Year XCVII, Issue 6, 2025<<Archive>>
In this issue:
Rеsеаrch Insights
EXPLORING DIGITAL PEDAGOGICAL COMPETENCE IN BULGARIAN TEACHERS: INSIGHTS FROM A SELF-ASSESSMENT SURVEY AND THEIR IMPACT ON EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE AND RESEARCH
This study utilizes the SELFIE for Teachers instrument to assess the digital pedagogical competence (DPC) of Bulgarian teachers. Self-assessment data were collected from two successive cohorts (2024 and 2025), each employing different sampling strategies. The...
digitalization; teachers’ digital professional competence; selfassessment; professional development
FORMATION OF INCLUSIVE COMPETENCE OF HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS IN THE FIELD OF KNOWLEDGE 01 EDUCATION/PEDAGOGY
The analysis of the problem of forming inclusive competence of future teachers in theory and practical research shows its extreme relevance. It is especially important to develop inclusive competence at the stage of teaching students at a higher education inst...
inclusive competence; higher education students; teachers; pedagogical conditions; children with special educational needs
EFFECT OF IMPLEMENTING A PERSONALIZED E-LEARNING MODEL ON DISTANCE LEARNING STUDENT SUCCESS
A model for personalizing e-learning is proposed in an attempt to address issues related to the personalization of remote learning, which became particularly relevant after the COVID-19 pandemic. In traditional university education, a student who is part of a...
model for personalizing e-learning; effect on student performance; online counseling
COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT IN INCLUSIVE EDUCATION SETTING
Apilot study is presented that aims to cognitive development in children and students with SEN, chronic illness, at-risk, gifted and typically developing children and students in mainstream setting. The study included 141 children and students aged 4 to 10 yea...
inclusive education; cognitive development; general education teachers; Piaget‘с experiments; Binet-Turman scale
COMPONENTS OF THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON THE STUDENTS‘ LEARNING PROCESS
The present study is devoted to a traditional question in psychologicalpedagogical theory and practice – how to stimulate the learning process of students? We look for the answers in the conditions created by the learning environment. The learning environment...
learning; approaches to learning; learning environment; inclusive learning environment; students
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN HISTORICAL RESEARCH: DEFINITIONS, APPLICATIONS, CHALLENGES
This article research and analyzes the use of computer technology and digital methods in the humanities in general and specifically in contemporary historical and historical-pedagogical research and how they can contribute to the effectiveness and efficiency o...
digital humanities; digital research methods; historical-pedagogical research; digital transformation
CULTURAL EVENTS AS A TOOL FOR BUILDING POSITIVE ATTITUDES TOWARDS CULTURAL DIVERSITY
The paper presents the results of a study conducted with 26 students– future teachers. In the course of the study, the students were instructed to construct an activity plan within the framework of various cultural events of their choice. The aim of the study...
cultural events; cultural diversity; diversity; intercultural education; intercultural competence
DO WE DEVELOP THE SKILLS WE AIM TO DEVELOP? OUTCOME ASSESSMENT OF PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO DEVELOP SKILLS IN CHILDREN IN PRE-SCHOOLAND SCHOOL AGE. GUIDELINES AND RECOMMENDATIONS
The number of programs aiming to develop new skills in pre-school and school-aged children in Bulgaria is quickly increasing. This raises questions around the effectiveness of these programs in developing and training the skills they were designed to improve....
outcome assessment; programs; children; developing skills
INFLUENCE OF TEACHING METHODS ON THE PERCEPTION OF THE LEARNING MATERIAL BY STUDENTS – FUTURE PEDAGOGICAL SPECIALISTS
The article examines the theoretical and empirical aspects of the need for specific training of future pedagogical specialists to work with children with chronic diseases and their families. The study evaluates the influence of the used methods on the percepti...
children with chronic diseases; effectiveness; teaching methods; students; future teachers