Pedagogical Almanac

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Authors: Editorial board

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Authors: Galia Boneva

In the research are revealed some opportunities for improvement of the lesson in its different parts; stimulating the activities of the students; improvement of the relations in the system “ teachers” – “students” – “parents”.

43–53

Authors: Mariana Mandeva; Мiglena Velcheva; Teodora Karakoleva; Tsvetelina Boneva.

Considered are the problems of education, training and upbringing in modern school. The benefits of competence approach to school formal language education are defended in this context (1th – 4 th grade).

58–70

Authors: Julieta Savova

The article “Evaluation of Teachers: Teacher Performance Appraisal Instrument – Revised (TPAI R)” is aimed at articulating the importance of teachers’ appraisal for a wide professional group of novice teachers. A concrete evaluation instrument such as Teacher Performance Appraisal Instrument – revised (TPAI R), as a part of evaluation package used in the state of North Carolina, is presented. Author’s interpretations added to the appraisal package content along with description of approaches related to novice teachers’ evaluation demonstrate how important it is to be familiar with evaluation specifics such as: appraisal goals, novice teachers’ needs, key challenges before novice teachers, teacher professional development stages, typical issues in evaluation process and possibilities for their elimination.

73–83

Authors: Mariyana Koleva

In response to the conducted educational politics in preschool education as well as its affiliation to the European standards for preparing children for school, into the report is investigated and explored the unity and the multiformity of the didactic and programme systems into the training in constructing in preschool preparation. The idea is to be established the unity of accessible approaches and methods for tuition and technical preparation of the children as well as the ability of the school appliances to create an effective organization of the educational technologies for assimilation of the educational content on constructive – technical activities.

94–99

Authors: Dimitar Davidov

Physical education and sport in our educational system is an extremely practical activity. Throughout the process of physical education, from the initial stage, there are no special classes in theoretical explanation of questions concerning this discipline. The introduction of such classes(lectures) in high schools and universities will contribute to the optimization of the whole process of physical education and sport.

106–113

Authors: Kaloyana Krumova-Tsoncheva

The physical development characterizes those aspects of the shape and structure of the human body which determine certain motor skills and are related to the physical ability and health of the human beings. The purpose of this research is to determine how the regular artistic gymnastics activities influence the physical development of boys and girls. The aims of the research are: 1.To determine the level of physical development of the boys and girls engaged in regular artistic gymnastics activities. 2.To compare the dynamics of the physical development of the growing up boy-gymnasts with that of the girl-gymnasts during the period of three training years – 2011, 2012, and 2013.

120–130

Authors: Marineta Mlyachkova

The organization of the education in fine arts at Institutes of Higher education needs orderliness in the professional development and gradual enrichment of the artistic visual thinking of fine arts students. This will avoid literariness and illustrativeness in the creating of pictorial compositions. So we set ourselves the task of organizing an experiment that would lead to the integration of theoretical and practical knowledge with artistic creativity and uniqueness of thinking through a series of exercises which develop the associative visuality. We consider that the enrichment of the systematic approach of teaching picturesque composition with practical exercises - “games of associations”, leads to a gradual development and enrichment of the associative visual thinking of the students.

144–151

Authors: Daniela Petkova

Psychological characteristics of gangs are essential for revealing the mechanisms of criminal behavior in general. The study of the character of the offender, regardless of his surroundings would build a complete and accurate description, which could lead to inadequate selection of approaches for dealing. In this paper an attempt is made to explore is the role and place of gangs as factors of an offense and on but this should be offered adequate strategy for implementing measures educational impact.

175–197

Authors: Venka Kuteva-Tsvetkova

In this study it is examined the contribution of educational content in higher education institutions for the formation of social-pedagogical competences. It was done a comparative analysis of curriculum of Bulgarian universities and other countries concerning the vocational pedagogical training and qualification of social educators and social workers.

218–238

Authors: Mariana Garmidolova

The article examines the characteristics of the modern generation, for which we accept the term “Net-generation”. These specific characteristics are important and require changes in the methods and approaches of work in all academic disciplines. On the base of the characteristics of the modern generation are drawn important educational strategies, which guarantee success in the educational process.

251–265

Authors: Georgi Georgiev, Mariana Georgieva.

The key points from the educative work of the teacher in Bulgarian language and literature in the Primary school „St. St. Cyril and Methodius” – Polikraishte, district Veliko Tirnovo Trifonka Romanova Popnikolva, are considered. Her contribution for the advancement of the level of education in Polikraishte to one of the best in Bulgaria is underlined. Her most significant achievement is the excellent command of the literary Bulgarian language from all her pupils. The distinctive features of her pedagogical labour are presented – phenominal exactingness and very good organization, strict discipline and order in the implementation of the school hours, usage of modern for the time technical means, the introduction of readers’ diaries in which the instructed retell the readthrough, creation of a „Diary of literary works” where first attempts for composing poems and short stories by pupis, inclined to write, are carried. The out-of-class occupations in the theatrical and literature circle „Artistic speech” which she directs, are also properly reflected. As a result of her unflagging efforts, her alumni are more qualified than the Veliko Tirnovo high-school boys and girls and the Sofia students. Attention is paid to her public activity as a Member of the County Committee of the Fatherland Front and as an enlightener in its local organization, oriented towards raising the culture of the population. Her most representative appearances in this path are the restorations of ancient folk customs from the life in Polikraishte. As author, scenario-writer, producer, organizer and director of the staging “Seeing-off to gourbet” (going to gourbet means going abroad to make a living) in which 75 persons take part, she is laureate of the county festivals “Folk art and customs” in Veliko Tirnovo in 1980. The awards with which the National Council of the Fatherland Front honours her for her enormous labour of great public utility, are pointed out, as well.