Research on the Improvement of Teachers’ Artistic Accomplishment Based on the Status Quo of Contemporary Aesthetic Education

Contemporary aesthetic education is one of the educational methods under the contemporary cultural system, which includes contemporary educational ideas, methods, and countermeasures of art. Teachers under contemporary aesthetic education must take on the responsibility of improving their artistic qualities in this process, express differences through perceiving life, and reshape aesthetics by regulating oneself. Teachers need to be concerned about the society, and based on the present, with independent thinking, capture the essence of life and conform to the laws of art, maintain a vigilant and critical edge, advance with the times in teaching and life, as well as embody their own educational philosophies and value judgments.

A Case Study on the Sri Lankan English Language Learner in the field of Creative Arts

This article reports the findings of a study that investigated the attitudes of creative arts undergraduates and the attitudes and perception of English as a second language (ESL) teachers from different faculties in three Sri Lankan universities about the motivation and proficiency of their students. Employing a qualitative approach in which a 20-item 6- point Likert scale questionnaire and eight (8) item online questionnaire served as the instuments respectively for randomly selected 25 students and the 10 ESL teachers. The results of the study revealed that the undergraduates were aware of the role played by the English language in terms of the potential utility,importance of learning and the potential impact on their future employment.According to the data analysis,the undergraduates in the faculties of medicine and science are motivated than their counterparts in the faculty of creative arts.Differenciations were observerd in terms of independent thinking, enthusiasm for classroom tasks and critical thinking between the same.

Application of the Theory of Brainstorming in Visual Teaching of Music

Visual teaching is a teaching method or teaching tool that presents a clearer and more intuitive image of music works to students. Drawing on the theory of brainstorming, this paper explores the application of brainstorming, a brain stimulation method, in visual teaching of music. The main results are as follows: visual music teaching mainly improves music skills, cultivates music aesthetics, and enhances communicative competence. Once introduced to music class, the creative thinking method of brainstorming enables the teacher to train the divergent and creative thinking of students. During music teaching, brainstorming stimulates the learning interest, boosts the learning confidence, and cultivates the independent thinking of students. The research findings lay a theoretical basis for music course reform.

ANALISIS AKTIVITAS BELAJAR IPA SISWA DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN MEDIA GAMBAR DI KELAS 4 SDIT AL AMAANAH BEKASI

Education is a conscious and planned effort to create a learning atmosphere and learning process so that students actively develop their potential to have spiritual, religious, self-control, personality, intelligence, noble character, and skills needed by themselves, society, nation and state. Good learning is learning that opens insight and independent thinking patterns to students. Learning is a complex process that happens to everyone and lasts a lifetime, from infancy to the grave, and one of the signs that a person has learned is a change in behavior in himself, both concerning changes that are knowledge (cognitive) and skills (psychomotor) as well as those concerning values ??and attitudes (affective). Using image media, students can see pictures of places where various living things cannot be reached. Science lessons in elementary schools cannot be separated by learning media, because many science learning materials are difficult to explain with books and difficult to reach places where animals live directly. Preliminary observations of the authors also get several problems, namely: (1) the facilities and infrastructure owned by the school are still not complete, in supporting learning activities (2) the availability and use of learning media, in this case the image media is not optimal by the teacher in the process of learning activities that are carried out. Finally, students also have a passive tendency in participating in the learning process (3) The low understanding of students in mastering the material presented and (4) The low learning achievement of students in science subjects, as measured by the Minimum Completeness Criteria (KKM) in Science subjects, namely 70 , and of the 13 fourth grade students who scored 70 in the daily test only 9 children. ABSTRAKPendidikan adalah usaha sadar dan terencana untuk mewujudkan suasana belajar dan proses pembelajaran agar siswa secara aktif mengembangkan potensi dirinya untuk memiliki kekuatan spiritual, keagamaan, pengendalian diri, kepribadian, kecerdasan, akhlak mulia, serta keterampilan yang diperlukan dirinya, masyarakat, bangsa dan negara. Pembelajaran yang baik adalah pembelajaran yang membuka wawasan dan pola berpikir mandiri kepada siswa. Belajar adalah suatu proses yang kompleks yang terjadi pada semua orang dan berlangsung seumur hidup, sejak masih bayi hingga ke liang lahat, dan salah satu pertanda bahwa seseorang telah belajar adalah adanya perubahan tingkah laku dalam dirinya baik yang menyangkut perubahan yang bersifat pengetahuan (kognitif) dan ketrampilan (psikomotor) maupun yang menyangkut nilai dan sikap (afektif). Penggunaan media gambar, siswa dapat melihat gambar tempat hidup berbagai makhluk hidup yang tidak bisa dijangkau. Pelajaran IPA di SD tidak dapat terpisahkan oleh media pembelajaran, karena banyak materi pembelajaran IPA yang sulit dijelaskan dengan buku saja dan sulit menjangkau tempat-tempat hidup hewan secara langsung. Observasi pendahuluan penulis juga mendapatkan beberapa permasalahan yaitu : (1) sarana dan prasarana yang dimiliki sekolah masih belum lengkap, dalam menunjang kegiatan pembelajaran (2) ketersediaan dan pemanfaatan media pembelajaran, dalam hal ini media gambar yang belum optimal oleh guru dalam proses kegiatan belajar yang akhirnya siswa juga mempunyai kecenderungan pasif dalam mengikuti proses pembelajaran (3) Rendahnya pemahaman anak didik dalam penguasaan suatu materi yang disajikan dan (4) Rendahnya prestasi belajar siswa dalam mata pelajaran IPA,yang diukur dari Kriteria Ketuntasan Minimum (KKM) Mata pelajaran IPA yaitu 70, dan dari 13 siswa kelas IV yang mendapat nilai ? 70 dalam tes ulangan harian hanya 9 anak.

Strategies to Improve the Effectiveness of Classroom Teaching of Morality and Rule of Law in Primary Schools

Students in primary school are in the critical stage of physical and mental growth, school education should be conducted not only in the students' learning situation, the cultivation and learning in morality and legal concept for students should also be given top priority so as to create teaching environment and design based teaching content for students in developing correct values and outlook on life. The discipline of morality and rule of law in primary schools focuses on cultivating students' moral accomplishment and concept of rule of law, so that students can have a comprehensive concept of morality and rule of law from the perspective of themselves, family, collectivism and then the society on the whole, thus forming independent thinking ability and attitude of with comprehensive quality. The physical and mental healthy growth of students in primary school is an indispensable part of teaching activities in primary school. This paper will also put forward some corresponding teaching practices to provide reference for improving the effectiveness of classroom teaching in morality and rule of law in primary school.

Effects of Online Problem-Solving Instruction and Identification Attitude Toward Instructional Strategies on Students' Creativity

Problem-solving ability is an essential part of daily life. Thus, curiosity and a thirst for knowledge should be cultivated in students to help them develop problem solving and independent thinking skills. Along with positive attitudes and an active disposition, these abilities are needed to solve problems throughout the lifespan and develop -confidence. To achieve educational objectives in the context of globalization, creative ability is necessary for generating competitive advantages. Therefore, creative thinking, critical thinking, and problem-solving ability are important basic competencies needed for future world citizens. Creativity should also be integrated into subject teaching to cultivate students' lifelong learning and a creative attitude toward life. A questionnaire was distributed to 420 students in colleges and universities in Fujian, China. After removing invalid and incomplete responses, 363 copies were found to be valid yielding a response rate of 86%. Findings indicate that the new generation requires high levels of support to develop creativity and integrate diverse subjects such as nature, humanities, and technology. A rich imagination is needed to root creativity in the new generation.

INDEPENDENT WORK OF STUDENTS IN A NON-LANGUAGE UNIVERSITY

The article examines the independent work of students in a non-linguistic university. Independent work is considered as a way of forming independent thinking, creativity and perseverance. The author con-siders the main levels of complexity of independent work in teaching foreign languages: reproductive, reconstructive, creative.

Students’ Empathy for the Environment through Eco-Art Place-Based Education: A Review

The existing state of the world climate creates the need for an educational programme that incorporates effective proposals for the environment that can be practically implemented. The present environmental education literature has changed due to new study paradigms. Understanding how students relate to nature, how their personal beliefs and behaviours are influenced, and how their actions are affected can provide an increased understanding of how they can contribute meaningfully to global objectives. This paper aims to analyse educational research papers published in the area of environmental art education in order to find the factor with the greatest effect and illuminate how they can help to improve the measures implemented. This study paper (i) focuses on students’ engagement with an environment curriculum; (ii) demonstrates the need for action related to the environment; (iii) encourages critical thinking; and (iv) demonstrates students’ independent thinking and rational decision making. The findings show that such research can help to improve environmental art education based on action and take future research challenges into account.

DECIPHERING THE FAIRYTALE: DECONSTRUCTION OF ROMANCE THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION OF SELF IN PYGMALION

Purpose: This study examines Eliza’s character in Bernard Shaw’s play Pygmalion and her construction of self through the deconstruction of romance in the play. Methodology: This research is a qualitative study applying the content analysis method. A qualitative research design was adopted to investigate and look at various traits of the main character and her evolution to become an independent, thinking, and opinionated individual towards the end. The research data in this paper is drawn from two primary sources: literary books and articles. Main Findings: The analysis of the text unravels the transformation of the character and her eventual emancipation from the shackles of the expected programmed behavior. Applications: This paper can be used by literary scholars, and students. Novelty/Originality: In the past, many researchers have contributed articles on the thematic analysis of Pygmalion, while this paper approached the play from both linguistic and thematic viewpoints and provided insights for other researchers in the field. The insights based on language analysis of Pygmalion presented in this paper can be a model for other researchers in the interdisciplinary fields of language and literature to apply similar approaches to analyze literary texts.