Bendrojo lavinimo mokykloje dorovinė kultūra, estetinės vertybės vis dar atsilieka nuo mokslo žinių. Mokykloje laukiami pokyčiai bus realesni, jeigu atsiras daugiau naujų programų, metodikų pasirinkimo galimybės. Pasirinkimo galimybę mokytojams atveria atnaujinti E. Balčy��io muzikos vadovėliai, taip pat 2002 metais pasirodęs naujas A. Dikčiaus, J. Vaišvilienės, E. Veličkos muzikos vadovėlis šeštai klasei „Mano muzika“. Magistro darbe palyginamas abiejų vadovėlių ugdymo turinys, iškeliami jų privalumai ir diskutuotini klausimai, aiškinamasi, kokia muzikinė veikla patraukliausia šeštos klasės mokiniams, kokiais inovaciniais muzikinio ugdymo metodais reikėtų vadovautis juos ugdant. Tyrimas išryškino, kurie šeštos klasės vadovėlių muzikinio ugdymo turinio elementai labiau priimtini jausminiu, emociniu aspektu, iškeltas šeštos klasės mokinių muzikinės kompetencijos klausimas, ugdymo turinį ir didaktiką siekiama sieti su mokinių mokymosi motyvacija. Atliktas tyrimas patvirtino hipotezę, kad šeštos klasės mokinių mokymosi motyvacija didėja, jeigu naudojant naujus, šiuolaikiškus muzikos vadovėlius formuojamas teigiamas požiūris į muzikos pamokas. Darbe nagrinėjamas mokinių, mokytojų ir studentų požiūris į šeštos klasės muzikos vadovėlius, jų prieinamumą mokiniams, mokinių požiūrį į muzikos pamokas ir muzikinę veiklą, aiškinamasi, kokiais kriterijais vadovaujasi muzikos mokytojai, pasirinkdami vieną iš dviejų vadovėlių. Šis tyrimas atskleidžia muzikos vadovėlių didaktinius ypatumus... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Moral culture and aesthetic values still fall behind learning in secondary schools. The expected changes will be more practicable if the opportunities of choosing new programmes and methods are on the rise at school. The renewed textbooks of musical teaching by E. Balčytis and the new one for the sixth class „My music“ by A. Dikčius, J. Vaišvilienė and E. Velička, published in 2002, increase the possibilities of choice. The teaching contents of both textbooks are compared in the Master’s Paper. The advantages are discussed and the negotiable points are raised. The most attractive musical activities for the sixth year students are presented in this Master’s Paper. Besides, several innovative methods of musical training should be gone by during the educational process. The research showed what elements of training content in the musical textbooks are more acceptable from emotional aspect. The issue of musical competence of the sixth year students is raised and the musical training content and didactics are correlated with the students‘ learning motivation. The performed research proved the hypothesis that the motivation of the sixth year students increases if a positive attitude towards the Music lessons using new modern textbooks is formed. The schoolchildren‘s, teachers‘ and students‘ opinion of the Music textbooks for the sixth class, their appropriateness and the students‘ attitude towards the lessons of Music and the musical activities during the lessons are expressed... [to full text]

This thesis redefines the Sixth Generation of Chinese film by examining the characteristics of some young directors’ films from the perspective of theme, form and production mode, essentially, from the perspective of the relationship between these directors and their times. I suggest that the most important condition in the construction of the concept of the Sixth Generation and the Sixth Generation film is the ideological rebellion against the government after the events of 1989. I hold the opinion that the Sixth Generation has adopted a more commercial outlook after the end of the 1990s, and explore reasons of this change from the perspectives of economy, culture and individual existence.

Mémoire (M.Ed.)-- Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, 1993. / Résumé disponible sur Internet. CaQCU Document électronique également accessible en format PDF. CaQCU

This thesis redefines the Sixth Generation of Chinese film by examining the characteristics of some young directors’ films from the perspective of theme, form and production mode, essentially, from the perspective of the relationship between these directors and their times. I suggest that the most important condition in the construction of the concept of the Sixth Generation and the Sixth Generation film is the ideological rebellion against the government after the events of 1989. I hold the opinion that the Sixth Generation has adopted a more commercial outlook after the end of the 1990s, and explore reasons of this change from the perspectives of economy, culture and individual existence.

xiii, 92 p. : ill. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number. / In recent years, state and national policy created the need for higher accountability standards for student academic performance. This increased accountability creates an imperative to have a formative assessment system reflecting validity in inferences about the effectiveness of instruction and performance on statewide large-scale assessments. Curriculum-based measurement (CBM) satisfies both functions. However, research shows the predictive power of oral passage reading fluency (PRF) diminishes in middle and high school. Because of the decreased predictive validity of PRF in the upper grade levels, additional reading CBMs should be explored. This study compares PRF and Vocabulary CBM data for all sixth grade students in a school district using two statistical procedures: correlation and regression. The correlation coefficients were moderately high among PRF, Vocabulary CBM, and the Reading test in Oregon Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (OAKS). A regression analysis indicated that the Vocabulary CBM explained more variance than PRF in predicting reading performance on OAKS. A second multiple regression analysis introduced three non-performance indicators (Gender, Attendance, and NCLB At-Risk), along with the two CBMs (Vocabulary and PRF). The second regression results revealed that Vocabulary again was more predictive than PRF, Gender, Attendance, or NCLB At-Risk. At-Risk status was the only non-performance indicator that was significant. All the findings have been discussed within the context of understanding reading skills using CBMs and their relation to performance on a large-scale test used for accountability. The findings have been framed as part of an information system that allows schools and districts to better tailor staffing, instruction, and schedules to student needs. Suggestions for future research also have been discussed, particularly in enhancing the predictions on large-scale test outcomes using a variety of CBMs. / Committee in charge: Gerald Tindal, Chairperson, Educational Methodology, Policy, and Leadership; Paul Yovanoff, Member, Educational Methodology, Policy, and Leadership; Keith Hollenbeck, Member, Educational Methodology, Policy, and Leadership; Jean Stockard, Outside Member, Planning Public Policy & Mgmt

The purpose of this study is to investigate sixth form students’ pronunciation, and their exposure to English during their English lessons in school. The focus of the study is to investigate whether or not the students have problems with pronouncing the contrastive consonant phonemes that do not exist, or are rarely used in the Swedish language (i.e /z/). In order to investigate the students’ pronunciation, questionnaires were handed out, followed by a reading exercise that was recorded. Also, a questionnaire was handed out to the students’ teachers in order to investigate their thoughts about the importance of teaching pronunciation. The participating students and teachers in this essay were chosen from a school in the south-west part of Sweden. The results in this essay show that the majority of the students participating had difficulties pronouncing the English consonant phonemes which do not exist, or are rarely used, in Swedish i.e /z/, /tʃ/ and /dʒ/. Furthermore, the results in this essay show that the students are more likely to pronounce English words with consonant phonemes similar to those used in Swedish.

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Frank Norris uses the sixth sense in his writings as a creative device, explaining the illusory characteristics of life mainly in six works: The Responsibilities of the Novelist, Blix, Vandover and the Brute, McTeague, The octopus, and The Pit. In The Octopus, Vanamee, a character fashioned after Norris's friend Bruce Porter, becomes the focal point for the author's elucidation of the sixth sense, and also of related powers such as telepathy, hypnosis, and transmigration, all related to a moral natural order. In the other works the sixth sense is consistently utilized by Norris's special characters in correctly perceiving unknown knowledge. It is conclusive that Norris acknowledges and accepts the mysterious as a reality and attempts to explain it.

Denna kandidatuppsats gör en ansats till att belysa biodiversitetsproblematiken i Sydostasien, som är ett område med mycket hög artrikedom som samtidigt hotas av en intensifierad förlust av arter. Fyra ’biodiversitet hotspots’ omger Sydostasien, vilka indikerar platser med hög artrikedom vilka sammanfaller med hög förlust av habitat. Det största orsaken till förlust av biologisk mångfald i Sydostasien är omvandlingen utav artrika naturtyper till monokulturodlingar, och expansionen av jordbruk och urbana områden. För att undersöka den pågående biodiversitetsforskningen genomfördes en systematisk litteraturanalys av publicerade artiklar från 2010-2019. Vad litteraturanalysen kom fram till var att flera problem, socioekonomiska samt miljöproblem intensifierar varandra, liksom fattigdom och förlust av biologisk mångfald. Internationellt samarbete krävs för att stoppa exploateringen av de värdefulla arter och naturtyper som går förlorade till fördel för den globala handeln med produkter som kommer från området. Medel för att stoppa denna biodiversitetskatastrof måste riktas till forskning och organisationer som arbetar i området. Vi bör genast agera på ett globalt plan för att förhindra förlusten av biodiversitet samt dess tillhörande ekosystemtjänster, detta skulle kunna tacklas genom att vi rör oss ifrån den antropocentriska och emot den ekocentriska natursynen. / This bachelor thesis focuses on the biodiversity loss problematics in Southeast Asia, since it is one of the most species rich places on Earth, coupled with the highest rate of loss of species. Four biodiversity hotspots encompasses Southeast Asia which implies areas of high endemism coupled with high rates habitat loss. This thesis aim to understand what current research in the field focuses on and what ways of protecting biodiversity in the area that exists. The main driver of biodiversity loss in Southeast Asia as well as in the rest of the world, are land-use alterations; forests and natural habitat being converted to monoculture plantations, as well as agricultural- and urban expansions. Through a systematic literature review of scientific material from 2010-2019, the biodiversity research in Southeast Asia is reviewed. What the literature review concluded was that an array of environmental- as well as socioeconomic problems intensifies each other in the area, such as poverty and biodiversity loss. International cooperation to halt biodiversity loss and the global demand for products produced in the area which greatly damages ecosystems needs to be addressed urgently. Actions to halt the mass-extinction of species and their connected ecosystem services needs to be taken by providing means to organizations and to scientists that work in the area and could possibly be addressed by moving from anthropocentrism towards a biocentric nature view.

The purpose of this study was to determine : 1. What actions sixth grade children think should be taken in situations that contain certain elements of c ivil rights. 2. The reasons given by the s ixth grade children for choosing these actions. A measuring instrument was constructed from 14 court cases containing certain elements of civil rights. These court cases were then rewritten so that sixth grade students could comprehend the vocabulary and situations described. Statements for students responses were developed from the case itself, newspapers, and magazine articles. Two sixth grade classes and one fifth grade class served as a pilot group for the study. The responses and suggestions of these students were used by the author to refine the measuring instrument. Approximately 5 per cent or 1, 192 students of the sixth grade population in the public schools of Utah participated in the study. The school districts in the state were divided into five population groupings. This was done by first ranking the school districts by their sixth grade population, then dividing the school districts into five groups representing about one-fifth of the sixth grade population. From these five groups, schools were then selected on a random basis for participation in this study. The administrator of each school selected to participate in the study was contacted by letter for permission to conduct the study in his school. lf permission to conduct the study was not granted additional schools were contacted until sufficient schools were obtained. The inventory responses were scored as correct or incorrect as they corresponded with the decisions and explanations given in the court case. Opinion inventories such as the one employed in the present study a r e subjective. This permits a discrepancy to exis t between the answer chosen and the true opinion of the situation studied. Subject to these limitations the following findings seem pertinent to this study: 1. The children involved in this study disagreed with the decision. of the court on seven of the 14 situations. 2. The children involved in this study disagreed with the reasoning of the court on eight of the 14 situations. 3. Because of the consistency of the responses made by the children it is apparent that they have begun to establish standards for use in judging their actions in situations involving certain elements of civil rights. 4. Significant differences did exist at the 5 per cent level of confidence among the population groupings on ten of the 28 variables. 5. Significant differences did exist at the 5 per cent level of confidence between boys and girls on 15 of the 28 variables. Boys were more supportive of authorities such as school teachers, school administrators, boards of education, economic leaders, and officers of the government than were girls. Girls supported the cause of individual liberties and Negro rights more often than boys. 6. There was evidence that the sixth grade children in this study were opposed to the punishing of young people. 7. Respect for authority as represented by school teachers, school administrators, boards of education, and economic leaders was lacking. 8. The children involved in this study gave support to the cause of equal rights for Negroes.