Abstract: School readiness, due to its complexity and individual-personal measurability, is a problem of permanent relevance. Children experience the greatest difficulties (80%) in primary school education in connection with writing due to its structural complexity, the presence of several interrelated indicators. With developing possibilities for overcoming these difficulties is the theory of central psychic neoplasms. […]

Abstract: The formation of personal values and worldview of the adolescent individual starts in the family as a social institution. It is in the family that the child begins to learn the standards of the acceptable behavior with other people, to develop the individual’s own personality and to become aware of their civic responsibilities. Various […]

Abstract: The article encompasses four thematic fields: first, arguments are presented emphasizing the relevance and significance of twinning as a socio-pedagogical phenomenon; secondly, a synthesized analysis of concepts related to children’s personal development has been made made; thirdly, emphasis is placed on some negative practices which are implemented in the family; fourth, specific recommendations for […]

Abstract. Digitalization of the Bulgarian society over the recent years changed the educational environment where the education in mathematics in pre-school takes place. To achieve its goals and tasks, teachers must use in their methodological system of work information-communication technologies and create conditions for performance of practical activities in which the children actively participate. Systematized […]

Summary: The proposed research is empirically focused on the discovery of opportunities for a new approach, new methods, new content and organization of the learning process regarding training in pre-school art. The integrative process has its logical and substantive basis. The integrative approach deals mainly with the structuring of the content of the pedagogical process. […]

Abstract: Competency-oriented civic education training is based on developing values and attitudes as constructs of democratic culture. The article examines the issue of European normative and educational investment in education for democratic citizenship. Basic attitudes for the manifestation of intercultural dialogue and the avoidance of hate speech towards refugees are brought out. Examples are given […]

Summary: The research analyzes the cognitive and emotional attitudes of children from elementary school towards the inclusion of “big questions” in the pedagogical process. The approved option is realized in the extended and additional training (optional hours) in the study of Motherland studies and Man and nature in the second and third grades. The purpose […]

Abstract: The results of Bulgarian students in the conducted international studies PISA and TIMSS show a decreasing trend. After 2006, the share of Bulgarian students with achievements below the critical threshold increased, with the most significant decrease being reported in the field of natural sciences. According to PISA data for the survey conducted in 2018, […]

Abstract: The article views YouTube as an option for acquiring additional resources in English language learning, which would nurture learners’ interest in the educational process, and would also strengthen their motivation for self-training. The main types of language training video content that the YouTube platform offers are described, as well as ways to use them […]

Abstract: The cognitive sphere of the personality includes all mental processes and properties of a person, intended and directed to the learning process. With their help, information is acquired, problems are solved and plans are made for the future. The article provides an overview of the processes and states involved in the cognitive sphere and […]

Abstract: Speech is one of the specific acts of mental activity of man and functions too complicated in the personal development and interpersonal communication. In the report is examined the essence of the game, types of games which help the development of communicative and speech activity of pre-school children with general underdevelopment of speech. The […]

Abstract: Counseling is one of the main directions in the activities of the professional profile of the speech and language therapist, along with the diagnosis and treatment of communication disorders. As a priority of the practice it is stated in documents of the International Association of Speech Sciences and Disorders (IALP), American Speech-Language and Hearing […]

Abstract: The article examines the possibilities of increasing students’ reading literacy with a view to teacher training. Along with the thresholds for reading literacy in all stages of secondary education, basic competencies that future primary teachers should possess are put forward. All this is refracted through the international studies PISA and PIRLS. The essence between […]

Abstract: The material in this article refers to the need for creative experimentation with graphic materials and techniques in the teaching of fine art to students from pedagogical specialties. The present research is based on the study and analysis of theoretical sources, curricula and experimental work. The need to apply some experimental graphic techniques in […]

Abstract: In the Bachelor’s degree curriculum of the new specialty Pedagogy of Fine Arts and Graphic Design, the main place is occupied by creative tasks. In order to increase the desire and creative charge, a non-standard method with a game character was applied in the process of teaching the new content and its reflection in […]

Abstract: Expanding the scope and application of modern technologies in pedagogical practice is an actual problem, significant for the Bulgarian education system. The article presents part of a scientific study that aims to investigate the extent of their use in the school system during the period 2009-2013. Key words: digital literacy computer technology, software, music […]

Abstract: This paper aims to present a curriculum related to expanding the pedagogical competence of students from the Faculty of Education at Trakia University Stara Zagora. The potential of cultural institutions and the opportunities for organizing musical-educational activities that correspond to the synergistic education and and cultural competence of pedagogical specialists are examined. Keywords: internalization, […]

Abstract: The article provides an overview of the regulations defining the functions and profiles of pedagogical specialists, in particular the pedagogical adviser. Emphasis is placed on the need for purposeful academic preparation of students from the “Social Pedagogy” major for socio-pedagogical work with children in pre-school institutions. Practices from the academic educational process, implemented in […]

Abstract: The purpose of the study is to determine the level of awareness in the field of sports and health fitness and the attitudes towards performing sports and health activities of first-year students studying in the specialty “Rehabilitator” at the Medical College of Trakia University. The data obtained from the survey conducted with 30 (thirty) […]

The exhibition presents a study on the skills of student teachers to create educational tasks of a synthetic nature. They are considered as a way to improve the educational content as an element of effective methodical training in the field of linguistic-literary didactic education. The research procedure was conducted at Trakia University – Stara Zagora, […]