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TITLE OF PUBLICATION
ABOUT THE QUALITY OF CHEMISTRY AND ENVIRONMENT EDUCATION, A STUDENT'S PERSONALITY ORIENTED EDUCATION
NAME OF AUTHOR(S)
L. Boyanova
NAME OF PUBLISHER
Ministry of Education, Youth and Science (BULGARIA)
YEAR OF PUBLICATION
2010
LANGUAGE OF PUBLICATION
Bulgarian
PUBLICATION TYPOLOGY
Newspaper / Magazine article
TARGET GROUP OF PUBLICATION
Researchers, Teachers
SIZE OF THE PUBLICATION
Over 10 pages
DESCRIPTION OF CONTENTS
An important goal for Bulgarian school education is to provide a
good quality studies at secondary school. Some low level achievements of 15-year old students found by international examinations are mentioned here. Certain factors determining the quality of education in chemistry are discussed. The importance of the teaching subject and teachers' role to provide a good students' cognition and their position, the active part they take in the process are mentioned, together with teacher/student and student/student relations. The issue connected with school/ family relations is considered in terms of educational quality betterment. Optimization of regulations and especially the curriculum, with accent on natural studies, the same concerning the syllabus and the new standards of educational subjects; purposeful policy towards teachers' qualification concerning both knowledge and methods of teaching; creation of special educational background that can encourage the development of students' characters - these are the most important conclusions. Some issues bound to school discipline and setting up a system to measure students' achievements more effectively are also considered.
REVIEWER’S COMMENTS ON THE PUBLICATION
The paper offers deep analysis on factors influencing the quality of Chemistry and Environment protection educational at secondary school. It is underlined that the first what should be changed is the passive students’ position into position of active and creative participant in learning and thinking. To motivate this transformation the role of the teacher, quality of educational content and practical instruments to present the content, particularly ICT –based approaches, are leading. The analysis is very useful and could facilitate teachers and policymakers in their efforts to enhance the quality of Chemistry teaching and learning process.
WHERE TO FIND IT
Chemistry (Bulgarian Journal of Chemical Education)
Volume 19, Issue 1, 2010
NAME OF THE REVIEWING ORGANISATION
Technical University of Gabrovo

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National Reports on successful experiences to promote lifelong learning for chemistry The national reports on chemistry successful experiences to promote lifelong learning for chemistry are now available on the related section of the project portal. The reports presents examples of successful experiences in the partner countries and the results of testing of ICT resources with science teachers.

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