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Children’s Perspective on Learning: the Experience of the Bulgarian Students
Children’s Perspective on Learning: the Experience of the Bulgarian Students

Author(s): Iliana Mirtschewa, Elena Djambazova
Subject(s): General Reference Works
Published by: UIKTEN - Association for Information Communication Technology Education and Science
Keywords: joy to learn; motivation; interests; learning process;

Summary/Abstract: This paper presents the results of an international project “Joy to Learn” with participants from Bulgaria, Germany, Japan, Spain, Poland, Romania and USA. The research focuses on joyful and happy situations for students connected to learning in school. It is important to obtain information on the thoughts, feelings, needs, desires, and the fears of the children. This would enable to promote the improvement of the learning process in terms of the student. The survey covered 300 students (from 1st to 8th grade) from Bulgaria. The results show that most of the students prefer to be active in the process of learning, however a presence of negative attitude towards learning in general was found.

  • Issue Year: 5/2016
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 385-395
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: English