scholarly journals Measuring Intercultural Learning through CLIL

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-56
Author(s):  
M. Elena Gómez-Parra

CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) —endorsed by the European Commission since 1996— constitutes the official approach to bilingual education in Spain. Intercultural learning (IL) is one of the four defining Cs in CLIL, though the literature has consistently described it as the weakest implementation area. This paper analyses the opinions of 76 Spanish secondary education students about IL through their bilingual curriculum. Their viewpoints clearly suggest that IL comes from two main sources: native assistants; and exchange programmes. These data were contrasted with the views of school principals and bilingual coordinators, who declared that both of these valuable ‘resources’ for IL are scarce due to administrative difficulties and lack of budget. Our conclusions reveal how improving these areas can lead not only to improved scores but also to a better implementation of the intercultural axis in CLIL, if the goal consists in educating 21st century citizens.

2020 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 249-253
Author(s):  
A.E. Berikhanova ◽  
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A.B. Bipajanova ◽  
B. Sayfwllaqızı ◽  
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The implementation in the Republic of Kazakhstan of the updated content of secondary education has revealed several problems associated with improving the managerial functions of school leaders. An updated education system requires a new management paradigm, new management methods and the introduction of modern management theory. This article discusses the relevance of the problem of the formation of readiness of school principals to the new requirements of the 21st century. The article also presents the results of a pedagogical study devoted to various types of intra-school control, competencies and skills of school principals.


2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (28) ◽  
pp. 9-18
Author(s):  
David Manzano Sánchez

El objetivo del presente trabajo fue comprobar las diferencias existentes entre el alumnado de Educación Primaria y Educación Secundaria en la motivación, las necesidades psicológicas básicas, la responsabilidad, el clima de aula, las conductas prosociales y antisociales y la violencia. Para ello, se contó con una muestra de 397 alumnos a los cuales se administró una serie de cuestionarios validados con el fin de comparar los resultados contando con tres centros de características sociodemográficas similares. La edad media de los participantes fue de 11.24 años (DE = 1.74) siendo 288 alumnos de Primaria y 109 de Secundaria. Los resultados obtenidos mostraron diferencias estadísticamente significativas (p < .01) en la motivación más autodeterminada, la satisfacción de las necesidades psicológicas básicas, el clima de aula y la responsabilidad a favor del grupo de Primaria, encontrando valores superiores (p < .01) en la violencia y las conductas antisociales en el grupo de Secundaria. Se concluye que la etapa de Primaria, supone un punto de inflexión de cara a los diferentes comportamientos que se desarrollan en Secundaria, por lo que es necesario incentivar programas e iniciativas que sirvan para mantener estos aspectos y que no se reduzcan en la etapa de Secundaria.AbstractThe purpose of this study was to verify the differences between Primary and Secondary Education students in motivation, basic psychological needs, responsibility, classroom climate, prosocial and antisocial behaviors, and violence. To do this, a sample of 397 students were administered to whom a series of validated clients was administered in order to compare the results with three centers with similar sociodemographic characteristics. The average age of the participants was 11.24 years (SD = 1.74), with 288 Primary students and 109 Secondary or basic FP. The results obtained statistically significant differences (p < .01) in the most self-determined motivation, the satisfaction of basic psychological needs, classroom climate, and responsibility in favor of the Primary group, finding higher values (p < .01) in Violence and antisocial behaviors in the high school group. It is concluded that the primary stage is a turning point in the face of the different behaviors that develop in secondary school, so it is necessary to encourage programs and initiatives that serve to maintain these aspects and that are not reduced in the secondary stage.


2015 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 29-50
Author(s):  
José A. Cecchini Estrada ◽  
Antonio Méndez-Giménez ◽  
Javier Fernández-Río

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 475
Author(s):  
María Diez Ojeda ◽  
Miguel Ángel Queiruga-Dios ◽  
Noelia Velasco-Pérez ◽  
Emilia López-Iñesta ◽  
José Benito Vázquez-Dorrío

At a key moment when education systems are moving towards the development of 21st-century skills at school, we propose to develop them with a series of enquiry activities connected to the real world on the subject of Chemistry in Compulsory Secondary Education. The four selected topics have practical aspects, as they are related to industrial chemistry, and are proposed in educational practice using the 5E model. The results obtained in a pilot test with 22 students show that the context created facilitates the development of 21st century competences. It is understood that this novel proposal can be successfully employed in other contexts.


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