PEDAGOGICAL TECHNOLOGIES IN SEARCH OF IMPROVING THE LEARNING PROCESS
PEDAGOGICAL TECHNOLOGIES IN SEARCH OF IMPROVING THE LEARNING PROCESS

Summary/Abstract: The contemporary world gets more and more complex. Increasingly number of jobs nowadays requires relatively high level of knowledge and skills. At the same time the educational achievements are becoming a necessity rather than an optional extra. The crisis in the economy as well as the increasingly complicated social life require getting better education and social competences as a starting point for success in professional and private life. A good education is critical to get better life chances and a commitment to achieving this has been an important part of the culture of modern people. Environments that consistently fail to prepare students for higher levels of education result in threaten opportunities for high school graduation, postsecondary education, successful career, consequential poverty and low life satisfaction as a whole. In that context, the role of the teacher is undeniably crucial. The teacher plays an undeniably crucial role in the acquiring of new knowledge by students. Furthermore, he/she must also model and direct the learning process, so it might be the most effective. In search of efficiency the teacher often turns into an innovator - finding, testing and implementing new technologies in pedagogy, new approaches, strategies and models for improving the learning process. In this article we review the best pedagogical practices and strategies that lead to improved quality of education in schools. Increasing knowledge and grades is only one criterion for success of students. Other indicators are acquiring important social knowledge and skills (such as communication skills, group work, presentation of ideas, effective time management and meeting deadlines, etc.), developing high personal and professional goals and significant contribution to society in the future. Based on the literature review of a number of empirical researches, report provides an overview of best practices in this area. On this basis, we analyze various approaches and strategies to make this process possible and successful.

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