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https://doi.org/10.32903/zs.65.1-2.5
The Connection between the Maturity of the Student while Enrolling First Grade and Their Success at the End of the School year
Lana Jelinek
; OŠ Frana Krste Frankopana, Osijek, Republika Hrvatska
Sažetak
The paper explains the results of the examination of school children, which are carried out by the school counselor, in relation to their success at the end of the first grade. It studies their maturity and readiness to start going to the first class. The goal of this research is to determine if the results of The questionnaire for first grade maturity assessment are connected with school success, especially regarding the connection of prior mathematical knowledge with later mathematical success and the connection of verbal language development with success in Croatian language, as well as total points od the questionnaire with grade results report at the end of the first grade. The research is conducted on the sample of 60 students who finished first grade in 2015/2016 school year, and who passed The questionnaire for first grade maturity assesment in 2015/2016 school year. The data was collected through pedagogical documentation analysis, i.e. through examination of the first grade book (school register) and through The questionnaire for first grade maturity assessment. The results claim that there is a correlation between the child's readiness during the school counselor's assessment protocol and their success at the end of the school year. The results of The questionnaire are important for the school counselor in order to be able to divide the students into classes evenly and to inform the teachers and their advisory services of the development differences between students, their abilities and prior knowledge.
Ključne riječi
verbal language development; prior mathematical knowledge; first grade; school success; school maturity
Hrčak ID:
233539
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Datum izdavanja:
2.12.2019.
Posjeta: 4.054 *