ACTIVE MINDS

KEEP CALM AND BE ACTIVE

OUR MOTTO IS“Show me and I forget;

Teach me and I remember; Involve me and I learn.” From Benjamin Franklin

BOĞAZİÇİ UNIVERSITYSPRING 2015

PASSIVE STUDENTS AT EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

CONTENT• Our Team• Gannt Card• Problem• The Aim of Our Project• Literature Review• Brainstorming• Fishbone Diagram• Matrix Diagram• Graphic• Behaviors of Passive Students • Why System?• Survey• Survey Report• Suggestions• References

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Leader Fatma Halıpınar – 2013108000 - PRED

Members Zülal Üçler – 201310821 - PREDVildan Varol - 2013108036 – PRED

We meet every Wednesday in study room , 1. North Dormitory

OUR TEAM

EXPECTED OBSERVED

GANNT CARD

• In Turkey, early childhood education system is teacher centered. Students are more passive than their teachers in their classroom.

• Teachers are authoritarian and dominant members of class. Therefore, preschool students remain in the background. They cannot participate in class activities.

PROBLEM

• How can we increase students’ activity in classroom ?

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THE AIM OF OUR PROJECT

• “Moving From Traditional to Developmentally Appropriate Education: A Work in Progress by Marion Passidomo; Young Children, September 1994

• “Exploration and Discovery! Creating an Enthusiastic, Exciting Classroom” By Sue Miles,january/february 1997

• “Changes – How Our Nursery School Replaced Adult-Directed Art Projects with Child-Directed Experiences and Changed Into an Accredited, Child-Sensitive DAP School” by Lou Swanson; Young Children, May 1994

LITERATURE REVIEW

• Why preschool students do not actively participate in class activities?

Education systemStudents’ characteristics

Human

BRAINSTORMING

FISHBONE DIAGRAM

System Students’ Characteristics Human

Zülal 7 5 4

Vildan 6 7 4

Fatma 7 4 6

Total 20 16 14

Percentage 40% 32% 28%

MATRIX DIAGRAM

Fatma

Vildan

Zülal

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

6

4

4

4

7

5

7

6

7

System Students' Characteristics Human

GRAPHIC

LethargicFlat expression; appear dull and lifelessRarely laugh and smileReject expressive materials such as paints or clayCannot be co players with othersChoose structured, predictable items such as simple puzzles

and do them over and over, tending to hide behind the material

May cover ears at all sounds (as if sound can hurt)Refuse to eat Biting their own skin or fingersDifficult to awaken after nap time

BEHAVIORS OF PASSIVE STUDENTS

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Lack of resources

Curriculum

SYSTEM

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CURRICULUM• Our early childhood

education system is regulated without considering children’s abilities.

• The children who are exposed to this curriculum cannot be express themselves because they have different abilities than what the curriculum expects.

• In current curriculum teachers have authority on children so students stay behind.

LACK OF RESOURCES

• The budget for preschools is not enough to meet needs of early childhood education programs.

• Limited materials keep children away from participating some activities.

• Because of limited resources, their imagination does not improve.

WHY SYSTEM ?

• We have carried out a survey to 20 people . Our survey consists of 10 questions.

These questions and answers are;

SURVEY

Did you take preschool education?

30%

70%

Question 1

YESNO

Do you think that you have sufficient information about preschool

education?

75%

10%15%

Question 2

YESNONOT SURE

Do you think state provide financial support to preschool education ?

45%

35%

20%

Question 3

YESNONOT SURE

Do you believe that students who receive early childhood education are more active in their later school lives

than who do not?

65%

15%

20%

Question 4

YESNONOT SURE

Do you think preschool education in Turkey is adequate?

25%

65%

10%

Question 5

YESNONOT SURE

Do you believe that preschool students actively participate in classroom

activities?

Question 6

80%

15%5%

Question 6

YESNONOT SURE

Do you believe parents have an effect on students’ activeness in preschool

education?

60%25%

15%

Question 7

YESNONOT SURE

Do you think that preschool teachers’ attitudes have an effect on students’ activeness in preschool classroom?

85%

15%

Question 8

YESNO

Do you think education system in Turkey provides opportunities to

preschool students’ active participating?

35%

45%

20%

Question 9

YESNONOT SURE

Do you think that preschool students’ characteristics affect their

performance in class?

45%

40%

15%

Question 10

YESNONOT SURE

• We came to a conclusion that parents, teachers and children’s attitudes play an important role in determining children’s activeness in preschool but the most effective factor is the system.

• People think that the state does not provide financial support to early childhood education.

SURVEY REPORT

SUGGESTIONS

SYSTEM

• The education system should focus on child-centered approach and it should be inspected constantly

• The budget which is allocated for early childhood education should be raised by Ministry of Education http://tr.123rf.com/profile_yeletkeshet

SUGGESTIONS

HUMAN

• The relationship between parents and school administration should be strengthen.

TEACHER

• Since each child has special abilities, teachers ought to guide children according to their capabilities. Görkem / 5 year-old

THANKS FOR LISTENING AND

SPECIAL THANKS TO

REFERENCES• İmece Halkaları Eğitimi» by Hayal Köksal

(2003)• http://123child.com/website-share/D.A.P..pdf• Excerpt from Child Guidance Through Play:

Teaching Positive Social Behaviors (Ages 2-7), by C.H. Wolfgang, 2004 edition, p. 7-9.

• http://www.brainy-child.com/articles/passive-to-active-children.shtml

• Balcı, A. (1993). Etkili Okul: Kuram, Uygulama ve Araştırma. Ankara.