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PERFORMATIVE DIDACTIC AS A WAY TO DEVELOP INCLUSIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS – A PRESENTATION USING THE EXAMPLE OF THE METHOD ACTION PAINTING
No full textIn the following research article, I describe the foundations of a workshop concept for the application of the Action Painting method in the context of professionalization processes in the educational and pedagogic field. This link shall form the appropriate starting point for an understanding of professionalism within the framework of inclusive education, which targets the development of an inclusive and diversity-sensitive approach by education professionals. At the same time, I refer back to a method suitable for the (further) development of reflective skills of educational staff as well as the independent development and operationalization of novel didactic education settings with concrete applicability. I will show that Action Painting, within the framework of performative didactics, can be viewed as a suitable method for taking into account this didactic dual principle in the context of inclusive education with a focus on the heterogeneity of learning groups
MEASUREMENT OF LATENT VARIABLE “CREATIVE SELF-EFFICACY†OF STUDENTS OF CHAPTER OF KUBAN STATE UNIVERSITY AT SLAVYANSK-ON-KUBAN
No full textThe purpose of this investigation is to establish a unidimensional interval scale for measuring students’ creative self-efficacy. Latent variable “creative self-efficacy†is defined operationally – by means of a set of indicators. Each of the indicators characterizes one of the aspects of creative self-efficacy. The creative self-efficacy construct is measured in framework of the theory of latent variables based on Rasch model. The questionnaire as the measuring tool possesses high differentiating ability. The analysis of variance of results of measurements is used for comparison of creative self-efficacy of students depending on their gender and department. It is shown that based on this latent variable there is no statistically significant difference between females and males; however, there is a statistically significant difference between departments. The least value of creative self-efficacy belongs to students of faculty of physical training and biology, while the greatest value belongs to students of philology. There is a possibility to correct the set of the indicators characterizing the latent variable and thus to specify the content of the construct “creative self-efficacyâ€
STUDYING THE LEARNING PARTICULARITIES OF NEW STUDENTS GENERATIONS - GUIDANCE FOR DEVELOPING FUTURE E-LEARNING SYSTEMS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
No full textThe key to developing a successful product, regardless of the domain for which it is considered, consists in understanding the needs of the final recipients and, consequently, in meeting those needs. While discussing the e-learning phenomenon, a learner-centered approach becomes essential, this representing the consumer or the direct beneficiaries. Students' expectations, habits and learning styles are constantly changing as a result of interferences made by the environment they grow and develop in. The current generation of learners grows surrounded by technology, smart devices and Social Media applications, which became an integral part of their life from the very early ages. Given the above, the challenge arises while identifying the functions and particularities that future e-learning systems must meet in order to create a familiar learning environment, serving the needs of contemporary learners.The purpose of this research is to identify the behavioral learning characteristics congruent to the current students’ generation. In the first stage, the work in question aims to review the specialized literature on student-centered training and the characteristics of new generations of learners. To address the goal of the subsequent phase, we chose a quantitative analysis method based on a specific questionnaire designed for the research in question. The target group consists of students from all study programs, the sample being formed taking into account the number of students enrolled, as of 1st of October 2017, in all universities with economic profile from Romania. The results will show us particularities such as the learning style, goal orientation, learning approach and so on, being aimed to guide the development of future e-learning systems that should be used in higher education, shaped in accordance to the identified particularities of learners
WAYS OF STIMULATING CHILDREN`S CREATIVITY THROUGH PLASTIC EDUCATION ACTIVITIES
No full textCreativity is hard to define because of its complexity. The expression evokes the power to innovate, to be original in thought and achievements, to manifest a flexible spirit, a tendency towards active prospecting. So it would be more appropriate to talk about creative skills. Thus it would be more appropriate to talk about creative skills. This is, in Guildford's opinion, in the area of divergent production, a concept that approaches the original action of non-conformism, simply an escape from the current and common ideas of imitation or reproduction.The educational ideal of the Romanian school aims at forming the autonomous and creative personality, a personality capable of anticipating the future, transforming the present in its own anticipations, discovering and solving situation along with the others. In our article we want to highlight the possible means of classroom intervention that would favour the development of these innate skills
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BODY APPRECIATION, BODY SELF-ESTEEM AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS EATING IN CHILDREN: 10.24250/JPE/2/2019/BM
No full textBody appreciation among children has received special attention in the health literature, so that the prevention of body image impairment confirms the importance of the relationship between personal identity and family. The purpose of this study is to analyze the relationship between child's body appreciation, attitudes towards eating and body self-esteem. In this respect, children from different schools have completed instruments that measure the level of body self-esteem, eating attitude and the level of body appreciation. For statistical purposes, r Pearson correlation and hierarchic regression were used. The results showed that eating attitudes correlates positively with body appreciation of the Romanian children (n = 418) and that a higher level of body appreciation correlates with a higher level of body self-esteem, also the present study pointed out that a low levels of body self-esteem predict negative eating attitude when we control the gender and BMI
THE NEW PARADIGM OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY
No full textThe Bologna Process brings major changes in European highereducation, regarding the philosophy of education and scientific research, themission of universities in the Knowledge Society, the structure and objectivesof academic studies. It is the reform of the very concept of education, a newparadigm of academic education and scientific research. It includes suchelements as: emphasis from teaching to learning, student-centred education,creativity and innovation, education focused on outcomes, system oftransferable credits, easily readable and comparable degrees, mobility forstudents and didactic staff, quality assurance, European dimensions in highereducation, the internalization and globalization of education, new approachesas inter- and transdisciplinarity, education as a free experience of mind, openaccess, inclusive and responsive universities, diversity, multiculturalism etc.By some of its most significant elements, the new paradigm expresses thetendency of returning to the classic university model, of recovering, inessential data, the “old†philosophy, rather than a radical dissociation of it.The Bologna reform is built, in its main elements, on the Bologna Universityand some other famous Europe’s universities classic models. It is not aseparation, but the valorization of the European academic tradition. It is also asymbolic appeal of the European Union to its roots in a glorious academicpast, with powerful and living models, while facing the challenging future
PERCEPTIONS OF FUTURE ENGINEERING TEACHERS ON FORMATIVE E-ASSESSMENT USING THE CLASSROOM RESPONSE SYSTEM
No full textThe new culture of higher education emphasizes the importance of integrating assessment into the training process. E-assessment, a term used to describe technology-facilitated assessment, can be useful and efficient in terms of cost and time, but also of providing an immediate feedback to improve the teaching and learning process. This study investigates students' perception of the effectiveness of using formative e-assessment in teaching activities and the usefulness of implementing a Classroom Response System (CRS) in improving students’ learning as future engineer teachers. The study employed quantitative and qualitative research methods by two questionnaires to collect data from 75 second-year students in initial teacher training program, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania. The results were very encouraging and practically all students engaged in this process felt the e-assessment added value to their learning and they would like to see it implemented in other courses. By encouraging students to correct errors and to receive award marks, it has improved students’ learning experience. The results are discussed considering relevant research to suggest recommendations for improving e-learning implementations in initial teacher training
THE PROFESSIONAL ADVANCED TRAINING OF EDUCATIONAL WORKERS BY MEANS OF E-LEARNING AND LIFELONG LEARNING
No full textModern technologies have been making progress in all socially significant domains, thus it is necessary for an individual to be computer-literate so that he can be in touch with novelties and innovations in his professional field. Beside the acquisition of knowledge and information important for professional competences, the use of modern technologies contributes to the better time organization of individuals. This is especially important for educational workers who are frequently exposed to stress due to the lack of time. In order to follow contemporary events related to their profession in the first place, educational workers have to receive advanced trainings throughout their lives. Lifelong learning has become the imperative of educational professions. The organization of accredited seminars, approved by the Bureau for Education improvement in Serbia, represents the aspects of professional advanced trainings where educational workers acquire new knowledge and competences. The largest number of trainings in Serbia has been performed in a traditional way, "Ex - cathedra", however, there is also a tendency for the organization of e-learning trainings by means of modern technologies. The goal of this research is to be determined whether kindergarten teachers, teachers and the teachers of subject teaching have accepted remote learning, which would strengthen their professional competences in a faster and simpler way. The sample has included 300 educational workers employed in preschool institutions and primary schools. The instrument which we have used to respond to the goals of this research was constructed. The research findings point to significant differences in educational workers’ responses in regards to the gender, chronological age and working experience of respondents
THE UTILISATION OF SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM MEMORY IN TEACHING PHYSICS
No full textIn this paper we are going to present the notion of short-term memory and how it is used by college students in physics, in the geometrical optics and mechanics chapters. I examined the utilisation and the reproduction of geometrical figures that describe the physics phenomenon. The experimental observations were of an empirical type, in humanistic classes, for three cases, out of which two were made during the regular classes (teaching and feed-back lessons) and one during individual supplementary training for students who had to catch up with the others. The students had to represent the forces and acceleration in an abstract drawing in order to render what is going on from a physical point of view. It is a quite difficult process for the students who used the short-term memory; for instance, during the teaching lesson the students just rendered/copied the drawing on the projector, without paying attention to the stages of reasoning/the logics of drawing.While describing the facts we will point out the mistakes the students made when using just short-term memory. Besides, we will show also the incorrect drawings, explaining why we believe they used this type of memory instead of the long-term one.Eventually, we will suggest some solutions, e.g. a plan with the stages to be followed when making the respective drawing that the students have to follow when achieving their own demonstration, so that they should avoid making the same mistakes as at the beginning, determining them to use both short-term and long-term memory
CONTRIBUTIONS OF LITERATURE ABOUT MENTORING TO ENLIGHTEN TEACHERS’ PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN BRAZIL
No full textInitiatives and experiences from different countries and cultures are an important research issue. This article focuses on mentoring in teachers’ professional development in Brazil, but it is part of a larger project that seeks an approximation in the area of teacher professional development among BRICS countries - Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. In Brazil, mentoring in teachers’ professional development is proposing interactions between University and schools. Besides this, some initiatives shed lights on this matter. We intend in this work a discussion about such a significant advance. Collaboration between institutions seems to bring new ideas in developing countries trying to overcome difficulties in teachers' working conditions. The study collects a state of the art in the main Brazilian publications in the last five years about mentoring, both experiences related and theoretical studies. The results call attention to challenges and opportunities in teacher education regarding theory-practice integration and point out the need for further research