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Sākumskolēnu muzikalitātes attīstība mūzikas mācībās
2013
Anotācija Promocijas darba mērķis ir pētīt muzikalitātes struktūru un noteikt sākumskolēna muzikalitāti raksturojošos komponentus, to attīstības pedagoģiskās likumsakarības mūzikas mācībās sākumskolā. Teorētiskā pētījuma rezultātā ir izpētīti un aprakstīti sākumskolēna muzikalitātes raksturojošie komponenti un kritēriji, paplašināts muzikalitātes skaidrojums. Teorētiski pamatots izstrādātais mūzikas mācību modelis sākumskolēna muzikalitātes attīstības veicināšanai. Empīriskā pētījumā eksperimentāli pārbaudīts mūzikas mācību modelis, kā rezultāti apliecina, ka tika veicināta sākumskolēnu muzikalitātes attīstība. Izstrādāti metodiskie ieteikumi muzikalitātes attīstības veicināšanai un diagnos…
Angļu valodas mēnesis skolēnu pozitīvas attieksmes veicināšanai pret angļu valodu un tās kultūru 1. – 4. klasēs
2015
Šajā diplomdarbā tiek analizēts, kā studentu pozitīvā attieksme pret angļu valodu un tās kultūru var tikt sekmēta angļu valodas mēneša ietvaros pamatskolas 1.- 4. klasēs, iekļaujot tādas aktivitātes kā angļu dziesmu konkurss, angļu pēcpusdienu ar izklaidēm un mācību scenārijiem, spēlēm un lomu spēļu aktivitātēm, dzejas konkursiem utt. Kvantitatīvie (1.- 4. klašu skolēnu aizpildītas anketas, n = 342) un kvalitatīvie dati (intervijas ar 2 skolotājiem un 1 administrācijas pārstāvi no skolas), kā arī novērojumi 2015. gada februārī Ziemeļvalstu ģimnāzijā veido pētniecības bāzi. Pētījuma rezultāti parādīja, ka šādu aktivitāšu laikā skolēni ne tikai mācās saskaņā ar mācību programmu, bet arī iesai…
Educational Programs for the Promotion of Health at School: A Systematic Review.
2021
Context: Health promotion programs generate healthy changes in the educational community. However, not all of them meet the expected objectives due to multiple factors that affect their development, such as the teachers overload work, the lack of specific training, the lack of time to carry out health promotion activities, the lack of flexibility of the programs, and their non-inclusion in the training programs of the centers. Objective: To know the scope of the strategies and programs that promote healthy habits among students in compulsory educational stages. Data sources: a systematic review of articles in English, using the Web of Science (WOS), Medline, and PsycINFO databases. Sin fina…
ENHANCING INCLUSION THROUGH TEACHERS’ SELFASSESSMENT
2015
In last years the issue of teacher education is high on the policy agenda across Europe and globally and the role of teachers and therefore of teacher education in moving towards a more inclusive education system is being recognized. The changing role of teachers is increasingly acknowledged, emphasizing the need for significant changes in the way teachers are prepared for their professional roles and responsibilities. This paper, based on educational challenges required today by society particularly related to demand of community, inclusion, respect for diversity, proposes to promote a culture of self-assessment that improve teaching, by training actions needed to help pupils with special …
Comparing Traditional Pedagogical Approches in Science to Inquiry Based Ones: A Case Study with Pre-Service Primary School Teachers
2016
In this contribution we discuss a teaching/learning experiment focused on comparing traditional teaching/learning methods to the IBSE approaches in the framework of pre-service primary school teacher education. We discuss the main phases of the pedagogical activities developed during a physics education course in the framework of the undergraduate course for pre-service primary school teacher education at the University of Palermo (Italy). In this course, the students first produced examples of pedagogical paths based on a traditional, pedagogical laboratory-based approach. Then, after a workshop focused on IBSE and on how to plan IBSE-optimized activities, the students were asked to produc…
REALIZATION OF INTEGRATED LEARNING IN STUDY PRACTICE: PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS EXPERIENCES
2018
The integrated teaching is important tool for promoting the development of students’ critical and creative thinking, self-cognition, learning and cooperation skills and cultural understanding in a constantly changing world. In Latvia, integrated curriculum has become a challenge for educational reforms, too. Latvian teacher educators are looking for appropriate Curriculum content and strategies, in order to promote pre-service teachers with understanding of integrated learning, courage and ability to implement them in professional activities. The aim of an article is analyze possibilities how to improve the pre-service teachers’ readiness to plan integrated lessons for study practice. Metho…
: Opinions of involved People and external Assessment : a Comparison in the Framework of an after school Programme
2002
This article confronts two ordinary approaches towards assessment process in education. In order to assess the effectiveness of a "study support", the first approach focuses on the opinions of involved people while the second one uses some statistical indicators. The comparison has been drawn up both on assessment tools and results (i.e; gaining a place in the programme, school achievement). The main result shows that those two approaches lead to opposite results and it strongly questions the validity of the assessment and the way people who are involved in education use it.
‘It Goes Around the World’ : Children’s Understanding of the Internet
2019
The Internet has become an important literacy environment, even for children. Therefore, building the foundations for their critical engagement with online information should start when they first enter school. One way to start is to help children build an understanding about the complexities of the Internet environment. The present study aimed at increasing our knowledge about children’s understanding of the Internet as a technical and social environment. It also explored how children perceive the trustworthiness of online information. The participants included 30 children aged 7–9 years. The children were interviewed and the data was analysed using content analysis. We share the results f…
Prevalence of Low Back Pain among Primary School Students from the City of Valencia (Spain)
2021
It is well-known that low back pain (LBP) prevalence is high among school-age children. However, literature concerning the initial onset of back pain between the ages of three and eleven years is scarce. The present study aims to analyze the prevalence of LBP in kindergarten and primary school students. A total of 278 (9.9 ± 2.1 years old
Contribution of Motivational Climates and Social Competence in Physical Education on Overall Physical Activity: A Self-Determination Theory Approach …
2020
Using a cross-sectional study design, we tested a structural equation model of hypothesized relationships among a group of variables: motivational climate in physical education (PE), students&rsquo