Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: ANGHEL Gabriela Alina Author-Name-First: ANGHEL Author-Name-Last: Gabriela Alina Author-Email: anghelalina2002@yahoo.com Author-Workplace-Name: Valahia University of Targoviste Author-Name: GORGHIU Gabriel Author-Name-First: GORGHIU Author-Name-Last: Gabriel Author-Email: ggorghiu@yahoo.com Author-Workplace-Name: Valahia University of Targoviste Title: Considering Responsible Research and Innovation in Science Education Teaching Approaches at Primary Level Abstract: The paper targets to identify the potential of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) in the teaching-learning process specific for science education, designed to primary students (3rd and 4th forms). In this respect, a specific case study is analyzed: a unit dedicated to natural nanomaterials, having the objective of increasing the students? awareness related to the existence and usage of such materials. During the lessons, experimental approaches were introduced with the view to emphasize the nanoparticles in natural nanomaterials, but also to establish correlations between their structure and function.The overall objective of the research was to analyze advantages and limitations of the teaching strategy which tried to consider RRI dimensions in science lessons. Specific research objectives are oriented on: analysis of the efficacy of the teaching methods used in the classroom - mostly of the 6E Model: Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Exchange, Evaluate (OS1), and analysis of the way in which RRI becomes efficiency in the educational process (OS2). The data collection process took into consideration the learning objects proposed by the teaching unit and the semi-structured interview conducted with the primary teachers. The whole analysis and the interpretation led us to the following conclusion: introducing RRI dimensions in the teaching strategy - even from early ages - positively motivates students and stimulates their active participation during the science lessons, determining so an intense process of deep learning of the related scientific content and developing of a desirable social behavior in relation to social and educational environment. Classification-JEL: I21, I29 Keywords: Responsible Research and Innovation, science education, primary level, 6E model, IRRESISTIBLE Project Journal: International Journal of Teaching and Education Pages: 1-12 Volume: 5 Issue: 1 Year: 2017 Month: April File-URL: https://iises.net/international-journal-of-teaching-education/publication-detail-916 File-URL: https://iises.net/international-journal-of-teaching-education/publication-detail-916?download=1 Handle: RePEc:sek:jijote:v:5:y:2017:i:1:p:1-12 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: David Hallberg Author-Name-First: David Author-Name-Last: Hallberg Author-Email: hald@rkh.se Author-Workplace-Name: The Swedish Red Cross University College Author-Name: Ulf Olsson Author-Name-First: Ulf Author-Name-Last: Olsson Author-Email: ulf.olsson@su.se Author-Workplace-Name: Stockholm University Title: Self-Regulated Learning in Students? Thesis Writing Abstract: The aim of this study was to find answers to how self-regulated learning (SRL) and cooperation learning orientation correlate with study success. At DSV, a department of Stockholm University, a web based support system for students? thesis writing referred to as SciPro was implemented. The system also allowed for statistics of thesis process. Through the SciPro system we were able to retrieve students and supervisors; data were retrieved from 45 supervisors and 47 students with regard to their respective responsibilities in the thesis writing process. Vermunt?s instrument, Inventory of Learning Styles (ILS), was employed to measure students? SRL. Overall, the relation between SRL and completed thesis was not as strong as expected. Classification-JEL: I23, I21 Keywords: self-regulated learning, inventory of learning styles, supervision, Vermunt Journal: International Journal of Teaching and Education Pages: 13-24 Volume: 5 Issue: 1 Year: 2017 Month: April File-URL: https://iises.net/international-journal-of-teaching-education/publication-detail-937 File-URL: https://iises.net/international-journal-of-teaching-education/publication-detail-937?download=2 Handle: RePEc:sek:jijote:v:5:y:2017:i:1:p:13-24 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Liridona Jemini-Gashi Author-Name-First: Liridona Author-Name-Last: Jemini-Gashi Author-Email: dashamir.berxulli@uni-pr.edu Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Psychology, University of Prishtina ?Hasan Prishtina? Author-Name: Dashamir BËRXULLI Author-Name-First: Dashamir Author-Name-Last: BËRXULLI Author-Email: dashamir.berxulli@uni-pr.edu Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Psychology, University of Prishtina ?Hasan Prishtina? Title: Personality Types, Career Choice and Career Certainty among High School Students Abstract: Career choice is the one of the most important decisions undertaken in adolescence. According to numerous studies, various factors influence the development of career choices. The overall goal of this study was to analyze career certainty in relation to the congruence between personality traits and career choice. The main research question was: are there differences in the level of career certainty among adolescents with congruence between personality traits and career choice and those without congruence? A total of (N=587) twelfth grade high school students from seven regions of Kosovo took part in the survey. The sample was selected randomly. The participants completed the Career Decision Scale and Self Directed Search. The research results show a positive relationship between personality traits and chosen career. The results also support four of the six study assumptions regarding level of career certainty among adolescents, with and without congruence between personality traits and chosen career. Adolescents with congruence of personality traits and professions for realistic, investigative, artistic, and social categories showed higher career certainty compared to adolescents who had not reported congruence between these factors. For the entrepreneur and conventional categories, there were no differences in level of career certainty among adolescents with and without congruence of personality traits and chosen career. Classification-JEL: Keywords: adolescents, career certainty, personality traits, chosen career, Career Decision Scale, Self Directed Search Journal: International Journal of Teaching and Education Pages: 25-35 Volume: 5 Issue: 1 Year: 2017 Month: April File-URL: https://iises.net/international-journal-of-teaching-education/publication-detail-893 File-URL: https://iises.net/international-journal-of-teaching-education/publication-detail-893?download=3 Handle: RePEc:sek:jijote:v:5:y:2017:i:1:p:25-35 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Tilo Li Author-Name-First: Tilo Author-Name-Last: Li Author-Email: tiloli@twc.edu.hk Author-Workplace-Name: Tung Wah College Author-Name: Mark Tsang Author-Name-First: Mark Author-Name-Last: Tsang Author-Email: marktsang@twc.edu.hk Author-Workplace-Name: Tung Wah College Author-Name: Marine Yeung Author-Name-First: Marine Author-Name-Last: Yeung Author-Email: marineyeung@twc.edu.hk Author-Workplace-Name: Tung Wah College Author-Name: Eugene Li Author-Name-First: Eugene Author-Name-Last: Li Author-Email: lceugene@ust.hk Author-Workplace-Name: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Title: An Estimate of Major-job Relevancy and the Relative Importance of Professional Skills in the Workplace in Hong Kong Abstract: Studies have revealed that many graduates have jobs unrelated to the subjects they majored in at tertiary level. Other research around graduate attributes has found that in seeking employment, discipline-specific skills are not as important as generic skills, such as languages, critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills, with many employers highlighting work attitude and communication skills as the two most important graduate attributes. Generic skills are learnt through, among other channels, general education courses that teach students soft and transferrable skills, and general education has been made part of the bachelor?s degree programs in most colleges and universities. However, many students may not be aware of the relevance of general education to their future employability and so are not enthusiastic about non-discipline specific courses. The study set out to explore the relevance of disciplinary and generic skills to employment in Hong Kong in order to shed some light on the significance of generic skills and the role of general education in the tertiary curriculum. The research questions of this study are: First, among all the degree holders in the working population in Hong Kong, what is the percentage of those holding jobs related to their major of study? Second, is there any difference in the level of relevance of an individual?s major at college to the type and nature of the job that the graduate holds (hereafter ?major-job relevancy?) across demographic groups with different education levels, majors of study, qualifications obtained from different countries, occupations, income levels, and genders? Third, what are the most important skills for different groups of employees in Hong Kong? The population of this study is comprised of working degree/sub-degree holders. Only the first degree (for degree holders) or sub-degree (for sub-degree holders) was taken into consideration in investigating the issue of major-job relevance. A total of 1,139 questionnaires were collected through random telephone cold-calling and social media. Among these respondents, 490 possess a sub-degree or above academic qualification. Our data suggest that, in Hong Kong, less than 50 percent of graduates in employment are in jobs perceived to have more than 50 percent relevancy to their major of studies. There is a difference in major-job relevancy among different groups of graduates. Classification-JEL: Keywords: Major-job Relevancy, General Education, Graduate Attributes Journal: International Journal of Teaching and Education Pages: 36-53 Volume: 5 Issue: 1 Year: 2017 Month: April File-URL: https://iises.net/international-journal-of-teaching-education/publication-detail-1314 File-URL: https://iises.net/international-journal-of-teaching-education/publication-detail-1314?download=4 Handle: RePEc:sek:jijote:v:5:y:2017:i:1:p:36-53 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Jiri Semrad Author-Name-First: Jiri Author-Name-Last: Semrad Author-Email: jiri.semrad@cvut.cz Author-Workplace-Name: Czech technical university of Prague, Masaryk institute of advanced studies Author-Name: Milan Skrabal Author-Name-First: Milan Author-Name-Last: Skrabal Author-Email: milan.skrabal@cvut.cz Author-Workplace-Name: Czech technical university of Prague, Masaryk institute of advanced studies Title: Polytechnic education today and the dual system Abstract: This paper deals with the issue of polytechnic education as a highly topical issue at the current stage of the socio-economic transformation of society. In the diachronic approach, paying attention to the concept of education with regard to the current and future development of society, i.e. the information society, and knowledge society, this article focuses on the transformation of the concept of polytechnic education as a result of the industrialisation and digitalisation of society, the demands on the professionalization and intellectualization of the manufacturing processes. With regard to the problem of social development in cyberspace, this study further considers polytechnic and polymetic education in the context of the application of digital technologies and with respect to the application of the dual system of education. This article also deals with the issues of supporting the development of a positive relationship to technology, taking into account the terms of readiness of the young generation for productive activities with the support of the creative relationship to reality. Classification-JEL: Keywords: Polytechnic education; polymetic education; industrialization of society; professionalization and intellectualisation of the manufacturing processes, education, and training; socio-economic transformation of society; information society and knowledge society; critical thinking; educational goals; concept of education; dual system. Journal: International Journal of Teaching and Education Pages: 54-66 Volume: 5 Issue: 1 Year: 2017 Month: April File-URL: https://iises.net/international-journal-of-teaching-education/publication-detail-1377 File-URL: https://iises.net/international-journal-of-teaching-education/publication-detail-1377?download=5 Handle: RePEc:sek:jijote:v:5:y:2017:i:1:p:54-66 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Doreen Spiteri Author-Name-First: Doreen Author-Name-Last: Spiteri Author-Email: doreen.sptieri@um.edumt Author-Workplace-Name: Universityof Malta Title: Using corpus linguistics to analyse post lesson observation feedback Abstract: The journey of the student teacher from the start of their Initial Teacher Education (ITE) pre-service programme to the end has been widely studied. Equally important is the journey of the teacher educator whose role in the learning experience of the student teacher is often a critical one as the teacher educator brings knowledge and experience to the learning relationship. This learning relationship is often mediated through language, one instance of which is the written feedback student teachers receive on their teaching practicum in the post lesson observation stage. This study explores the types of feedback given and the linguistic choices made by a teacher educator over a span of ten years in the context of pre-service teacher education based in an institution of higher education. A systematic, quantitative analysis was possible using a lexical analysis program supported by a qualitative analysis of the data. Classification-JEL: I20, I21, I23 Keywords: teacher education, observation, teaching practice, teacher educator, corpus, analysis, linguistic, qualitative, quantitative, student teachers. Journal: International Journal of Teaching and Education Pages: 67-84 Volume: 5 Issue: 1 Year: 2017 Month: April File-URL: https://iises.net/international-journal-of-teaching-education/publication-detail-1307 File-URL: https://iises.net/international-journal-of-teaching-education/publication-detail-1307?download=6 Handle: RePEc:sek:jijote:v:5:y:2017:i:1:p:67-84