of scientific and methodological literature on the research problem); empirical (experiment, interview method, method of expert evaluation); methods of primary mathematical statistics. The article covers the conception of the inclusive educational environment, thoroughly describing its constituents. The psychological characteristics of an inclusive educational environment based on the concept of psychological safety of the educational environment: attitude (positive, neutral, negative), satisfaction with interaction with the environment and subjects of educational relations, psychological safety (protection from psychological violence in the educational environment). For the empirical study of the psychological characteristics of an inclusive educational environment, an expert approach was used. The experts were the subjects of educational relations: teachers and parents, bringing up children with disabilities (sample size - 110 persons). Theoretically justified and empirically identified psychological and pedagogical conditions that ensure psychological comfort in an inclusive educational environment: the tolerance of subjects of educational relations, the professional and personal preparedness of teachers to positive interaction, parents’ readiness to build an educational route for a child with disabilities.
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Choconta, Johanna, Ingrid Anzelin, and Rosa J. Guzmán. "PEDAGOGICAL PERSPECTIVE ABOUT CHILD DEVELOPMENT." In 10th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation. IATED, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.21125/iceri.2017.1079.
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Fernández Reyes, Teresa, and Carmen Carmona Huelva. "TEST OF CHILD CREATIVITY GRAPHICAL P.C.G.I." In International Technology, Education and Development Conference. IATED, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.21125/iceri.2016.2326.
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Navratilova, Hana. "PRE-SERVICE PRESCHOOL TEACHERS IN INTERACTIONS WITH A CHILD: MICROANALYSES OF TEACHER´S HANDLING OF CHILD´S COMMUNICATION INITIATIVES." In International Technology, Education and Development Conference. IATED, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.21125/inted.2016.2089.
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Santamaría-Rodríguez, Juan, Gustavo Flórez-Valencia, Egnan Álvarez-Cruz, and Nelsy Barreto-Salamanca. "EXPERIENCES OF RESEARCH TRAINING IN CHILD PEDAGOGY. RESEARCH TRENDS IN A BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN CHILD PEDAGOGY IN COLOMBIA." In 13th International Technology, Education and Development Conference. IATED, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.21125/inted.2019.0734.
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Frantseva, Anastasiya. The video lectures course "Elements of Mathematical Logic" for students enrolled in the Pedagogical education direction, profile Primary education. Frantseva Anastasiya Sergeevna, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.12731/frantseva.0411.14042021.
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The video lectures course is intended for full-time and part-time students enrolled in "Pedagogical education" direction, profile "Primary education" or "Primary education - Additional education". The course consists of four lectures on the section "Elements of Mathematical Logic" of the discipline "Theoretical Foundations of the Elementary Course in Mathematics" on the profile "Primary Education". The main lecture materials source is a textbook on mathematics for students of higher pedagogical educational institutions Stoilova L.P. (M.: Academy, 2014.464 p.). The content of the considered mathematics section is adapted to the professional needs of future primary school teachers. It is accompanied by examples of practice exercises from elementary school mathematics textbooks. The course assumes students productive learning activities, which they should carry out during the viewing. The logic’s studying contributes to the formation of the specified profile students of such professional skills as "the ability to carry out pedagogical activities for the implementation of primary general education programs", "the ability to develop methodological support for programs of primary general education." In addition, this section contributes to the formation of such universal and general professional skills as "the ability to perform searching, critical analysis and synthesis of information, to apply a systematic approach to solving the assigned tasks", "the ability to participate in the development of basic and additional educational programs, to design their individual components". The video lectures course was recorded at Irkutsk State University.
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Schelzig, Karin, and Kirsty Newman. Promoting Inclusive Education in Mongolia. Asian Development Bank, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.22617/wps200305-2.
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Children with disabilities suffer disproportionately from the learning crisis. Although they represent only about 1.5% to 5% of the child population, they comprise more than half of out-of-school children globally. Inspired by a commitment that every child has the right to quality education, a growing global drive for inclusive education promotes an education system where children with disabilities receive an appropriate and high-quality education that is delivered alongside their peers. The global commitment to inclusive education is captured in the Sustainable Development Goal 4—ensuring inclusive and equitable education and promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all. This paper explores inclusive education for children with disabilities in Mongolia’s mainstream education system, based on a 2019 survey of more than 5,000 households; interviews with teachers, school administrators, education ministry officials, and social workers; and visits to schools and kindergartens in four provinces and one district of the capital city. Mongolia has developed a strong legal and policy framework for inclusive education aligned with international best practice, but implementation and capacity are lagging. This is illustrated using four indicators of inclusive education: inclusive culture, inclusive policies, inclusive practices, and inclusive physical environments. The conclusion presents a matrix of recommendations for government and education sector development partners.
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Bittmann, Felix. Academic track mismatch and the temporal development of well-being and competences in German secondary education. Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1553/populationyearbook2021.res5.1.
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Formal education is one of the most influential predictors of professional success. As parents in Germany are aware of the importance of education, they often try to enable their children to enrol in the prestigious academic schooling track (Gymnasium). This explains why the transition recommendation made by the teacher after the fourth grade is sometimes ignored if the desired track was not recommended for a particular student. How the mismatch between the teacher’s recommendation and the parents’ choice of schooling for their child affects the child’s development is not sufficiently known. It is very likely that such a mismatch can have consequences for the child’s well-being, competences and overall academic success. Based on five consecutive panel waves of German National Educational Panel Study (NEPS) data (waves 1 to 5, collected between 2010 and 2016) (n = 2;790 in wave 1), our analyses demonstrate that social background and the probability of ignoring a teacher’s recommendation are associated, and that highly educated parents are more likely to overrule the teacher’s recommendation. Panel regression models show that pupils who pursued the academic track (Gymnasium) despite the absence of a teacher’s recommendation were more likely to drop out of the academic schooling track, and were not able to catch up with their peers with respect to both objective and subjective academic competences over the entire observation window. However, the models also show that academic track mismatch did not seem to negatively influence the health and well-being of these pupils.
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Kaffenberger, Michelle, and Lant Pritchett. Women’s Education May Be Even Better Than We Thought: Estimating the Gains from Education When Schooling Ain’t Learning. Research on Improving Systems of Education (RISE), 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.35489/bsg-rise-wp_2020/049.
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Women’s schooling has long been regarded as one of the best investments in development. Using two different cross-nationally comparable data sets which both contain measures of schooling, assessments of literacy, and life outcomes for more than 50 countries, we show the association of women’s education (defined as schooling and the acquisition of literacy) with four life outcomes (fertility, child mortality, empowerment, and financial practices) is much larger than the standard estimates of the gains from schooling alone. First, estimates of the association of outcomes with schooling alone cannot distinguish between the association of outcomes with schooling that actually produces increased learning and schooling that does not. Second, typical estimates do not address attenuation bias from measurement error. Using the new data on literacy to partially address these deficiencies, we find that the associations of women’s basic education (completing primary schooling and attaining literacy) with child mortality, fertility, women’s empowerment and the associations of men’s and women’s basic education with positive financial practices are three to five times larger than standard estimates. For instance, our country aggregated OLS estimate of the association of women’s empowerment with primary schooling versus no schooling is 0.15 of a standard deviation of the index, but the estimated association for women with primary schooling and literacy, using IV to correct for attenuation bias, is 0.68, 4.6 times bigger. Our findings raise two conceptual points. First, if the causal pathway through which schooling affects life outcomes is, even partially, through learning then estimates of the impact of schooling will underestimate the impact of education. Second, decisions about how to invest to improve life outcomes necessarily depend on estimates of the relative impacts and relative costs of schooling (e.g., grade completion) versus learning (e.g., literacy) on life outcomes. Our results do share the limitation of all previous observational results that the associations cannot be given causal interpretation and much more work will be needed to be able to make reliable claims about causal pathways.
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Sowa, Patience, Rachel Jordan, Wendi Ralaingita, and Benjamin Piper. Higher Grounds: Practical Guidelines for Forging Learning Pathways in Upper Primary Education. RTI Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.3768/rtipress.2021.op.0069.2105.
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To address chronically low primary school completion rates and the disconnect between learners’ skills at the end of primary school and the skills learners need to thrive in secondary school identified in many low- and middle-income countries, more investment is needed to improve the quality of teaching and learning in upper primary grades. Accordingly, we provide guidelines for improving five components of upper primary education: (1) In-service teacher professional development and pre-service preparation to improve and enhance teacher quality; (2) a focus on mathematics, literacy, and core content-area subjects; (3) assessment for learning; (4) high-quality teaching and learning materials; and (5) positive school climates. We provide foundational guiding principles and recommendations for intervention design and implementation for each component. Additionally, we discuss and propose how to structure and design pre-service teacher preparation and in-service teacher training and ongoing support, fortified by materials design and assessment, to help teachers determine where learners are in developmental progressions, move learners towards mastery, and differentiate and support learners who have fallen behind. We provide additional suggestions for integrating a whole-school climate curriculum, social-emotional learning, and school-related gender-based violence prevention strategies to address the internal and societal changes learners often face as they enter upper primary.
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Tiruneh, Dawit T., John Hoddinott, Caine Rolleston, Ricardo Sabates, and Tassew Woldehanna. Understanding Achievement in Numeracy Among Primary School Children in Ethiopia: Evidence from RISE Ethiopia Study. Research on Improving Systems of Education (RISE), 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.35489/bsg-rise-wp_2021/071.
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Ethiopia has succeeded in rapidly expanding access to primary education over the past two decades. However, learning outcomes remain low among primary school children and particularly among girls and children from disadvantaged backgrounds. Starting with a systematic review of quantitative studies on the determinants of learning outcomes among primary school children in Ethiopia, this study then examined key determinants of students’ numeracy achievement over the 2018-19 school year. The study focused on Grade 4 children (N=3,353) who are part of an on-going longitudinal study. The two questions that guided this study are: what are the key determinants of numeracy achievement at Grade 4 in primary schools in Ethiopia, and how does our current empirical study contribute to understanding achievement differences in numeracy among primary school children in Ethiopia? We employed descriptive and inferential statistics to examine factors that determine differences in numeracy scores at the start and end of the school year, as well as determinants of numeracy scores at the end of the school year conditional on achievement at the start of the school year. We examined differences across gender, region, and rural-urban localities. We also used ordinary least squares and school ‘fixed effects’ approaches to estimate the key child, household and school characteristics that determine numeracy scores in Grade 4. The findings revealed that boys significantly outperformed girls in numeracy both at the start and end of the 2018/19 school year, but the progress in numeracy scores over the school year by boys was similar to that of girls. Besides, students in urban localities made a slightly higher progress in numeracy over the school year compared to their rural counterparts. Students from some regions (e.g., Oromia) demonstrated higher progress in numeracy over the school year relative to students in other regions (e.g., Addis Ababa). Key child (e.g., age, health, hours spent per day studying at home) and school- and teacher-related characteristics (e.g., provision of one textbook per subject for each student, urban-rural school location, and teachers’ mathematics content knowledge) were found to be significantly associated with student progress in numeracy test scores over the school year. These findings are discussed based on the reviewed evidence from the quantitative studies in Ethiopia.
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Idris, Iffat. Increasing Birth Registration for Children of Marginalised Groups in Pakistan. Institute of Development Studies (IDS), 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.19088/k4d.2021.102.
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This review looks at approaches to promote birth registration among marginalised groups, in order to inform programming in Pakistan. It draws on a mixture of academic and grey literature, in particular reports by international development organizations. While there is extensive literature on rates of birth registration and the barriers to this, and consensus on approaches to promote registration, the review found less evidence of measures specifically aimed at marginalised groups. Gender issues are addressed to some extent, particularly in understanding barriers to registration, but the literature was largely disability-blind. The literature notes that birth registration is considered as a fundamental human right, allowing access to services such as healthcare and education; it is the basis for obtaining other identity documents, e.g. driving licenses and passports; it protects children, e.g. from child marriage; and it enables production of vital statistics to support government planning and resource allocation. Registration rates are generally lower than average for vulnerable children, e.g. from minority groups, migrants, refugees, children with disabilities. Discriminatory policies against minorities, restrictions on movement, lack of resources, and lack of trust in government are among the ‘additional’ barriers affecting the most marginalised. Women, especially unmarried women, also face greater challenges in getting births registered. General approaches to promoting birth registration include legal and policy reform, awareness-raising activities, capacity building of registration offices, integration of birth registration with health services/education/social safety nets, and the use of digital technology to increase efficiency and accessibility.
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Cachalia, Firoz, and Jonathan Klaaren. Digitalisation, the ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution’ and the Constitutional Law of Privacy in South Africa: Towards a public law perspective on constitutional privacy in the era of digitalisation. Digital Pathways at Oxford, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.35489/bsg-dp-wp_2021/04.
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In this working paper, our focus is on the constitutional debates and case law regarding the right to privacy, adopting a method that is largely theoretical. In an accompanying separate working paper, A South African Public Law Perspective on Digitalisation in the Health Sector, we employ the analysis developed here and focus on the specific case of digital technologies in the health sector. The topic and task of these papers lie at the confluence of many areas of contemporary society. To demonstrate and apply the argument of this paper, it would be possible and valuable to extend its analysis into any of numerous spheres of social life, from energy to education to policing to child care. In our accompanying separate paper, we focus on only one policy domain – the health sector. Our aim is to demonstrate our argument about the significance of a public law perspective on the constitutional right to privacy in the age of digitalisation, and attend to several issues raised by digitalisation’s impact in the health sector. For the most part, we focus on technologies that have health benefits and privacy costs, but we also recognise that certain technologies have health costs and privacy benefits. We also briefly outline the recent establishment (and subsequent events) in South Africa of a contact tracing database responding to the COVID-19 pandemic – the COVID-19 Tracing Database – a development at the interface of the law enforcement and health sectors. Our main point in this accompanying paper is to demonstrate the value that a constitutional right to privacy can bring to the regulation of digital technologies in a variety of legal frameworks and technological settings – from public to private, and from the law of the constitution to the ‘law’ of computer coding.
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Tucker-Blackmon, Angelicque. Engagement in Engineering Pathways “E-PATH” An Initiative to Retain Non-Traditional Students in Engineering Year Three Summative External Evaluation Report. Innovative Learning Center, LLC, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.52012/tyob9090.
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The summative external evaluation report described the program's impact on faculty and students participating in recitation sessions and active teaching professional development sessions over two years. Student persistence and retention in engineering courses continue to be a challenge in undergraduate education, especially for students underrepresented in engineering disciplines. The program's goal was to use peer-facilitated instruction in core engineering courses known to have high attrition rates to retain underrepresented students, especially women, in engineering to diversify and broaden engineering participation. Knowledge generated around using peer-facilitated instruction at two-year colleges can improve underrepresented students' success and participation in engineering across a broad range of institutions. Students in the program participated in peer-facilitated recitation sessions linked to fundamental engineering courses, such as engineering analysis, statics, and dynamics. These courses have the highest failure rate among women and underrepresented minority students. As a mixed-methods evaluation study, student engagement was measured as students' comfort with asking questions, collaboration with peers, and applying mathematics concepts. SPSS was used to analyze pre-and post-surveys for statistical significance. Qualitative data were collected through classroom observations and focus group sessions with recitation leaders. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with faculty members and students to understand their experiences in the program. Findings revealed that women students had marginalization and intimidation perceptions primarily from courses with significantly more men than women. However, they shared numerous strategies that could support them towards success through the engineering pathway. Women and underrepresented students perceived that they did not have a network of peers and faculty as role models to identify within engineering disciplines. The recitation sessions had a positive social impact on Hispanic women. As opportunities to collaborate increased, Hispanic womens' social engagement was expected to increase. This social engagement level has already been predicted to increase women students' persistence and retention in engineering and result in them not leaving the engineering pathway. An analysis of quantitative survey data from students in the three engineering courses revealed a significant effect of race and ethnicity for comfort in asking questions in class, collaborating with peers outside the classroom, and applying mathematical concepts. Further examination of this effect for comfort with asking questions in class revealed that comfort asking questions was driven by one or two extreme post-test scores of Asian students. A follow-up ANOVA for this item revealed that Asian women reported feeling excluded in the classroom. However, it was difficult to determine whether these differences are stable given the small sample size for students identifying as Asian. Furthermore, gender differences were significant for comfort in communicating with professors and peers. Overall, women reported less comfort communicating with their professors than men. Results from student metrics will inform faculty professional development efforts to increase faculty support and maximize student engagement, persistence, and retention in engineering courses at community colleges. Summative results from this project could inform the national STEM community about recitation support to further improve undergraduate engineering learning and educational research.
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Pritchett, Lant, and Martina Viarengo. Learning Outcomes in Developing Countries: Four Hard Lessons from PISA-D. Research on Improving Systems of Education (RISE), 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.35489/bsg-rise-wp_2021/069.
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The learning crisis in developing countries is increasingly acknowledged (World Bank, 2018). The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) include goals and targets for universal learning and the World Bank has adopted a goal of eliminating learning poverty. We use student level PISA-D results for seven countries (Cambodia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Paraguay, Senegal, and Zambia) to examine inequality in learning outcomes at the global, country, and student level for public school students. We examine learning inequality using five dimensions of potential social disadvantage measured in PISA: sex, rurality, home language, immigrant status, and socio-economic status (SES)—using the PISA measure of ESCS (Economic, Social, and Cultural Status) to measure SES. We document four important facts. First, with the exception of Ecuador, less than a third of the advantaged (male, urban, native, home speakers of the language of instruction) and ESCS elite (plus 2 standard deviations above the mean) children enrolled in public schools in PISA-D countries reach the SDG minimal target of PISA level 2 or higher in mathematics (with similarly low levels for reading and science). Even if learning differentials of enrolled students along all five dimensions of disadvantage were eliminated, the vast majority of children in these countries would not reach the SDG minimum targets. Second, the inequality in learning outcomes of the in-school children who were assessed by the PISA by household ESCS is mostly smaller in these less developed countries than in OECD or high-performing non-OECD countries. If the PISA-D countries had the same relationship of learning to ESCS as Denmark (as an example of a typical OECD country) or Vietnam (a high-performing developing country) their enrolled ESCS disadvantaged children would do worse, not better, than they actually do. Third, the disadvantages in learning outcomes along four characteristics: sex, rurality, home language, and being an immigrant country are absolutely large, but still small compared to the enormous gap between the advantaged, ESCS average students, and the SDG minimums. Given the massive global inequalities, remediating within-country inequalities in learning, while undoubtedly important for equity and justice, leads to only modest gains towards the SDG targets. Fourth, even including both public and private school students, there are strikingly few children in PISA-D countries at high levels of performance. The absolute number of children at PISA level 4 or above (reached by roughly 30 percent of OECD children) in the low performing PISA-D countries is less than a few thousand individuals, sometimes only a few hundred—in some subjects and countries just double or single digits. These four hard lessons from PISA-D reinforce the need to address global equity by “raising the floor” and targeting low learning levels (Crouch and Rolleston, 2017; Crouch, Rolleston, and Gustafsson, 2020). As Vietnam and other recent successes show, this can be done in developing country settings if education systems align around learning to improve the effectiveness of the teaching and learning processes to improve early learning of foundational skills.