Visualization of Subordinate Circumstantial Sentences for Concession in the Context of Syntax Training in 8th Grade (Project-Research Model)

Author(s): Donka Ilieva / Language(s): English Issue: 3/2022

The article shares experience from the application of a model for project and research activities related to the acquisition of knowledge of complex compound with subordinate circumstantial sentence for concession – through the obtained additional information about subordinate circumstantial sentences for concession students upgrade their knowledge of syntax. The research focuses on the visualization of the acquired new knowledge by the students as a result of their active learning, which includes independent search, selection, interpretation and attractive presentation of the studied information. This series of consecutive actions of the student directly corresponds to the role of the teacher – this is where the skills of the teacher-innovator become apparent – he not only prepares an interesting project topic for work, but also correctly selects and distributes learning tasks, taking into account students' abilities, provoking their interest. Thus, having received support and guidance, students are highly motivated and willing to work on the project assignment.

„Майнкрафт“ като образователен инструмент за реализиране на интегрирания подход

Author(s): Daniela Hristova,Tanya Srebreva / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 3/2022

Teaching the basics of coding at Alexander Georgiev-Kodzhakafaliyata Primary School develops students’ digital literacy, algorithmic thinking and skills to design familiar objects, processes and phenomena thanks to popular game Minecraft. This approach serves not to replace the regular lesson but as a parallel which extends and builds upon the learning process in order to develop synthetic competences. Thus emerges a natural necessity to look integrally at specific topics which fail to fit entirely into one scientific area. Students research historical records and then make a 3D Minecraft model of a historic site – the Greek Acropolis, which is part of the learning material in History in grade 5. They not only learn more about the site but also apply the skills of cooperation, effective communication, creativity and critical thinking.

Намаление, или защо учим математика

Author(s): Veselina Georgieva / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 3/2022

This article presents a lesson in mathematics class with the students from I “aˮ class of the primary school “Alexander Georgiev-Kodzhakafaliyata” – Burgas, in the 2017/2018 academic year. For the formation of key students’ competencies the team focuses on several basic pedagogical methods and approaches such as the project method, experiential learning and mainly on the integrative approach and the use of many interdisciplinary links in teaching, which gives children a fuller and clearer vision of the world around them and opportunity to build on the curriculum, so that theoretical knowledge is built on the basis of real life situations.

Converting Numeral Text in Bulgarian into Digit Number Using GATE

Author(s): Nadezhda Borisova,Elena Karashtranova / Language(s): English Issue: 3/2022

The Internet serves billions of users providing a variety of information resources whereby a lot of the information is presented in natural human language and needs an efficient approach to be processed. Natural language processing (NLP) refers to the ability of computers to analyze and understand the structure of human language. By utilizing NLP this linguistic knowledge is transformed into algorithms for solving specific problems. GATE is widely used, open-source software infrastructure that provides a framework and components for solving NLP tasks. The available GATE tools can be adapted to other languages and text processing tasks. This article will present an approach for converting numeric data, written as words in Bulgarian, into digit numbers. For this case, a relevant configuration file for Bulgarian has been integrated into the general tool set in the open source software for natural language processing GATE. The aim of this survey is to determine the exact numeric value of Bulgarian text numeric data, which can be used as a starting point for producing more complex annotations, such as monetary measurement units, etc.

За корелационен и регресионен анализ в поведенческите и социалните науки

Author(s): Snezhana Gocheva-Ilieva / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 3/2022

About Correlation and Regression Analysis in Behavioral and Social Sciences. Application of Spreadsheets – Methodological Aspects

Най-големият симпозиум за науки за Земята в Европа през погледа на един студент

Author(s): Dragomir Dragomirov / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 3/2022

A walk through the biggest symposium for Earth sciences in Europe and the impressions of one university student from it. The General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) over the years, from its establishment in 2004 in Nice, France to its present home in Vienna, Austria. The article presents various events that accompany the conference, as well as an overview of the program, which gives maximum opportunity for communication between all participants, who at this year`s forum exceeded 14 000. The impressions from a very interesting presentation, which is a good example of the topics and the convincing way of presenting it, are summarized.

Modelling the Development of Oil Rim Using Water and Gas Injection

Author(s): Sudad Al-Obaidi,Wang J. Chang,Miel Hofmann / Language(s): English Issue: 3/2022

In this study, water injection and gas injection technologies are examined for their effectiveness in developing oil rims in gas fields. Considering the need for advanced development of the oil rims within a short period of time, reservoir simulation methods using horizontal wells have been used to rationally develop oil rims. It was confirmed that large volumes of gas must be injected to maximize oil recovery. This happens when gas breakthroughs from the gas cap into the bottom of the production well and from the injection well into the gas section. A cycle process was discovered when gas injection led to the development of an oil rim. The condensate from the gas was taken out, and the dryer gas was injected back into the reservoir. Condensate concentrations in the gas, especially those near the oil rim, are a major factor contributing to the interest in the proposed concept.

Концептуальная модель Hard Skills vs Soft Skills в структуре функциональной грамотности

Author(s): Natalya Jadko,Mariam Moiseevna Bezrukikh / Language(s): Russian Issue: 3/2022

The article continues the question raised in the previous publication about the structure of functional literacy as a speech activity. The article, first of all, examines the conceptual model of functional literacy itself, secondly, defines the structure and conditions for the formation of hard skills and soft skills competencies, and, thirdly, reveals the place and content of these competencies within the framework of the proposed model.

Платформа за взаимопомощ на учители и училища

Author(s): Maria Gaydarova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 4/2022

This article presents the created Platform for mutual assistance of teachers and schools, which is accessible and free for all schools and pedagogical specialists in the country after registration. Opportunities, through the mutual aid platform, allow teachers to network and collaborate with other teachers from anywhere, anytime. The Platform for teachers and schools is updated every three months and includes an organizational response to the diversity and complexity of educational needs in the following areas: Innovative methods in the classroom, STEM education, Coaching, Leadership, Media, communications, PR and Skills of the 21st century. The mutual aid platform has been active since the beginning of 2021 and already has 2200 registered members - principals and teachers, leaders of the education system in Bulgaria; more than 160 lessons have been shared.

Нагласи на студенти за произхода на вируса, причиняващ COVID-19, и ваксинирането срещу него

Author(s): Valeri Stoyanov / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 4/2022

An integrated approach, using quantitative and qualitative research methodology, with a sample of 150 students, reveals the attitude of students to the nature and origin of the virus causing COVID-19, as well as vaccines, scientific evidence and prospects for their use. The results show, despite the expectations that students would have more trust in scientific information about vaccines and a higher percentage of vaccinated, that they do not differ from the general population in our country. More than half believe in conspiracy theories about the artificial origin and spread of the virus that causes COVID-19, and do not trust the scientific evidence on the safety of vaccines. The vaccinated one third of the sample have statistically significantly more confidence in scientific evidence than unvaccinated. Vaccinated students live in households where the majority are vaccinated, while unvaccinated students live in households where the majority are not vaccinated. The motives for vaccination for those who have done so and those around one tenth who intend to be vaccinated are less related to medical logic. For most of the vaccinated, the motives are related to the way of life - frequent travel abroad, being able to work to survive, not having to pay for different tests every day. The role of higher education institutions in improving students' awareness of the medical logic of pandemic control and making young people leaders in this process is discussed.

Teachers’ Attitudes about Teaching and Learning Mathematics

Author(s): Aleksandar Mihajlović,Emina Kopas-Vukašinović,Vladimir M. Stanojević / Language(s): English Issue: 4/2022

The aim of the research is to determine the attitudes of teachers about different concepts of learning and teaching mathematics in the lower grades of primary school. In accordance with the goal, three research tasks were set in which we wanted to determine the attitudes of teachers towards the traditional and constructive concept of teaching and learning mathematics and possible differences in these attitudes in regard to the degree of education and work experience. The research sample consisted of 161 primary school teachers in Serbia. A scale of attitudes was used as an instrument, which contained 16 items (9 items referred to traditionalist beliefs, and 7 to constructivist beliefs). The results of the research indicate that teachers understand and act in accordance with the requirements of the constructivist concept of modern teaching, but at the same time they determine certain elements of traditional teaching as acceptable and desirable. When it comes to these attitudes, we found that there is no statistically significant difference in regard to the education and work experience of teachers globally, but there is significant difference when it comes to individual items. In some further research, the application of a qualitative methodology should examine how teachers understand and determine the items about which they have expressed their views.

Образователна подкрепа на деца в резидентна грижа в условията на електронно обучение (приложни аспекти)

Author(s): Yuliana Kovachka / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 4/2022

The changed conditions for the educational process` implementation in a state of an emergency outside the school institution raise a number of questions regarding the educational opportunities for the children raised and brought up in residential services, ie. Out of the biological family. The purpose of this study is to identify the resources, organization, and opportunities for effective e-learning for children and students raised in residential services and attending public kindergartens and schools. Precisely, these are specialized institutions – Social care homes for children deprived of parental care, and the so-called alternative residential care – family-type accommodation centers for non-disabled children and transitional housing. The selected target group differentiates between outlines the difficulties in the e-learning process, both for children and adolescents in residential care and for the professionals who support them and are not prepared for such a situation.

Хуманистични аспекти на чуждоезиковото педагогическо взаимодействие във висшето медицинско училище по време на пандемия

Author(s): Teodora Valova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 4/2022

The article represents the current pedagogical problem of building human relationships that foreign students face in Bulgarian second language acquisition for medical purposes in the conditions of Covid-19 and social distancing. A number of observed problems in the context of e-learning are analyzed. Special attention is paid to various aspects of academic communication with foreign medical students during the pandemic. Specific examples which can be used to prove that the usage of digital devices and content over a long period of time exacerbates the deficit of personal contacts and adds specific challenges to the multi- subject interaction: teacher – student – patient are given. The article outlines methodological ideas and tasks used in the distance learning environment in order to form both human e algorithms in the professional behavior of future medical professionals from other countries and skills for ethical communication in the healthcare.

Students` Activities in the Digital Environment /

Author(s): Tatiana Shopova / Language(s): English Issue: 4/2022

This paper aims to highlight the key role of the information and communication technologies (ICT) in the activities of Bulgarian students, and to establish the mastery of their digital literacy skills. In its empirical part, the study turns to some areas of digital competence of students such as application of knowledge, skills and attitudes. The survey was conducted among 100 students during 2014 – 2015 by the method of direct individual survey through pre-designed questionnaire comprising of 40 questions. The data of the survey were analyzed using statistical methods - frequency, mean value and confidence level – 95%. The importance of the current research is not only in a theoretical, but also in a practical-application plane, aiming to highlight the crucial role of the digital literacy for students to adapt to the dynamic labour market and the need of outlining a digital library as a significant mediator in the university educational environment.

Education 4.0 – the Change of Higher Education Institutions and the Labour Market

Author(s): Gergana Dimitrova,Blaga Madzhurova,Stefan Raychev,Dobrinka Stoyanova / Language(s): English Issue: 4/2022

Globalization and digitalization under the influence of the Fourth Industrial Revolution led to a change in all key sectors. The connection between education and the labour market under the influence of Education 4.0 is especially relevant. Changes in structural employment have brought to the fore the need for new skills. In this regard, the impact of globalization and digitalization on higher education institutions, their transformation under the influence of Education 4.0 and the impact on the labour market are considered. All this leads to the conclusion that the share employment by sectors is changing and education has to adapt to the needs of the labour market.

Диагностика и методика за оптимизиране на физическата дееспособност на 10-годишни ученици

Author(s): Martin Margaritov / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 4/2022

Contemporary school children grow and develop under conditions of physical inactivity and that reduced physical activity causes great and irreparable damage to their developing organisms. This lack of activity most significantly affects children’s physical capacity. The present research reveals the components that determine the physical capacity and the possibilities for its improvement through the development of the basic fitness components /speed, strength, endurance, agility and flexibility/. The presented study traces the dynamics of the development of fitness components of primary school students through tests of physical capacity. The objective of this study is to diagnose and optimize the level of physical capacity of students of primary school age. The subject of the study are the skill-related fitness components of 10-year-old students, which are a main factor reflecting the physical capacity of children. The object of the study are 40 ten-year-old boys, formed in two groups - control and experimental. The research involved literature review; classroom observation; educational experiment – a physical fitness test battery to measure the level of students’ physical capacity; processing and analysis of the collected data. A program for optimizing the fitness components is proposed - trainings, indicative training volume and repetitions. It was found that the program that was implemented led to an increase in the physical capacity of the students that were studied.

Tests in Specialized Latin for Medical Purposes

Author(s): Vanya Ivanova / Language(s): English Issue: 4/2022

Движение и здраве – скачам, тичам и се забавлявам, но на пътя аз внимавам

Author(s): Gyokdzhan Kostadinova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 4/2022

The project aims to provide continuity between the kindergarten as an institution and the family as a social unit of society. The proper development of a child's organism, the improvement of health and the encouragement of the innate need for physical activity of children are realized through the means of physical culture. The need to preserve human life, including through compliance with road safety rules, is recognised.

STEM образователни практики за българския учител

Author(s): Marieta Hristova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 4/2022

In 2021, through the National program “Building a School STEM environment”, the Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science financed the construction of school centers with a focus on STEM. Projects for building STEM centers in schools were financed in two categories: small (up to 50,000 BGN) and large (up to 300,000 BGN). 150 Bulgarian schools already have built or are currently building a modern base for preparing students for 21st century skills have been funded thus far. Naturally, the question for training the teachers for working in new learning environment arises, both from a technical point of view and in terms of the educational resources that are to be used. The article provides a brief overview of the digitization process of the Bulgarian schools in two directions – administrative and methodological, examines the challenges in front of the teachers when building scenarios for a STEM lesson, provides a brief overview of the materials that would be useful when teaching the content and analyzes the challenges and difficulties they face in building scenarios for a STEM lesson.

STEM в класната стая (ролята на технологиите и играта като част от образователния процес)

Author(s): Iva Grigorova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 4/2022

STEM is an education acronym that stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, but STEM education extends beyond these technical fields and is an integral part of our daily lives. In recent years, the importance of STEM learning in the classroom to prepare today's students for their future realization is of great significance, but it will grow more and more and it is important to introduce it at an early school age. The purpose of this article is to show how technology and gamification can be successfully integrated into the learning process of students from the primary stage of education to develop skills they will need in the future and in their lives outside the classroom. As a result of technological progress and expanding the boundaries of artificial intelligence, technological resources such as programmable toys are becoming smarter and more accessible to users, making them a powerful tool in the hands of the modern teacher. With their help, in combination with the game approach in teaching topics from the field of STEM sciences, children of this age very quickly, subconsciously and without significant effort develop their creativity, logical and algorithmic thinking. The possibilities that this combination gives us are limitless and allow students, in a fun and understandable way, to reach new depths of the world that surrounds them, stimulate their curiosity and interest in the field of STEM sciences and make them more prepared about the unknowns of the future. This is an effective way to inspire children to innovate into adulthood.