Students´ failure at Primary School

Students’ failure at Primary School

Causes of students’ failure

It is widely known that students fail during their experience at Primary School. The reasons may be plenty, though most of them are related to external features. ---------

One of the characteristics is related to the time children devote to the overuse of computers. Typically, students abuse the device, since most of the time they play computer games and communicate each other via social networks, a fact that may turn time consuming. Generally, the children who spent time using the computers are not controlled by any adult. Therefore, a second feature of students failure, recalls to parents absence from their homes due to the fact that they need to go to work, practically the whole day. Consequently, children are uncontrolled and do not accomplish their school assignments. Thirdly, teachers’ attitudes impact on students learning. For instance, teachers that are excessively demanding affect children´s learning in a negative way and thus students may create the belief they are not able to reach the required level of performance that the teachers ask. ---------------------------------------------------------------------

In conclusion, students’ failure is determined by a large amount of facts. However, the majority of them are concerned with outer characteristics rather than students’ capacity of learning.

Causes that make students fail vs. causes that help students learn

All throughout Primary education, children are affected by varied factors that influence their learning either negatively or positively. Highlighted aspects are concerned with their life at home and the role of teachers. ---------------------------------------

Difficulties arise in children who regularly spent long hours doing useless activities in the computers as they have the possibility to play online or to chat with their friends. Closely related are the figures of parents who insufficiently control their children. This is associated with their absence from home or because they pay more attention to younger members of the family. In any case, the role of teachers plays a considerably role. Children spend a significant amount of time at school having as a reference their teacher. As such, if the teacher is excessively demanding students may feel overwhelmed, or if the teacher works idly students may feel that it is not necessary to accomplish any kind of activity. Conversely, if teachers are able to know how their students learn or to use varied strategies in the classroom, she consequently will have the capacity of imparting meaningful education. Yet, it is imperative the presence of the family during the learning process. Parents who spend vital time with their children encourage them to follow a profitable routine and make them feel safe and confident. Knowing that they have a framework when studying, they will be able to consider the computer as a tool to study and use it accordingly, not only to play or chat but also to carry out tasks or look for information.----------------------------------------------------------------

In sum, children are surrounded by two-sided factors since they can be either negative or positive. However, the three factors already mentioned are potentially beneficial for students if used properly.

Structured Paragraph Writing

ACADEMIC WRITING

-Structure of a well written Paragraph

                                                                                                

Parts of a paragraph

• The topic sentence

It states what you are writing about, what your subject is, which formula is followed to write an effective topic sentence. 

• The body

Supporting details and supporting arguments for your topic sentence.

• The closing sentence

 Remind the audience what you are writing about; keep them thinking. 

 Restate the topic sentence but in a different way.

WRITING SKILLS

To write a very clear paragraph you have to follow some rules:

• Indent that is to set in or back from the margin, as the first line of a paragraph or skip a line. Don not use both of them. This rule has to do with the way the paragraph looks.

• One central idea in one paragraph.

• All other ideas come after the thesis statement. They must directly relate to the main topic.

• The length of the paragraph could be different.

• It is important to have lots of details. These details should explain why the topic is important to the overall idea of the essay. The reasons and the examples support what you are saying about the topic sentence.

• Use bridges. One idea in a sentence must be connected to the next one and this to the next. It creates flow.

• Key terms are used when you have to write about something specific. They can be used as many times as you need to but avoid repetition of words.

• End the paragraph with a very clear statement that the idea finish.

INTRODUCTION TO ACADEMIC WRITING

Types of assignments

• essays
• reports
• presentations
• reflective pieces
• summaries
• annotated bibliographies

Steps to a successful writing

• what's expected of you
• read you Module Handbook
• check the learning outcomes. Pay attention to titles.

Effective assignment

• try to include everything you have learned of the topic.
• make a plan.
• have the title in front of your work.
• look for writing fluency.
• link sentences.
• leave it and re-read it later
• make several drafts and edit
• read it aloud
• be objective about arguments

Process

• do not feel overwhelmed by academic writing
• take it as a process of learning

Works Cited

Engvid, Parts of a Paragraph - English Academic Introduction, Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCuExRE6N-4

Engvid, Writing Skills - The Paragraph, Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IFDuhdB2Hk

Edge Hill University, Introduction to Academic Writing, Retrieved from  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CelpkwseU5U

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Metacognitive Analysis of "Writings and Writers are a must"

    Writing a text it is no as simple as it looks like. Specially if you do not know the purpose of it. That is why this was written in such as informal style.  

     There was not  much correction because it was made with little time in class. Paragraphs seems to be isolated without appropriate links to keep the focus of the reader. 

     There is no end to resume the main topic and give a conclusion neither in each particular paragraph nor in the end of the text. 

The main ideas are clear but are isolated by lack of cohesion. 

      Considering now where the text is going to be published and who will read it, I would consider a re-write in a more formal tone. Asking some pairs to check comprehensibility and amenity would be useful to corroborate the extent of the attempted result.

       This can not be done without going first through certain stages. All writers go through their own unique writing processes before they make their final drafts.

Before you start writing, you must think about what to write, or how to write. This is called Prewriting.

Now it is Writing time, at this stage, you don’t think about word-count, grammar, spelling and punctuation, you just write. 

Revising your work is about making big changes. You might remove whole sections, rewrite entire paragraphs, and add in information which you’ve realized the reader will need.The Editing stage, needs to be done after revising. Editing involves the close-up view of individual sentences and words.The final step of the writing process is Publishing.

    These five stages of the writing process are a framework for writing well and easily. 

    Follow this link for more useful information:  

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tzII_esONyN5kx9BJKBw6e5oTzvrk4ak6ecgNu5OfY8/edit?usp=drive_web

 

 

Writing and Writers are a must

      For this subject it is essential to take out the writer hidden inside us. If that happends, we will be able to express in writen form, how we feel and think.
Lots of people prefer this way of expression instead of just talking to somebody.

      Sometimes I wonder what happened to me, because when I was young I loved writing everywhere, but specially in my diary; a little book where I wrote day after day many details about my routines and adventures.

      Nowadays, maybe because of the busy style of life we have, it is almost impossible to sit down, think a few minutes and write a paragraph or two what we are feeling. That is why I consider that written expression is one of the most important subjects. Not only because we practise our grammar, vocabulary, etc., but also because during the writing moments, we enter in that magic world of imagination and creativity.

      Like the old times.

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