Year XCVII, Issue 9, 2025<<Archive>>
In this issue:
Rеsеаrch Insights
ENVIRONMENTAL KNOWLEDGE IN THE EDUCATION SYSTEM – OPPORTUNITIES FOR MULTIPLICATING EFFECTS
This article aims to diagnose the state of environmental education in Bulgaria based on perceptions and practices. To analyse the extent to which these practices are linked to contemporary understandings of the role of knowledge, the competency approach and tr...
environmental education; pro-environmental behaviour; public policies; survey; attitudes
DEVELOPMENT OF DEMOCRATIC CULTURE THROUGH CONTENTS ABOUT THE ROMA IN CLASSROOM TEACHING – STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION
The research problem is the contribution of content about Roma in classroom teaching to the development of democratic culture of students in the third and fourth grades of primary school. The research started from the general assumption that content about Roma...
development of democratic culture; getting to know diversity; school; classroom teaching; contents about Roma
ЕСТЕСТВЕНИЯТ ИНТЕЛЕКТ ЗА ИЗКУСТВЕНИЯ ИНТЕЛЕКТ В ДИГИТАЛНОТО ПРИОБЩАВАЩО ОБРАЗОВАНИЕ
В статията са представени резултати от изследване перспективите на дигиталното приобщаващо образование с използване на изкуствен интелект от страна на бъдещи и настоящи учители, чието мнение метафорично се обозначава като „естествен интелект“. Целта на изследв...
изкуствен интелект; дигитално приобщаващо образование
GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN EDUCATION: PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools have changed how information is searched and have emerged as a powerful tool for generating content and performing intellectual tasks in recent years. This article presents opportunities for applying generative AI...
education; automated quality evaluation; generative artificial intelligence; quality of generated learning content
EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF SELF-EFFICACY ON WELL-BEING IN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
The study explores the relationship between self-efficacy and wellbeing among university students and the mediating role of digital skills. The findings reveal a strong positive association between self-efficacy and all components of well-being, with the stron...
self-efficacy; well-being; psychological factors; higher education; digital competencies
A CASE STUDY ON UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE, ATTITUDES, AND AI USE IN COMPLETING AN ONLINE MULTI-STAGE EFL WRITING ASSIGNMENT
The paper presents a small-scale case study on the implementation of a multi-stage writing assignment among forty-three students of English as a foreign language (EFL), enrolled in an online intermediate course. The purpose of the study is to evaluate the adva...
English as a second language; writing assessment; essays; processbased assessment; AI-generated texts; AI use detection
ENHANCING SPEAKING COMPETENCE IN UNDERGRADUATE ENGLISH EDUCATION: A TASK-BASED APPROACH FOR FUTURE TEACHERS
The study examines the effectiveness of the Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) approach in developing the communicative and pedagogical competence of undergraduate students preparing to become English teachers at Plovdiv University “Paisii Hilendarski”. Upon...
communicative competence; task-based language teaching; interactive pedagogical techniques; development of speaking skills; group work; assessment rubrics
MODEL FOR THE APPLICATION OF THE GAMIFICATION APPROACH IN HIGHER EDUCATION
The article presents a model for the application of the gamification approach in higher education and discusses the results of the application of the approach with students from Plovdiv University “Paisii Hilendarski”. The concept of gamification is discussed,...
model for the application of gamification; elements of gamification; gamification in higher education
PERCEPTIONS OF SOCIAL NETWORKING THROUGH THE PRISM OF TEACHER EDUCATION STUDENTS
Social networks have become an integral part of our lives, providing mediated interaction and thus allowing us to interact with each other and build virtual communities. We see significant threats to social networking especially in family and institutional set...
family relationshipsм; conflicts; social networks; students; online communication; shared content