Year XCVI, Issue 5, 2024<<Archive>>
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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, ALGORITHM LITERACY, LOCUS OF CONTROL, AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS: A STUDY AMONG BULGARIAN STUDENTS IN EDUCATION
This research, conducted in June 2023 at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, aimed at gaining in-depth insights of the extent to which Bulgarian Internet users in tertiary education had developed comprehension of generative artificial intelligence (AI) mo...
generative artificial intelligence; algorithm literacy; locus of control; English language skills; coding skills
VISION OF DIGITAL COMPETENCES OF PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN BULGARIA IN EDUCATIONAL DOCUMENTATION OF ALL SCHOOL SUBJECTS
The paper presents the second part of a more extensive study on the vision of digital competences of primary school students and teachers in Bulgaria according to the educational documentation. It explores the place and the approaches for developing digital co...
digital competence; primary school; Bulgarian curricula; DigComp; DigCompEdu
FEATURES OF SPEECH COMPREHENSION TRAINING OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS
Children with autism have significant difficulties in communication, which negatively affects their further development and socialization. The study showed that the comprehension of speech depends on the intellectual level of development of students, speech de...
autism spectrum disorders; comprehension of speech; communicative activity; severe speech impairment; intellectual disabilities; non-verbal means of communication
GENERAL SUPPORT AT SCHOOL – A PREREQUISITE FOR INCLUSION OF FIRST GRADERS IN THE MULTICULTURAL CLASSROOM
General support for first graders to integrate into the school learning environment is a natural process, determined on one hand by the crisis in the psychosocial development of 7 – 8-year-old children in the transition from play to learning activities, and on...
general support; multicultural classroom; first graders; inclusion
ADDRESSING CHALLENGES IN ENHANCING TEAM COLLABORATION AND EVALUATING INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECTS
The aim of this paper is to clarify the extent to which collaborative project work needs to be promoted to develop key competences, notably autonomous learning, and effective collaboration, essential in the context of our rapidly evolving world. The impact of...
project-based learning; project-oriented learning; interdisciplinary project; teamwork; feedback; alternative assessment; rubric
OVERVIEW OF THE STEM EDUCATION IN ISRAEL
In this study, we provide an overview of the STEM education in Israel, the formal and the informal, the strengths and challenges, the problems, and the national plans to solve them. STEM education in Israel is an interesting phenomenon, as the State of Israel...
STEM; Israel; national programs
THE ROLE OF FAMILY FOR FORMATION OF KEY COMPETENCES IN CHILDREN
The purpose of the research is to acquaint preschool teachers and parents with current problems of education and specifics of early-age communication for the formation of a behavioural culture. Ideas are introduced for adequate parental support in affirming ch...
child; family; upbringing; competence
THE PLACE OF TALES IN CHILDREN’S SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPY
This article describes in brief the specifics of use of tales in speech and language therapy as opposed to that in the psychotherapy direction of narrative therapy. The analysis is supported by a study of the practice of Bulgarian speech and language therapist...
speech and language therapy; narrative therapy tales; speech and language impairments articulation gymnastics; finger gymnastics; language development