scholarly journals 10. The Critical Role of Art Education in Community Building as Viewed by Art Teachers. A Qualitative Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 335-354
Author(s):  
Eugenia Maria Pașca
Keyword(s):  
Extracurricular Activities ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Art Teachers ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
School Inspection ◽  
External Assessment ◽  
School Programs ◽  
National Model ◽  
Specific Assessment ◽  
Teaching Learning

AbstractThe criteria recommended for the performance of internal assessment are the ones included in the national model for school inspection applied by the inspectors in the school inspectorate or the Ministry of Education (with subsequent names) who carry out internal assessments. Educational establishments can also decide on certain additional criteria - in line with the specific needs. All educational establishments must perform the annual assessment of activity, regarding school development, educational programs, curricular and extracurricular activities, quality of the teaching-learning process, human resources development, relations with the community and European dimension in the education offered. A tricky problem is represented by the specific assessment of Children Centres and Clubs that carry out non-formal activity, without school programs and handbooks approved by the Ministry of Education. Carrying out an analysis of the manner of assessing formal and non-formal educational units, the need to readjust the internal and external assessment was identified. At the level of school inspectorates, school inspection is carried out by a team consisting of specialised inspectors who know the specificity of those educational units. The main problem is represented by the external assessment carried out by ARACIP with the help of standard specific means: fields, indicators, reference descriptors and specific descriptors. Through the study performed, a series of proposals on the beneficial amendments for the quality assessment within Children Centres and Clubs is identified.

scholarly journals 11. “Seeing Is Believing”: The Importance of Visual Factors in Music Performance Assessment

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 355-360
Author(s):  
Dorina Geta Iușcă
Keyword(s):  
Extracurricular Activities ◽  
Music Performance ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
School Inspection ◽  
External Assessment ◽  
School Programs ◽  
National Model ◽  
Specific Assessment ◽  
Teaching Learning

AbstractThe criteria recommended for the performance of internal assessment are the ones included in the national model for school inspection applied by the inspectors in the school inspectorate or the Ministry of Education (with subsequent names) who carry out internal assessments. Educational establishments can also decide on certain additional criteria - in line with the specific needs. All educational establishments must perform the annual assessment of activity, regarding school development, educational programs, curricular and extracurricular activities, quality of the teaching-learning process, human resources development, relations with the community and European dimension in the education offered. A tricky problem is represented by the specific assessment of Children Centres and Clubs that carry out non-formal activity, without school programs and handbooks approved by the Ministry of Education. Carrying out an analysis of the manner of assessing formal and non-formal educational units, the need to readjust the internal and external assessment was identified. At the level of school inspectorates, school inspection is carried out by a team consisting of specialised inspectors who know the specificity of those educational units. The main problem is represented by the external assessment carried out by ARACIP with the help of standard specific means: fields, indicators, reference descriptors and specific descriptors. Through the study performed, a series of proposals on the beneficial amendments for the quality assessment within Children Centres and Clubs is identified.

STAGE OF DIAGNOSIS READING SKILLS WITH STUDENTS IN 4TH CLASS THROUGH PROJECT LEARNING ACTIVITY

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 887-894
Author(s):  
Iva Andonova Stamenova
Keyword(s):  
Extracurricular Activities ◽  
Reading Skills ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Learning Activity ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
External Assessment ◽  
School Time ◽  
International Systems ◽  
Learning Projects

The report is devoted to the problem of reading with understanding in the fourth grade. The problem of the levels of reading literacy of elementary school pupils is also affected by international systems for assessing their achievements worldwide - PISA and PIRLS. The worrying results show that Bulgaria occupies one of the last places of literacy in the charts of the two international systems, which implies the necessity of introducing changes in the educational system. For this reason, the National External Assessment at the end of the 4th grade was introduced, based on the level of literacy and reader competence of our students.As a result of yearly tests and many expert studies, we disprove the information originally presented that we are at the bottom of the literacy chart in Europe. During the last few years, Bulgarian students have not only improved their literacy skills, but they have also been among the successful participants in national reading competitions, the project initiatives organized by the Ministry of Education and Science and the clubs for readership interests of the local libraries .Our pupils work on learning projects both in school time and in extracurricular activities that teachers place on their own. Design works are not only a pleasant activity for learners, but also a way of enriching the child's personality, building useful competencies and stimulating the development of creative activity. Apart from the above, the project activities allow students to share ideas, experiences, interests, teamwork, listen and respect with respect to their classmate's point of view, to communicate as equal partners in the process of project endeavors. Teamwork brings together the class and sets the foundations for a friendly work environment where each team member makes every effort to finalize the project.

scholarly journals Responding to diversity: a review of recent education policy and language curriculum reform in Ontario

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Devon Franklin
Keyword(s):  
Education Policy ◽  
Multicultural Education ◽  
Curriculum Reform ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Minority Population ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Language Curriculum ◽  
Faith Based ◽  
School Programs ◽  
Racial Ethnic

The province of Ontario continues to be the destination of more than 50 percent of all immigrants to Canada (Ontario Ministry of Education, 2009). With a large visible minority population, as well as linguistic and faith-based diversity, there is increasing pressure on the education system to ensure that all students have the opportunity to thrive academically and develop personally (Ontario Ministry of Education, 2009; Canadian School Boards Association, 2007; Muj & Hamdan, 2013). This study uses classical content analysis to test the 1997 and 2006 versions of the Ontario language curriculum for Grades 3 and 6 against the James Banks’ model for ensuring racial, ethnic and cultural diversity is reflected in school programs. This model is essential for assessing the degree to which the curriculum document itself reflects the priorities set-out by the Ministry of Education in Ontario, and whether these priorities align with the principles of multicultural education. Keywords: Multiculturalism, education policy, multicultural education, language education, diversity

scholarly journals Teachers’ reflecting on professional knowledge in the numeracy (mathematics) classroom

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith Mills
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Classroom Practice ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Mathematics Classroom ◽  
Professional Knowledge ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Effective Pedagogy ◽  
Teaching Learning

New Zealand primary school teachers are expected to regularly reflect on their teaching practice in order to consider the implications of past teaching on future planning. Aligned to teachers’ ongoing reflection, the New Zealand Curriculum (Ministry of Education, 2007) contains a section on effective pedagogy—teacher actions promoting student learning, which includes a Teaching as Inquiry Cycle (pp. 34–35). Embedded within their inquiry, teachers consider the teaching-learning relationship and often turn to frameworks of knowledge for guidance. This article shares the implications of using a framework of teacher knowledge in research. While the framework used contained much detail for the researcher, it overlapped categories and at the same time lacked acknowledgement of some important concepts for teachers in classroom practice. Findings from using a framework in this research were combined with findings from previous research to formulate the Wheel of Professional Knowledge, which was developed for mathematics teachers to use when reflecting on their practice.

scholarly journals ICT Integration in Developing Competence for Pre- Service Mathematics Teachers: A Case Study from Six Universities in Vietnam

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (14) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Trung Tran ◽  
Hung Anh Phan ◽  
Hong Van Le ◽  
Hung Thanh Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Teachers ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Ict Integration ◽  
Ict Skills ◽  
Educational Levels ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Competence Structure ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
And Training

Competence structure that pre-service teachers need to develop to become a future teachers has been defined since the 1930s. For pre-service mathematics teachers, their competence has its own characteristics. ICT integration in developing competence for pre-service mathematics teachers has been been proved to be effective in many previous studies. In Vietnam, the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has recommended the use of ICT to enhance teaching-learning activities in schools and universities, therefore, there have been many studies on ICT intergration at different educational levels. However, there are only a few studies on the use ICT integration in developing competence for pre-service mathematics teachers. This paper presents results from a research on the feasibility of ICT integration in developing competence of Vietnamese pre-service mathematics teachers. The research was conducted by surveying on a randomly selected of 297 pre-service mathematics teachers and 40 mathematics lecturers in six universities which provide mathematics training programs. Results show that despite of the availability of technologies, ICT integration in training pre-service teachers is still limited. In addition, ICT integration in teaching activities of mathematics teachers is not really effective because the levels of their ICT skills are very different. Pre-service mathematics teachers have the ability to use ICT equipment, and good accessibility to learning systems, but their use of the learning management systems (LMS) is limited. This study can be a reference for future studies to test the effective of ICT integration in training pre-service teachers when designing activities to develop feasibly and effectively their competence.

scholarly journals The Contract-Programs in Universities: Lessons from the International Comparison

2006 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Ana M. García de Fanelli
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Quality ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
National Committee ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Public Funds ◽  
Strategic Objectives ◽  
External Assessment ◽  
Negotiation Processes ◽  
The Government ◽  
University Quality

In 2005, the Ministry of Education of Argentina launched a new policy to allocate public funds to national universities: the contractualization policy. Its purpose is to allocate funds to improve teaching quality based on an institutional plan defined by each university. It is expected that this plan addresses the main weaknesses detected during the external assessment coordinated by the National Committee of University Assessment and Accrediting (CONEAU). This paper presents the main findings of a research project carried out to help in the design of this contractualization policy. The two most important antecedents, the French and the Catalonian cases, are examined through the study of official documents, on-site observation of the French negotiation processes, and interviews with government and university key officials. The study concludes with the main lessons learned from these experiences and shows that this mechanism has clear advantages when aligning the strategic objectives that the government and universities have, in order to improve university quality.

DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENTS’ ALGORITHMIC THINKING AND DIGITAL LITERACY THROUGH MINECRAFT: EDUCATION EDITION

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 494-499
Author(s):  
Deyana Peykova ◽  
◽  
Kosta Garov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Extracurricular Activities ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Main Element ◽  
Free Access ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Learning Platform ◽  
Secondary Stage ◽  
Algorithmic Thinking ◽  
Real World Problems

The following work describes Minecraft: Education edition: Education Edition learning platform and its application in the educational process. The main element is gaming that builds teamwork skills, develops students’ creativity and engages them in real-world problems solving. Teachers use Minecraft: Education edition: Education Edition to teach a range of subjects, from history and chemistry to computer science and math, breaking curriculum standards and involving students in extracurricular activities and coding clubs. According to various educational experts, Minecraft: Education edition: Education Edition is one of the best existing digital tools for learning through entertainment. Bulgarian schools are provided by The Ministry of Education and Science with free access to the platform, which makes it an attractive tool that helps students to develop their algorithmic thinking and digital literacy. The article describes the main features of the game and gives specific examples of successful use of Minecraft: Education edition: Education Edition in the lower secondary stage of primary education.

scholarly journals Adaptive lighting comfort in the classrooms of educational building and student hostel rooms

2020 ◽  
Vol 170 ◽  
pp. 01012
Author(s):  
Subbarao Yarramsetty ◽  
Nikhil Siva Deka ◽  
MVN Siva Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Classroom Environment ◽  
Indoor Environment ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Comfort Level ◽  
P Value ◽  
Lighting Intensity ◽  
Institute Of Technology ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Indoor Lighting ◽  
The Impact

The comfort level of occupants inside a building depends on various indoor environment factors like thermal comfort, indoor air quality, and indoor lighting quality. According to studies done on indoor environment quality of buildings, lighting plays a very critical role in determining the occupants comfort level. A proper indoor lighting is very important especially in the classrooms of an educational building as well as in student hostel rooms as it can be said as a vital element, controlling the psychology and comfort of the students and hence a deciding factor in the teaching-learning process. The lighting intensity and its distribution depends on the location of the interior partition as well as the design strategy of the exterior envelop. So, in order to obtain the most occupant friendly results, the impact of various strategies adopted should be evaluated in the early design period itself. This paper adopts a questionnaire-based field surveys which is done in the classrooms of National Institute of Technology Warangal and also in the hostel rooms of 1.8K Ultra Mega hostel of this institute. The main objective of this study includes. 1) To assess the indoor lighting comfort in the classrooms and hostel rooms of National Institute of Technology Warangal through a questionnaire-based lighting comfort study. 2) To identify preferences of subjects in the classroom environment with respect to lighting comfort and 3) To identify the comfort range of lighting intensity inside the classrooms and hostel rooms. SPSS software is used analyse the reliability of survey responses by finding the P value.

Nursing students’ perceptions of faculty members’ ethical/unethical attitudes

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (7) ◽  
pp. 789-801
Author(s):  
Sevda Arslan ◽  
Leyla Dinç
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Phase I ◽  
Phase Ii ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Professional Socialization ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Teaching Learning

Background: Through education, individuals acquire knowledge, skill and attitudes that facilitate professional socialization; it involves intellectual, emotional and psychomotor skill development. Teachers are role models for behaviour modification and value development. Objective: To examine students’ perceptions of faculty members’ ethical and unethical attitudes during interactions in undergraduate nursing. Research design: This descriptive study consisted of two phases. In Phase I, we developed an instrument, which was administered to nursing students to assess validity and reliability. Exploratory factor analysis yielded 32 items. Cronbach’s α was 0.83, and test–retest reliability was good. In Phase II, a 32-item version of the instrument was administered to nursing students from another university. Participants and research context: Participants included 219 nursing students from one university in Phase I and 196 from another university in Phase II. The study was conducted at the universities attended by the participants. Ethical considerations: Ethical approval was granted by the institutions involved, and all participants provided informed consent. Findings: In Phase I, the instrument demonstrated good psychometric properties for measuring nursing students’ perceptions of faculty members’ ethical and unethical behaviours. In Phase II, students considered certain professional and personal qualities, including respecting confidentiality and students’ private lives and assuming an impartial stance during interactions in the classroom, examinations, or clinical practice, ethical. They considered using obscene examples or unprofessional speech during teaching, selling textbooks in class, using university facilities for personal interests, engaging in romantic relationships with students, and humiliating students in front of patients or staff in clinical settings unethical. Conclusion: Results of this study suggest that nurse educators should be aware of their critical role in the teaching–learning process, and they must scrutinize their attitudes towards students from an ethical point of view.

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