The article focuses on the problem of students involved in the education process. The study comprised students aged between 10-11, 13-14 and 16-17. 322 students attend schools in Austria and 458 ...students in Slovenia. The data was collected with a questionnaire and processed on the level of descriptive and inferential statistics. We are determining that student participation has not fully developed yet in practice. The students who are attending schools in Austria are detecting more opportunities to participate in the decision making process than their peers in Slovenia. The majority of the students wish to participate. We also determined a statistically significant positive impact of open class on student participation. The students who see their classes as open, detect more opportunities to participate in the decision making process.
V zadnjih desetletjih se tudi v visokem šolstvu vse bolj poudarja pomen na študenta usmerjenega poučevanja, ki se kaže predvsem v spodbujanju študentove aktivne vloge v procesu lastnega učenja. Za ...spodbujanje smiselnega grajenja znanja pa je treba razumeti učni proces s perspektive študenta. V ta namen smo v kvantitativni raziskavi želele ugotoviti, kako študenti zaznavajo visokošolski pouk tako z vidika spodbujenosti k aktivnemu osmišljanju učnih vsebin kot tudi z vidika povezovanja teorij in raziskovalnih ugotovitev s prakso in urjenja v uporabi informacijsko-komunikacijske tehnologije (IKT). V raziskavi je sodelovalo 212 študentov različnih študijskih programov prve in druge bolonjske stopnje Univerze v Mariboru. Z namenom preveriti različne vidike visokošolskega pouka, kot ga zaznavajo študenti, smo uporabile dva sklopa trditev. Rezultati so pokazali, da študenti zaznavajo dokaj visoko stopnjo spodbude pri aktivnem študiju, še zlasti pri povezovanju novih vsebin z njihovim predznanjem, spodbujenosti k samoorganizaciji učenja ter vključevanju raznolikih primerov, ki so v pomoč pri osmišljanju znanja. Med študenti prve in druge stopnje smo ugotovile nekaj manjših razlik v zaznavah visokošolskega pouka, pri čemer študenti prve stopnje visokošolski pouk zaznavajo ugodneje. Prav tako smo ugotovile nekaj razlik v zaznavah študentov različnih usmeritev.
Glavni je cilj ovog istraživanja bio utvrditi vrste poticaja koje mladi učenici koji uče strani jezik (SJ) primaju kod kuće, a koje im pružaju njihovi roditelji, te naglasiti razlike između domaćeg ...okruženja i učenja stranog jezika u smislu socijalno-ekonomskog statusa obitelji. Nadalje, istraživanje nudi neke opće preporuke roditeljima i autoritetima u osnovnoj školi da potaknu učenje stranog jezika u domaćem okruženju te izbjegnu socijalno-ekonomske razlike.
Istraživanje je provedeno na uzorku učenika devetih razreda (starost 14 godina) koji pohađaju slovenske osnovne škole (N=600). Upitnik s pitanjima zatvorenog tipa osmišljen je u skladu s mjernim karakteristikama (valjanost, pouzdanost, objektivnost). Podaci su analizirani upotrebom deskriptivne i inferencijalne statistike. Rezultati pokazuju kako roditelji gotovo nikad ne potiču ili vrlo rijetko potiču svoju djecu na učenje stranog jezika. Međutim, detaljna analiza rezultata pokazala je kako postoje statistički značajne razlike u potpori učenja stranog jezika povezane sa socijalno-ekonomskim statusom obitelji (npr. knjige, literatura, DVD, pjesme na stranim jezicima, domaća zadaća, tečajevi stranih jezika u inozemstvu, putovanje). Visokoobrazovni roditelji potiču svoju djecu na učenje stranih jezika više od roditelja nižeg stupnja obrazovanja.
Social responsibility (SR) requires critical self-evaluating personalities. Here is a case of self-measurement. Some basic content-, methodology- and implementation-related characteristics of ...evaluation in education are presented. Particularly emphasized are attributes of good evaluation and good evaluators. The study empirically surveys the cognitive and emotional–motivational preparedness of e.g. authors of natural sciences learning materials for evaluation of their authored materials. Data analysis shows that authors hesitate. They worry about their objectivity, lack of time, and insufficient methodological training. Authors more generally confirmed their cooperation in the planning of evaluation in terms of content and methodology and evaluation report generation. Method may be usable in other cases, too, and may help its users improve their SR in self-measurement.
The purpose of the article is to show the results of empirical research on the prevailing teaching strategies for teaching contents of the subject environmental studies (specifically when dealing ...with natural content) in the first triennium of the nine-year primary school in the Republic of Slovenia. The information was obtained through a survey of 141 teachers from 60 randomly selected primary schools in the Republic of Slovenia. We found that teachers use different teaching strategies as students gain knowledge through experience, participation in education, they express their opinion, views, solve simple problems and explore. Such notice shall then direct the transmissions to the transaction and transformation, which was an important objective of the reform of the subject.
The study done in Slovenia examined grammar and elementary teachers’ perceptions of cooperative learning. The sample consisted of 542 Slovene elementary and grammar school teachers, who teach ...Slovene. The main question of the research was how teachers assess the value of group learning in comparison to individual forms of learning. From their perceptions, we can draw conclusions about their development, the introduction of group work within lessons and about the encouragement of pupils towards collaborative learning. The main finding of the research is that elementary school teachers place greater importance on group learning than grammar school teachers. In addition, when teachers are grouped according to their years of experience (seniority), there are differences in their assessment of group learning. However, it is not possible to get a linear pattern from the results (e.g. showing that years of experience do or do not contribute to the perception of the importance of group learning), a finding which supports the critical opinion that teachers’ experience depends not only on the quantity (years of experience), but also on the quality of experience.
The purpose of the paper is to present the reasons students at the Faculty of Education in Maribor, Slovenija, chose pedagogy for their study direction, and therefore becoming a teacher. A total 237 ...second-year students of the academic year 2003/04 were included in the research. Of the five groups of reasons for choosing this program (altruistic, material, self-realization and alternative, and reasons arising from aspiration stereotype), students most often asserted self-realization, including: teaching provides a useful public function for the whole society; as a teacher, I can be an example to children and young people; this profession will give me a chance for professional development during my whole career; and teaching will enable me to use all my abilities (and talents-for example, music, verbal, dancing, etc.) Important differences were found to exist between students of different disciplines.
In the first part of the article revelations of curriculum theory about modernizing syllabi are presented. In the second part of the article, the results of the empirical research are presented. The ...aim of the study was to determine the gains of curriculum reform and to alert on the problems that are aggravating the implementation of redesigned syllabi.
AbstractThe main aim of the present research was to determine the kinds of encouragement that young learners receive at home from their parents for foreign language (FL) learning, and highlight any ...differences between the domestic environment and foreign language learning in terms of the socio-economic status of the family. Furthermore, the study offers some general recommendations to parents and primary school authorities to encourage FL learning in the domestic environment, thereby avoiding socio-economic differences.The study was conducted on a sample of ninth-grade pupils (14 years of age) attending Slovene primary schools (N = 600). A questionnaire with the closed-type questions was designed in accordance with the measurement characteristics (validity, reliability, objectivity). The data were analysed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. The results show that in general, parents almost never or rarely encourage their children in foreign language learning. A detailed analysis of the results, however, shows that there are statistically significant differences in the support given to foreign language learning in terms of the socio-economic status of the family (e.g., through books, literature, DVDs, songs in foreign languages, homework, language courses abroad, travelling). Parents with a higher level of education support their children in learning foreign languages more than parents with a lower level of education.Key words: socio-economic environment; foreign language learning; parental involvement; primary school.---SažetakGlavni je cilj ovog istraživanja bio utvrditi vrste poticaja koje mladi učenici koji uče strani jezik (SJ) primaju kod kuće, a koje im pružaju njihovi roditelji, te naglasiti razlike između domaćeg okruženja i učenja stranog jezika u smislu socijalno-ekonomskog statusa obitelji. Nadalje, istraživanje nudi neke opće preporuke roditeljima i autoritetima u osnovnoj školi da potaknu učenje stranog jezika u domaćem okruženju te izbjegnu socijalno-ekonomske razlike.Istraživanje je provedeno na uzorku učenika devetih razreda (starost 14 godina) koji pohađaju slovenske osnovne škole (N=600). Upitnik s pitanjima zatvorenog tipa osmišljen je u skladu s mjernim karakteristikama (valjanost, pouzdanost, objektivnost). Podaci su analizirani upotrebom deskriptivne i inferencijalne statistike. Rezultati pokazuju kako roditelji gotovo nikad ne potiču ili vrlo rijetko potiču svoju djecu na učenje stranog jezika. Međutim, detaljna analiza rezultata pokazala je kako postoje statistički značajne razlike u potpori učenja stranog jezika povezane sa socijalno-ekonomskim statusom obitelji (npr. knjige, literatura, DVD, pjesme na stranim jezicima, domaća zadaća, tečajevi stranih jezika u inozemstvu, putovanje). Visokoobrazovni roditelji potiču svoju djecu na učenje stranih jezika više od roditelja nižeg stupnja obrazovanja. Ključne riječi: socijalno-ekonomsko okruženje; učenje stranog jezika; uključenost roditelja; osnovna škola.
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