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The role of social pedagogue with Montessory method expertise in identifying and relieving anxiety in children
Full text linkThe master's thesis deals with the role of a social pedagogue with Montessori method expertise in identifying and relieving noticeable anxiety in children. It is based upon the theoretical frame of social pedagogy, Montessori method, as well as anxiety as an internalized form of problems that often remain unrecognized and misunderstood during childhood.
The theoretical part defines the key characteristics of social pedagogy and ways of recognizing emotional and behavioral responses in early childhood. Further on, the theoretical part outlines the characteristics of Montessori method and the competencies that help a social pedagogue with Montessori method expertise to work with children who display signs of anxiety. The main part is intended to define the term anxiety, the factors that influence its occurrence, and the most common forms of anxiety in childhood. Finally, the theoretical frame distinguishes theoretical starting points in the field of early detection, treatment and prevention of anxiety in childhood.
The empirical part uses a qualitative research approach, based on interviews with seven social pedagogues who have also completed training in Montessori method. Findings from semi-structured interviews show that social pedagogues with Montessori method expertise play an important role in early identification of anxiety in a child, understanding the behavior of a child exhibiting anxiety, and responding in the form of assistance and support to the individual facing problems in the peer group. Social pedagogues also make a significant contribution to raising family awareness of anxiety in a child. A comprehensive insight into the identification, intervention and functioning of an anxious child in a peer group and the involvement of the family in the process, provide a wider perspective and open possibilities for early identification and effective resolution of anxiety problems in childhood
Preschool teachers' use of non-literary language in kindergarten
Full text linkEach of us is born like an unlisted sheet of paper, otherwise he has some genetic innate givens, but it is the environment that largely co-shapes him. As future educators of preschool children, we must be aware of the linguistic impact we have both through our own activities and by the example of the children we raise and educate in kindergarten. The adult speech is one of the most important external factors influencing a child's language development, so the educator must therefore be well acquainted with and at the same time pay attention to her communication style. Language is considered to be a socialized system of symbols, consisting of two components: the content and the form.
In the theoretical part, I first presented the concept of language and its characteristics. In the next chapter, I described language as one of the six curricular areas in which public kindergartens operate in Slovenia. In the following, I presented the social types of language within which I described dialects in more detail. As a further chapter, I wrote the use of social genre according to speech status. Finally, I collected data on language policy, which included, among other things, my own calculation of the number of hours of Slovene language, which I listened to through my educational path from primary school to college.
In the empirical part, I presented and interpreted both graphically and descriptively the results of the questionnaire. The purpose of this was to find out the frequency of the use of non-literary language among educators and assistant educators in kindergarten, whether in communication with children, parents or co-workers. With the research, I also wanted to check their awareness of the possible incorrect use of literary language or. when they use literary or non-literary language. I was also interested in their opinion on the appropriateness of the use of non-literary language in relation to the given situation in the kindergarten
Quality analysis of music textbooks from grade 1 to grade 5 in primary school
Full text linkA textbook is the main teaching material for achieving educational goals and knowledge standards that are defined in the curriculum. A quality textbook is one of the factors of successful teaching. This is one of the key reasons why it is so important that the textbooks used for teaching are of high quality. Because publishing houses offer many textbooks, it is mostly up to the teacher to choose a quality textbook. To make this decision teachers need guidelines that help them choose a quality textbook. With the right choice, they can also help the growth of the profession and the quality of teaching practice. This is also true for the field of teaching musical art. That is why it is important that we study the need for reform and modernisation of textbook materials and the formation of new materials. In the field of musical art, we study textbook materials based on general and musical art-specific criteria. They are connected with the representation of musical activities, curriculum, the use of picture records, graphic records and symbolic records, adequacy of explanations of musical expressions for students, and adequacy of musical vocabulary.
In my master thesis, I analysed 15 official musical art textbooks for the grade level students of primary school, based on the general and musical art-specific criteria. Firstly, I analysed all the textbooks by myself, and then some randomly chosen grade level teachers analysed them by the same criteria. Based on my findings I have designed guidelines for further development of textbook materials for musical art lessons and guidelines that can help teachers choose a quality textbook
Challenges of providing distance additional professional assistance
Full text linkThe covid-19 epidemic has, among other changes, also brought changes to the field of education by implementing distance learning for several months. As a result, additional professional support for students with special needs, who take part in educational programs with adapted delivery and additional professional support, was also provided remotely. Providers of additional professional support had to adapt the way in which the additional support was delivered by considering and foreseeing the individual characteristics, strengths and weaknesses, and specific needs of each student. As distance learning offers a range of different communication possibilities between participants, our survey - conducted as an online questionnaire - aimed to find out how the providers of additional professional support contacted learners. Results show that providers of additional support faced various challenges and difficulties related to working directly with students, for example the use of ICT, the organization itself, cooperation with teachers, parents and other professionals, and the preparation and implementation of the additional support. Nevertheless, there are also some advantages of providing additional help at a distance, which we have documented through our research. The results also showed how providers of additional professional support acquired new skills during distance learning, what they learned and how these lessons could be transferred to the regular additional professional support in schools
Analysis of preschool teachers' opinions on the importance of different sports in kindergarten
Full text linkThe purpose of this dissertation was to determine how various sport disciplines influence children's well-being and overall development, and to analyze different findings about effects the Covid-19 epidemic had on the health and well-being of preschool children and their teachers. Our goal was to define strategies preschool teachers implemented while facing challenges presented by the epidemic, and to propose the most effective ways of coping in that situation.
In this dissertation, we first introduce various sport activities for preschool children. For this purpose, we have gathered different data about the effects these sport activities have on preschool children's health and well-being. We then analyzed findings from other researches about the effects of Covid 19on the health and well-being of the preschool children and their educators.
We conducted a survey among different preschool educators in order to establish their opinions on the importance of implementing different sport activities for the purpose of minimizing the effects of Covid-19on the welfare of preschool children. The research involved 129 preschool teachers and consisted of two series of semi-open questions. The first series of questions was based on gathering the demographic data while the second series dealt with different aspects of anxiety and stress-driven behaviour as well aswith the effects various sports have on improving that sort of behaviour.The obtained data was graphically presented in a Microsoft Excel document.
We established that engaging in different physical activities helps both educators and children to cope better when facing anxiety and stress driven behaviours. According to the survey, dancing, yoga, running, martial arts, football, basketball, rock climbing, swimming, gymnastics, athletics, horse-riding, skiing, sleighing and playing badminton have proven to be the most beneficial and affective for improving the overall well-being of educators and children.We also find that preschool children and educators share common indicators of anxiety and stress-driven behaviour: experiencing physical pain, having trouble sleeping or thinking, low concentration and focus, insecurity, seeking support and confirmation in others, irritation, stunted imagination and restlessness
5L22 – kiparstvo: razstava kiparskih del študentk 2. stopnje Likovne pedagogike UL PEF
Full text linkRazstava Oddelka za likovno pedagogiko UL PEF z naslovom 5L22-kiparstvo vključuje dela nastala pri izbirnem ateljejskem predmetu Kiparstvo in razširjeno polje v študijskem letu 2021/22. Kiparska dela predstavljajo študentke 2. stopnje študija: Ira Luskovec, Zala Simčič, Kaja Tuta. Poleg osnovnega polja kiparstva dela zaznamuje prestopanje formalnih zavez zgolj kiparstvu in se razširjajo v avtorske smeri nevidnih zidov, manjših ekosistemov in minimalističnih barvitih, ženstvenih, volnenih, geometričnih konstrukcij
The role of the pre-school child in different educational concepts and approaches
Full text linkUnderstanding the child and his role is an important aspect, especially in the preschool period. Namely, it is of great importance how the child is understood within the educational concept and is accordingly placed into a certain role. Differences also appear within educational concepts and educational approaches; since different educational concepts and approaches state different rules, norms, etc. Predominantly differences appear in the conception of education and the expression of pedagogical philosophy.
In the thesis, the focus is on the child and his role in various educational concepts and educational approaches. In more detail, we covered the kindergarten curriculum Kurikulum za vrtce (1999), which frames the field of preschool education and represents a publicly valid program in the Republic of Slovenia, as well as three alternative educational concepts and approaches. Therefore, the educational concept of Maria Montessori, the Waldorf educational concept, and the Reggio Emilia educational approach. The thesis aims to present the role of the child in various educational concepts and approaches and to show the differences between them. A semi-structured interview was used to obtain data for the research. The interviews were conducted in four kindergartens, namely a Montessori kindergarten, a Waldorf kindergarten, a public kindergarten, and a kindergarten that operates according to a publicly valid program; but whose program is richly intertwined with elements of the Reggio Emilia educational approach. In each kindergarten, we interviewed two employed professionals – educators.
The existence of differences in the field of the conception of the child and his role, which appear between individual educational concepts and educational approaches, is indicated not only by the professional literature but also by the results of the conducted research. The results show that these differences occur and that the child's role in an individual educational concept is mainly influenced by the conception of the child and his abilities. In addition, different educational concepts and approaches emphasize the child's active role in different ways, and all of them, except for the Waldorf educational concept, have in common that it is important to them mainly because of the insight into the child's progress. In contrast to these views are the views of the Waldorf educational concept, which, as found, value the importance of the child's active role as important due to the feeling of self-confidence and self-sufficiency. We found that the child's role in certain cases is also related to the form of learning, which is emphasized by the individual educational concept or approach. Thus, in accordance with the conception of the child's role, there is also a connection with the chosen form of learning, which is highlighted by a certain educational concept. Through the research, we found that the child's active role brings important advantages that have a positive effect on the child and his life. The results also show the existence of peculiarities, which the educators do not define as absolute weaknesses and are solvable.
Based on the results obtained through the research, we conclude that the area of the child's role, especially the active role, is important, as it has a significant impact on the child and his development and progress
Influence of relaxation techniques on the work of the special and rehabilitation teacher
Full text linkSpecial and rehabilitation pedagogues are exposed to various situations during workday that can cause stress. With that, working professionals’ effectiveness declines and they are more likely to experience apathy. Therefore, relaxation techniques have a positive impact on stress regulation and affect certain hormones that play a role in memory and attention.
The aim of this paper was to explore, with the help of theoretical research, effects of relaxation techniques (including wakefulness) on attention, concentration, memory and motivation but mostly on work productivity of special and rehabilitation pedagogues. It also wishes to research how they tackle stress and how relaxation techniques affect their personal lives as well as their execution of individual consultations for additional support expertise. As for the methodology, a qualitative multiple case study approach and a descriptive method of pedagogical research were implemented. For the empirical part, questionnaires and half-structured interviews for special and rehabilitation pedagogues were used based on the literature studied. 7 female special and rehabilitation pedagogues from four different statistical regions of Slovenia participated in the study. Those participants practice additional support expertise in primary school and nursery. Their answers were analyzed qualitatively.
According to the results, majority of the participants interviewed do experience stress at the workplace. The causes for it are mainly external stressors, tied to the nature of the work. Only one interviewee reported not feeling stressed. Further data show that practicing relaxation techniques does not necessarily mean completely diminishing stress, however, it does impact how one tackles stressful situations. We discovered, special and rehabilitation pedagogues, whose work entails constantly moving, generally feel more stressful compared to others because of such working conditions. Data show practicing relaxation techniques does have a positive impact on one’s psychophysical health. The participants reported on having less headaches, being less tired, having more energy, better attention and concentration as well as motivation. However, we did not discover any correlations between length of service and age with practice of relaxation techniques and stress exposure. The use of relaxation techniques can also be implemented in certain sessions of additional support expertise. Results show, many special and rehabilitation pedagogues do not have time to practice more demanding techniques for relaxation during their workday but nevertheless try to implement shorter sessions, such as reorienting of thoughts and conversation. Based on their subjective views and personal experience, the participants reported not transmitting stress on students. However, we discovered that the quality of additional support expertise sessions is impacted by their level of stress. For that reason, they use simple exercises and techniques to diminish it. We also learned that certain wakefulness techniques have whether not yet been implemented in Slovene education system or not practiced by professionals in their daily lives. With this research, we found positive effects relaxation techniques use and their impact on the work of special and rehabilitation pedagogues and their students. We discovered that using different relaxation exercises impacts participants’ tackling with stress as well as enhances their attention and concentration
Unsupervised learning for automatic text simplification
Full text linkIn order to increase the accessibility and variety of easy reading in Slovenian, which contains stylistic and language adaptations, we created a prototype of a system that automatically simplifies texts. This is the first system for automatically converting Slovenian sentences and texts into a simpler form. We have prepared a dataset for the Slovenian
language that contains aligned simple and complex sentences, which can be used for further development of models for simplifying texts in Slovenian. We used the slovene T5
model, which is pretrained on other tasks. Namely, the model uses machine learning with knowledge transfer using deep neural networks with an encoder-decoder architecture. To
find good values of hyperparameters and evaluate the performance of the system, we used automatic measures ROUGE and BERTScore, which are high and indicate a good performance of the system. The system generates single-clause or simple multi-clause sentences and does not use adverbs or special symbols. From the syntactic simplicity point of view, the system is successful, but we assessed its success in more detail with the help of human evaluation using a questionnaire that could be used to check the comprehensibility and meaningfulness of automatically generated sentences in further studies. With the questionnaire, we found that the model was not successful in generating comprehensible paragraphs. Most reviewers found them to be almost or completely unintelligible. We also investigated the comprehensibility criteria for automatically generated texts and found that the important comprehensibility criteria are conciseness, linguistic correctness, lexical simplicity, syntactic simplicity, coherence and summary relevance. Our system performed the best in syntactic simplicity and lexical simplicity, and the worst in summary relevance, coherence and conciseness. The system is partly useful as an aid to simplifiers, and could potentially be used in combination with summarization to provide simpler vocabulary and simple syntactic structure
Voščenke iz pigmenta Sitarjevec: razstava študentk Oddelka za likovno pedagogiko Pedagoške fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani
Full text linkRazstava je del projekta Pigment Sitarjevec v slikarski tehnologiji in praksi Oddelka za likovno pedagogiko Pedagoške fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani, ki ga je podprl Svet za umetnost Univerze v Ljubljani. Razstavljajo študentke Oddelka za likovno pedagogiko Pedagoške fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani: Mojca Berkopec, Santana Bojić, Petra Drev, Špela Gabrovec, Heidi Janež, Andreja Koder, Liu Kontrec, Maša Križ, Nina Kržmanc, Pia Križnar, Katarina Markič, Laura Milar, Vanja Nedimović, Ana Svetičič, Neža Šega, Eva Trampuš, Nika Vadnjal.
Pigment sitarjevec se nahaja v obliki odvečnega rudniškega blata v rudniku Sitarjevec v Litiji. Zaradi izjemne barvitosti in barvne podobnosti z okri, ki se v slikarstvu uporabljajo že od prazgodovine dalje, raziskujemo njegovo uporabnost v slikarstvu in jo preizkušamo na likovno-tehnološkem in likovno-praktičnem nivoju