JECCE https://ojs.aiou.edu.pk/index.php/ecce <p>Journal of Childhood Care and Education</p> en-US <p>All articles published by JECCE are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License . For academic purposes, anyone can copy, redistribute, transmit and adapt the work provided the original work and source is appropriately cited as specified by the Creative Commons Attribution License. For commercial use, please contact at editor.jecce@aiou.edu.pk</p> editor.jecce@aiou.edu.pk (Dr. Muhammad Athar Hussain) editor.jecce@aiou.edu.pk (Dr. Muhammad Athar Hussain) Thu, 01 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000 OJS 3.3.0.13 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 Preparing Quality Teaching Force for Early Childhood Education https://ojs.aiou.edu.pk/index.php/ecce/article/view/668 <p>.</p> Editor JECCE Copyright (c) 2023 If the paper is accepted for publication, author(s) will have to sign an authors’ declaration form which will transfer the copyright of the article to Journal of Early Childhood Care and Education (JECCE). JECCE by AIOU is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. Based on a work at www.aiou.edu.pk. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be sought from the editor of the journral (editor.jecce@aiou.edu.pk). https://ojs.aiou.edu.pk/index.php/ecce/article/view/668 Thu, 02 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000 Effect of Problem-Solving Teaching Method on Improvement of Higher Order Thinking Skills of Early Childhood Teachers in Mathematics https://ojs.aiou.edu.pk/index.php/ecce/article/view/666 <p>Mathematics subject is known as the queen of all subjects. In<br>Pakistan it is taught as a compulsory subject from class one to secondary<br>level but it is also considered the uninterested subject for the students.<br>There are many reasons but the major one is the teaching method of the<br>teacher. This study was intended to find Problem Solving Teaching<br>Method having effect on the improvement of HOTs among Prospective<br>teachers at early childhood level who learn Mathematics at the University<br>level. The major objectives of the present study were; to find out the effect<br>of the Problem Solving Teaching Method on element of conceptual<br>knowledge sub level analysis, evaluating and creating. This study was true<br>experimental double control group. The sample of this study consisted of<br>75 Prospective teachers from department of Education, International<br>Islamic University Islamabad. The students were from BS Education<br>group of fifth semester, for the collection of data course contents of<br>mathematics including theoretical geometry, practical geometry and word<br>problem of BS Education of the 5th semester were selected. Data were<br>analyzed by using Pre-test, post-test, Levene test, ANOVA, Post Hock<br>analysis, mean and standard deviation. The major finding showed that the<br>achievement scores of per-test and post-test of experimental group were<br>significant. The achievement scores of both control groups-I and II showed<br>non-significant difference. The difference between the achievement scores<br>of control group-I and II were same to some extent. The major conclusion<br>of the study was that problem solving method of teaching developed the<br>higher order thinking skills among the prospective teachers as compete to<br>conventional method, so this method may be added in professional training<br>of mathematics science teachers.</p> Sheikh Tariq Mehmood Copyright (c) 2023 If the paper is accepted for publication, author(s) will have to sign an authors’ declaration form which will transfer the copyright of the article to Journal of Early Childhood Care and Education (JECCE). JECCE by AIOU is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. Based on a work at www.aiou.edu.pk. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be sought from the editor of the journral (editor.jecce@aiou.edu.pk). https://ojs.aiou.edu.pk/index.php/ecce/article/view/666 Thu, 02 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000 Promoting Creativity in Children with Digital Technology to Overcome Inequalities in Early Childhood Education https://ojs.aiou.edu.pk/index.php/ecce/article/view/664 <p>Early childhood education is the education given to children at the<br>preschool, nursery schools and training (practicum) which is the<br>foundation to other levels of education. Creativity is an essential part of<br>learning which the children are anticipated to be exposed to from their<br>early stage. Creativity is embedded in the curriculum for children in early<br>childhood education to give room for a rich learning experience and to<br>help healthy growth and a wholistic development of the child, to make sure<br>that no child is left behind even with the application of digital technology<br>in teaching creativity innovation. Early childhood teachers are expected to<br>teach the children with relevant and up-to-date materials such as the use<br>of technology to activate their imagination, sense of belonging to bridge<br>the cap of inequalities among the children which will help in appreciating<br>children’s individuality and encourage participation without<br>discrimination amongst the children. This paper therefore, looked into<br>promoting creativity in children with digital technology without leaving<br>any child behind. Based on this, the paper suggested among others that the<br>use of digital technology should be encouraged in early childhood, no<br>discrimination of any type and all the children should be treated equally.</p> Taiwo Oladunni Gbenga- Akanmu Copyright (c) 2023 If the paper is accepted for publication, author(s) will have to sign an authors’ declaration form which will transfer the copyright of the article to Journal of Early Childhood Care and Education (JECCE). JECCE by AIOU is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. Based on a work at www.aiou.edu.pk. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be sought from the editor of the journral (editor.jecce@aiou.edu.pk). https://ojs.aiou.edu.pk/index.php/ecce/article/view/664 Thu, 02 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000 Autism and Scaffolding Language Learning: A Case Study of Two Children with Autism https://ojs.aiou.edu.pk/index.php/ecce/article/view/800 <p>Autism is a neuro developmental disorder, that is associated with social and interactive abnormalities and with other language impairments. Language learning is related to the embodiment and acquisition of thelinguistic concepts depends on the socio-physical experiences. Studies have also approved that assisted or scaffolding learning can also help in language learning and acquisition. The present research studied the role of scaffolding learning in autistic children. The level of the lexical concepts of autistic children was observed in pre and post experiment. Children were taughtthe concept of birthday party event with the help of video and pictures. The<br />results showed significant improvement in the acquisition of the concept of nouns; however, they were lagging in acquiring the concept of verbs related to the event of birthday party. It is assumed that visual experience helped the children in acquiring the nouns but no experience of performing the action can be the reason for the poor acquisition of verbs.</p> Huma Batool, Aimun Noor, Rabbia Noreen Copyright (c) 2023 If the paper is accepted for publication, author(s) will have to sign an authors’ declaration form which will transfer the copyright of the article to Journal of Early Childhood Care and Education (JECCE). JECCE by AIOU is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. Based on a work at www.aiou.edu.pk. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be sought from the editor of the journral (editor.jecce@aiou.edu.pk). https://ojs.aiou.edu.pk/index.php/ecce/article/view/800 Sun, 12 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000 Developing Critical Thinking Skills in Early Years through Early Childhood Care and Education https://ojs.aiou.edu.pk/index.php/ecce/article/view/667 <p>Today’s children need to learn how to filter useful information<br>from a plethora of information. For this purpose they need to learn critical<br>thinking skill. Our educational practices do not allow children to think and<br>express their ideas, as the teachers in our schools consider themselves<br>authority on the knowledge. Moreover, the main purpose of teaching is to<br>complete the syllabi and enable students to pass examination. The National<br>Curriculum of Early Childhood Care and Education 2017 provides<br>guidelines for developing critical thinking skills in young children. This<br>study was an attempt to find out whether the classroom environment and<br>instructional strategies used at ECCE level are appropriate for developing<br>critical thinking skills in young children. The sample included 15 ECE<br>classrooms in Muzaffarabad city. These classrooms were observed and<br>informal interviews were taken from the teachers of these classes. It was<br>concluded that the teachers at ECE level were not fully aware of an<br>important objective of the national curriculum suggested for this level. The<br>activities and strategies required for developing critical thinking skill are<br>rarely adopted by the teachers. Their basic focus remains on reading,<br>writing and numeracy. Teachers mostly use the traditional methods of<br>teaching that make the kids passive learners.</p> Maliha Nasir, Rabia Khurshid, Asma Zia Copyright (c) 2023 If the paper is accepted for publication, author(s) will have to sign an authors’ declaration form which will transfer the copyright of the article to Journal of Early Childhood Care and Education (JECCE). JECCE by AIOU is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. Based on a work at www.aiou.edu.pk. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be sought from the editor of the journral (editor.jecce@aiou.edu.pk). https://ojs.aiou.edu.pk/index.php/ecce/article/view/667 Thu, 02 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000 EXPLORING FAMILY INVOLVEMENT OF PRE SCHOOLLEARNERS IN RAWALPINDI CITY https://ojs.aiou.edu.pk/index.php/ecce/article/view/665 <p align="justify">The goal of this study was to learn more about preschool students'<br>family participation in the city of Rawalpindi. This study used a<br>descriptive co-relational research method to examine the impact of<br>preschool students' family involvement on their academic achievement. In<br>the city of Rawalpindi, the research focused on preschoolers and their<br>parents. The study used random sampling methods. Data was gathered<br>using a self-created questionnaire. The researcher personally visits<br>representative schools to gather data. To evaluate the study instruments'<br>reliability and validity, a pilot test was conducted. A sample of 30 parents<br>was used to assess the survey's validity. Many responders took positive<br>action to improve their kids' performance. Children in preschool who had<br>initiative-taking parents did better. Most of the respondents said they<br>occasionally talk to their preschoolers about how their academics are<br>going. The study suggests that parents be made aware of the value of early<br>childhood education so that they can comprehend their part in the<br>academic success of their children</p> Saqiba Nawaz, Muhammad Arshad Dahar Copyright (c) 2023 If the paper is accepted for publication, author(s) will have to sign an authors’ declaration form which will transfer the copyright of the article to Journal of Early Childhood Care and Education (JECCE). JECCE by AIOU is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. Based on a work at www.aiou.edu.pk. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be sought from the editor of the journral (editor.jecce@aiou.edu.pk). https://ojs.aiou.edu.pk/index.php/ecce/article/view/665 Thu, 02 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000