This is a comparative education study that aims to compare the digital documentation systems used in the preschool education programs and institutions in Turkey, Germany and Spain and to reveal the similarities and differences between these systems. The study was planned as a qualitative research in terms of its descriptive aspect, and as a comparative educational study in terms of its content and method. Comparative education helps us to understand how education systems are shaped by the wealth, ideology, social-cultural characteristics of the country, and the effects of globalization on educational policies and practices in different regions and countries. The study aims to examine the existing data through document analysis and to compare and better understand preschool education conditions by making in-depth observations in order to compare digital documentation systems by focusing on the dimension of observation. The study group consists of the digital documentation systems used i.....

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In the study, it was aimed to determine the students' basic mathematical problem-solving skills according to the problem-solving stages of Polya and the effectiveness of preschool education in problem solving. Besides, in the study, it was specified that the problem posing skill levels of the students were determined according to the definition made by Stoyanova and Ellerton. The study group of the research consists of students who had to take a break from pre-school education for a while due to the Covid-19 pandemic that emerged at the beginning of 2020 in Turkey, and who completed the second education-teaching period remotely and started the first grade in primary school. Descriptive scanning and clinical interview methods were used to determine problem solving and setting approaches. Within the scope of the study, the answers given to ten different basic problem types to determine the basic mathematical concepts and skills that children should acquire for mathematical development in.....

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The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the role of a child’s behavioral inhibition in mediating the relationship between parental anxiety and childhood anxiety in the Malaysian context. Participants were 92 parents (father = 23, mother = 69) of young children aged four to six years old. They completed three measures which were The Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), The Preschool Anxiety Scale (PAS) and Behavioral Inhibition Questionnaire (BIQ). Results indicated that there was a correlation between; (i) parental anxiety and child anxiety; and (ii) child’s behavioral inhibition and child anxiety, which supported our hypothesis. However, our findings did not provide support for the hypothesis that a child’s behavioral inhibition plays a mediating role in the association between parental anxiety and childhood anxiety. Although this study does not illuminate the mediating role of a child’s behavioral inhibition, our results still provided a groundwork for the devel.....

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Kajian ini dijalankan untuk menilai perisian fonik Bahasa Inggeris Come and Read, Sayang! sebagai bahan bantu mengajar guru prasekolah. Pembangunan dan penilaian perisian ini dilaksanakan dengan berpandukan Model Instruksional ADDIE yang terdiri daripada Fasa Analysis, Fasa Design, Fasa Development, Fasa Implementation dan Fasa Evaluation, manakala Model Bottom Up pula digunakan sebagai panduan untuk membangunkan kandungan pembelajaran perisian. Penyelidikan berbentuk kuantitatif digunakan untuk mengumpul data daripada responden iaitu di bawah Fasa Pelaksanaan. Instrumen soal selidik kebolehgunaan digunakan untuk mengumpulkan data tentang kebolehgunaan perisian sebagai bahan bantu mengajar guru prasekolah. Seramai 34 orang guru prasekolah daripada Zon Juara di dalam Daerah Kuantan telah terlibat sebagai responden untuk menguji kebolehgunaan perisian menerusi Ujian Kebolehgunaan di bawah Fasa Perlaksanaan. Responden ini dipilih menerusi teknik pensampelan bertujuan. Instrumen soal selid.....

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Kajian pembangunan modul seni bahasa berasaskan pendekatan didik hibur di sekolah rendah ini bertujuan untuk mempelbagaikan kaedah dan strategi dalam pengajaran dan pembelajaran bagi mewujudkan iklim pembelajaran yang menyeronokkan muridmurid. Metodologi kajian yang digunakan adalah menggabungkan kaedah kualitatif deskriptif, penyelidikan reka bentuk dan pembangunan (DDR), Model Dick dan Carey (1978) serta Kaedah Fuzzy Delphi (FDM) untuk mendapatkan kesepakatan pakar. Maklumat dikumpulkan melalui temu bual, pemerhatian, soal selidik fuzzy dan analisis dokumen. Peserta kajian terdiri daripada 30 orang murid dan 10 orang guru pakar dalam mata pelajaran Bahasa Melayu di sebuah sekolah kebangsaan di daerah Gua Musang, Kelantan. Dapatan kajian dianalisis secara kualitatif deskriptif menunjukkan para guru Bahasa Melayu masih kurang menggunakan pendekatan didik hibur terutama dalam pengajaran seni bahasa semasa PdP kerana kurang berkemahiran dan masih mengajar secara konvensional......

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Kajian ini bertujuan untuk melihat keberkesanan di antara dua kaedah pengajaran, iaitu kaedah peta minda dan mnemonik terhadap pencapaian dan minat murid tahun 5 dalam topik  “Rantai Makanan”. Kajian kuasi-eksperimental ini melibatkan sampel seramai 60 orang murid yang  dibahagikan kepada dua kumpulan iaitu kumpulan mnemonik dan kumpulan peta minda. Setiap kumpulan  terdiri daripada 30 orang murid. Instrumen yang digunakan untuk mengumpul data adalah ujian pra dan  pasca serta soal selidik. Data dianalisis menggunakan ujian-t tidak bersandar dan ujian-t  berpasangan. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan tidak terdapat perbezaan yang signifikan terhadap  pencapaian murid yang menggunakan kaedah peta minda dan kaedah mnemonik dalam topik “Rantai  Makanan”. Dapatan kajian juga menunjukkan terdapat perbezaan yang signifikan antara kaedah peta  minda dan kaedah mnemonik terhadap minat murid dalam mata pelajaran sains. Kesimpulannya, daripada  kajian ini kaedah pengajaran ya.....

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The main aim of this research was to develop a valid and reliable “Nutri-STEM” module using Project-based Inquiry Learning (PIL) method based on Sidek’s model. Science teachers’ perception towards the suitability of content, suitability of activities, interface compatibility and usability of “Nutri-STEM” module were investigated. Quantitative approaches and survey design were used in this research. A number of 48 science teachers were selected using random sampling method from a population of 65 science teachers in one of the districts in Perak. The validity and reliability of the “Nutri-STEM” module were measured using Average Congruency Percentage (ACP) and Cronbach’s alpha respectively. A set of questionnaire was used to investigate science teachers’ perception towards suitability of module’s content, suitability of activities, interface compatibility and usability of the module. The data obtained was analysed using the “Statistical Package for Sci.....

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The general purpose of this study is to determine the issues and challenges of special education (SPED) teachers in teaching children with learning disabilities in the City Division of Ilagan Isabela, Philippines. The 15 SPED teachers were served as the respondents of this study using purposive sampling technique. Qualitative Research Method (QRM) was utilized to determine the issues and challenges of the teachers. Thematic analysis was employed to interpret the data. The analyses on the sharing of the key informants regarding their collective description of their challenges as SPED teacher led to the emergence of five distinct themes that include, choosing appropriate strategy and motivation; identifying individual needs; challenging but fulfilling; acceptance and patience; and respect one’s right. Most teachers teaching children with learning disabilities did not receive any special needs education training from the school, they feel that they are not qualified to teach the childre.....

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This study aimed to evaluate the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the problem behaviors of children within the framework of parental opinions. The study was conducted using case study design, one of the qualitative research methods. The study group was selected based on the criterion sampling method, one of the purposive sampling methods. The study group of this research consists of 20 Turkish parents with children between 4 and 6 years of age living in the province of Istanbul in Turkey. The analysis of parental opinions revealed that some favorable and unfavorable changes occurred in the children’s playing, sleeping, eating, and hygiene habits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Emotional problems such as boredom, fear, anxiety, irritability, and impatience were found to be more common in children compared to the pre-pandemic period, together with behavioral problems such as non-obedience, desire to attract attention, aggression, hyperactivity, conflicts between siblings. According to .....

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The aim of this study is to examine the effects of activities in TUBITAK Meraklı Minik Magazine on social skill levels of preschool children (48-60 months).The research was carried out with a total of 40 children; 20 children in experiment, 20 children in control group who were studying in 2 different classes of Bengi Main School in Balıkesir province district. A semi-experimental design with pre-test-post test control groups was used in the research. The social skill assessment scale developed by Avcioglu (2007) used to determine the social skill levels of preschool children. SPSS 20.0 package program was used for data analysis. Mann Whitney U and Wilcoxon test were made to see the difference between the groups. These tests used because the data were not normally distribute.According to the findings; it was observed that the final test scores from the social skill scales of children in experiment group increased significantly compared to the final test scores of children in the cont.....

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