ROLE OF THE TOP MANAGERS IN CO-CURRICULAR PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION IN PRESERVICE TEACHER EDUCATION INSTITUTES

This study is directly related to understanding the process of co-curricular implementation in a Preservice Teacher Training Institute in Sri Lanka, in order to get the maximum benefit of it with the view of making teacher training more effective in these institutions.

Development of economic competence of students at general grammar schools through a non-formal opportunity to learn with experts

For many years empirical studies have repeatedly pointed to the need to improve the economic competence of adolescent and young adults. This demand is already reflected – at least in part – in the inclusion of economic content in the curriculum of general educational schools. However, the curricular implementation seems to be only partially comprehensive enough to sufficiently support the acquisition of economic competence, so that non-formal and informal learning opportunities do not lose their importance as a supplement to the general curriculum-based framework. The research situation, however, is hardly given with regard to empirical findings on the effectiveness of such learning opportunities for the acquisition of economic competence. Therefore, our intervention study examines the role of non-formal learning opportunities in the economic field as a supplement to normal economic teaching lessons and how these learning opportunities affect the competence development of students in general educational schools. The results show that the intervention group was able to improve its economic competence significantly more than the control group. Furthermore, it becomes clear that over the intervention period the influence of personal factors loses relevance for the prediction of economic competence, but only for the intervention group.

Curricular proposal through the traditional game of Mate: Tool for improving perceptual-decisional skills in Secondary school physical education students (Propuesta didáctica mediante el juego tradicional del Mate: Herramienta para la mejora de las habil

Sport represents a core content within of the Spanish Secondary Physical Education curriculum. Thus, perceptional and decisional processes should be pivotal elements to be take into consideration when successfully tackling the design and planning the sport teaching and learning process in the context of secondary school Physical Education. More particularly, the MATE game may be a suitable strategy to be implemented by physical educators in enhancing both processes and, consequently, providing students with a quality teaching for any sport. Therefore, the present study aims to show a curricular implementation proposal that, based on secondary Physical Education curriculum, helps students improve the perceptual and decisional process involved in teaching of sport through the game of MATE. To do this, a 13-lesson teaching unit is shown, considering the progression of this game as a main instructional strategy in terms of managing to increase the cognitive and decisional complexity for the student through the introduction of new rules and materials, such as mats (and their disposition) or increasing the number of balls that intervened during the game. Thus, this study aims to provide an integrated learning proposal, in which students understand the internal logic of the game and, consequently improve their participation and performance in it. Resumen. El deporte representa un contenido central dentro del currículum de Educación Física en Educación Secundaria Obligatoria. De esta manera, los procesos de carácter tanto perceptivo como decisional deben tenerse en cuenta elementos calve a la hora de planificar y diseñar con éxito el proceso de enseñanza y aprendizaje en educación física. Más particularmente, el juego del mate puede ser una estrategia adecuada a ser usada por el profesorado de educación física a la hora de mejorar ambos procesos y, consecuentemente, ofrecer al alumnado una enseñanza de calidad para cualquier deporte. Por tanto, el presente estudio tiene como objetivo presentar una propuesta de implementación curricular que, fundamentada en el currículum de Educación Física en Educación Secundaria Obligatoria, ayude al estudiantado a mejorar el proceso perceptivo y decisional implicado en la enseñanza del deporte mediante el juego del mate. Para ello, se presenta una unidad didáctica de 13 sesiones, teniendo en cuenta la progresión de este juego como principal estrategia didáctica en cuanto a la gestión del aumento de la complejidad cognitivo y decisional del estudiante por medio de la introducción de nuevas reglas y materiales tales como el número de casas (y su disposición) o el incremento del número de balones que intervienen en el juego. De este modo, este estudio pretende ofrecer una propuesta de aprendizaje integrada, en la cual el alumnado comprende la lógica interna del juego y, como consecuencia, mejora su participación y rendimiento en este juego.

Enseñando con actitud: ¿Cuán efectiva ha sido la formación ciudadana en Chile?

Although citizen training has been used as a component of the official school curriculum to overcome low levels of political participation in Chile, everything indicates that its curricular implementation into the school experience has not been successful. Although its application in Chile has a long history, its effect on the willingness of students to participate politically has not been properly studied. We maintain that, although it can promote participatory attitudes, the way it is implemented shapes its effects. Regression analyses of the 2016 ICCS survey with variables at the school and individual level demonstrate that the integration of the subject transversally has a positive effect, but only in dispositions related to electoral participation, while other forms of implementation have null or even negative effects on dispositions towards other forms of participation.

Potentials of Internet-Based Qualification Systems for Teachers in Federal Education Systems

Making an internet-based system of qualification available for teachers at general education schools within a federally organized education system poses a variety of challenges. Based on findings of pedagogical professional research, further and advanced teacher training needs to impart specialist scientific competencies and––simultaneously connected with these competencies––subject-didactic ones as well as providing support for curricular implementation. There also needs to be a broad portfolio of modules leading to specialist and didactic qualifications which can take heterogeneous curricular requirements into account. Based on pedagogical as well as systematic requirements, the chapter formulates the essential cornerstones of such a qualification-based online training system, using the example of the economic (general) education. In addition, the necessary development steps for the future are outlined, especially regarding the use of adaptive teaching and learning methods.

Putting the guidelines to work: moving from undergraduate physiology curricular guidelines to program development and improvement

The first curricular guidelines for undergraduate physiology programs, currently under development by the Physiology Majors Interest Group (P-MIG), outline learning outcomes applicable for a wide range of physiology and physiology-related programs with diverse student populations. These outcomes for knowledge of core physiological concepts, professional skills, and advising provide a standard for undergraduate physiology education and a benchmark for student learning. Evaluation of how programs meet the curricular guidelines and assessment of the impact of programmatic approaches on student learning are essential for programmatic improvement. The collection and dissemination of evaluation and assessment findings, facilitated by P-MIG, is a critical resource for established undergraduate physiology and physiology-related programs seeking to improve their learning outcomes and new programs developing their curriculum. Strategies for institutional evaluation and assessment are provided to outline possible approaches for programs to use the guidelines to improve or develop their curriculum. P-MIG member expertise and knowledge of curricular implementation provide the foundation for possible collaborations among organizations and institutions to develop a program consultation model, where external consultants provide evaluation and assessment guidance and feedback as an additional resource for physiology educators.

Potential of Internet-Based Qualification Systems for Teachers in Federal Education Systems

Making an internet-based system of qualification available for teachers at general education schools within a federally organized education system poses a variety of challenges. Based on findings of pedagogical professional research, further and advanced teacher training needs to impart specialist scientific competencies and––simultaneously connected with these competencies––subject-didactic ones as well as providing support for curricular implementation. There also needs to be a broad portfolio of modules leading to specialist and didactic qualifications that can take heterogeneous curricular requirements into account. Based on pedagogical as well as systematic requirements, the article formulates the essential cornerstones of such a qualification-based online training system, using the example of the Economic (General) Education. In addition, the necessary development steps for the future are outlined, especially regarding the use of adaptive teaching and learning methods.