Rhetoric and Communications E-journal, Issue 17, April 2015, rhetoric.bg/, journal.rhetoric.bg, ISSN 1314-4464
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Maggie Popova – “Quality” at George Moore, Aristotle and Hegel
Rhetoric and Communications E-journal, Issue 17, April 2015, rhetoric.bg/, journal.rhetoric.bg, ISSN 1314-4464
Milka Semova – Relationships with alumni. Segmentation by age
Rhetoric and Communications E-journal, Issue 17, April 2015, rhetoric.bg/, journal.rhetoric.bg, ISSN 1314-4464
Iren Peltekova – Pedagogical Communication in Teaching Physical Education and Sport
Abstract: This article aims to analyze the concept of communicative competence of the sports pedagogue. It seeks to answer the following questions: whether there is a reason to talk about differences in the behavior of the sports pedagogue who is carrying out activities in the gym and the teacher who is carrying out activities in the classroom; and what are the differences between the communication during a competition and the communication during an educational-training practice. An emphasis is placed on the specifics of verbal and non-verbal communication in the gym.
Keywords: physical education and sport, communicative competence, sports pedagogue, pedagogical communication, verbal and nonverbal communication.
Rhetoric and Communications E-journal, Issue 17, April 2015, rhetoric.bg/, journal.rhetoric.bg, ISSN 1314-4464
Todor- Simeonov – Blending Educational Communication: a Bulgarian Case
Abstract: The current paper examines the educational experience of introducing experimental blended learning model in Bulgarian secondary school within the classes studying English as a foreign language intensively. The students who took participation in this project are 8th grade, majoring Information and Computer Technology with English as a first foreign language. The educational tool used is a “flipped classroom”, one of the recognized blended learning methods, in which the instruction is conducted both physically in class and via a freely available online-based virtual classroom. The concrete technology used is an application, called Edmodo, a virtual classroom that enables educators to enhance the processes of learning, communication and critical thinking of their students. Edmodo is also the biggest network of educators that collaborate, share resources and learn from each other. It allows teachers to engage students in new interactive ways by posting class materials, videos, presentations, discussion topics, conduct quizzes and tests, award badges, etc. In the focus of the analysis are the reflections and engagement of the students in using the virtual classroom in their class participation and performance. Students get access to an appealing social media like platform that allows them to interact with each other and their instructor, express themselves in ways that they would not in the physical classroom, which all makes the learning process a social experience of a new kind.
Keywords: educational communication, virtual academic communication, virtual school communication, virtual classrooms, blended education communication(learning), flipped classroom
Rhetoric and Communications E-journal, Issue 17, April 2015, rhetoric.bg/, journal.rhetoric.bg, ISSN 1314-4464
Ognyana Georgieva-Teneva – Critical Thinking as an Approach to Citizenship (Educational Aspects)
Abstract: The article deals with critical thinking as the primary goal of high school and an integral part of education on all subjects and approach to citizenship. It highlights the importance of critical thinking in the educational policies of the EuropeanUnionandthe unsatisfactory status in the Bulgarian legal documentation. What is being presented is the potential of literature education to develop critical thinking which is a benefit both to the education system and society.
Keywords:critical thinking, high school, literature education, civic education, citizenship.
Rhetoric and Communications E-journal, Issue 17, April 2015, rhetoric.bg/, journal.rhetoric.bg, ISSN 1314-4464
Aigul Abzhapparova – The problem of image formation of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Abstract: In modern informational society image has become not only an attribute of public confidence in government, but also an indispensable tool in the implementation of policy plans and programs. Nowadays, gaining a positive image is one of the main tasks of any public authority, especially for such a socially important and meaningful as the Ministry of Education and Science. And here it should be noted the special role of the media in shaping the image of executive authority.
Key words: image, the Ministry of Education and Science, the public’s trust, content analysis, frame analysis, access to information.
Rhetoric and Communications E-journal, Issue 17, April 2015, rhetoric.bg/, journal.rhetoric.bg, ISSN 1314-4464
Petya Toleva – The Library Funds as Agents of Scientific Communication among the Museums in Bulgaria
Abstract: The purpose of this article is to present a new model of scientific communication among the museums in Bulgaria by considering their library collections. The article focuses on the new information and communication technologies as a form of cooperation, which are already implemented and used in the activities of the public libraries. It also illustrates the electronic and united online catalogues, associated with the digitalization of the cultural heritage. The author argues that the application of such models in the Bulgarian museums is necessary because the library funds are important to preservation, using and dissemination of knowledge. On the other hand, the development of the libraries in the museums, which are known as special libraries and their extensive analysis, will contribute to the development of scientific research in the Bulgarian museums.
Key words: museums, special libraries, scientific communication, library collections, electronic catalogues, online union catalogues, digitalization, cultural heritage.
Rhetoric and Communications E-journal, Issue 17, April 2015, rhetoric.bg/, journal.rhetoric.bg, ISSN 1314-4464
Valentina Milenkova – Student Participation in Research Activities: State and Specifics
Abstract: The present paper aims to analyse some aspects of university education as a specific environment for students’ involvement in research activities. The analysis is concentrated on the following issues:
– What are the characteristics of students’ participation in research activities;
– What personal traits are created in the process ofresearch activities;
– How young people evaluate various research activities.
The focusof the article is students’ viewpointfor their involvement inresearchactivities. The paperis based onresults obtainedduring the courseof the projects carried out at South-West Universityin 2013 and 2014.The main methodsused for obtaining informationare focus groups with students from humanitarian studies and survey with students.
Modern university education is a unity of teaching and research. Student centered learning is one of the crucial educational approaches, where the interests, perceptions and personality of the student underlie his/her studying, learning and understanding processes.
The involvement of students in research activities is important because:
– it improves students’ acquired qualifications and professional skills;
– it contributes to learning through applied research;
– it forms an attitude towards future learning.
Through participation in theresearch activities:
– students become more concentrated and interested in studying and training;
– students apply what they have learned during the lectures and classes;
Inclusionof research in theteachingmethods is crucial for the effective education process because it is aimed at complex personal development both in terms of acquiring specific skills and competencies, as well as the formation of the qualities that are important for the establishment of a common cognitive attitude.
The paper concludes that students’ participation in research activities is a prerequisite for their future professional identity. The research emphasizes that the creation of students’ research skills is connected with the curricula, which should stimulate more creativity, individual approach and should be based on person-centered pedagogy. It is also necessary defining a variety of teaching and assessment methods inciting personality in the process of studying
Keywords: research activity, university, quality of education.
Rhetoric and Communications E-journal, Issue 17, April 2015, rhetoric.bg/, journal.rhetoric.bg, ISSN 1314-4464
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Georgi Ivanov, Angelina Kalinova – Academic Projects as a Tool to Build Culture for Assessment and Self-assessment of Students with a Major in Pedagogy
Abstract: One of the forms of continuous assessment of the students’ educational majors is course projects. Based on the experimental work carried out, we offer options to work with exchange projects through which it is possible more comprehensive and thorough utilization of academic content, skills for self-assessment, evaluation, critical analysis, willingness and ability to generate new ideas and their practical examination. These options are based on the approach of mutual exchange of reviewing projects by students.
Keywords: academic preparation, course design, each peer review, evaluation, self-assessment, generation of new ideas.
Rhetoric and Communications E-journal, Issue 17, April 2015, rhetoric.bg/, journal.rhetoric.bg, ISSN 1314-4464