The Conference Program
Thursday, October 24th, 2013
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9:00– 17:00 |
Arrival and registration of participants |
Caraiman Hotel |
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16:30– 18:00 |
Conference opening |
International Conference Center Casino Sinaia |
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19:30 |
Welcome dinner |
Caraiman Hotel |
Friday, October 25th, 2013
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9:00– 10:30 |
Lecture by Eugenio Gonzales, IEA-ETS Research Institute, USA: Some Things We Can Learn from International Large Scale Assessments |
International Conference Center Casino Sinaia |
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10:30– 11:00 |
Coffee break |
International Conference Center Casino Sinaia |
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11.00 – 12:30 |
Lecture by Basarab Nicolescu, International Center for Transdisciplinary Research and Studies - Paris, France: The Transdisciplinary Education and the Challenges of the 21st Century |
International Conference Center Casino Sinaia |
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12:30 – 13:30 |
Poster presentations session 1 |
Caraiman Hotel Hall |
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13:30 – 15:00 |
Lunch break |
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15:00 – 17:00 |
Oral presentations |
Caraiman Hotel Room A/ Room B |
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17:00 – 17:30 |
Coffee break |
Caraiman Hotel Hall |
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17:30 – 18:30 |
Poster presentations session 2 |
Caraiman Hotel Hall |
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18:30 – 20:00 |
Lecture by Howard Gardner, Harvard University, USA: Truth, Beauty, and Goodness Reframed (video-conference) |
International Conference Center Casino Sinaia |
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20:30 – 22:00 |
Dinner |
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Saturday, October 26th, 2013
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9:00– 10:30 |
Lecture by Roza Leikin, University of Haifa, Israel: Teacher Expertise in Terms of Creativity in Mathematics Teaching |
International Conference Center Casino Sinaia |
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10:30– 11:00 |
Coffee break |
International Conference Center Casino Sinaia |
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11.00 – 12:30 |
Lecture by Solomon Marcus, Romanian Academy: Teaching, Knowledge and Other Misleading Words |
International Conference Center Casino Sinaia |
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12:30 – 13:30 |
Poster presentations session 3 |
Caraiman Hotel Hall |
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13:30 – 15:00 |
Lunch break |
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15:00 – 17:00 |
Oral presentations |
Caraiman Hotel Room A/ Room B |
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17:00 – 17:20 |
Coffee break |
Caraiman Hotel Hall |
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17:20 – 19:20 |
Oral presentations |
Caraiman Hotel Room A/ Room B |
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20:00 |
Dinner |
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Sunday, October 27th, 2013
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9:00– 10:30 |
Workshop session X-Colony (more on http://x-colony.com/workshop_epc_%E2%80%93_tks_2013) |
Rina Hotel
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10:30– 11:00 |
Coffee break |
Rina Hotel
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11.00 – 12:00 |
Closing ceremony |
Rina Hotel
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ORAL PRESENTATIONS
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SECTION 1. CURRICULUM & ASSESSMENT |
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Nr. crt. |
Paper code |
Authors |
Paper title |
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Coordinators: Simona Eftimie, Mihaela Singer |
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29
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Florentin-Remus Mogonea, Florentina Mogonea |
The Constructivist Teaching and the Optimization of Learning through Cognitive Maps |
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2 |
40 |
Crisan Alina Narcisa |
A possible Approach of Course Design (1st part) |
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3 |
86 |
Florence Mihaela Singer, Florentina Samihaian, Jack Holbrook, Alexandru Crisan |
Developing a Competence-based Curriculum for the 21st Century: The Case of Kuwait |
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4 |
27 |
Venera-Mihaela Cojocariu, Tatiana Butnaru |
Drama Techniques as Communication Techniques Involved in Building Multiple Intelligences at Lower-Elementary Students |
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5 |
47
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Sanda Bordei
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Aspects of the application of Theory of Multiple Intelligences in Romanian school with students between 10 and 14 years old |
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Coordinators: Gabriel Albu, Cristina Safta |
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1 |
25
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Anca Greculescu,Liliana-Luminita Todorescu,Maria-Monica Popescu-Mitroi |
The Career Choice and the Study of English in Higher Technical Education |
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2 |
61
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Simona Elisabeta Catana
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Teaching Cross-Cultural Communication Issues – A Way of Successfully Integrating into the Multicultural Knowledge Society |
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3 |
28 |
Simona Elisabeta Catana |
Coping with the Knowledge Society: An Interdisciplinary Approach of Teaching English in a Technical University |
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4 |
92 |
Simona Laurian, Carlton J. Fitzgerald |
Direct and Multifaceted Approaches to Teach Important Vocabulary |
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5 |
25 |
Anca Greculescu,Liliana-Luminita Todorescu,Maria-Monica Popescu-Mitroi |
The Career Choice and the Study of English in Higher Technical Education |
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6 |
66 |
Mihaela Voinea, Toader Palasan |
Teachers’ professional identity in the 21st century Romania |
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SECTION 2. PSYCHOLOGY & EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY |
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Nr. crt. |
Paper code |
Authors |
Paper title |
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Coordinators: Cristian Vasile, Alina Margaritoiu |
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1 |
48 |
Thea Ionescu, Dermina Vasc |
Embodied cognition: Challenges for psychology and education |
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2 |
26 |
Stan Cristian Manea Adriana Denisa |
Students' opinions regarding the qualities and skills of the teachers |
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3 |
51 |
Simona Trifu, Alina Uta, Alina Craciun |
Acquiring transversal knowledge in the area of clinical psychology and psychotherapy |
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4 |
04
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Venera-Mihaela Cojocariu, Carmen -Elena Butnaru |
Asking Questions - Critical Thinking Tools |
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5 |
52 |
Costel Chites, Simona Trifu |
Organizational forms in didactic activity |
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6 |
29 |
Florentin-Remus Mogonea, Florentina Mogonea |
The Constructivist Teaching and the Optimization of Learning through Cognitive Maps |
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Coordinators: Cristian Voica, Simona Eftimie |
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1 |
38
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Ildikó Pelczer, Florence Mihaela Singer, Cristian Voica |
Dynamic thinking and static thinking n problem solving: do they explain different patterns of students’ answers? |
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2 |
21
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Adela-Corina Fekete,Maria-Carmen Fekete,Anca Greculescu |
Factors Influencing Psychosocial Communication in the Reason/Emotion Society |
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3 |
72 |
Sava Grozdev, Veselin Nenkov |
Inductive derivation of formulae by a computer |
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4 |
03 |
Victorita Trif |
Difficult Classroom as Effect of Multi-literacy in the Field |
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5 |
57 |
Monica Moraru |
Study on the students' opinion about the educational process in higher education |
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6 |
42 |
Lupu Costica |
The Contribution of the New Technologies to Learning Mathematics |
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Coordinators: Cristian Vasile, Mihaela Suditu |
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1 |
65 |
Nareadi Phasha
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Community reactions towards learners with intellectual disability, their families and teachers |
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2 |
20 |
Mariela Pavalache-Ilie, Sorin Cocorada |
Interactions of Students’ Personality in the Online Learning Environment |
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3 |
80 |
Pavalache-Ilie Mariela, Voinea Mihaela, Unianu Ecaterina Maria |
Students’ perception on the necessity of intercultural education in Romania |
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4 |
41
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Jirí Kantor, Paed Libuše Ludíková
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Opportunities for self-realization of pupils with severe cerebral palsy in an educational context |
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5 |
85 |
Sysoev Alexander Alekseevich, Vesna Elena Borisovna |
Role of Psychological Factors in New Technology of Design Engineer Education |
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6 |
62
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Botnariuc Petre Feodorian |
Towards a Right View on the Effects of Alcohol Ingestion |
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SECTION 3. CHALLENGES IN CONTEMPORARY EDUCATION |
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Nr. crt. |
Paper code |
Authors |
Paper title |
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Coordinators: Cristina Safta, Alina Margaritoiu |
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43 |
Aurora TatianaDina, Silvia Ileana Ciornei |
Teaching Less Widely Used Languages with Qualitative Multimedia Resources |
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2 |
46 |
Cosmina Mironov, AncaBorzea |
An emigrant teachers’ excursion in the world of digital native students |
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3 |
67
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Anca Mustea, Mirela Muresan, Cosmin Herman |
Integrating E-Learning into the Transdisciplinary Methodology as a Solution to the Challenges of 21st Century Society |
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4 |
08 |
Valerica Anghelache |
Motivation for the teaching career. Preliminary study |
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5 |
63 |
Romita Iucu, Cosmina Mironov, Anca Borzea, Elena Marin |
Some Insights into the Approaches to Selecting Potential Candidates to Become Student Teacher |
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6 |
07 |
Valerica Anghelache
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The Non-Cognitive Variables of the Students’ Attitude towards Learning |
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Coordinators: Mihaela Suditu, Gabriel Albu |
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1 |
05
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Mihaela Mitescu
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How do beginning teachers employ discursive resources in learning and affirming their professional identity? |
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2 |
91 |
Loredana-Andreea Ofrim-Stancuna |
A Multiple Inteligences Approach 2: Project-based Assessment |
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3 |
74 |
Laura Ciolan, Anca Petrescu, Camelia Radulescu, Cristian Bucur |
Training teachers to use digital resources for the knowledge society
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4 |
92 |
Simona Laurian, Carlton J. Fitzgerald |
Direct and Multifaceted Approaches to Teach Important Vocabulary |
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5 |
61 |
Simona Elisabeta Catana
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Teaching Cross-Cultural Communication Issues – A Way of Successfully Integrating into the Multicultural Knowledge Society |
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POSTERS |
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Nr. Crt. |
Paper code |
Authors |
Paper title |
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9 |
Olivera Markovic and Milomir Eric |
The problem of inadequate use of the mathematical language in the PISA test tasks |
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2 |
1 |
Eugenia A. Panitsides
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Lifelong Learning as a tool in combating age-related dementia and activating the potential of seniors: “WISE” – Designing a project of integrated educational interventions during third age |
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3 |
6 |
Scoda Andreea-Diana
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The Importance of Involving Pupils from the Rural Area in Using ICT Skills and Tools – A Milestone |
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4 |
11 |
Radmila Milovanovic and Teodora Marinkovic |
Emphatic Competences of Future Helpers
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5 |
12 |
Snežana Marinkovic & Milomir Eric |
The problem of value in a textbook |
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6 |
16 |
Carmen Chirasnel
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Facebook in Foreign Language Teaching- A Tool to Improve Communitation Competences |
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7 |
53 |
Sorin Alexe, Consuela Voica, Cristian Voica |
An Educational Resource for Spatial Intuition |
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8 |
100 |
Sabina Popescu, Diana Lemnaru, Laura Nitu |
The Design Club in an Updated Edition. Art Students Manage Orders on the Book Market |
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9 |
78 |
Gabriela Popescu
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From psychological- disciplinary knowledge to a transdisciplinary one |
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10 |
15 |
Antonio Sandu, Ana Caras |
Appreciative Christian Counseling
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11 |
79 |
Gabriela Popescu
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Human behavior, from psychology to a transdisciplinary insight |
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12 |
75 |
Maria-Doina Schipor, Ovidiu-Andrei Schipor
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Motivation and locus of control: relational patterns activated in training for teaching career |
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13 |
58 |
Maryam Shahri, Mehdi Moeinikia, Adel Zahed, Mohammad Narimani |
Investigation the Impact of Paint Therapy on Communication Skills of Shyness Girl Students |
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14 |
13 |
Elena Simion
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Augmentative and alternative communication - support for people with severe speech disorders |
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15 |
83 |
Berdibayeva, Sveta, Issabek Nurdaulet, Moldagaliyev Murat, Zhukezheva Zhanar, Akhmetova Gulmira |
Research of the Characteristics of Self-Esteem of Modern Kazakh Adolescents and Older Adolescents |
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16 |
69 |
Ioana Topala, Simona Tomozii
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Learning Satisfaction: Validity and Reliability Testing for Students' Learning Satisfaction Questionnaire (SLSQ) |
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17 |
88 |
Nagovitsina Olga Andreevna, Sergievskii Valerii Vladimirovich |
Approach to problems of interdisciplinary education |
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18 |
32 |
Alina Georgeta Mag |
Challenges and transformations in teachers’ training
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1 |
68 |
Eugen Dumbrava
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Predictors And Effects Of Emotion Regulation In Organizations: A Meta-analysis |
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2 |
17 |
Vera Nastase
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Using the Dynamic Infrastructure of Mind as a More Effective Way for the First Language Acquisition |
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3 |
34 |
Tesileanu Angela
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Challenges to Meaningful Learning in Social Studies – the Key Competences as a Path to Students’ Genuine Participation |
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4 |
71 |
Yolanda-Mirela Catelly
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Optimizing language assessment – focus on test specification and piloting |
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5 |
84 |
Iulia-Cristina Dumitrache, Victoria Dumitrascu |
The principle of personalization – the basis for an efficient educational process |
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6 |
101 |
Valentin Cretu, Marinela Pîrsoaga, Raluca Busegescu, Anca Dogaru |
Thinking Outside the Book. Authentic Communication in the Language Class
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7 |
102 |
Catalina Cercel
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The Zone of Proximal Development in Reading. An Attempt to Improve a Group of Nine Graders’ Reading Competences |
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8 |
87 |
V. V. Afanasyev, E. F. Kryuchkov, V. I. Petrov, I. S. Saldikov, M. Yu. Ternovykh, G. V. Tikhomirov |
Virtual labs on unique experimental equipment
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9 |
90 |
Andreia Irina Suciu, Liliana Mâta |
Romanian Language Pre-service Teachers’ Training for Didactic Career |
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10 |
56 |
Shahram Vaziri, Farah Lotfi Kashani, Zahra Jamshidifar, Yashar Vaziri |
Brief report: The Identity Style Inventory- Validation in Iranian college students
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11 |
55 |
Shahram Vaziri, Farah Lotfi Kashani, Zara Jamshidifar, Yashar Vaziri Mehdi Jafari |
Group counseling efficiency based on choice theory on prisoners’ responsibility increase |
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12 |
60 |
Shahram Vaziri, Farah Lotfi Kashani, Masoud Sorati |
Effectiveness of Family Training in Reduced Symptoms of the Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
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13 |
22 |
Lidija Zlatic, Snežana Marinkovic, Milenko Kundacina |
Communication Competence in Initial and In-Service Education of Teachers |
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14 |
35 |
Samira Mehraein & Abolfazl Rafiepour Gatabi |
Gender and Mathematical Modeling Competency: Primary Students’ Performance and Their Attitude |
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15 |
59 |
Monica Moraru
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The counseling educational role in the prevention of the school failure process |
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16 |
76 |
Marilena Nicolae
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Teachers’ beliefs as the differentiated instruction starting point: research basis |
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17 |
36 |
Paola Nicolini, Luisa Cherubini |
Self Indicators in Adolescent’s Self Reports |
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18 |
33 |
Cristina – Corina Bentea
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Motivations for alcohol use in late adolescence and educational strategies of intervention |
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1 |
89 |
Georgiana Susa, Ionut Mone, Diana Salagean, Linda Mihalca, Oana Benga, Wolfgang Friedlmeier |
The relation between maternal perception of toddler emotion regulation abilities and emotion regulation abilities displayed by children in a frustration inducing task |
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2 |
95 |
Oswaldo Lorenzo, Lucía Herrera, Marta Hernández-Candelas, Mihaela Badea |
Influence of Music Training on Language Development. A Longitudinal Study |
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3 |
23 |
Dragana Bjekic, Svetlana Obradovic, Milica Vucetic & Milevica Bojovic |
E-teacher in inclusive e-education |
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4 |
81 |
Ioana Constantin
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Issues in Reading Practice. A Study on How Teachers Adapt to the Processes and Topics of PIRLS |
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5 |
24 |
Cristina Gafu, Mihaela Badea |
A case study on using xeroxlore in teaching English at academic level |
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6 |
45 |
Oana-Rica Popa, Norica-Felicia Bucur
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Strengths and Weaknesses of the Romanian Initial Training System in Prospective Secondary-School Teachers’ View |
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7 |
93
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Jamilya B. Akhmetova, Alla M. Kim, Delwyn L. Harnisch |
Using Mixed Methods to Study Emotional Intelligence and Teaching Competencies in Higher Education |
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8 |
70 |
Ovidiu Brazdau, Sadhna Sharma, Sona Ahuja |
Consciousness Quotient Inventory administration on adolescents: difficulty level assessment |
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9 |
73 |
Horatiu Catalano, Cristina Catalano
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The importance of the school-family relationship in the child’s intellectual and social development |
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10 |
77 |
Cotrus Andrei, Varga Patricia Izabela, Zetes Valentina |
The evaluation of academic motivation and learning strategies in the 9th grade. Comparative study between study tracks: math and sciences or humanities |
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11 |
2 |
G.C. Cozaru, A.C. Papari, M.L. Sandu
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The Effects of Psycho-Education and Counselling for Women Suffering from Breast Cancer in Support Groups |
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12 |
64 |
Maria Claudia Cuc
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Educational policies to promote talent in Romania |
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13 |
54 |
Atefeh Ferdosipour, Ali Delavar
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The effects of schema structures on reading comprehension and attitude in written communication |
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14 |
30 |
Anca Greculescu,Liliana-Luminita Todorescu,Maria-Monica Popescu-Mitroi, Adela-Corina Fekete |
Oral Communication Competence and Higher Technical Engineering
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15 |
37 |
Sava Grozdev, Veselin Nenkov
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Design of information-educational environment for the establishment of new facts in Mathematics |
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16 |
14 |
Ionela Gusatu
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Methods used in the semantic interpretation of words |
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17 |
31 |
Milan Klement, Jirí Dostál
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Students and e-learning: a longitudinal research study into university students` opinions on e-learning |
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18 |
83 |
Berdibayeva, Sveta, Issabek Nurdaulet, Moldagaliyev Murat, Zhukezheva Zhanar, Akhmetova Gulmira |
Research of The Characteristics of Self-Esteem Of Modern Kazakh Adolescents and Older Adolescents
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