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Сравнение на интерактивни методи за обучение по физика и астрономия в х клас, i равнище
Comparison of Interactive Methods in Teaching Physics and Astronomy in Grade 10, Level I

Author(s): Vladimir Bozhilov, Nina Taneva
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Education, School education, Higher Education , Educational Psychology, State/Government and Education, Inclusive Education / Inclusion
Published by: Национално издателство за образование и наука „Аз-буки“

Summary/Abstract: This paper builds on the results of an empirical report prepared in the context of the European project MAR.CH. and a review of the literature on the use of ICT in school. An original study on the role of the teacher in contemporary online (interactive) teaching is presented. The effectiveness of interactive methods for education was analyzed with the help of original online questionnaire. Our results contribute to understanding the effectiveness of interactive education in secondary schools in Bulgaria and Europe, as well. The conclusion is that in online lectures or distance learning via multimedia presentations, it is preferable to have good visualization of the material. Furthermore, this type of teaching is mostly preferred by the students as a mean for self-training and to research additional information rather than as a primary method for learning new material. The role of the teacher’s actual appearance in the videos and multimedia presentations does not seem to be crucial to the teaching of the material. Much more important though are the technical characteristics and the post processing of the video, ensuring good visibility of the slides with the material. We also stress that, based on our research, distance learning is generally not preferred as a the principal method for teaching. The results, published here for the first time, have lead to a successful defense of a Master’s Thesis at the Faculty of Physics at the Sofia University in July 2016.

  • Issue Year: 29/2020
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 460-470
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Bulgarian