A Comparison of Parents and Teachers' Evaluations about School Readiness among First-Grade Pupils of Primary Schools in Tehran

Autor/inn/en	Kakia, Lida; Popov, Habil Nikolay; Arani, Abbas Madandar
Titel	A Comparison of Parents and Teachers' Evaluations about School Readiness among First-Grade Pupils of Primary Schools in Tehran
Quelle	In: Cogent Education, 2 (2015) 1, Artikel 1100975 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2331-186X
DOI	10.1080/2331186X.2015.1100975
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; School Readiness; Grade 1; Learning Activities; Parent Role; Teacher Attitudes; Parent Attitudes; Questionnaires; Family Environment; Skill Development; Correlation; Young Children; Child Health; Recreational Activities; Factor Analysis; Iran (Tehran) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Readiness for school; School ability; Schulreife; School year 01; 1. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 01; Lernaktivität; Parental role; Elternrolle; Lehrerverhalten; Elternverhalten; Fragebogen; Familienmilieu; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Korrelation; Frühe Kindheit; Freizeitgestaltung; Faktorenanalyse
Abstract	Children's school readiness has received much attention from professionals in the field of education. Nevertheless, scholars in Middle East countries have not investigated this topic in a major way. The purpose of the present study was to determine (i) the most common parent-child activities for first-grade pupils in Tehran primary schools as rated by parents; (ii) the skills and abilities of the children as rated by first-grade teachers; and (iii) the relationship between parents and teachers' ratings of children's readiness for school. Multi-stage cluster sampling was used to select samples, and the research instruments (questionnaires) were distributed among 36 teachers and 756 parents. The study found that the most common weekly activities with children among Tehran's families were reading to the child, watching television, helping the child do chores, and playing sports. Teachers' rating of children's skills and abilities indicated that the majority of children had previous experiences with other children. In contrast, teachers report that pupils lack abilities such as following directions and instructions, positive prior reading experiences, and listening and paying attention in the classroom. In addition, there was a significant relationship between parents' ratings of children's activities and teachers' reports of children's different skills and abilities. (As Provided).
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