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Langford, Hannah Leah. "Exploring the perspectives of children and young people : how children and young people view secondary school staff to support pupil wellbeing." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10871/28279.
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This study explores the views of children and young people and their perceptions of how secondary school staff promote pupil wellbeing. Previous research has predominately focused on measuring the wellbeing of children and young people, looking at wellbeing trends between gender and year group and identifying the key areas which children and young people view are central to their wellbeing. This study seeks to elicit, from the perspective of children and young people, their definition of the term wellbeing, the key areas which are important to their wellbeing, how their school staff provide support within these key areas, whether there are differences between self-reported wellbeing and levels of satisfaction and adequacy in their lives. Furthermore, this study aims to explore whether standardised questionnaires include key areas which are important to children and young people and therefore, whether they are valid tools to measure the wellbeing of children and young people. Thematic analysis of focus groups, of 16 participants, identified that participants viewed wellbeing to be a multifaceted concept which is likely to evolve over time. Participants expressed that there are 4 key areas which are important to their wellbeing; their relationships, having access to activities, having their basic needs met and having a positive outlook on life. Furthermore, male and female participants expressed different perceptions of the important key areas to their wellbeing. 40 participants completed a self-reported wellbeing questionnaire. Data analysis of the Children’s Worlds Wellbeing questionnaire found that there were no gender or year group differences in the levels of self-reported wellbeing. However, there was a significant difference between males and females in the levels of satisfaction with their local area, indicating that males are significantly more satisfied with where they live. The key areas elicited from the focus groups and the areas covered in the Children’s Worlds Wellbeing questionnaire were compared, finding that there were numerous overlaps between the two sources. However, there appeared to be significant gaps within the questionnaire which participants expressed were important to their wellbeing, suggesting that such tools may have limited validity with this sample. 8 participants participated in semi-structured interviews. Thematic analysis identified that overall, participants held positive perceptions of how their school staff support pupil wellbeing, regardless of their self-reported level of wellbeing. Additionally, participants expressed that their school staff provide support which spans across each of the four key areas identified as important to their wellbeing. Although participants acknowledge the valuable support which school staff currently provides, several areas where school staff may further improve provision to improve pupil wellbeing were identified. The implications of the study are considered for schools, educational psychologists and for future directions.
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Said, Lara. "An examination of the pupil, classroom and school characteristics influencing the progress outcomes of young Maltese pupils for mathematics." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2013. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/10018064/.
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The current study examines the pupil, classroom and school level characteristics that influence the attainment and the progress outcomes of young Maltese pupils for mathematics. A sample of 1,628 Maltese pupils were tested at age 5 (Year 1) and at age 6 (Year 2) on the National Foundation for Educational Research Maths 5 and Maths 6 tests. Associated with the matched sample of pupils are 89 Year 2 teachers and 37 primary school head teachers. Various instruments were administered to collate data about the pupil, the classroom and the school level characteristics likely to explain differences in pupil attainment (age 6) and pupil progress. The administered instruments include: the Mathematics Enhancement Classroom Observation Record (MECORS), a parent/guardian questionnaire, a teacher questionnaire, a head teacher questionnaire and a field note sheet. Results from multilevel analyses reveal that the prior attainment of pupils (age 5), pupil ability, learning support, curriculum coverage, teacher beliefs, teacher behaviours and head teacher age are predictors of pupil attainment (age 6) and/or pupil progress. Residual scores from multilevel analyses also reveal that primary schools in Malta are differentially effective. Of the 37 participating schools, eight are effective, 22 are average and seven are ineffective for mathematics. Also, in eight schools, withinschool variations in teaching quality, amongst teachers in Year 2 classrooms, were also elicited. Illustrations of practice in six differentially effective schools compared and contrasted the strategies implemented by Maltese primary school head teachers and Year 2 teachers. A discussion of the main findings as well as recommendations for future studies and the development of local educational policy conclude the current study.
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Антонюк, А. "Ефективна методика плавання для молодших школярів." Thesis, Сумський державний університет, 2015. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/48552.
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Уміння плавати відноситься до числа життєво-необхідних навичок. Незважаючи на зусилля ряду дослідників з пошуку найбільш ефективних засобів, цілеспрямовано впливати на формування техніки рухів у процесі навчання плаванню, бажаний результат поки не досягнуто: навчальний процес займає тривалі терміни, досить високий відсоток дітей не мають навику плавання. Мета дослідження: визначити роль і особливості плавання в системі фізичного виховання молодших школярів за даними фахової літератури.
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Tyrrell, Beverley. "Involving young people with ASD in organising their examination access arrangements." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2018. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/involving-young-people-with-asd-in-organising-their-examination-access-arrangements(8f18de5b-ccef-4fae-bc23-715c6e496284).html.
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Facilitating opportunities for children and young people to be involved in the decisions made about them fits with current legislation (United Nations, 1989), and has been found to improve motivation and self-esteem (Patall, Cooper, & Robinson, 2008; Griebler and Nowak 2012). The researcher asserts that, due to the nature of their difficulties, people with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may be prone to lack such opportunities. Examination access arrangements decisions are the focus of the study described in the second paper. The first paper describes a systematic literature review of methods used to elicit the views of students with ASD. The second paper reports a case-based action research project which involves students in organising their examination access arrangements. Participants include three year 7 students and two members of staff across two secondary schools. There is a lack of research which includes the views of those with ASD. Semi-structured interviews seemed to be the most popular data gathering method, but focus groups and electronic diaries have also been used with this group. There was a positive impact of involving students with ASD in organising their access arrangements. Advice was given regarding coping with resource limitations in this area, and provision commonly useful for students with ASD before and during examinations. More research is needed which involves participants with ASD and reflection on the suitability of their methods for this group. Findings from the action research project indicate that involving young people with ASD in deciding on their examination access arrangements can support more comprehensive identification of assessment needs. In order to increase the impact of this research, the findings were disseminated using the strategies outlined to those who may have a role in putting the findings into practice.
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Long, Nici Helene. "Therapeutic storytelling in a Pupil Referral Unit : the story of intersubjectivity." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2013. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/therapeutic-storytelling-in-a-pupil-referral-unit-the-story-of-intersubjectivity(882def4e-c208-4ff4-a6b8-d0a33a1896cc).html.
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Background: This thesis reflects upon a heuristic study of a Storytelling Programme which took place in a KS3 Pupil Referral Unit. Previous experiences in the field, as a community storyteller, revealed the power of stories to calm and engage young people. In my community work I had seen that storytelling particularly engaged those considered ‘hard to reach.’ This research was designed to explore the storytelling process further with the aim of understanding more about the impact of the process and to understand the key components as identified by the young people themselves. Methodology: A heuristic research methodology was adopted within this study. The Storytelling Programme was delivered to twelve young people at a Pupil Referral Unit in the North West of England. Five of these participants were interviewed along with their teacher, and their reflections were integrated with my own to create a crystallized understanding of the storytelling process, whilst also remaining true to the unique experiences of each participant. Findings: Heuristic analysis of the Storytelling Programme revealed that young participants developed new personal narratives that reflected new ways of being and thinking. Change was demonstrated by the young people expressing a more positive sense of self. A striking finding, echoed by all participants, was the significance of the relationship in facilitating the therapeutic change process. Discussion: Whilst some of the changes could be linked to particular stories, the participants could not articulate whether their increased sense of well-being came from the stories or more generally from the programme or my ‘way of being’ (Rogers, 1980). It appears that stories and the therapeutic relationship intertwine within the storytelling process to create opportunities for therapeutic change. The findings of this study suggest that story is a particularly useful indirect medium to engage ‘hard to reach’ young people who have disorganised attachment styles. Storytelling offers the opportunity to place the intersubjective relationship as central, fostering an implicitly nurturing and co-regulating dyad that can offer reparation as well as the opportunities for catharsis and the development of emotional literacy through the processing of the story material. Conclusion: It appears that storytelling intertwines the interpersonal relationship with the stories to create a process which is both interpersonal and intrapersonal. The storytelling process appears to facilitate dyadic co-regulation, which may be an essential first step in the therapeutic change process. Once in a state of calm the young people could connect to the story stimuli and develop new ways of being and thinking. Whilst stories appear to promote changes at both the relational and semantic level, the findings from this study suggest that the implicit relational changes had primacy in facilitating significant therapeutic change.
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Barbosa, Rejane Martins Novais. "The influence of social interaction on young pupils learning science." Thesis, University of East Anglia, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.318015.
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Fayette, Rainart. "A qualitative study of specialist schools' process of eliciting the views of young people with Autism Spectrum Disorders towards planning for their transition to adulthood." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2017. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/a-qualitative-study-of-specialist-schools-process-of-eliciting-the-views-of-young-people-with-autism-spectrum-disorders-towards-planning-for-their-transition-to-adulthood(f373579e-9c72-4af4-9304-dc2d5cbc78c3).html.
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A systematic review of the literature that explored the processes and perceived effectiveness of qualitative methods used to elicit the views of young people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) about their educational experiences was conducted. Studies that were identified and screened using a trialled evaluation checklist and synthesised using the PRISMA guidelines identified data collection methods that were perceived to be useful. Limitations such as the over-representation of participants who were able to engage in verbal discussion and the lack of detailed description and evaluation of data collection methods were also identified. A multiple case study research was then conducted to explore two special schools' processes of eliciting the views of secondary school-aged pupils with ASD about their transition to adulthood and its perceived effectiveness. Qualitative data from semi-structured interviews with the school's staff and an observation of a transition meeting were gathered and thematically analysed individually, then compared and contrasted within school level. The findings revealed that both schools' processes of eliciting young people with ASD's views about transition to adulthood is a long process which involves three phases and is underpinned by a person-centred ethos. Perceived strengths and limitations of the process were also identified. Dissemination of the study's findings will include presentations and consultations with key stakeholders such as mainstream and specialist secondary schools and local authority post-16 steering group to explore the utility of the findings in different contexts. Collaboration with other educational psychologists (EPs) will also be conducted to explore this study's implications in the way they support schools in eliciting the views of young people with ASD.
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Jurgelionytė-Šmukštienė, Lina. "Jaunesniojo mokyklinio amžiaus mokinių mokymosi motyvai ir mokyklinis nerimastingumas." Master's thesis, Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), 2010. http://vddb.laba.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2010~D_20100903_130122-39997.
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Magistro darbo tikslas – išnagrinėti mokinių mokymosi motyvus ir mokyklinį nerimastingumą.
Buvo iškelta hipotezė – egzistuoja ryšys tarp skirtingų mokymosi motyvų ir nevienodų mokyklinio nerimo apraiškų. Tikėtina, kad stipriausias ryšys yra tarp socialinio pripažinimo motyvo ir mokyklinio nerimastingumo apraiškų.
Tyrimo metodika. Mokinių mokymosi motyvams tirti buvo naudojama E. Zambacevičienės, D. Janulytės anketa „Kodėl aš mokausi“. Mokinių nerimastingumo lygiui nustatyti buvo naudota B. Fillipso metodika „Mokyklinio nerimo diagnostinis įvertinimas“.
Tyrime dalyvavo 200 respondentų: po 100 miesto ir kaimo mokyklose besimokančių 4 klasės mokinių.
Tyrimo rezultatai. Atlikus jaunesniojo mokyklinio amžiaus mokinių mokymosi motyvų tyrimą nustatyta, kad daugumai respondentų būdingesnis socialinio pripažinimo motyvas. Miesto mokyklose besimokančiųjų tarpe yra daugiau mokinių, kuriems būdingas vidinis mokymosi motyvas. Atskleisti nežymūs skirtumai lyčių atžvilgiu: yra daugiau berniukų, negu mergaičių, kuriems būdingas socialinio pripažinimo motyvas.
Atlikus mokinių nerimastingumo lygio tyrimą nustatyta, jog tiriamiesiems yra būdingas padidėjęs arba aukštas mokyklinio nerimastingumo lygis. Atskleisti nedideli skirtumai lyčių atžvilgiu: mergaičių nerimastingumo lygis yra aukštesnis nei berniukų. Kaimo mokyklose ugdomų moksleivių nerimastingumo lygis yra žemesnis, nei besimokančiųjų mieste. Daugumai tiriamųjų būdinga aplinkinių lūkesčių nepateisinimo, saviraiškos, žinių... [toliau žr. visą tekstą]Aim – to examine the reasons for student learning and school anxiety. Hypothesis – there is a link between learning motivation and different manifestations of anxiety at school. It is likely that the strongest link is between social recognition motif and school anxiety manifestations. Methods. There was used a questionnaire „Why I Teach“ made by E. Zambacevičienė and D. Janulytė to investigate the students‘ learning motives. The method „School anxiety diagnostic evaluation“made by B. Fillips was used to identify students‘anxiety level. The study included 200 respondents: 100 urban and 100 rural school pupils of class 4. Results. The study of the younger students found that most respondents are of typical social recognition motif. Among urban schools there are more students with a strong inner learning motivation. There were revealed slight differences between the sexes: there are more boys than girls with a strong social recognition motif. The study of students‘anxiety level found that students are characterized by enlarged or high school anxiety level. There were revealed small differences in gender: girls‘anxiety level is higher than boys‘. Anxiety level in rural schools is lower than in the urban ones. Most respondents are characterized by low expectation from the people around, self-expression and knowledge testing fear. The study hypothesis was confirmed, and the strongest relationship is between social recognition motif and school anxiety manifestations. The paper... [to full text]
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Clark, Natalie E. "The LGBT+ pupil as the abject : an ethnographic exploration of subjectivity and discourse in UK secondary schools." Thesis, University of Chester, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10034/621586.
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According to many scholars, schools are the last bastion of permitted homophobia (Beadle, 2009; Grew, 2008; as cited in Formby, 2013). Primarily using the theories of Foucault, Kristeva and Butler, the thesis uses critical theory as a means to both understand and critically analyse the construction of subjectivity within and throughout discourse in the hetero-/cis-normative institution, and how this related to the potential abjection of LGBT+ pupils. Whilst it is agreed in this thesis that LGBT+phobia is still widespread in both schools and wider society, it was found in this research that the impact of direct LGBT+phobic discrimination was less evident. Instead, the discursive spaces where LGBT+phobia had been silenced were filled with hetero-/cis-normative discourse. Concomitantly, the impact of LGBT+ invisibility, the silencing of positive discourse surrounding sexuality and the institutional rejection of performative LGBT+phobia without cultural or organisational change meant there remained a negative impact on LGBT+ young people, despite a reduction in visible LGBT+phobia (DePalma and Atkinson, 2006/2010). Through the use of short vignettes taken from a period of ethnographic research, I have used discursive reflexivity to offer an alternative discourse surrounding the LGBT+ pupil in the school. In a thesis preoccupied with language, the institutional denial of appropriate language, the lack of positive space for LGBT+ young people to construct their identity and the potential risk of abjection from the hetero-/cis-normative institution are all highlighted as points for discussion. Viewed through a critical theory lens, the exemplars used to illustrate these complex theories are chosen from 72 workshops undertaken in schools with Year Nine pupils over a the 2015 to 2016 academic year in the Merseyside region, and also from self-identified LGBT+ young people (also in Year Nine during the academic year 2015 to 2016), who were part of discussions in an LGBT+ Youth drop in based in Liverpool city centre. Intertwining academic analysis and philosophical reflection, the research finds that not only is the LGBT+ pupil abject in the school, but this abjection is threefold. It is enacted by the institution, the peer group and by the internalised LGBT+phobia of the abjected pupil. In the conclusion, it is reflected upon how the impact abjection from school continues to affect LGBT+ people into adulthood.
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Hodgson, Philip. "Crime or conformity : strategies of adaptation to school exclusion." Thesis, Nottingham Trent University, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.391025.
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During the 1990's the number of young people being permanently excluded from school increased from 2910 (1990-91) to a peak of 12700 (1996-1997). This increase coincided with the resurgence of the debate centring on lawless and delinquent youth. With the publication of Young People and Crime (Graham and Bowling, 1995) and Misspent Youth (Audit Commission, 1996) the role of school exclusion in delinquency causation appears to have become widely accepted within youth justice thinking. Indeed, and despite the limited research evidence available, the common sense assumption that school exclusion inexorably promotes crime received wide support, something which has resulted in the excluded pupil being portrayed as a latter day folk devil. This research seeks to question this taken-for-granted assumption. By drawing upon what can be broadly described as a refutationist approach, the research questions the causal priority of school exclusion in youth crime. Research interviews were conducted with 56 young people who had experience of being excluded from school. Self-report questions revealed that 40 young people had offended of whom 28 had been cautioned or prosecuted for an offence. Despite the high levels of offending present within the sample the research findings suggest that exclusion is not itself a causal factor with 90% (36) of those young people who had offended reporting onset that commenced prior to their first exclusion. Moreover, 50 (89%) of the total number of young people stated that they were no more likely to commit crime since being excluded. Indeed - and rather significantly, for 31 (55.4%) respondents it appeared that due to the imposition of parental sanction, offending was likely to reduce during their exclusion as they were" grounded" for the whole exclusion period. Moreover, interviews with the young people also revealed that in addition to school exclusion a number of other identified "risk" factors were present in the lives of most of the young people within the sample (see for example Farrington, 1996; Youth Justice Board, 2001). The research concludes that whilst the relationship between school exclusion and crime is highly complex it is certainly neither a sufficient nor a necessary condition for a young person to commit crime.
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Hooper, Oliver R. "Health(y) talk : pupils' conceptions of health within physical education." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2018. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/36203.
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Schools, and in particular physical education (PE), have been increasingly recognised for the role that they play in promoting healthy, active lifestyles amongst children and young people in light of the public health agenda (Armour and Harris, 2013). However, whilst schools have been recognised for the role that they can play in promoting health to children and young people, concerns have been expressed with regard to the status of health in PE and the approaches and practices used to address health-related learning (Cale et al., 2016). A particular concern in this regard is what children and young people know and understand about health , and how they come to conceive this within PE, with a growing body of literature suggesting that pupils conceptions are relatively superficial and simplistic (see Harris et al. (2016) for an overview). Accordingly, the purpose of this research is to explore pupils conceptions of health within PE. The research was comprised of four phases which took place over an 18-month period within the East Midlands region of England. Phase one involved an online survey being distributed to all state secondary schools (n = 293) and with a total of 52 schools responding. Phase two involved semi-structured interviews being conducted with 13 PE teachers at two case study schools and focus groups with 117 pupils (aged 11-12) at the same schools. A participatory approach underpinned the study and relevant methods/techniques were employed within pupil focus groups to generate discussion and elicit pupils conceptions of health . Examples of the methods/techniques employed included: drawings, concept cartoons and statement sheets. Pupils worked interactively with one another to undertake and discuss tasks/activities in line with the youth voice agenda that underpinned the research. This agenda is often allied with participatory methods (Heath et al., 2009) and seeks to privilege the voices of younger participants, recognising that children and young people are competent social agents, capable of both understanding and articulating their own experiences (Christensen and James, 2008). Phase three involved follow-up focus groups with the same pupils who participated during the preceding phase, and a similar participatory approach was employed. Phase four involved semi-structured focus groups being conducted with the same PE teachers at each school. Data generated were analysed using a Foucauldian-inspired discourse analysis. The findings of the study highlight that the vast majority of pupils conceptions of health were reductive, limited and limiting. These conceptions of health were identified as being underpinned by: corporeal notions, aesthetic orientations and healthist influences. In addition, they aligned with normative conceptions of health , that were evidently influenced by public health discourses, which may well have been promulgated by and through PE. Whilst pupils did not necessarily consider that PE influenced their conceptions of health , there were evident links, which PE teachers themselves acknowledged and problematised. Positively, it was highlighted that there were some pupils who were able to disrupt normative conceptions of health and, in doing so, they demonstrated their capacity for criticality. As such, the challenge for PE is now to consider how it might support pupils to develop their capacities to receive, interpret and be critical of health-related information. If it can do so, it may well be that critically-inclined conceptions of health can be fostered within, through and by the subject.
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Hunter, D. H. "'No-one knows what happens' : enriching our understanding of the resilience of young people in a Pupil Referral Unit." Thesis, University of Essex, 2015. http://repository.essex.ac.uk/16536/.
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This study presents an in-depth, idiographic, phenomenological exploration of the experiences, views and perceptions of four young people in a Pupil Referral Unit, in relation to ecological factors of resilience. Semi-structured interviews were conducted, and the resultant transcripts subjected to Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis. This analysis points to the powerful debilitating impact local ecological factors associated with resilience can have on the participants’sense of self and ability to feel safe, along with their subsequent projection of aggression and hostility towards others in their community. Some of the participants describe how the ensuing feelings of negative self-image coupled with heightened vigilance, result in their directing negative affect towards others. The results section gives a detailed account of these processes at work, analytically describing four superordinate themes: ‘Transition of the Self’, ‘Feeling Unsafe’, ‘Surviving in a Dangerous World’, and ‘External Influences’. Each theme is presented with subordinate themes and extracts taken from each participant, and with the interpretations made by the researcher. The analysis is discussed with reference to existent literature, including work on attachment, containment and gangs. This study views resilience as a multilevel dynamic concept, needing to be understood at an idiographic level. The relevance to Educational Psychologists work is highlighted, and future areas for research suggested.
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Bougourd, S. "An exploration of school staff support for children and young people experiencing psychological loss in one secondary pupil referral unit." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10871/35704.
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Experiences of psychological loss are both hugely significant and inevitable life events. Support of psychological loss for children and young people (CYP) in schools is therefore relevant to the role of educational psychologists (EPs). The two phases of the current research explored psychological loss support for CYP from the perspective of the school staff who deliver it. Conceptual mapping techniques and semi-structured interviews with 18 participants, working across 3 school settings, helped to map support of psychological loss in the first phase of the current research. Using thematic analysis an overall system of support for CYP experiencing psychological loss was identified, with adjustments to the support system suggested to be required according to the age and development of CYP. Relationships between school staff and CYP were highlighted as pivotal to the success of support for psychological loss within this system, suggesting that EP support for psychological loss may be best placed in offering support to those who are supporting CYP in schools. In order to explore an approach to supporting school staff with psychological loss, a case study of an EP training programme with 9 participants from a secondary PRU school setting was outlined in the second phase of the research. It was found that adopting an approach that was specific and relevant to the setting, with a focus on the language associated with loss and celebration of existing supportive practice of participants, enabled the knowledge and confidence of school staff to support CYP experiencing psychological loss to be increased. With positive outcomes for the school setting reported. Implications for further research and EP practice are considered.
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Hyne, Sally Patricia. "Using assessment data to support the learning of young pupils in four Kent primary schools." Thesis, University of Greenwich, 2007. http://gala.gre.ac.uk/6193/.
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This thesis discusses how assessment data are used to support the learning of pupils aged four to seven years in four Kent primary schools. The sample was 451 pupils in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2; the researcher collected and analysed quantitative data from pupil attainment on school entry – either as Baseline Assessment or the Foundation Stage Profile – and from results in reading, writing and mathematics at the end of KS1, both as SATs and Teacher Assessment. These data were triangulated with qualitative data collected from a semi-structured questionnaire, classroom observations and interviews with the Reception class practitioners. The author – a head teacher with many years’ experience of primary schools and the Early Years – outlines recent and current government policy and links these to assessment theory and existing practice in the four schools studied. She identifies some possible influences on attainment and looks at how value-added data are currently used as measures of pupil performance. The three research questions look at whether benchmark data can be used to predict future achievement, the educational implications of using value-added data as measures of pupil performance, and whether benchmark data can be used to support learning in the primary classroom. The findings led the researcher to conclude that accurate prediction from prior attainment is not possible at the present time and that contextual value-added data are only useful when other variables are taken into account. However, the findings showed that benchmark data – when used formatively – can be useful in supporting pupils’ learning. This study will help head teacher colleagues to look at data in a fresh way, and to identify and target the needs of individual pupils to optimise their performance from the beginning of the Foundation Stage to the end of Key Stage One.
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Марушко, Ю. В., and Ю. Ю. Гиндич. "Особливості когнітивних функцій та ліпідного складу слини у школярів перших класів." Thesis, Сумський державний університет, 2014. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/36033.
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В Україні зберігається тенденція до погіршення показників соматичного та нервово-психічного здоров’я дітей у всі вікові періоди їх життя. Особливу увагу потребує проблема збереження та покращення здоров’я школярів, насамперед, молодших класів, оскільки протягом шкільного навчання здоров’я дітей погіршується.
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Грицюк, С. А. "Інноваційні підходи до вирішення завдань розвитку рухових умінь і навичок молодших школярів." Thesis, Сумський державний університет, 2015. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/48540.
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Рухова функція людського організму є важливою умовою забезпечення повноцінної життєдіяльності людини. Сам рух являє собою поєднання елементарних рухів і складних рухових дій. Так на основі елементарних рухів нижніх і верхніх кінцівок, тулуба, голови формуються складні рухові дії у вигляді ходьби, бігу, метання, лазіння, перелазіння тощо, які спрямовані на виконання певного рухового завдання.
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Sartory, Elizabeth Anne. "Eliciting and foregrounding the voices of young people at risk of school exclusion : how does this change schools' perceptions of pupil disaffection?" Thesis, University of Exeter, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10871/15829.
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This thesis comprises two papers. Paper One: Previous research in relation to young people who are at risk of school exclusion can be criticised for the lack of studies that truly elicit and foreground the voices of these young people within a school context. While retrospective studies have explored their views post exclusion, few have examined their perceptions within a mainstream context prior to exclusion. This can be explained in terms of the inherent difficulties of engaging disaffected young people with research, often attributed to a combination of poor language skills and negative perceptions of adults, and schools’ reluctance to foreground these voices. This paper reports how a participatory research method, which took into account the individual needs of disaffected young people, overcame these difficulties and succeeded in eliciting the voices of ten young people at risk of school exclusion within their mainstream context. Rich, meaningful and contextualised data were generated about disaffected young people’s perceptions of their mainstream school experiences. The data were thematically analysed and then interpreted using self determination theory (Ryan & Deci, 2000). This revealed that from young people’s perspectives the need for a sense of relatedness was more relevant than the need for a sense of autonomy. The need to feel competent only became relevant in certain subject contexts. Findings showed a more holistic and nuanced perspective of disaffection. The young people perceived their engagement to be context driven and, importantly, were able to view themselves as positively engaged with some aspects of school. This highlights the need for further research into disaffected young people’s voices regarding what they perceive to be positive engagement as this may differ from practitioners’ perceptions. Implications for practice are that Educational Psychologists (EPs) are well placed to foreground the voice of disaffected young people with practitioners. In so doing they help them make better sense of disaffected young people’s school experiences and enhance practitioners’ ability to support these young people. Paper Two: Interventions in relation to young people at risk of exclusion tend to be drawn from education practitioner views which focus on a particular perspective of disaffection such as within child or curricular factors. Consequently interventions are ‘done to’ rather than ‘with’ young people and lack an integrated, holistic approach. In this small case study the researcher facilitated an intervention with seven Learning Mentors (LMs) set within two different school contexts. The aim of the intervention was to engage LMs with the voice of disaffected young people. The LMs met in two groups over two months during which vignettes of disaffected young people’s voices were used as stimuli for prioritising, implementing and evaluating changes to current LM practice. LMs’ personal constructs of disaffected young people were elicited pre and post intervention. The findings reveal that when LMs are facilitated to engage with the voice of disaffected young people it can have a positive impact on their perceptions of those young people. The effectiveness of the impact was dependent on the context of the school, level of training received and the extent to which LMs engaged with the facilitative process. As this is one of few studies which have implemented an intervention to engage schools with the voice of disaffected young people, further research exploring whether the intervention could be replicated in other school contexts would be of value. This study adds to the body of knowledge on school disaffection in young people and indicates that EPs are well placed to manage facilitative processes aimed at engaging schools with the voices of disaffected young people. In doing so they support practitioners to broaden their understanding of these young people and, importantly, enable them to act on their voices.
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Heathcote, Julie E. "Pupils' perceptions of citizenship education and good citizenship : an empirical case study and critical analysis of one interpretation of citizenship education in an 'outstanding school'." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2017. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/25480.
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Citizenship education has been a statutory part of the National Curriculum in English Secondary Schools since 2002. The majority of research papers that have examined citizenship education, plus a key report from Ofsted (2010), have examined it from the perspective of teachers, policy makers or academics. The empirical research seeks to address this imbalance by accessing the views of the pupils themselves, views that I would argue were crucial to the shaping of future educational policy pertaining to citizenship education, in the context of a case study in one particular school. This research, therefore, presents a critical analysis of one interpretation of citizenship education in an 'outstanding school'. It aims to explore young people's views on citizenship education and 'good citizenship' and, further, illustrate why their perceptions can, and indeed should, influence future debate and direction on education policy in this statutory subject.
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Colson, Chelsea M. "Eye Gaze and Cortisol Levels in Socially Anxious Young Adults During an Interactive Real World Task." ScholarWorks@UNO, 2018. https://scholarworks.uno.edu/honors_theses/101.
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Social anxiety is a disorder where people fear social interactions and is associated with physiological changes. Eye tracking studies have shown that people with social anxiety spent more time gazing at emotional faces presented on a computer screen and spent more time gazing at the eye region. There has been limited studies on tracking eye gaze in a real-life setting interacting with another person. We used a wearable eye tracker during a brief one-on-one interview about participants’ challenges faced at work or school. Along with self-report psychological measures about social anxiety and shyness, we also measured participants’ salivary cortisol as a metric for physiological stress. We hypothesized that socially anxious individuals would have higher cortisol levels and spent more time gazing at the face. However, there was no change in cortisol levels before and after the interview. In addition, socially anxious individuals had lower cortisol levels than less anxious people. Furthermore, the time spent fixating on the region of interest (ROI), which was the face, was not correlated with social anxiety, anxiety or shyness. Paradoxically, the more socially anxious participants seem to have had a lower physiological stress response than less socially anxious participants.
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Kyriakou, Artemis. "Investigating younger pupils' beliefs in Cyprus on the value of classroom talk for their mathematical learning related to the use of the Interactive Whiteboard : understanding dialogic teaching." Thesis, Durham University, 2016. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/11791/.
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Improving the quality of classroom talk has been set as a target globally during the last four decades, considered as an indicator of improved teaching and learning; yet research globally indicates that this target still remains unresolved. The broad installation of Interactive Whiteboards (IWBs) in the UK was envisaged to support more interactive teaching and raise attainment. However, the initial waves of enthusiasm are now replaced by the realisation that synchronizing technological features to pedagogically informed methods which open up space for dialogic interactions is yet to be confirmed. This study investigates the impact of IWBs on standardised forms of assessment, on the quality of interactions during lessons and get an insight into pupils’ views of their own learning during IWB lessons. A mixed method methodology was applied, which employed a systematic review and a pupils’ questionnaire using targeted groups. Results of the systematic review indicate that there is no evidence indicating that the use of IWBs influence interaction and outcomes consistently and higher levels of interactivity are related to factors other than the installation of IWBs. Pupils’ responses from the questionnaire reinforce these results while, rather surprisingly, show that pupils consider techniques that are mainly attached to typical methods of teaching as learning ‘strengtheners’. This might be due to their experiences and expectations being narrowed in such teaching structures. All in all, investigating more rigorously the relation between the type of teaching and content of summative assessment might explain the durability of traditional teaching patterns.
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Gill, Catherine. "An exploratory study of the support provided in schools for young carer pupils in an inner London branch." Thesis, University of Essex, 2011. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.549274.
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Statovci, Besarta. "''Jag skulle säga att jag är en modern muslim'' : En undersökning av religiositet hos gymnasieelever födda i Sverige av utlandsfödda föräldrar." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV), 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-84417.
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This paper examines how second-generation Muslim immigrants feel that it is to live as a Muslim today in Sweden. The survey is based on six qualitative interviews in which young adults describe how they relate to their religion, religiosity and to their Muslim identity. The result showed that the interviewers felt that Muslims are often generalised as a homogeneous group in the society where their ethnicity, culture and religiosity are often mixedup with other nationalities and cultures. The young adult Muslims believe that they usually end up in a dilemma when discussion about religious affiliation emerges and that they tend to adapt their identity to the environment and to the people they are surrounded by. The study also showed that young adults seemed to consider that the Muslim traditions were more important during the early years of their childhood and that they functioned as a band between them and their parents during their upbringing. Over the years their religiosity seemed to decrease gradually and the young adults think that different factors have had an impact on the change. The interviewers believe that they, together with their parents, have had to adapt Muslim values to the society. They considered that other traditions, in particular Christian traditions, have become more important in their lives.
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Häggblom, Charlotta. "Young EFL-pupils reading multicultural children's fiction : an ethnographic case study in a Swedish language primary school in Finland /." Åbo : Pargas : Åbo Akademi University Press ; distribution, Tibo-Trading, 2006. http://www.loc.gov/catdir/summary/eng0801/2007358492.html.
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Olsson, Daniel. "Young People's "Sustainability Consciousness" : Effects of ESD Implementation in Swedish Schools." Licentiate thesis, Karlstads universitet, Institutionen för miljö- och livsvetenskaper, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-33797.
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The UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development is approaching its end and it is important to investigate the effects of the efforts to implement education for sustainable development (ESD) nationally, before decisions on forthcoming efforts are made. There are few investigations of the effect of ESD implementation that take a broad approach. In order to measure the educational effects of ESD implementation broadly and inclusively, I introduce the concept of sustainability consciousness (SC), which will be operationalized into the research through a Likert scale questionnaire. This licentiate thesis contributes new knowledge on the implementation of ESD in the Swedish school system as reflected in young people’s SC. Two studies have been conducted. In the first study, I investigated the effects of ESD implementation by a comparison of SC between students in schools with an explicit ESD approach and control schools without an explicit approach. In the second study, I investigated whether the perceptual dip among adolescents found in the field of environmental education was also present in the economic and social dimensions of their SC in addition to the environmental one. The total sample included 2 413 students in 6th, 9th and 12th grades of the Swedish schools system. Results of the two studies indicate that the implementation of ESD in the Swedish compulsory school system does not seem to have been particularly successful as there are only small positive effects of an explicit ESD approach in 6th grade and even a small negative effect of an explicit ESD approach in the 9th grade. Furthermore, the dip in adolescent 9th graders’ SC is confirmed. This indicates that different age groups tackle the effects of the prevailing traditional sustainability teaching in different ways, which suggests that ESD in schools need to be adapted to different levels.Baksidestext: The UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development is drawing to an end and it is important to investigate the effects of implementing education for sustainable development (ESD) nationally. This thesis contributes new knowledge on the implementation of ESD in the Swedish school system. The concept of sustainability consciousness (SC) is introduced and operationalized to measure the educational effects of ESD by taking a broad and inclusive approach in two studies with a total of 2 413 students in 6th, 9th, and 12th grades. The first study investigated differences in students’ SC by comparing students in schools with an explicit ESD approach and control schools without an explicit approach. The second study investigated if there is a dip in 9th graders’ SC in comparison with younger and older age groups. Results reveal that the implementation of ESD in the Swedish schools does not seem to have been particularly successful as there are only small effects of an explicit ESD approach. A dip in adolescent 9th graders’ SC is also confirmed. Different age groups respond to the prevailing traditional sustainability teaching in different ways, which suggest that ESD in schools need to be adapted to different levels.
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Birchwood, James Francis. "An investigation of the relationship between disruptive behaviour and depressive symptoms in young people who attend pupil referral units (Volume 1) ; Professional Practice Reports (Volume 2)." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2013. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/4507/.
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In recent years, there have been calls for an increase in our understanding of the mental health needs of young people who have been excluded from school and therefore attend Pupil Referral Units (PRUs) (Centre for Social Justice, 2011; Mental Health Foundation, 2002; National Children’s Bureau, 2011). Evidence suggests that disruptive behaviour (DB) and depressive symptoms (DS) are closely linked. Previous research suggests that DB is a risk factor for DS, and vice-versa. Due to the likelihood of high levels of DB in young people excluded from school, the aim of this thesis was to examine the relationship between DB and DS in a PRU sample. Results showed a significant correlation between DB and DS; this was stronger than the correlation between DB and anxiety. Furthermore, the presence of negative self-concept increased the influence of DB on DS and of DS on DB. It seems that there is a mutual relationship between DS and DB, in part explained by the presence of a negative self-concept. Surprisingly, no association was established between DB, DS and academic attainment. The findings have implications for research and professional practice. Efforts should be made to increase awareness of affective difficulties, such as DS, in disruptive pupils.
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Camino, Elizabeth. "The impact of government and local authority policy and practice on promoting inclusive education and effective multiagency services for young people in a pupil referral unit." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2013. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/the-impact-of-government-and-local-authority-policy-and-practice-on-promoting-inclusive-education-and-effective-multiagency-services-for-young-people-in-a-pupil-referral-unit(bc0d3431-e762-4991-9f03-9e433f37b107).html.
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A great deal of educational, psychological, medical and social service expertise, time and money is devoted to a small population of children and young people who do not currently fit into mainstream education. This thesis seeks to identify areas of practice and policy that might lead to more effective multiagency provision and to more inclusive education. It looks at the provision for a group of KS2, KS3 and KS4 young people who have been excluded or removed from mainstream education for behavioural, emotional and/or social reasons. The research took place in one unit within a portfolio pupil referral unit (PRU) over several years. The method of research was through unstructured and semi-structured interviews, questionnaires and the records of case histories. Interviewees and respondents include arbitrarily chosen adults, young people in mainstream schools and young people already in other education settings. Teachers, education managers, psychologists and social work professionals were interviewed as well as parents or carers. Through this process, lines of communication, accountability, information giving and sharing were explored. The findings relate to communication between agencies and the possibilities for wider education policy. The networks for essential information sharing between professionals were not uniform and relied heavily on the personal rapport between individual professionals. Communication between the client group and service providers was determined by professional parameters and time allocations. The satisfaction of the client relied heavily on their preconceived ideas of outcome and service deliverer’s performance judged against those ideas. The variety of life experiences that contributed to the need for alternative provision identified the call for further consideration of how education is delivered rather than what should be taught.
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Skött, Madeleine. "Interactive activities in EFL workbooks : A content analysis of interactive activities in Swedish EFL workbooks for primary pupils." Thesis, Högskolan Dalarna, Institutionen för lärarutbildning, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:du-36513.
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English is a global language that surrounds us almost wherever in the world we are. The school has an important role when it comes to introducing the language to young learners. Using teaching materials such as workbooks has been a common teaching method for a long time. This thesis examines three popular workbooks from different Swedish publishers, Learn English, Magic! and Happy. Through a content analysis, verbal interaction activities within these workbooks were examined based on Becker and Roos’s (2016) model of creative speaking. Additionally, interviews were conducted as a way to give insight to how these workbooks can be used in the classroom. This study shows that pupils are provided with support and guidance in most of the interactive activities within these workbooks. However, activity types as well as in what manner the pupils were requested to interact differed when the workbooks were compared to each other. The activity types that occurred were reading dialogues, sharing information and expressing opinions in English. The teachers reported to work with the activities in full class or pairs.Engelska
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Lakso, Daniel. "Barnens budget : En studie av Växjö kommuns projekt i demokratisk skolning." Thesis, Växjö University, School of Social Sciences, 2004. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:vxu:diva-7.
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Young people’s political influence has been surveyed, studied and discussed several times in Sweden during the last decade. There is a fear among the politicians that the young people are not interested in politics, especially not in party politics. On the other hand there is, among the youngsters a feeling of invisibility, not being seen or heard or for that sake respected. There are a lot of formal possibilities for young people’s political influence, but there are not as many real possibilities or situations to actually practice these possibilities. There have been many national, regional and municipal projects initiated during the last years to develop these possibilities and create more opportunities for young people to (1) take part in the decision-making and as well (2) create an interest for politics, and party politics in particular. In Växjö municipality in Southern Sweden such a project was carried out during the autumn 2003. The project was called Barnens budget (the Children’s Budget). Through this project the local politicians hoped to give the young pupils of Växjö a feeling and an experience of influence and power, which in the wishes of the initiators would create an interest in politics and a respect for democracy.
The idea of the project was that the pupils in the primary and secondary schools of Växjö through a democratic process from class-level, via school-level, to the municipal level would share and split 500 000 Swedish kronor. The money would go to the pupil’s priorities no matter what they were, and in the end the priorities turned out to be everything from dictionaries to lizards and soccer-goals. We may call it an exchange between the politicians and the pupils: money in exchange for a democratic process.
The project is studied and analyzed with help from different theories and studies about young people and influence, politics, democracy etc. A comparison is also made between the project in Växjö and a similar project from the Norwegian town of Porsgrunn, which was the main influence for Barnens budget in Växjö.
The result from the study is that the basic idea of democratic schooling is a true and well-willing one, but that much of the goals aimed at were not reached. This mainly because of that it seems as the work was not given the time it needed for reflections, discussions and implementations. This is something that goes for all levels, from the political level to the class-room level. The project would also have earned more from not only aiming at educating the youngsters – a top-down perspective, but instead being put into a whole, a mutual exchange of ideas and opinions between the pupils and the politicians.
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Nyholm, Anne, and Ylva Kjellberg. "Jävla idiot : En kvalitativ studie om yngre elevers ovårdade språkbruk." Thesis, University of Skövde, School of Humanities and Informatics, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:his:diva-2743.
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Ett ovårdat språkbruk bland de yngre eleverna är något som har uppmärksammats av studiens författare. Ett ovårdat språkbruk definieras i studien till svordomar och/eller könsord i relation till svordomar. Syften med studien är att undersöka vad erfarna lågstadielärare anser är ett ovårdat språkbruk. Vidare är syftet att ta reda på hur lågstadielärare enligt sina erfarenheter uppfattar orsaker till ett ovårdat språk och hur de bemöter de yngre elever som använder ett sådant språk. Undersökningen har skett genom kvalitativa ostrukturerade intervjuer. Resultatet visade att en lågstadielärare upplever att de yngre eleverna använder ett ovårdat språk medan resterande upplever att eleverna använder ett bra språkbruk. Lågstadielärarna ansåg också att ovårdat språk främst innebär svordomar men även könsord, slanguttryck och grammatiskt felanvända ord. Resultatet i studien har lett fram till slutsatsen att anledningarna till att elever använder ett ovårdat språk är flera. Lågstadielärarna menar att det beror på det språkbruk som föräldrarna använder, samhällsförändringar samt på media. Ett bemötande i lugn ton är att rekommendera samt att man som lärare föregår med gott exempel.
A bad language use among the younger pupils is something that has been paid attention to according to the authors of the study. A bad language use is in the study defined as swearword and/or a use of four-letter words together with swearword. The study aims to examine what experience primary teachers thinks is a bad language. Further more aims the study investigate what primary teachers according to their experience understand reasons of a bad language use and how they answer the younger pupils using such a language.The investigation has been carried out by qualitative unstructured interviews. The results showed that one primary teacher experienced that the younger pupils are using a bad language, the remaining experienced that pupils use a good language. Primary school teachers also found that bad language use mainly means swearword but also four-letter words, slang words and grammatical errors using the word. The result of the study give the conclusion that there are many reasons why pupils use bad language according to the primary teachers. They mean that it depends on which language their parents use, changes in the society and the media. The best way to answer these pupils is in a calm voice and to be a good ideal for them.
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Corfield, Jill Ruth. "An exploration into the understanding of the responsibility for teaching children and young people with challenging behaviours : perspectives on supporting these pupils in mainstream classrooms." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10871/22709.
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The overall aim of this research is to explore my interest in the influences on teachers’ attitudes towards behaviours which challenge them and to illuminate my experiences and perspectives through those of others. It sets out to explore and to gain understanding about what affects how teachers feel about supporting pupils in mainstream classrooms with behavioural difficulties. As a Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCo) in a secondary school, I saw the difference a teacher’s style of classroom leadership could have on children’s engagement with school and learning. I became extremely frustrated with the way that some teachers appeared to have little inclination to meet the needs of some of the pupils in their classes, particularly those with special educational needs. Comments such as “S/he’s one of yours! YOU deal with it,” because the children were on the Special Educational Needs Register, summarised this. Here, I attempt to scrutinise what may affect teachers’ understanding of their responsibility towards the specific special need of challenging behaviour. For the research, fifteen in-depth interviews were carried out with a variety of professionals whose roles involved supporting the needs of pupils whose behaviour can challenge teachers. All the participants were asked the same questions and a hierarchical questioning structure was used (Tomlinson 1989). The responses indicated a diverse range of factors influencing teachers’ tolerance towards challenging behaviours and these were used to construct a framework which gathers these together. The research has implications in two main areas; the links between school ethos and teachers feeling supported and able to manage challenging behaviours and the development of opportunities to share good practice.
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Tyndale-Biscoe, Jane. "Young pupils experiencing difficulty with maths : an exploration of their perceptions of maths and an evaluation of the impact of a key stage one maths intervention." Thesis, University of East London, 2011. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.550451.
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This mixed methods research involved an original exploration of the views of a small group of children in years one and two, regarding their perceptions of maths and themselves as mathematicians. The views of their teachers were also gathered for additional information. Of particular interest was an evaluation of the effects of a Key Stage One maths intervention, devised by an Educational Psychology Service (EPS), on the pupils' views and their approach to maths. The research was approached from a pragmatic epistemological position which allowed for the flexibility of using a combination of both qualitative and quantitative methods. Social Cognitive theory provided a relevant theoretical background for the research. Within this, the concept of self-efficacy (Bandura, 1977,1986) provides a useful framework to aid understanding of the factors which affect learning. Previous research has shown that self-efficacy influences academic motivation, learning, and achievement (e. g. Bandura, 1997). The main emphasis was on the qualitative aspect of the research. This involved the use of semi-structured interviews with the pupils and their teachers which were undertaken before and after the pupils had been involved in the maths intervention group. The data derived from these interviews was then analysed using thematic analysis, following the recommendations specified by Braun and Clarke (2006). Quantitative scaling questions about their views of maths were also carried out with the pupils, before and after they had taken part in the maths intervention. Additional visual resources were provided to facilitate the pupils' responses. Findings from the thematic analysis of the qualitative data indicated that following the intervention, the pupils' perceptions of maths and themselves as mathematicians were more positive. Teachers also perceived an increase in the pupils' confidence and understanding of basic maths skills after the intervention. Statistical analysis of the quantitative data using a Wilcoxon test, revealed a statistical significance in changes between pre and post intervention responses. The limitations and further implications for the research regarding EP practice and the importance of pupils' perceptions for learning in maths are considered.
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Pemsel, Maria. "Musik och lärande : ugna vuxnas syn på musikundervisning." Thesis, Kungl. Musikhögskolan, Institutionen för musik, pedagogik och samhälle, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kmh:diva-1244.
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The intention of my studies is to explore the field of musical learning from the pupil's point of view. This master thesis is the second of two Grounded Theory studies based on interviews.In study no1 Learning of music from the pupils' point of view (Pemsel, 2009) I asked ten pupils, soon to be graduates, to express their own experience of musical learning. The selection of informants was made after reading a questionnaire an- swered by a group of 60 pupils attending different programs at a typical Swedish upper secondary school. The ten selected informants had all chosen several music courses their latest years in school. The questionnaire had two purposes; one was to construct musical profiles of the pupils, the other was to select informants for the interviews. The pupils were asked how much, and what kind of music educa- tion they had experienced. They were also asked to describe good and bad memo- ries of music education. The selected informants had all chosen to attend several music courses in their final years at school. They had in the questionnaire shown that they could express themselves in terms of learning music, and also that they had both positive and negative memories of musical learning environments. The most interesting findings in the first study were the personal navigation and the different choices the pupils made during their way towards musical learning. They learned music in a way that could be compared to the balls movements in a "flipper game", changing directions aiming to find knew musical knowledge. This was all illustrated in The Map of Musical Learning.In study no 2 Music and learning, young adults perspective of music education, I interviewed five post pupils 19-25 years old. They had as pupils chosen to learn something else other than music in upper secondary school. To select informants the so-called "snowball method" was used. A web questionnaire was made in purpose to profile the informants. "The Map of Musical Learning" was used to create an equal dialogue in the interviews. During the interview the Informants were asked to construct their own maps, and explain what that picture symbolised in their lives. In study no 2 I've been looking for answers on the following ques- tions; –What are pupils’ views on music and learning, and on what grounds do students select other courses over music? The results showed that not choosing music could be an active choice toward other interests. The choice not to continue taking music lessons was due to different levels (depending on informant) of neg- ative experiences. Some informants had good experiences of expressing them- selves in other art forms, but not in music. Others didn’t need music teachers; they were experienced and could learn on their own. From pupil's point of view music education could be improved, but the beginner and the experienced music pupil expressed different needs of teaching methods. They all felt that they were not surveyed how they wanted to learn music.
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Hoskin, Claire. "Eliciting the views of disabled young people on friendship and belonging : authentic voices for action research engaging schools in change towards social inclusion." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10036/110661.
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This small-scale study is positioned within a social constructionist interpretive paradigm using a mixed methodology employing principles of adapted grounded theory, simple scale-based questionnaires and action research. Fourteen disabled young people from one specialist and three secondary mainstream settings were interviewed using semi-structured interviews to gain their views on friendship and belonging in schools. Three groups of parents, TAs, SENCos and allied education professionals engaged in action research to examine these views, their own views and values and those of disabled young people in their families and schools in order to better understand the sensitivities and subtleties of successful social inclusion and to consider change to whole school practice. The limitations that non-disabled adults unwittingly ‘construct’ that act as barriers to friendship and social inclusion were explicitly recognised in this interpretive research as a contribution to informing practice and theory in this domain. Paper One focuses on the views of young people and the meaning and importance they placed on friendship and social relationships in their lives. Findings included that young people in specialist and mainstream setting highly valued friendships but that sustaining friendships in the wider community was often problematic for those participants who attended schools outside their local community. This mainly affected the specialist setting students but was also recognised as an issue by some of the mainstream parents who lived outside the catchment area. Findings also revealed that young people gained their sense of belonging from the positive relationships they formed with TAs and teachers as well as friends. In order for friendship and positive social inclusion to develop, however, participants required schools to provide a supportive environment of accessible rooms, doors and lifts and adults who trusted them to have the competency and agency to manage their social times and spaces with choice and autonomy. The issue of ‘surplus visibility’ was highlighted by disabled young people who spoke of an experience of school where lack of choice concerning where and with whom to spend break times limited their friendship opportunities and sense of well-being and inclusion. This was compounded by an expectation of compliance by adults and automatic assumption of their belonging to a disabled group despite differences of sex, gender or common interests. The participants valued genuine connection through humour, interests and social support and were active in seeking private time for talking with friends. Schools that provided a range of highly social or quieter, more private, locations for students were highly valued. Paper Two describes using these views as stimulus for action research to bring about change towards improved social inclusion. Groups of parents, senior management, SENCos, TAs and other education professionals met formally three times over a four month period. These groups examined vignettes selected from data from paper one, engaged in debate and discussions, interviewed disabled young people themselves, formulated key concept maps leading to revised theoretical frameworks, reflected and evaluated the process of the action research and considered practice change or further research. This stage was a continued process of seeking to hear authentic voices, in depth discussion and reflection on what we were learning from disabled young people combined with our own knowledge, values, and beliefs. This led to the development of conceptual models and practical change intentions to promote social inclusion. Intentions to change included •Developing alternative social rooms with minimal TA presence •Including disabled young people in TA selection processes •Involving parents in reviewing the school inclusion policy •Establishing a regular parents’ support group •A commitment to keep listening to young people’s voices and preferences on key matters rather than ‘assuming that we already know!’ •Lengthening the lunch break in the specialist setting to ensure time for socialising and friendship building These commitments to change demonstrated that schools were able to engage successfully in the action research process, valued parents’contributions further and were willing to change practice towards greater social inclusion of disabled young people and parents.
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King, Stephanie. "An investigation into transfer provision for children and young people with Autistic Spectrum Disorders (Paper 1) ; The effects of school transfer for children and young people with Autistic Spectrum Disorders, focussing on positive and negative emotions reported by parents, schools and pupils (Paper 2)." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10036/90894.
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Paper 1: This study represents the wider perspective of a 2-stage study about school transfers, for children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders. The study used a mixed methodology to investigate the experiences of children moving schools, as reported by parents and schools. Pre-move general satisfaction and post-move success ratings were high. Transfer arrangements varied greatly. Many respondents despite being positive overall about the move reported difficulties and frustrations for themselves and the children making the move. Communication between all stakeholders was seen to be a main factor in improving transfers, with an emphasis on the Teaching Assistant role and a whole school ethos towards ASD. Although strategies and guidance are widely available to improve transfer for children, not all pupils with ASDs and their parents, had access to the same level of enhanced transfer arrangements within the county. Paper 2: This paper represents the more focussed perspective of a 2- stage study about school transfers, for children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders, in mainstream education. The study used a mixed methodology to investigate the experiences of children moving schools, as reported by parents and schools, with all participants, and via child interviews with a smaller sample. School transfer (as part of a 2- or 3-tier education system) was identified as a time which can be especially challenging for children with ASDs in mainstream schools. Looking at the emotional effects of transfer, the study found parents and schools reported high levels of increased anxiety among transferring children with ASDs. Qualitative analysis identified a wide variety of triggers to anxiety, and strategies to reduce anxiety that are being used in school and at home. Positive emotions expressed about the move were also explored. This anxiety reduced post-move for some of the children, but was maintained for some. Parents perceived higher levels of anxiety in their children than schools did throughout the transfer period, despite many rating the move as successful overall. The experience of a school move was found to be a time parents, as well as children, need the information and reassurance of a well-planned transfer, with appropriate strategies in place for their child and effective, open communication between home and schools to reduce the negative emotions that can surround change for children with ASDs, and celebrate the positive.
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Peters-Wotherspoon, Ann Margaret. "An exploration of young pupils' attitudes towards science : the influence of the laboratory, cultural stereotypes, the home, interaction with the teacher, the demands of the subject and internal/external pressures related to performance." Thesis, University of East Anglia, 2005. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.423706.
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Lasovská, Věra. "Úroveň pohybových schopností u basketbalistů mladšího školního věku." Master's thesis, 2018. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-372550.
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The aim of the thesis is to ascertain the level of motor skills of basketball players of younger school age. The thesis is divided into two parts, theoretical and practical. The theoretical part summarises knowledge obtained from scientific literature, defines fundamental terms related to the issue and clarifies the links between them. The theoretical part includes a definition of the UNIFITTEST 6 - 60 testing method, which appears to be the most suitable form of testing pupils aged 8 to 10 on the basis of scientific literature. The practical part focuses on the actual testing of pupils. The aim of the thesis is to compare the results of pupils obtained in the Prague Sokol Organization who do sports actively also outside of school with those of pupils who only do sports as part of their compulsory education and just have the number of PE lessons the law stipulates for primary education. By comparing the obtained results, it will be possible to determine whether pupils who do sports only at school can reach the results of pupils in the Prague Sokol Organization. On the basis of this finding we may assume which pupils are talented and can be worked with further so as to allow their potential talent to develop.
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Plichtová, Radka. "Finanční gramotnost na 1. stupni ZŠ." Master's thesis, 2019. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-406246.
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This diploma thesis describes current situation of teaching of financial literacy in elementary schools and suggests certain changes. It also presents educational approach within this issue. In the theoretical part it describes conclusions in the field of financial literacy in RVP ZV and in ŠVP of two chosen schools. It proposes particular outcomes of financial literacy in each grade of elementary schools, which could be included in the RVP ZV with its revision, also possibly could used by the teachers for creating thematic schedules or for scheduling the lessons. For each outcome there is an option added how to implement it with the pupils in a form of working with textbooks or other related publications, or through a model situation with presumed development and teacher's commentary. In the practical part it offers verification of some of the suggested activities and description of interesting phenomena, which occured during the testings. KEYWORDS financial literacy, shopping and paying, household economy, loans and savings, didactic situations from real environment, pupil of a younger school age
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Marková, Simona. "Školní lyžařské výcvikové kurzy a jejich vliv na fyzickou, psychickou a sociální stránku rozvoje žáků." Master's thesis, 2019. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-397052.
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This diploma thesis deals with the influence of the school ski training course on the physical, mental and social aspects of the development of younger and older pupils. It seeks to interpret the gained experience, the degree of pupil development in the given areas, the observations and feelings of the students who have recently completed the course. part we deal with the history of skiing, regularities in individual age categories, suitable ski equipment for children, ski training and the school ski course itself. We also dealt with current environmental problems as well as hippokinesis and its consequences. For the research part we used the questionnaire as a research method. We work with pupils in grammar school in the the Czech Republic. Key words downhill skiing, ski training course, elementary school, pupil development, younger school age, older school age
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JÍROVÁ, Jana. "Motivace k výtvarnému umění prostřednictvím výtvarných technik v pedagogice volného času." Master's thesis, 2009. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-51064.
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The diploma paper consists of two parts {--} theoretical and practical. There are explained notions related to visual art motivation in the theoretical part like creativity, imagination and fantasy, explanation of chosen visual art techniques, definition of younger pupil age, explication of pedagogy of leisure time and pedagogue of leisure. The practical part consists of visual art project which is composed of visual art activities. The visual art project is realized at the school nursery with pupils of the first and the second classes. Each part of the project contains various motivational elements. There is an obvious interconnection among particular subjects {--} fine art, physical education and music.
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Yang, Hui-Chin, and 楊惠津. "A Survey Research on Mathematical Literacy of Younger Pupils in Elementary School." Thesis, 2007. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/f2tdrh.
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A Survey Research on Mathematical Literacy of Younger Pupils in Elementary School Hui-Chi Yang Abstract The purpose of this study is to explore the content mathematical literacy for younger pupils in elementary school students and the relationship among their demographic variables.(Mandarin academic achievement, mathematical academic achievement,& mathematical learning confidence).The test of mathematical literacy for younger pupils was develop in the research. A random sample of 844 children was drawn from 2nd graders from the Northern part of Taiwan Keelung city,Tao-yuan country,Taipei country ,and Taipei city to be examined.The Main research results were as follows: Ⅰ.Mathematical literacy of younger pupils in Elementary School express that The reason ability performance was the best, the operation ability performance was second, the solution ability performance was the last. Ⅱ.There was not the significant difference between gender. Ⅲ.There was the significant difference among domestics. Ⅳ.The mathematical literacy was significantly positively correlated with Mandarin acdamic achievement,mathematical acdamic achievement and mathematical learning confidence. This research results could provide mathematical educator about mathematical literacy content, comparison data,and provide elementary school teachers ideas in analyzing the teaching material content, and the diagnosis basis of promoting younger pupils about their learning self-confidence and learn result. Keywords: mathematical literacy,operation,solution,reason, Mandarin academic achievement ,mathematical academic achievement, mathematical learning confidence.
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Součková, Jaroslava. "Žák 1. třídy a jeho adaptace v sociální oblasti z pohledu rodičů a učitelů 1. tříd ZŠ." Master's thesis, 2017. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-354570.
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The diploma thesis deals with the adaptation 1st class primary school pupils, to the school environment in social area. It is divided into theoretical and practical part. The theoretical part is focused on the process of adaptation pupil to the school environment, it explains the concept of socialization, analyzing school maturity, the readiness and the terms of school education. The practical part is based on a combination of quantitative and qualitative research. The method of questionnaire, interview and observation provides the identified data to deal with the issue of adaptation pupil at the 1st class primary school in the social field and analyzes the attitude of parents and first class teachers to the adaptation pupils to the school environment in the social sphere. The aim of the diploma thesis is analyzing the opinion to that issue by parents and first class primary school teachers.
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Lin, Chia-Ju, and 林家如. "The Effectiveness of Social Skills Improvement System on Young Pupils of an Elementary School." Thesis, 2017. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/6j5f3e.
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An individual requires sufficient social skills to demonstrate proper social interaction behaviors, in order to gain acceptance from others and to adapt the envioronment.The current study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of Social Skills Improvement System intervention on promoting young pupils’ social skills performance. Using a single-case concurrent multiple baseline across participants design to examine the effectiveness of SSIS with peer-mediated intervention on four elementary students with social skills training need. At first, the researcher taught the peers the way to initiate conversation with the targeted student, modeling the proper social skills and giving feedback and prompt.The peers who mastered these tasks participated the SSIS sessions with the target students. In this research, there were 10 units of the SSIS which applied to 10 target social behaviors. During the SSIS with peer-mediated intervention, the researcher instructed and modeled the correct social skills. The paired peers had to practice social skills with the target students in simulated events and give prompt or praise, and moreover corrected the target students’ behavior and enhance the good performance. The results demonstrated functional relationship between SSIS with peer-mediated intervention and social skills. The intervention had immediate effect, maintenance effect with high social validity on improving social skills of elementary school students. The SSIS could facilitate the generalizations of social skills in natural situation, but non-significant.
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Chiu, Wan-Ling, and 邱婉菱. "An Action Research on Applying Creative Dance for Improving Young Pupils’ Creativity in Movement." Thesis, 2015. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/29753833185235563341.
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This study aimed to develop a creative dance program for young pupils in elementary schools to improve their creativity in movement. This study adopted the action research method, with the the pupils from the WaHaHa dance club where the researcher worked as a teacher. The creative dance course was an 8-week course with 8 topics. The program was integrated with theme games，story imagination，and various props. The New version of Thinking Creatively in Action and Movement Test (NTCAM) was administrated to measure the “originality”， “fluidity”， and “imagination” in pre- and post-test. During the 8-week teaching process， the researcher had gone through the designing， implementation， reflection， and modification of the creative dance course. The qualitative data was also collected with observations， teaching notes， analyses of feedbacks from co-researchers， and happiness sharing form， plus video recording and sound recording. The young pupils’ performances in the creative dance course were also analyzed， as the basis for the researcher to collect her thoughts and improve his professional knowledge and techniques regarding dance teaching. According to the findings of this study， Pupil perform significant progress on NTCAM. The creative dance course could help the young pupils to get ride of the constraints from the public perception and the old-fashioned thought frameworks and to use their imagination and organizing capability in physical dance materials and present themselves without limitations. With the influences of their imagination and organizing capability， the effect of improving their creativity in movement could be achieved. The researcher was also able to improve her professional knowledge and techniques through the implementation of this course.
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STEJSKALOVÁ, Monika. "Vytvoření a ověření metodické řady výuky snowboardingu pro 1. stupeň ZŠ." Master's thesis, 2018. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-390907.
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The aim of diploma thesis was to create a sequence of snowboard exercises for primary school pupils. These exercises were then tested with children from Základní škola T. G. Masaryka Vimperk, aged 6 to 10 years. In order to create and test the methodical sequence, two winter training sessions were organized. The first five-day session for pupils from the 2nd to the 5th grade took place in December 2017, while the second session for children of the 1st grade was realized in January 2018. Both groups were directed in the same way. On the first day, exercises for getting to know the snowboard were implemented. The remaining days were then spent on the slope. By the last day of training, both groups were able to ride a slope using skidded turns. 58% of the pupils managed to learn frontside carved turns, while 42% learned backside carved turns. The main contribution of the diploma thesis is the sequence of exercises which can be used by teachers and trainers to teach snowboarding.
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Pěknice, Matěj. "Porblematika diagnostiky mladších žáků ve fotbale." Master's thesis, 2014. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-341502.
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Title: The issues of diagnosing young pupils in football Objective: The aim of the thesis is to find out the improvement or disimprovement of fitness and technical skills during the preparative period in football and the comparison of these results with common population and with other sportsmen at the age from 11 to 12. Method: The tested group were 19 players at the age from 11 to 12 (year of birth 2002) who play the pupil's league. This group came through a 3 - month training course in the preparative period. The players submitted the entry tests, the training course and afterwards they were tested with final tests that were equal to the entry tests. Results: The results part contains a concrete evaluation and comparison with the results by other authors concerning with similar issues. The final results are drawn up in charts, graphically depicted and evaluated. Conclusion: The diagnosing of fitness abilities and technical skills is an important part of the training process because it offers the coach a feedback from the players. The coach can focus on the professionall growth of individual players and can get to know which areas in the training process should be improved. Key words: Football, young pupils, biological age, fitness abilities, coordination skills, technical skills, fitness...
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Florianová, Veronika. "Životní hodnoty u žáků 8. a 9. tříd." Master's thesis, 2016. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-343396.
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The diploma thesis "Life values of pupils of 8th and 9th grades" deals with the life values in the complicated lifetime of adolescence. The main focus is on the youth at the age of 13 to 15, which corresponds with the 8th and 9th grade of elementary schools or with tercie and kvarta of grammar schools. The thesis concentrates primarily on the values and value rankings of individuals, mentions possible influences on these values and explains some concepts related to the values.or explaining the values. I specify the life period of adolescence, the integration of individuals into the society and their bonds to their families. The adolescents' ideas about their future are also reflected. The practical part of the thesis compares the life values of primary school pupils and grammar school students. To demonstrate the differences, I use a questionnaire survey complemented with professional opinions of teachers and professors from the schools mentioned. I am trying to find out if their values, value rankings, ideas about future life and their parents' support are significantly different in some ways or if there are any remarkable contrasts in these areas in terms of genders.
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Pecharová, Klára. "Alternativní forma domácího vzdělávání." Master's thesis, 2020. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-436440.
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PECHAROVÁ, Klára. Alternative Form of Home schooling Prague, 2020. Diploma thesis. Charles University Prague The diploma thesis deals with the issue of individual (home) education in the Czech Republic. It aims to introduce an alternative form of the approach to home education, where the implementation is transferred to an educational association. In the theoretical part, the work specifies the basic concepts and describes the mentioned issues. It also clarifies the legislative approach and compares it with other approaches to individual (home) education both in the Czech Republic and abroad. The main part of the work is focused on the presentation of the possibility of home education through an educational association. The research part of the thesis covers the processing of this issue from the perspective of legal representatives. As a research method, the work uses quantitative analysis of data obtained in the form of questionnaires filled out by parents of pupils in individual (home) education who attend the educational association KT 19 registered association. This research is supplemented by interviews with pedagogical staff working in the educational association. The main benefit for special pedagogical theory and praxis is the insight into the contribution of community education as an...
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Nováková, Kateřina. "Hromadné pohybové skladby pro mladší žactvo v roce 1980 a 2012." Master's thesis, 2018. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-382961.
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The aim of the thesis is to analyse and compare two mass gymnastic exercises in terms of spatial choreography, the Spartakiade exercise for younger pupils from 1980 and the mass exercise of the Czech Association of Sport for all teenage pupils, girls and boys from 2012 called Between stars. The thesis also maps the development of mass gymnastic exercises in Czechoslovakia and later in the Czech Republic and generally describes the mass gymnastic exercise and the principles of its creation. The practical part of the work deals with Spartakiade exercise for younger pupils from 1980 and mass exercise of the Czech Association of Sport for all teenage pupils, girls and boys from 2012. The aim of the practical part is to characterise and compare the synchronised exercises in terms of place of the exercise, number of participants, sex, length of the exercise, background music and its intelligibility for the given age, clothing, equipment, spatial choreography and movement difficulty for individuals as well as evaluate content based on creation principles. KEYWORDS mass gymnastic exercise, Spartakiade, the Sokol Slet ( mass gathering of gymnasts organised by the Czech Sokol Movement ), younger teenage pupils, choreography
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Kovář, Jakub. "Vzájemná komparace výsledků testů kondičních schopností a testů florbalových dovedností mezi českou talentovanou mládeží a mládeží z Kraje Vysočina." Master's thesis, 2019. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-396146.
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Title: Mutual comparison of results of fitness tests and tests of floorball skills among talented Czech youth and youth from the Vysočina Region. Objectives: The main aim of the Master's thesis is to evaluate the level of player skills and fitness skills among regional youth teams and youth from the Vysočina Region. For the comparison, the categories of younger and older male and female pupils, and junior men and women were selected. Methods: For the purposes of this Master's thesis, the method of quantitative research of the categories of younger and older male and female pupils, and junior men and women in floorball from the Vysočina Region was applied. The floorball test battery of the Czech Floorball, consisting of fourteen player tests focused on floorball skills and fitness skills, of which seven scientifically standardized tests were selected, was used for testing. For the determination of validity, an expert analysis was used, a repeated measurement (test - retest) was performed to determine the reliability of the tests, and the Fleiss' Kappa value was calculated to determine the evaluators' concordance. Results: The results of the paper, based on the comparison of the data of the club from the Vysočina Region, and the regional teams' data, showed that girls (junior women and older female...
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Дитюк, Ганна Володимирівна, and Hanna Volodymyrivna Dytiuk. "Формування комунікативної компетентності молодших школярів засобами фольклору." Master's thesis, 2021. http://repository.sspu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/11910.
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У дослідженні обґрунтовано та експериментально перевірено ефективність формування комунікативної компетентно сті молодших школярів засобами фольклору. З цією метою застосовано теоретичні та емпіричні методи дослідження, а також методи математичної статистики. Доведено ефективність підібраного та застосованого спеціального комплексу мовних та знакових засобів фольклору.In the research, the effectiveness of forming the communicative competence of younger pupils by means of folklore was substantiated and experimentally verified.Theoretical and empirical research methods, as well as methods of mathematical statistics have been applied. The effectiveness of the selected and used special set of linguistic and iconic means of folklore is proved.