Professional paper
COMPARISON OF OPEN AND ANALYTIC-EXPLICATIVE SYSTEMS IN CROATIAN LANGUAGE TEACHING
Emina Berbić Kolar
; Sveučilište Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku, Učiteljski fakultet u Osijeku, Hrvatska
Marija Matić
; Sveučilište Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku, Učiteljski fakultet u Osijeku, Hrvatska
Abstract
This paper deals with the degree of success of the open and analytic-explicative systems in Croatian language teaching.
The aim of the paper is to compare traditional and modern systems, as well as to evaluate their effectiveness during the implementation of new curriculum contents and assessment. The paper presents the implementation of one teaching unit using these different systems.
The research was conducted in two classes, 7a and 7b, in Elementary School ''Ivan Goran Kovačić'' in Slavonski Brod. The chosen chapter topic was NOUN COMPLEMENTS, and the topic of the lesson was MODIFIER. The students were asked to identify and define modifying adjectives, pronouns and numbers, to name and define the noun modifiers and to learn to write them correctly. Open teaching system was applied in class 7b, and analytic-explicative in class 7a. The teacher assigned a task to both groups of students. Students in class 7b had the possibility to choose the teaching techniques and procedures, materials and aids they would use, as well as the ways to present the results. In the introductory part, i.e. reading (with annotations), they worked individually; later they worked in pairs and in groups. The implementation of the unit and the presentation of results were carried out within two period sessions. In class 7a frontal and individual work were combined. Heuristic method of conversing was applied most of the time. The implementation of the unit was carried out within a single period. The same survey was conducted after the lessons in both classes, containing questions that referred to classroom activity, unit implementation methods, understanding of the contents and personal impressions. In the next lesson students were tested in order to find out how much of the contents they had understood.
Upon analysis of the results it was established that the students who covered the topic using the open system were better and more successful.
The reason for this lies in the fact that these students studied the topic using different ways of active learning and presenting of results. Once again this confirms the scientific fact that students' activity is closely related to the quality of acquired knowledge.
Keywords
open system; analytic-explicative system; Croatian language; student's activity; quality of teaching
Hrčak ID:
121402
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Publication date:
13.6.2013.
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