International view on: Teacher Education Educational Technology Motivation//Divergent Thinking//Readiness Special Educational needs 13 articles with contributors from Slovakia, Poland and Norway Anna Watola & Harald Nilsen (Editors) Prof. zw.dr hab.Bronislaw Siemieniecki (Recenzent) Pris kr. 140,- ISBN 978-82-7569-185-7 ISSN 1501-6889 2009, nr. 4 Fredrikke, nr. 4 2009 1 Organ for FoU-publikasjoner – Høgskolen i Nesna Om Fredrikke Tønder Olsen (1856-1931) Fredrikke Tønder Olsen ble født på handelsstedet Kopardal, beliggende i nåværende Dønna kommune. Det berettes at Fredrikke tidlig viste sin begavelse gjennom stor interesse for tegning, malerkunst og litteratur. Hva angår det siste leste hun allerede som ung jente ”Amtmannens døtre”. Kildene forteller at Fredrikke levde et fascinerende og spennende liv til tross for sine handikap som svaksynt og tunghørt. Hun måtte avbryte sin karriere som gravørlærling fordi synet sviktet. Fredrikke hadde som motto: ”Er du halt, er du lam, har du vilje kjem du fram.” Fredrikke Tønder Olsen skaffet seg agentur som forsikringsagent, og var faktisk den første nordiske, kvinnelige forsikringsagent. Fredrikke ble kjent som en dyktig agent som gjorde et utmerket arbeid, men etter 7 år måtte hun slutte siden synet sviktet helt. Fredrikke oppdaget fort behovet for visergutter, og startet Norges første viserguttbyrå. Hun var kjent som en dyktig og framtidsrettet bedriftsleder, der hun viste stor omsorg for sine ansatte. Blant annet innførte hun som den første bedrift i Norge vinterferie for sine ansatte. Samtidig var hun ei aktiv kvinnesakskvinne. Hun stilte gratis leseværelse for kvinner, inspirerte dem til utdanning og hjalp dem med litteratur. Blant hennes andre meritter i kvinnesaken kan nevnes at hun opprettet et legat på kr. 30 000,- for kvinner; var æresmedlem i kvinnesaksforeningen i mange år; var med på å starte kvinnesaksbladet ”Norges kvinder” som hun senere regelmessig støttet økonomisk. Etter sin død ble hun hedret av Norges fremste kvinnesakskvinner. Blant annet er det reist en bauta over henne på Vår Frelsers Gravlund i Oslo. Fredrikke Tønder Olsen regnes som ei særpreget og aktiv kvinne, viljesterk, målbevisst, opptatt av rettferdighet og likhet mellom kjønnene. Svein Laumann Content PART I. Teacher training Programs Adriana Wiegerová; Comenius University, Slovakia Transformation of education programmes in Slovakia – its impact on preparation of future teachers at Primary School. Mariana Sirotová, Eva Smetanová; University of SS, Slovakia Innovation of approaches and the teaching methods in the teacher training programme Erich Petlák, Jana Zajacová; Constantine the Philosoper University, Slovakia Teacher education for primary grades Viera Kurincová, Peter Seidler; CPU, Slovakia Preschool education and the teacher training in Slovakia; facts and challenges PART II. ICT in use in Educational contexts Elzbieta Perzycka, University of Szczecin, Poland The computer in pre-school education Dorota Siemieniecka, Nicolai Copernicus University, Poland The role of the media in creative development of early schoolers Danuta Morańska; Silesia University, Poland ICT and forming a child´s attitude towards the learning process in early school education Renata Raszka; Silesia University, Poland The computer in teaching mathematics to elementary students Harald Nilsen; Nesna University/College, Norway ICT in secondary school, lower level – of use for What? And How? PART III. Educational issues in general Anna Watoła; Silesia University, Poland Diagnosis and evaluation of the school readiness of a child Mirosław Kisiel; Silesia University, Poland Student motivation to learning´s of music in school Artur Stachura; Szczecin University, Poland Extending divergent thinking ability during early math education Gatial Viktor, Malá Dana, PorubskáGabriela; CPU, Slovakia Professional orientation particularities of pupils with special educational needs. Fredrikke, nr. 4 2009 3 Organ for FoU-publikasjoner – Høgskolen i Nesna Harald Nilsen, Nesna Univ/College [email protected] +47 45 01 04 94 - WHE in the Subjects of Pedagogy and Psychology - WHE in the science of Literature Universal - WHE in the science of Nordic Language and Literature - SE (i.e. Doctor`s Degree) in the field of Applied Linguistics - Publications/Conference speeches/Guest lectures/Project, etc. Go to: http://tinyurl.com/22o6cd (all), http://tinyurl.com/4dyd6f (Polish language) http://tinyurl.com/6hvq5h (English language) - Employment Nesna University/College, i.e. teacher training education, in-service teacher training, advanced lectures, conference speeches (national/international), guest lectures, publishing (national/international) Anna Watoła- Doctor of Arts in pedagogy, at present an adjunct at the University of Silesia in Katowice and the Higher School of Business in Dabrowa Górnicza. For many years pre-school teacher, oligofrenopedagogist and kindergarten headmaster. Author of the book Computer aided process of shaping school readiness of six-year- old children, editor of the book The world of a small child, co-editor of the book Education in the knowledge society. The ambiguity of educational, social and cultural reality, and many publications related to child education and using information technology in the process of teaching-learning, managing and running an educational institution. The area of academic interest is still associated with the education of children at preschool and early-school age. e-mail: [email protected] Fredrikke, nr. 4 2009 4 Organ for FoU-publikasjoner – Høgskolen i Nesna Editors’ preface Having the will to look beyond one´s own educational system, one should do well to put one´s curiosity to this international characterized Fredrikke-publication. Three nationalities are represented – Poland, Slovakia and Norway – and seven universities, i.e. Comenius University and Constantine the Philosopher University (CPU) (Slovakia), University of Szczecin, Nicolai Copernicus University, Silesia University, Higher School of Business in Dabrowa Górnicza (Poland) and Nesna University/College (Norway). Totally 13 articles are organized in three parts in accordance with the main topic: Part I Transformation of education programmes for Teacher training in Basic School in Slovakia, four articles. Part II Use of technical remedy (ICT) for educational purposes, four contributions from Poland and one from Norway and Part III Four articles from Poland and Slovakia classified education in general. PART I Programs for Teacher training Authors from Slovakia underline the commonness between school and society, claiming how cultural changes and new way of life has great impact upon the school system. Accordingly we may agree with the Slovakian author Wiegerowa saying that “The transformation of school system is becoming inseparable part of our life”. Pressure of changes in school in general attract the role of the teachers, from teacher of subjects to development of teacher´s personality, teachers of subjects to teachers who have the will to non-directive, democratic ways of Education, willingness to heuristic problem solving and willingness to flexible educational and training practice. One should note well the Slovakian Sirotova and Smetanova who highlight the role of the teacher as follows: “One of the teacher´s task is to create specific conditions that enable students to acquire long-lasting values (in italic by editors) rather than a large amount of information that may quickly be forgotten (…)”. One should give great attention to the conception of “long-lasting values”! Obvious – there is not a matter of values only, accordingly the articles touches what kind of values as well. PART II ICT in use in Educational contexts Four authors from Poland and one from Norway give focus on pupils in pre-school and primary school using ICT. A common perspective is quality in advance of quantity, i.e. the conception of learning and the focus on the process from indefinite sources of information to relevant knowledge. E. Perzycka (Poland) discusses the Computer in use in multimedia education, the computer as a didactic “tool”. She balances the perspective, underlines the positive effect, however making a critical point of view on computer in use. D. Siemieniecki (Poland) introduces a practical based, so-called “example program” for a computer aided lesson for early schooler creative development. Though she presents separate school subjects, she thinks across subject with the creativity as glue. D. Moranska (Poland) focuses how ICT can form childrens motivation and disposition for self-development to improve knowledge-based competence. Her perspective reminds us about the Norwegian motto “responsibility for own learning”, a perspective that gives young users feeling of active participation in their educational process. R. Raska (Poland) introduces a natural pedagogical experiment which was to show an innovative, didactic situation and change in arithmetic knowledge and skills learnt by 1st grade elementary students using computer. In this context she puts into our mind the concept “constructivism” – “the most significant educational trend nowadays”, she says. Fredrikke, nr. 4 2009 5 Organ for FoU-publikasjoner – Høgskolen i Nesna H. Nilsen (Norway) gives attention to the new form of exam in Norwegian compulsory school, using ICT to (eventually) receive better marks. In particular he focuses on the heavy process to navigate from a multimodal flood of information to useful, relevant knowledge (“navigating competence”). Part III Educational issues