Year XXIV, Issue 2, 2016<<Archive>>
In this issue:
Rеsеаrch аnd Pаrаdigms
CONTEMPORARY LANGUAGE SITUATION AND INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION IN THE BULGARIAN COMMUNITIES ABROAD (some aspects concerning Bulgarian language education)
The cultural-historical and language situation of the Bulgarian communities abroad is changing in accordance with the changes in contemporary world, both here in Bulgaria and in the countries with Bulgarian communities. The paper focuses on the changes in the...
language situation, Bulgarian communities abroad, intercultural communication, language teaching
THE IMPACT OF CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS IN TEST ASSESSMENT IN THE SCOPE OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMPARATIVE STUDIES OF STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENTS
This article aims to outline the main aspects of the cultural context in the test evaluation of students’ achievement and particularly in the international assessment studies. Afew typical deviations in the process of creating test instruments are described, w...
cultural context, assessment, international student assessment, bias, tests, achievements, student performance
Rеflеction аnd Еducаtion
THE REFLEXIVE APPROACH: METHODOLOGY, PARADIGMS AND FACTS (in the system of academic cooperation)
The article analyzes the historical-philosophical and historicalpsychological aspects of the re flexivity. Scientific evidences for the emergence and application of the re flexive approach in the Bulgarian educational space are displayed. The marked fields and...
reflexive approach, re flexivity, awareness, schools and trends in reflective pedagogy and psychology
STRATEGIC THINKING – METACOGNITION – REFLECTION IN THE PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OF EDUCATION MAJORS
The paper explores the relation strategic thinking – metacognition – reflection in the context of the professional training programs of education majors. It revisits the idea of strategic thinking championed by an array of philosophers from Immanuel Kant throug...
strategic thinking, metacognition, reflection, professional training, resoning abiulity, inquiry and validation, philosophy of language, expanding knowledge.
EDUCATIONAL AND COGNITIVE TASKS IN CHEMISTRY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FOR DEVELOPING REFLEXIVE SKILLS
Reflexive skills are part of students’scientific literacy and competence. Educational and cognitive skills are an essential means of the teaching process in Chemistry and Environmental Protection and are part of the processing method that models and develops di...
educational and cognitive tasks, reflection in education Chemistry, active learning
FROM BASIC METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH FOR TRANSVERSAL COMPETENCES TO INDIVIDUAL STUDENT PAPER
The research aims to explore the tendencies of integration between specific methods of education in the contemporary educational environment, in which each person combines types and levels of educational services on their own, and the teachers more and more fr...
transversal and key competencies – basic methodical approaches: genealogical, interdisciplinary, axiological, multi-sensory , hologram-dynamic, regional, expert – personal school book
CONCEPTUAL MODEL OF THE REFLECTIVE RESOURCE OF THE TEACHERS PEDAGOGICAL FUNCTIONS
The analysis of the traditional pedagogical qualities reveals the multifaceted pro file of the teacher and con firms the thesis that re flective skills are an integral part of the pedagogical work. The outlined four main professional functions (communicative, c...
pedagogical reflection, sustainable reflective competence, pedagogical functions
PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE AND REFLECTION OF THE TEACHER OF NATURAL SCIENCES. RESULTS OFA SURVEY
The report presents a theoretical and empirical study of the professional competence of the teacher of natural sciences. A survey is conducted among 40 teachers who work in different types of schools. The aim is to choose the teachers who have conducted thei...
professional competence of the teacher, functions of the teacher, reflection of the teacher