Ivana Rochovska

• doc., PaedDr., PhD.
• Professor (Associate) at Matej Bel University Banská Bystrica

Na Pedagogickej fakulte Katolíckej univerzity v Ružomberku sa v rokoch 2022-2024 rieši projekt KEGA s názvom Využitie metód tvorivej dramatiky v procese predprimárneho vzdelávania. V projekte riešitelia upriamili pozornosť na aktivizujúcu metódu tvorivú dramatiku a poukázali na jej významné postavenie a prínos v predprimárnom vzdelávaní. K jej prio...

V publikácii Muzikanti v materskej škole ide predovšetkým o rozvíjanie hudobnosti v kontexte celostného rozvoja osobnosti dieťaťa. Cieľom je na príklade realizovaného projektu "Muzikanti v materskej škole" ukázať, ako možno v pútavých percepčných a inštrumentálnych činnostiach rozvíjať hudobnosť a vzťah k hudbe. Zároveň je zmyslom publikácie odbúra...

Introduction: The research analyses four science primary school textbooks designed for the 3rd grade. Methods: The textbooks were analysed using various methods and procedures. It was determined which of the examined textbooks is the most educationally effective, meaning it not only provides information from the respective field and focuses on know...

The issue of inclusive education, on the theoretical and empirical level currently within pedagogy (and not only within it), belongs to an extremely topical and discussed theme. In a humanistic oriented society, it is necessary to promote a philosophy of education that emphasises education for everyone without distinction and without exclusion, so...

The monograph is published as part of the national project the VEGA grant 1/0033/22 Inquiry-based teaching in mathematics, sciences, and technical education. The project addressed the issue of inquiry-based education in the university preparation of primary education teachers. The benefits of inquiry-based education have been confirmed by numerous...

In the context of education, motivation and self-regulation of learning are dominant issues. The degree of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation to learn is related to students’ academic achievement and literacy development. This study aimed to research the regulatory styles and motivation to learn among homeschooled students, with a particular focus...

Inclusive education presents a significant challenge for contemporary society. All children should have the opportunity to develop according to their educational needs within an inclusive environment. The effectiveness of the school support team plays a crucial role in achieving this goal. This research aimed to explore the perspectives of teaching...

Research focuses on the application of visual arts in preschool education from the perspective of kindergarten teachers. The research instrument was a questionnaire constructed by the authors. Based on the self-reflection of kindergarten teachers, opportunities to acquire knowledge in visual arts were found to predict kindergarten teachers' attitud...

The research focused on the issue of physics subject matter in higher education of primary education teachers. It explained students’ misconceptions on an example of the subject matter about a pulley. The research aimed to study on a sample of 79 students the effectiveness of the designed IBI in eliminating misconceptions in favour of scientificall...

The research is concerned with the possibilities of unschooling in Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Poland. It applies both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Using an open-ended questionnaire, it maps the opinions of 78 parents from Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Poland on the influence of the preferred methods and forms of homeschooling (...

The research focuses on the attitudes of kindergarten teaching staff (teachers and pedagogical assistants) towards inclusion, their views on the problems they encounter in the education of children with special educational needs and their views on the importance of the measures introduced in the education of these children. Two questionnaires were...

Creative drama has great potential and its implementation in education from pre-school education requires research, as evidenced by the number of scientific studies that have been registered in international research databases over the last ten years. The aim of the research was to examine the use of creative drama methods within kindergartens in S...

The aim of the research was to analyse the attitudes of teaching staff in light of their own experiences in the process of inclusive education. A self-designed questionnaire was used and completed by a total of 284 kindergarten teaching staff. It was confirmed that there was no statistically significant difference in attitudes between kindergarten...

The research is focused on the issue of compulsory examination of homeschooled children in umbrella schools. Its aim was to find out which variables influence opinions of parents on the process of compulsory examination in an umbrella school and problems in compulsory examination. Pedagogical education of the parents, the number and the age of the...

The research focuses on determining the opinions of kindergarten teachers on the issue of applying dramatic expression in preschool education within five dimensions-the current state of the use of dramatic art and dramatic expression through creative drama methods within preschool education, drawing ideas for working with a work of dramatic art, an...

The research focuses on examining the use of the interpretation of works of art in pre-school education in three dimensions - the current state of the use of the interpretation of works of art, the opinions of kindergarten teachers on art, and the opportunities for kindergarten teachers to acquire knowledge about the theory and history of art in th...

V príspevku sú analyzované tri didaktické prostriedky pracovného vyučovania pre 3. ročník základnej školy – učebnica, pracovný zošit a pracovná učebnica. Analýza sa zameriava na rôzne aspekty, boli analyzované a hodnotené z hľadiska rozsahu, ob�sahu, štrukturálnych prvkov, didaktickej vybavenosti, učebných úloh, ilustrácií, bol tiež uplatnený vý...

The research focuses on the diagnostics and stimulation of socially disadvantaged children of a pre-school age, which is a crucial component of inclusive education. The aim of the research was to experimentally verify through input and output orientation diagnostics the effectiveness of the stimulation program for 5 to 6 year old socially disadvant...

p>The study presents the results of the research examining the educational needs of the teachers and their interest about the themes of courses and educational programmes in connection with actual needs arising from changes in the Slovak education system due to the gradual promotion of inclusion. The main research method was the questionnaire aimed...

This research reveals the issue of homeschooling. It deals with homeschooling in post-communist countries with a similar tradition of the education system – Poland, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia. It defined the basic concepts associated with homeschooling and, through both quantitative and qualitative research, a questionnaire with 78 parents of...

The aim of our study was to find out how kindergarten teachers perceive the issue of age-homogeneous and heterogeneous classes at kindergartens. A self-designed questionnaire and interview were used for measuring, which was part of the research methods used (interview, observation, questionnaire). The questionnaire included items aimed at finding o...