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Global business literacy is generally considered one of the key competencies important for functioning in today's interconnected global business world. Despite some studies investigating its determinants carried out worldwide, findings related to Central Europe are rather scarce. The aim of this paper is to identify the effects especially of stay abroad experiences, but also other related factors on cultivation of global business literacy of university students. For this purpose, a total of 255 business students from the Czech Republic and Slovakia filled out the online questionnaire. The results of correlation and regression analysis showed that the most important factor for cultivating global business literacy is the completion of a course related to international business, followed by the intensity of interactions with foreigners. The stay abroad experiences significantly positively affect only the self-efficacy dimension of global business literacy. Overall, it appears that global business literacy can be well developed also through internalization activities at home. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The offer for counselling services at universities and colleges is nowadays their standard component. University counselling focuses on learning, psychological, social, special-pedagogical and career issues. The aim of the paper is to acquaint with the results of the demand analysis for counselling services among students of all grades of the selected university in the Czech Republic. The results identified specific areas where students would need guidance or their further development (e. g. soft skills) while gender and student preference differences at different stages of study were found for most indicators. The results of such investigations are the core basis for reflection, innovation and improvement of the university counselling services status quo. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The comprehensive education system in 2020 was significantly limited at all levels by the global pandemic of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Universities modified the organization of teaching and transformed study into cyberspace, so teaching could continue in a distance form using e-learning, webinars, or other digital education tools. The paper focuses on the issue of university education during the first wave of the pandemic and has the character of a theoretical-empirical study. The first part presents the basic theoretical background of the researched issue from the perspective of various authorial approaches. The key is the empirical part, in which the results of research conducted among students are interpreted to find out their experiences, attitudes and preferences in the context of online teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research involved 730 respondents from sixteen Slovak universities. In conclusion, the author appeals to the importance of digital and media literacy so online teaching can be considered an effective and equivalent tool to the full-time form of study. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The text focuses on the issue of online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the authors focus on capturing, describing and interpreting the perception of online learning through the online tools MS Teams and LMS Moodle. The paper is based on data obtained from a research survey based on a quantitative approach. A self-designed questionnaire was chosen as the data collection tool. The questionnaire survey was conducted electronically among university students in pedagogical fields in the period from November 2020 to March 2021. In total, the authors analysed data from 462 questionnaires received. Not only the basic descriptive results but also the statistical significance of the relationships between the selected variables were evaluated, using adequate parametric and non-parametric tests. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper deals with realization of technology education in Slovakia on the level of primary and lower secondary education - so called basic schools. (ISCED 1, ISCED 2). At the first part of the paper, there is analysed impact of the curriculum reform from 2008 and innovated State educational program from 2015 on the scope and content of technology education. Consequently, in the second part of the paper there are presented results of a research aimed at the impact of the reform and innovated State educational program on the level of knowledge acquired by pupils 7th grade of basic schools in frame of teaching the school subject technology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper presents results of the quantitative research on the level of reading strategies of fifteen years old pupils from Kyiv and Chernihiv region and their comparison with the results of Czech pupils of the same age (Vicherková, 2018). The research sample consisted of 121 subjects. The research data were obtained through the structured questionnaire. The main conclusion of the research is that Ukrainian pupils consider themselves reading literate. However, the fact contradicts the actual level of their reading strategies. The questionnaire items categorisation delimited the main factors influencing the fifteen years old Ukrainian pupils' level of reading strategies as well as the reading strategies level of the fifteen years old Czech pupils. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper describes research findings that focused on the occurrence of latent aggression in special classes in primary schools and in classes where pupils with health handicaps are educated. The research evaluators were teachers who educated pupils at a health disadvantage in schools. The indicators show the occurrence of latent aggression in classrooms, where pupils with health handicaps are educated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this research is to map the situation of online education in the Czech Republic and compare it with the European one. The research was conducted based on data provided by the Czech Statistical Office and Eurostat. The evaluated data were subsequently compared with findings from the literature search. The findings show that the usage of online courses is 20,8% more than the average in the EU27. And the use of online education materials in the Czech Republic, like the EU27. Online learning is still evolving, it has issues due to the lack of experience, but the potential is growing over time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The authors of the study are based on the idea that the basic precondition for the success of the teacher's pedagogical-didactic work is his/her motivation as well as the ability to encourage students' intrinsic motivation and keep the students continuously interested throughout the educational process. For this reason, it is important that the teacher pays due attention to motivation and constantly improves his/her knowledge in this field. Motivation is a set of motives that evoke the activity of an organism and determine its focus. It is an internal driving force behind meeting unsatisfied needs. It is said that good motivation is a guarantee of success and in relation to education that "good motivation is half the success of a teacher's work and student's learning." [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Studying educational satisfaction is a crucial component in understanding the current state of affairs and forecasting future actions. The satisfaction experienced by students can influence their motivation to achieve educational and career goals. This article presents the results of a study on the level of satisfaction with education among students in the Czech Republic, conducted from November 2023 to April 2024. The study explored students' satisfaction with their education, the reasons for pursuing higher education, and the motives for choosing specific educational institutions. A total of 154 respondents participated in the study, utilizing diagnostic survey methods, questionnaire techniques, and an interview survey. The analysis of the results indicated that many of students reported a satisfaction level higher than average. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The main goal of this theoretical study is the analysis and interpretation of innovative processes of formative education. Education, towards the "dialogue of education" in the context of the modernized concept of positive psychology. The goal of every modern pedagogical concept is to improve education and make it more effective. The significant impact of innovations within the educational process have been created by the elements of modern and alternative concepts. Pedagogical practice is currently largely focused on the application of elements of positive psychology to the educational process and on a positive approach to education, supporting and developing positive aspects and traits of students' personalities, and supporting formative education. Positive psychology and pedagogy are based on the requirement that schools must prepare students for life, making them a key starting point for current education. Their application to a school initiates the creation of a positive model of such school, promoting the strengths and potentials of individuals. Attention is focused on solving and correcting negative phenomena in schools, and towards supporting and developing the best qualities in teachers, students, all actors in school life, but also schools as institutions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Various factors influence the success of distance education. One of these factors is student satisfaction with distance education, so the authors focused on distance education to analyse the negative impacts on young people's skills. The research was conducted among 202 students, random sampling method was used in the study. Descriptive statistics was used to analyze the research data. As a result of the research, it was found that the school system in Slovakia was not sufficiently prepared for distance learning. The quality of distance education in Slovakia has not reached the same level as the face-to-face form of education. Students see disadvantages in low social contact, communication skills, but see an advantage in the flexibility of education. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study examines the practice of writing graduated theses by students who have participated in music competitions. The research method was a focus group. The reasons for this practice are described. It is proved the student cannot comply with the prescribed procedure for writing graduated these. It is concluded that it is time to legitimize this practice. The basis for legitimizing one recognizes its existence, its acceptance by both students and leaders, the positive effect of its use. Measures to legitimize this practice are proposed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The presented study deals with the issue of cursive handwriting, which in Slovakia has not only a long tradition, but also cultural and historical value from the perspective of sample of primary education teachers. The theoretical part focuses on the cultural heritage and its forms, but also on the retrospective development of writing and the current form of self-regulation teaching writing in primary education. The research part of the study primarily focuses on identifying and analyzing the views of primary education teachers on the merits of cursive handwriting of primary school pupils. Based on the realized interviews we managed to interpret categories related to cursive, where not only the pedagogical (professional) side of the issue is declared, but also categories related to attitudes and values, which together create a comprehensive view to retain traditions of cursive handwriting in environment of primary education in Slovakia as a part of the possible cultural heritage of our country. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Eysenck's personality typology is based on a factorial personality survey. Eysenck was of the opinion that personality can be adequately described by two dimensions, introversion-extroversion and neuroticism-stability, and later, on the basis of further studies, added a third dimension called psychoticism-normality. This article deals with Eysenck's typology of personality, and above all to the personality trait of extroversion - introversion, which is characterized by certain characteristics, assumptions and skills that can be used not only during studies but also at work. Eysenck's typology was studied by university students in marketing communication, which is expected to have a higher representation of extrovert types due to the specialization. The results of the research showed that 65.4 % of extroverts are represented in marketing communication students, which is a higher proportion than other studies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This research tested 950 primary school pupils in the age from 7 to 10 years. All of them attended primary schools in East Slovakia at the time of testing. We employed the Eurofit test and compared our results to those provided in Turek (1999). The Eurofit test was used for the sake of compatibility with Turek’s research. Based on the measured and computed data we identify the trend in motion performance and somatic parameters. The data collected in 2019 is evaluated by standard statistical methods. It is compared to Turek’s (1999) data by means of the parametric one sample t–test. The results indicate worse motion performance in primary school pupils compared to the 1999 measurements. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of the study was to analyse the relevance of global issues among university students for their field of study. The research sample consisted of 581 students of Matej Bel University (Faculty of Economics, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations) in Banská Bystrica. For the data collection we used a scale questionnaire mapping the degree of importance of global issues among students in relation to their fields of study (Andreotti et al., 2013). Exploratory factor analysis was used to analyse its internal structure. The value of Cronbach's alpha per dimension ranged from 0.74 to 0.85. We identified a statistically significant difference in the relevance of global issues among students for their field in favour of human rights and economic-social development issues. We noticed a statistically significant difference in the relevance of the global issues in terms of student gender for their field of study in the human rights dimension for the benefit of the female students. The statistically significant difference in the relevance of global issues in terms of student discipline for their field was confirmed in the dimensions of economic-political and economicsocial development in favour of non-pedagogical students and in the human rights dimension in favour of students with pedagogical disciplines. There was no statistically significant difference in the relevance of global issues in terms of students' degree courses for their field of study. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Special primary schools are the most frequently used education institutions for pupils with mental disorder in Slovakia. A frequently discussed topic is the question of integration these pupils into an intact society. It is necessary to respect the specific needs of pupils, which precondition is a thorough knowledge of them. Pupils with mental disorder have deficiencies in cognitive functions, emotional abilities and motor skills. The development of music abilities contribute to their improvement. Positive approach in these domains is an important part of the aims in music education of pupils with mental disorder. As specified in the National Programme of Education, the teaching of music education at special primary schools for pupils with mental disorder is focused on developing competences within the Arts and cultural education and preparing pupils for practical life. In the research we used the conception of Orff Schulwerk which is mainly focused on the process of learning, communication and social integration. The development of music abilities such as music perception, sensory-auditory abilities as well as sensory-motor skills, creativity are more significant. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Action research has the potential to promote reflective teaching practice and to form educational change. Only a few studies have examined how students perceive the preparation to do research during their future careers. The aim of the present qualitative study was to explore the perspective of students – future teachers of themselves as researchers. Two focus groups with 29 students were conducted. Data analysis revealed how they perceive the methodology courses, how they experience the process of their own research and how they construct this aspect of teacher professional identity. The findings are discussed in the context of current research, limitations of the study are mentioned, and suggestions for future research are proposed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Economic growth depends more and more on the potential of the society and economy to build and use knowledge. Fast and effectively learning people are needed. Two main problems were identified with the optimal usage of human capital as far as education is concerned: students who devote minimum effort and time to learning and acquiring qualifications, and students who learn compulsively, driven by dysfunctional perfectionism. This study tests relationship between financial resources and home environment and students' learning related attitudes, beliefs and behaviors. Results demonstrate that having more financial resources and better home environment is related to positive learning-related attitudes, beliefs and behaviors [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]