Learning preparedness of students is becoming one of the most important issues in modern education, and it could be established through development of new culture of methodology and teaching at all educational levels. In this study, we started with the premise that quality teaching of the subject of natural and social studies in first four grades of elementary school, regarding some of the more demanding themes, is being conducted if both the teacher and his students are equally prepared for interaction through use of personal computers, directed by teacher's methodical ideas and prompted by students themselves during teaching and studying. Computers in education, as modern informatics medium, demand from a teacher to master necessary knowledge and skills, putting him in a role of a mediator of knowledge. At the same time, that leads to a redefinition of the established educational goals and strategies, which remove the student from a passive position and put him into a center of the educational process. The authors have methodically organized the educational theme "Introduction of students to understanding and orientation in time", presented by a spiral curriculum through application of personal computer and computer programs.
Authors
- Education Level
- Elementary Education
- Location
- Croatia
- Peer Reviewed
- F
- Publication Type
- Reports - Descriptive
- Published in
- United States of America
Table of Contents
- Application of Computers in Methodical Planning of Natural and Social Studies 1
- Aida Muradbegovic Teacher Training College of Pula University of Rijeka Croatia 1
- Janko Zufic Teacher Training College of Pula University of Rijeka Croatia 1
- Published 13 September 2005 1
- Application of Computers in Methodical Planning of Natural and Social Studies 2
- Abstract 2
- Learning preparedness of students is becoming one of the most important issues in modern 2
- In this study we started with the premise that quality teaching of the subject of natural and 2
- Computers in education as modern informatics medium demand from a teacher to master 2
- The authors have methodically organized the educational theme Introduction of students to 2
- Key words 2
- Learning preparedness methodical and teaching culture of teacher interaction computer as 2
- Introduction 2
- Students in the contemporary schools are becoming more demanding. They are not satisfied 2
- Competence in methodical approach helps teacher in choosing those teaching media which 2
- Science of informatics as a complex of knowledge regarding processing use and application 3
- Européene 2000. In that context research of methodical solutions through application of 3
- One of the fundamental educational themes in the program of natural and social studies 3
- Introduction of students to understanding and orientation in time - can be successfully 3
- 1. Theoretical observations of fundamental tasks of the educational theme 3
- Introduction of students to understanding and orientation in time 3
- A child starting entering the first grade understands its environment as a unity of space and 3
- Inhelder 1978 indicates that in children until six years of age intuitive experience of time is 3
- Wolf 1989 to training of students to understand and explain laws of social development 4
- 1. The role of a teacher in application of informatics technology in teaching of 4
- A new media environment in which children are growing up demands more initiative from 4
- Application of computers in teaching of natural and social studies enables bi-directional 4
- We can accept the statement of scientists that no other medium has caused such a change in 5
- All these advantages that personal computers have could not be possible to implement 5
- Researching multiple advantages of application of informatics technology in education the 5
- - development of students creativity 5
- - stimulation of students curiosity and readiness for research 5
- - enabling students to become active participants in educational process 5
- - enabling application of different teaching forms 5
- - influence on development of fine motorics skills and speed in performing certain 5
- - development of concentration and attention abilities 5
- - development of readiness to risk wrong answer 5
- - stimulation of health and hygiene habits and most importantly 5
- - enabling students for understanding of the world and events in which they live. 5
- 2. Application of personal computer in methodical organization of educational 5
- 2.1. Some particularities of first-grade students in application of personal computers 5
- New social environment and new people particularly during the first semester are causing 5
- 2001. That is exactly the advantage of personal computer which can present the educational 6
- At the same time teacher will consider a selection of simpler examples and contents that are 6
- 2.2. Application of personal computer in educational theme Introduction of students to 6
- Students during the first four grades of education are particularly impressed by introduction of 6
- Introduction of students to understanding and orientation in time we included computer and 6
- - digital photo-camera 6
- - scanner 6
- - printer and 6
- - digital or analog video camera. 6
- Additional programs used in this methodical approach were 6
- - program for picture processing Photo Shop 6
- - program for picture capturing Corel Capture 6
- - program for drawing processing Corel Draw or a similar program and 6
- - program for processing of audio and video signal. 6
- In the first grade of elementary school students already have some understanding of time 6
- In the third and fourth grade of elementary school further gaining of knowledge regarding the 7
- In the course of educational process and in the form of presentation the teacher has to 7
- Educational material which is close to the students will help them to spontaneously get 8
- It is correct to say that this demonstrated educational method through the application of 8
- Students readiness for this type of work and its effects will be the most valuable prize to a 8
- One of the possible ways of methodical organization of this educational theme through 8
- International symposium of the College of Pedagogy in Pula IV Days of Mate Demarin 8
- Brijuni. 8
- 3. Conclusion 8
- A quality education of natural and social studies in the first two grades of the elementary 8
- These goals can be accomplished in a more appropriate way through introduction of personal 8
- Introduction of new technologies in educational training inevitably alters the role of students 9
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