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Agita ŠMitiņa

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Studentu atbalsta pilnveidošanas iespējas studiju pārtraukšanas samazināšanai Latvijas augstākās izglītības iestādēs

2011

Elektroniskā versija nesatur pielikumus

Izglītības vadībaVadība un administrēšana un nekustamo īpašumu pārvaldība
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PSYCHOLOGY STUDENTS PERSONALITY TRAITS AND MOTIVATION TO CHOOSE STUDIES

2016

The sample consisted of 83 first course academic and professional psychology program students aged 18-43 years. Research instruments: 1) Demographic survey; 2) BFI (Big Five Inventory, Benet – Martinez & John, 1998), adapted version in Latvian (Austers, 2007); 3) The assessment of psychology studies motivation. Key findings: The most important motivating factors for psychology studies in this sample are interest in psychology and the desire to help. Personality traits are related to the choice of profession motives: Agreeableness and Conscientiousness are positively correlated with the desire to help, Extroversion with a sense of capability for the profession, Neuroticism - with a uncer…

AgreeablenessLocus of controlApplied psychologySchool psychologyDifferential psychologypsychology studies motivation; professional identity; personality traitsBig Five personality traits and cultureBig Five personality traitsPersonality psychologyPsychologyHierarchical structure of the Big FiveSocial psychologySOCIETY. INTEGRATION. EDUCATION. Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference
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ACTIVE LEARNING METHODS IN STUDIES: STUDENTS’ OPINIONS AND EXPERIENCES

2021

Rapid changes in education and pedagogy are related not only to the global crisis caused by COVID-19, but also to other changes determined by globalization and technological convergence—labour mobility, changes in different professions and changes in teacher–student relations—that are also affected by intergenerational differences. Changes in the pedagogical paradigm, which are included in the content of the Paris Communiqué (2018) and outlined in many important educational development and planning documents, emphasise students’ transition from being mere recipients of information to being participants actively engaged with new information in a learning environment. Following the identifica…

EnthusiasmHigher educationbusiness.industryLearning environmentmedia_common.quotation_subjectTeaching methodFocus groupActive learningMathematics educationComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATIONStudent-centred learningActive learning Active learning methods Learning environment Student-centred learningbusinessPsychologyErasmus+media_commonSOCIETY. INTEGRATION. EDUCATION. Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference
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