In the final year of the research, our main task is to process the data and publish the results. The first processing of the data will focus on the development of the baseline score of the Cognitive Profile Test. With the addition of the measurement of background sensorimotor function, the test is also suitable for pre-school children.
We have prepared two scientific presentations for the 24th National Conference on Educational Science in Hungary, University of Debrecen.
Györgyi Elekes, Judit Gombás, Bernadett Svraka and Éva Gyarmathy (2024). The health dimension and mental well-being among Hungarian teachers. 24th National Conference on Educational Sciences, “Instruction and education in the service of societal welfare.
Challenges of education and instruction in the age of crises.” Book of Abstracts p. 275, 24-26 October.
Judit Gombás, Györgyi Elekes and Éva Gyarmathy (2024). Characteristics of innovative teachers. 24th National Conference on Educational Sciences, “Instruction and education in the service of societal welfare. Challenges of education and instruction in the age of crises.” Book of Abstracts p. 299, 24-26 October.
Link to the Book of Abstracts: https://onk2024.hu/doc/absztraktkotet_v6.pdf
The programme part of our research has been completed. The final year will be devoted to processing and publishing the results. We have compiled a summary of the test data from the follow-up of the first and second grade children and their teachers. It is available here (KutatasiAnyag_EN.pdf)
We welcome applications from researchers or students who would like to work with the data collected during the research.
The report is available in the repository.
https://tanulas-kutatas.hu/en/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/MTA-AVKF-research_report_0912_EN.pdf
Gergely Füstös, “CHC model based sub-skill estimation with artificial intelligence” was awarded second place at the Scientific Student Conference of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology of the Budapest University of Technology. Besides, this work is a great help for us, similarly to the contribution of other students to our research. Congratulation.
Students from the psychology program at ELTE are examining the measurement data obtained using the Sensorimotor and Cognitive Profile Test applied in our research project. Two theses have been completed on this topic:
At the closure of the school-based component of the research project, the rector of the college, Zoltán Gloviczki, and the project leader, Éva Gyarmathy awarded the Innovative Teacher and Innovative Leader certificates to the participating teachers, and the principals. The final meeting included our presentation of the work completed and the results achieved to date.
One of the primary objectives of our research project is to assess the attitudes of teachers instructing first-grade students toward the transformation of the learning environment, to examine the impact of the methodological intervention, and to evaluate the innovativeness of the teachers. To conclude the school-based methodological component of the project, we organized focus groups within workshop settings. In these workshops, we questioned teachers on three main topics: innovation, methodology, and data-driven decision making.
The evaluation of the second-grade children involved in the research project is approaching completion. Our observations indicate a significant reduction in technical issues, with teachers being better equipped with necessary tools, such as tablets and touchscreen laptops, which were readily available. The children also demonstrated increased maturity and capability to engage in the tests. Nevertheless, there was a decline in the number of classes participating in the second test. Specifically, 737 children were tested, compared to 1,050 children in the initial evaluation. Despite this reduction, the dataset remains sufficient for statistical analysis.
The second testing of the classes participating in the research will take place in May and June. Nearly a thousand children in second grade will complete tasks similar to those in first grade on a tablet or touchscreen laptop with the help of their teacher. In late April, teachers received online training to refresh their knowledge on how to use the test.
The Sensory Motor and Cognitive Profile Test for young children worked excellently in the first-grade assessments. Now, children in second grade are given tasks relevant to their age and tasks that measure their level of school readiness in numeracy and literacy. In addition, Quatro Blocks as a test is making its debut.
