EUROPEAN CENTER FOR SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH NEW PERSPECTIVES ON CONTEMPORARY EDUCATIONAL STUDIES EUSER EUROPEAN CENTER FOR SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH First Published 2015 NEW PERSPECTIVES ON CONTEMPORARY EDUCATIONAL STUDIES Edited by Ahmet Ecirli, PhD Printed in Rome, Italy 2015 ISBN 9788890916267 Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that the material in this book is true, correct, complete, and appropriate at the time of writing. Nevertheless, the publishers, the editors and the authors do not accept responsibility for any omission or error, or for any injury, damage, loss, or financial consequences arising from the use of the book. The views expressed by contributors do not necessarily reflect those of the European Center for Science Education and Research. Typeset by EUSER EUROPEAN CENTER FOR SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH Copyright © 2015 EUSER All rights reserved. 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[email protected] ISBN 9788890916267 New Perspectives on Contemporary Educational Studies 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXPLORING BELIEFS AND PRACTICES AMONG TEACHERS TO ELEVATE CREATIVITY LEVEL OF PRESCHOOL CHILDREN ............................................................................................................. 6 AZLI ARIFFIN ..................................................................................................................................... 6 EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION ON SELF-CONCEPT ............................. 13 FATMA NESRIN DABAKOĞLU .............................................................................................................. 13 CONTEXT-BASED SCIENCE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT ........................................................ 20 MOHAMMED YOUSEF MAI ................................................................................................................ 20 EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH PROJECTS AS NEW FORM OF EDUCATIONAL METHODOLOGY ......... 34 BEKIM FETAJI .................................................................................................................................. 34 MAJLINDA FETAJI ............................................................................................................................. 34 ALAJDIN ABAZI ................................................................................................................................ 34 MIRLINDA EBIBI ............................................................................................................................... 34 CHILDREN AND THEORY OF MIND; COMPARISON BETWEEN CHILDREN'S ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND TRYING ACTIONS AND PRETEND ACTIONS IN A BEHAVIOR MODEL ANALYSIS ... 40 BESJONA DEDE ................................................................................................................................ 40 EDUCATIONAL MEDIA TOOLS AND LIFELONG EDUCATION ...................................................... 46 MR.SCE. DRITAN CEKA ..................................................................................................................... 46 MR. ANILA JAKU .............................................................................................................................. 46 MR. SCE. VJOSA IMERI ..................................................................................................................... 46 MR.SCE.SHKENDIJE JASHARI .............................................................................................................. 46 MR.FITORE HALITI ........................................................................................................................... 46 EDUCATION CHALLENGES AND DEVELOPMENTS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING IN CROATIAN LAW SCHOOLS EDUCATION CHALLENGES AND DEVELOPMENT FOR THE FUTURE ... 56 LJUBICA KORDIĆ .............................................................................................................................. 56 FIELD BASE TEACHING: A MALAYSIAN EXPERIENCE ................................................................. 66 RAMAN MARIYAPPAN ....................................................................................................................... 66 EDUCATING RITA: THE MUTED WOMAN RAISES HER VOICE .................................................... 72 STUDENT ENGAGEMENT IN FOSTERING QUALITY TEACHING IN HIGHER EDUCATION .............. 82 DRAŽENA GAŠPAR ............................................................................................................................ 82 3 ISBN 9788890916267 New Perspectives on Contemporary Educational Studies 4 MIRELA MABIĆ ............................................................................................................................... 82 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION IN GREECE - ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY, ISLAM AND SECULARISM ...... 90 MARIOS KOUKOUNARAS LIAGKIS ........................................................................................................ 90 ANGELIKI ZIAKA ............................................................................................................................... 90 INTEGRATION OF SCIENCE, EDUCATION AND INDUSTRY IN THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN IN THE CONTEXT OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ........................... 100 UALIKHAN ABDIBEKOV .................................................................................................................... 100 DAUREN ZHAKEBAYEV ..................................................................................................................... 100 OKSANA KARUNA ........................................................................................................................... 100 YEKATERINA MOISSEYEVA ................................................................................................................ 100 THE IMPORTANCE OF AUTOMATIC THOUGHT’S EVALUATION THROUGHCOGNITIVE – BEHAVIORAL THERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER ...................... 105 JONIDA MUSTAFARAJ ..................................................................................................................... 105 THE ATTACHMENT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE MOTHER AND THE EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR OF THE CHILDREN AGED 5-6 ...................................................................................................... 113 FLORA LAMCJA (ZEQAJ) .................................................................................................................. 113 ISSUES AND CHALLENGES IN THE PROCESS OF ASSESSMENT ................................................. 121 TEUTA AGAJ, PHD CAND. ................................................................................................................ 121 GRAPH COLORING PROBLEMS IN MODERN COMPUTER SCIENCE .......................................... 126 BESJANA TOSUNI ........................................................................................................................... 126 AGGRESSIVENESS IN ADOLESCENTS AGED 15-18 YEARS OLD, UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT AND THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN EVERY DAY LIFE. ........ 134 FLORA LAMCJA (ZEQAJ) .................................................................................................................. 134 ARMANDO ZEQAJ .......................................................................................................................... 134 THE PROSPECT OF IMPLEMENTING SAFETY EDUCATION IN MALAYSIAN PRIMARY SCHOOLS: FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS ....................................................... 139 KHAMSIAH ISMAIL PH. D ................................................................................................................. 139 MUHAMAD FARHAN MOHAMAD SHUKRI ........................................................................................... 139 MASTURA BADZIS PH.D .................................................................................................................. 139 SSEKAMANYA SIRAJE ABDALLAH PH.D ............................................................................................... 139 4 ISBN 9788890916267 New Perspectives on Contemporary Educational Studies 5 THE ALBANIAN ADAPTATION OF PHYSICS ATTITUDE TEST: VALIDATION WITH 10TH GRADE STUDENTS ............................................................................................................................ 162 AHMED FATIH ERSOY ...................................................................................................................... 162 YLLJET ALIÇKA ............................................................................................................................... 162 RELATIONSHIP OF EMOTIONAL INTELIGENCE AND EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS SCALES OF CHILDREN 10-12 YEARS OLD – PARENTS REPORT ................................................. 171 EVIS FILI ....................................................................................................................................... 171 THE DIDACTIC OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TERMS IN SCIENCE EDUCATION .................. 177 FATIH SEKER ................................................................................................................................ 177 BAHATTIN AYDINLI ......................................................................................................................