Effects of the application of modern active learning strategies in primary education

Obrazovni sustav ima ključnu ulogu u pripremi učenika budućnosti. Kada govorimo o budućnosti, mislimo na činjenicu da je ona neizvjesna, određena je trenutno onime što znamo o njoj, a mi i budući naraštaji smo potpuno odgovorni za nju. Stoga je na učiteljima 21. stoljeća velika odgovornost u pripremi učenika koji će odgovarati izazovima svijeta koji se konstantno mijenja nevjerojatnom brzinom. U školi usmjerenoj na promjene, učitelji nisu samo korisnici dosadašnjih rezultata i znanja, već su aktivni sudionici u promjenama odgojno-obrazovnog procesa. Suvremene nastavne strategije su načini poučavanja u odgojno-obrazovnom procesu gdje učenici na temelju primjera i iskustvenog učenja stječu znanja i sposobnosti koji su im potrebni za svakodnevan život. Istraživanjem se željelo utvrditi utječe li izloženost suvremenih strategija učenja razredne nastave na bolje razumijevanje nastavnog sadržaja u odnosu na tradicionalan pristup učenju. S učenicima razredne nastave su provedene radionice na ranču „Ramarin“ i nastavni sati u osnovnoj školi „Vjekoslav Klaić“ u Trnjanima. Tradicionalnim pristupom su bile uključene metode čitanja i rada na tekstu, metoda izlaganja te metoda pisanja, dok je suvremenim metodama bila obuhvaćena mreža znanja, insert metoda te metoda praktičnih radova. Rezultati pokazuju da se učenici bolje snalaze u tradicionalnoj nastavi u kojoj dominira frontalni oblik rada, ali ih aktivno učenje više motivira za rad te ih potiče na aktivno sudjelovanje i kreativnije odgovore.Education system has a key role in preparing young people for the future. If we were to describe the future, we would say it is uncertain and it is set only by a few things we know about it. We, today, and the generations that are to come are responsible for the future. Therefore, teachers in the 21st century have a serious responsibility when they prepare learners who need to face challenges in an ever-changing world. In an education that is focused on change, teachers are not only users of acquired results and knowledge, but they are also active participants in the changes within the education system. Contemporary strategies are used in classes to work on contents that are focused on learners. In this system, learners are active subjects who explore, conclude and interpret information and in that way reach new knowledge based on their own experience. This methodology leads to meaningful learning. The aim of this research is to determine the effect of contemporary teaching strategies on better understanding of the content when compared to traditional teaching strategies. teaching strategies. Several workshops which included working with primary school students were carried out at the ranch „ Ramarin“ and several classes were conducted at „ Vjekoslav Klaić „ primary school in Trnjani. The traditional approach included the reading method and the text method, the presentation method and the writing method , whereas contemporary methods comprised the knowledge network method, the insert method and the practical work method. The results show learners are more successful in traditional approach with frontal form of teaching, but it is also stated that active learning motivates them more for active participation and more creative solutions