JECCE

Preparing Quality Teaching Force for Early Childhood Education

Editor JECCE — 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

Sheikh Tariq Mehmood — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Mathematics subject is known as the queen of all subjects. In
Pakistan it is taught as a compulsory subject from class one to secondary
level but it is also considered the uninterested subject for the students.
There are many reasons but the major one is the teaching method of the
teacher. This study was intended to find Problem Solving Teaching
Method having effect on the improvement of HOTs among Prospective
teachers at early childhood level who learn Mathematics at the University
level. The major objectives of the present study were; to find out the effect
of the Problem Solving Teaching Method on element of conceptual
knowledge sub level analysis, evaluating and creating. This study was true
experimental double control group. The sample of this study consisted of
75 Prospective teachers from department of Education, International
Islamic University Islamabad. The students were from BS Education
group of fifth semester, for the collection of data course contents of
mathematics including theoretical geometry, practical geometry and word
problem of BS Education of the 5th semester were selected. Data were
analyzed by using Pre-test, post-test, Levene test, ANOVA, Post Hock
analysis, mean and standard deviation. The major finding showed that the
achievement scores of per-test and post-test of experimental group were
significant. The achievement scores of both control groups-I and II showed
non-significant difference. The difference between the achievement scores
of control group-I and II were same to some extent. The major conclusion
of the study was that problem solving method of teaching developed the
higher order thinking skills among the prospective teachers as compete to
conventional method, so this method may be added in professional training
of mathematics science teachers.

Promoting Creativity in Children with Digital Technology to Overcome Inequalities in Early Childhood Education

Taiwo Oladunni Gbenga- Akanmu — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Early childhood education is the education given to children at the
preschool, nursery schools and training (practicum) which is the
foundation to other levels of education. Creativity is an essential part of
learning which the children are anticipated to be exposed to from their
early stage. Creativity is embedded in the curriculum for children in early
childhood education to give room for a rich learning experience and to
help healthy growth and a wholistic development of the child, to make sure
that no child is left behind even with the application of digital technology
in teaching creativity innovation. Early childhood teachers are expected to
teach the children with relevant and up-to-date materials such as the use
of technology to activate their imagination, sense of belonging to bridge
the cap of inequalities among the children which will help in appreciating
children’s individuality and encourage participation without
discrimination amongst the children. This paper therefore, looked into
promoting creativity in children with digital technology without leaving
any child behind. Based on this, the paper suggested among others that the
use of digital technology should be encouraged in early childhood, no
discrimination of any type and all the children should be treated equally.

Autism and Scaffolding Language Learning: A Case Study of Two Children with Autism

Huma Batool, Aimun Noor, Rabbia Noreen — Sun, 12 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

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
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.

Developing Critical Thinking Skills in Early Years through Early Childhood Care and Education

Maliha Nasir, Rabia Khurshid, Asma Zia — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Today’s children need to learn how to filter useful information
from a plethora of information. For this purpose they need to learn critical
thinking skill. Our educational practices do not allow children to think and
express their ideas, as the teachers in our schools consider themselves
authority on the knowledge. Moreover, the main purpose of teaching is to
complete the syllabi and enable students to pass examination. The National
Curriculum of Early Childhood Care and Education 2017 provides
guidelines for developing critical thinking skills in young children. This
study was an attempt to find out whether the classroom environment and
instructional strategies used at ECCE level are appropriate for developing
critical thinking skills in young children. The sample included 15 ECE
classrooms in Muzaffarabad city. These classrooms were observed and
informal interviews were taken from the teachers of these classes. It was
concluded that the teachers at ECE level were not fully aware of an
important objective of the national curriculum suggested for this level. The
activities and strategies required for developing critical thinking skill are
rarely adopted by the teachers. Their basic focus remains on reading,
writing and numeracy. Teachers mostly use the traditional methods of
teaching that make the kids passive learners.

EXPLORING FAMILY INVOLVEMENT OF PRE SCHOOLLEARNERS IN RAWALPINDI CITY

Saqiba Nawaz, Muhammad Arshad Dahar — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

The goal of this study was to learn more about preschool students'
family participation in the city of Rawalpindi. This study used a
descriptive co-relational research method to examine the impact of
preschool students' family involvement on their academic achievement. In
the city of Rawalpindi, the research focused on preschoolers and their
parents. The study used random sampling methods. Data was gathered
using a self-created questionnaire. The researcher personally visits
representative schools to gather data. To evaluate the study instruments'
reliability and validity, a pilot test was conducted. A sample of 30 parents
was used to assess the survey's validity. Many responders took positive
action to improve their kids' performance. Children in preschool who had
initiative-taking parents did better. Most of the respondents said they
occasionally talk to their preschoolers about how their academics are
going. The study suggests that parents be made aware of the value of early
childhood education so that they can comprehend their part in the
academic success of their children