Assessment Of Schoolchildren’s Reading Literacy: Testing Methods And Results

Abstract

According to the international study of the reading literacy PIRLS, graduates of the Russian primary school are ready to study by means of texts. The PISA test shows a low level of readiness of 15-16 year old students to use texts for a wide range of tasks. In this regard, it is important to understand what happens with reading literacy at the beginning of the general school. In order to study the dynamics of reading literacy, a diagnostic technique was created. The article presents data on the reading literacy of pupils of grades 4 and 5, estimated with the help of this technique. It is shown that the year of study in the general school does not change anything in the ability of schoolchildren to understand information texts.These results show that reading texts does not contribute to the increase in the reading skills of the 5th grade students; therefore, they pose the problem of working on reading literacy in the teaching process in grades 5-6.

Children’s Sports Physiology—The Early Studies

“…In 1967, under the editorship of Kuznetsova [32], a collection of articles called "Development of the motor qualities of schoolchildren" was published, which presents studies on age-related development and methods of training speed of movements in children and adolescents [33], static endurance [34], the strength and endurance of the respiratory muscles [35], and speed-strength qualities [36], as well as balance functions [37]. These studies formed the basis for the development of physical education systems at schools, as well as training programs for young athletes in various sports.…”