Student teachers’ emotional teaching experiences in relation to different teaching methods

The role of emotional experiences in teacher training is acknowledged, but the role of emotions during first experiences of classroom teaching has not been examined in large samples. This study examines the teaching methods used by student teachers in early teaching practice and the relationship between these methods and emotions experienced. We modified the Academic Emotions Questionnaire for the assessment of emotions and used an abridged version of the Instructional Approaches Questionnaire for the assessment of teaching methods. The results indicate that good preparation and a willingness to use constructivist pupil-oriented methods reduce student teachers’ negative experiences and promote learning about teaching.     

The relevance of parents’ beliefs for their involvement in children’s school life

Parents play a very important role in all aspects of children’s experiences, and parental involvement in children’s school lives is associated with numerous educational outcomes. Therefore, the present study investigated the role of several parents’ demographic characteristics, parental self-efficacy, as well as beliefs regarding the value of education and the nature of children’s abilities, in modelling and reinforcement behaviours through which parents attempt to become involved in children’s school lives. The obtained results indicated that parental self-efficacy and beliefs regarding the nature of children’s abilities predicted modelling and reinforcement behaviours. Furthermore, parents’ attitudes towards education were identified as a significant predictor of modelling behaviours, whereas their gender predicted reinforcement behaviours. These findings confirm and extend previous knowledge regarding the role of parents’ beliefs in some aspects of their involvement in children’s school life that represents a relevant contributor to students’ academic achievements.     

Does Work Harm Academic Performance of Students? Evidence Using Propensity Score Matching

In this article we analyze the effects of student work on academic performance for college students. In order to reduce the endogeneity bias due to selection into treatment, we use propensity score matching technique. This approach allows us to estimate the effects of student work separately for different years of study, which is not possible when inside instruments are used to deal with endogeneity of student work. We find predominantly negative effects of student work for all measures of academic performance (GPA, exam attempts, exams passed, and likelihood of passing a year), although many of these are economically and statistically insignificant. We supplement existing studies that do not estimate separate treatment effects for different years of study by showing that work while in college harms study outcomes mostly in the first year of study—by passing smaller number of exams and thereby increasing the likelihood of failing a year. Our results are consistent with evidence on difficulty with adjusting to college studies of first-year students, who face many uncertainties that affect finding the optimal allocation of time between studies, work and leisure.     

Promoting teaching,learning and informed decision-making through the lenses of international large-scale assessment: looking beyond numbers

Public discussion on the quality of education in different corners of the world very much relies on the data provided by the international large-scale assessment (ILSA) studies. While aware of different methodological keystones and technicalities embedded in these, the idea behind this special issue is to contribute to the understanding of how students solve ILSA items and the kinds of literacy skills they rely on. A shared element of reported studies is that they seek to document and analyse test-taking as a concrete practice using different theoretical and methodological perspectives. We find such scrutiny to be important and significant at this point in time as it offers some new lenses through which ILSA items could be inspected and further discussed.     

Beratung Und Erziehung In Der Schule — Zur Integration Von Beratungsaktivitäten In Das Schulische Erziehungsfeld

Zusammenfassung In dem Beitrag von Christoph Wulf und Norbert Groddeck geht es um Probleme der Integration von Beratungsaktivitäten in das schulische Erziehungsfeld. Dabei geht es nicht nur um die Integration zusätzlicher Beratungsaktivitäten in die bestehende Schulstruktur, sondern um eine Neubesinnung auf Beratung als eine wichtige Form schulischer Erziehung, für deren Entwicklung es in der gegenwärtigen Situation schulischen Lernens wichtige strukturelle Voraussetzungen gibt. In diesem Zusammenhang kommt der Entwicklung der Verbesserung der Beratungskompetenz des Lehrers eine erhebliche Bedeutung zu; denn dem Lehrer obliegt im schulischen Alltag die Aufgabe, die Schüler und ihre Eltern bei Orientierungsfragen und psychosozialen Schwierigkeiten zu beraten. Dazu bedarf es einiger Fähigkeiten, die im Rahmen der Lehrerausbildung und Lehrerfortbildung entwickelt werden müssen. Zu ihnen gehört insbesondere eine praxisbezogene erzieherische Handlungskompetenz.

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This article deals with the problem of integrating counselling activities and the educational activities of the school in the Federal Republic of Germany. The problem is not only how to add more counselling activities to the existing school structure, but also how to conceptualize counselling as an important aspect of the schooling process. Pre-conditions for the latter now exist in the contemporary education scene in Germany. Thus, the improvement of counselling abilities of the teacher is given great importance. It is the teacher who is called upon in the daily life of the school to advise pupils and parents in case of problems of career choice and difficulties of a psycho-social nature. In order to do this, competencies have to be developed in teachers during their pre-service and in-service education. Of special importance is the practical ability to counsel in a school setting.

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Résumé Cet article traite du problème de l'intégration des activités du conseil d'orientation aux activités éducatives de l'école en République Fédérale d'Allemagne. Il ne s'agit pas seulement de savoir comment accorder plus de place au conseil d'orientation, mais aussi de savoir comment concevoir le conseil d'orientation comme un aspect important de l'éducation. Les conditions préalables à ce développement sont réunies à l'heure actuelle dans le système scolaire en Allemagne. C'est ainsi que l'on attache beaucoup d'importance à l'amélioration des qualités de conseiller de l'enseignant, car c'est à l'enseignant que l'on fait appel dans la vie quotidienne de l'école lorsqu'il s'agit de conseiller les élèves et leurs parents pour des problèmes de choix d'une carrière ou en cas de difficultés psycho-sociales. Pour qu'ils en soient capables, les enseignants ont besoin d'acquérir une compétence développée dans le cadre de leur formation et ensuite au cours de leurs stages de perfectionnement professionnel. La capacité pratique de conseiller dans le cadre de l'école est d'une importance spéciale.

     

Basic parameters of the static stability,loads and strength of the vital parts of a bucket wheel excavator’s slewing superstructure

Determining a bucket wheel excavator (BWE)’s slewing superstructure weight and its center of gravity (COG) is of extreme importance not only in the design phase, but also after the completion of the erection process and during the operation of the machine. This paper presents a critical comparative analysis of the basic parameters of the static stability of a BWE 1600 superstructure, with the parameters being obtained by both analytical and experimental procedures. The analysis shows that a relatively small difference in superstructure mass, obtained by calculation, leads to a relatively large unfavorable shifting of its COG, necessitating a significant increase in counterweight mass for balancing. A procedure for superstructure 3D model mass correction is presented based on results obtained by weighing after the completion of the erection process. The developed model provides enough accuracy to determine the superstructure’s COG in the entire domain of the bucket wheel boom inclination angle, and enables accurate load analysis of the superstructure’s vital parts. The importance of this analysis is reinforced by the finding that the procedure prescribed by standard DIN 22261-2 gives results which are not on the side of safety, as shown by an example of strength analysis of a bucket wheel boom stays’ end eyes.