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Research procedure
The survey in the classes from the 5th to the 8th grade was conducted in No-
vember and December in 2018. Although it was carried out in the peer clas-
ses, the participation was voluntary. The teachers filled the questionnaire
voluntarily as well. Before they completed the questionnaire, they had been
familiarised with both the structure of the questionnaire and the objectives
of the research. They had been also familiarised with the method of inpu-
tting the answers and the anonymity was guaranteed at the same time. The
questionnaire lasted on average about 15 minutes.
Results
The first part of the analysis included the analysis of the students’ opini-
on on learning and teaching at school. We will point out the most indi-
cative students’ responses2, which can be good guidelines for the teachers
in their future work. We can notice that the students, on average, showed
a high degree of agreement with the statements related with the first part
of the questionnaire (questions from 1 to 20), where they answered the qu-
estions related to their way of learning. Most students agree with the state-
ment “the more they like a particular school subject, the more easily they
acquire it”. Furthermore, they try hard to memorise the most significant
things in the text, to understand what they read and to follow and listen
to their teachers’ lectures so as to learn as much as possible in class. A gre-
at majority of the students from the 5th to the 8th grade agreed with the sta-
tement: “ I start learning by trying to realise what exactly I have to learn”
(M=4.05, SD=1.264)3 and “ While learning I try to remember everything
that has been written” ( M=4.05, SD=1.197), whereas a small number of stu-
dents agreed with the statement: “I am not interested in learning at school
because the content is boring” ( M= 2.58, SD= 1.488). Most students think
that they put a lot of effort into learning because they care about the su-
ccess. During the learning process they often use tables, charts and pictu-
res. According to the students’ answers we can see what their learning ha-
bits are like. While learning, most students repeat old material although
they do not have bad marks and they also try to understand how informa-
tion from the classroom can be used in everyday life.
2 „SDP - results of research on teaching and learning“, Primary School Jovan Du-
cic, last modified April 20, 2019, https://www.jovanducic.edu.rs/wp-content/uplo-
ads/2019/04/20/SRP_rezultati_istrazivanja_o_nastavi_i_ucenju.pdf
3 M - arithmetic mean, SD - standard deviation
346
Research procedure
The survey in the classes from the 5th to the 8th grade was conducted in No-
vember and December in 2018. Although it was carried out in the peer clas-
ses, the participation was voluntary. The teachers filled the questionnaire
voluntarily as well. Before they completed the questionnaire, they had been
familiarised with both the structure of the questionnaire and the objectives
of the research. They had been also familiarised with the method of inpu-
tting the answers and the anonymity was guaranteed at the same time. The
questionnaire lasted on average about 15 minutes.
Results
The first part of the analysis included the analysis of the students’ opini-
on on learning and teaching at school. We will point out the most indi-
cative students’ responses2, which can be good guidelines for the teachers
in their future work. We can notice that the students, on average, showed
a high degree of agreement with the statements related with the first part
of the questionnaire (questions from 1 to 20), where they answered the qu-
estions related to their way of learning. Most students agree with the state-
ment “the more they like a particular school subject, the more easily they
acquire it”. Furthermore, they try hard to memorise the most significant
things in the text, to understand what they read and to follow and listen
to their teachers’ lectures so as to learn as much as possible in class. A gre-
at majority of the students from the 5th to the 8th grade agreed with the sta-
tement: “ I start learning by trying to realise what exactly I have to learn”
(M=4.05, SD=1.264)3 and “ While learning I try to remember everything
that has been written” ( M=4.05, SD=1.197), whereas a small number of stu-
dents agreed with the statement: “I am not interested in learning at school
because the content is boring” ( M= 2.58, SD= 1.488). Most students think
that they put a lot of effort into learning because they care about the su-
ccess. During the learning process they often use tables, charts and pictu-
res. According to the students’ answers we can see what their learning ha-
bits are like. While learning, most students repeat old material although
they do not have bad marks and they also try to understand how informa-
tion from the classroom can be used in everyday life.
2 „SDP - results of research on teaching and learning“, Primary School Jovan Du-
cic, last modified April 20, 2019, https://www.jovanducic.edu.rs/wp-content/uplo-
ads/2019/04/20/SRP_rezultati_istrazivanja_o_nastavi_i_ucenju.pdf
3 M - arithmetic mean, SD - standard deviation
346
