Original scientific paper
CONTINUED STUDENT SUCCESS IN THE JUNIOR YEARS OF PRIMARY SCHOOL AND THE TRANSITION FROM 4th TO 5th GRADE
Sandra Kadum-Bošnjak
; Osnovna škola »Stoja« u Puli, Pula, Hrvatska
Irene Peršić
; Sveučilište Jurja Dobrile u Puli, Pula, Hrvatska
Davorin Brajković
; Sveučilište Jurja Dobrile u Puli, Pula, Hrvatska
Abstract
The paper presents the results of a research conducted on a sample of 376 6th-grade primary school pupils in the County of Istria. The results obtained show that the vast majority of junior primary schoolers (i.e. over 85%) achieve excellent and very good school results.
In transition from 4th to 5th grade there is a sharp decline in both one’s overall success and success in Croatian Language and Mathematics. This is particularly express in the latter subject.
During the first five grades of primary school, success in Mathematics varies the most (i.e. 23.34%) and overall success varies the least (i.e. 12.83%), while the variation of success in Croatian Language is 20.5%.
The correlation coefficients obtained are statistically significant at the level of 5% (P<0.05) and even at the level of 1% (P<0.01).
Keywords
continuance; success; junior grade teaching; overall success; success in Croatian Language; success in Mathematics; discontinuity
Hrčak ID:
20770
URI
Publication date:
29.2.2008.
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