Psycho-pedagogical and Methodological Assistance Laboratory

http://www.fsed.usv.ro

OBJECTIVES
- Investigation, diagnosis, intervention for development and improvement of the educational phenomena, especially within primary and preschool educational environment;
- Development of the specific educational guides/tools for primary and preschool teachers;
- Development and validating of the educational strategies in order to meet the specific educational needs of the new generation;
Research directions:
- Didactics applied to primary and pre-school education;
- Strategies and programs for psycho-pedagogical assistance.

MAIN RESEARCH EQUIPMENT
- psychological evaluation batteries (CAS, NEPSY, PSISELTEVA)
- psychological evaluation tests (Personality Inventories, Personality Questionaires)
- statistical instruments (SPSS 16.0, AMOS 7.0)

MAIN RESEARCH THEMES
DIDACTICS APPLIED TO PRIMARY AND PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION:
Research related to development of the efficient methodology for the curricular areas in primary and pre-school education.
The development of an up-to-date didactic data-base: bibliographies for all the curricular areas, modern didactic means, didactic projects sets and assessment instruments and sociologic tests.

EMOTIONAL EDUCATION
Research related to the development of the specific strategies for the emotional education application in school, especially in primary and pre-school education. Elaborating instruments for the diagnosis of socio-emotional abilities validated for the school population in the respective area.
Investigation related to the elaboration of complex emotional education programs for pre-university education.

ADULT EDUCATION
Investigations related to the school policy regarding the relations school/parents` community, school-local community.
Elaboration of the methodological guide books for developing an efficient parents/teacher communication in school life. Initiation of counseling programs for parents (including instruments of diagnosis and result evaluation).

GIFTED EDUCATION
Research developed in order to enhance the gifted education approach, in terms of curricula (enrichment), teaching strategies, and counseling strategies.
Research developed in order to meet the national policies for gifted education; the psycho- pedagogical instruments for gifted children approach.
UNIVERSITY DIDACTICS
The research in this domain of activity aims to discover organization modalities of life-long or initiation training courses in the domain of university didactics, and to draw up a bibliographical data basis. Another priority domain could also be that of university evaluation (evaluation alternative methods, contents, internal/external evaluation, forms of university evaluation).

PSYCHO-PEDAGOGICAL COUNSELING
Investigations concerning the efficiency of counseling programs, applied in pre-school and primary school education, in the following curriculum area: Counseling. Elaborating useful instruments in all counseling stages (diagnosis cards/records, techniques, exercises, evaluation tests).

MAIN COLLABORATIONS
- Universitat de lleida, University from Barcelon, Cukurova University , Adana, Turkey, Padova University
- Institute of Educational Sciences
- Teachers Training Agency Suceava
- NGO-s: RoTalent Suceava Branch, Teachers from Suceava Association

TEAM
Lecturer Aurora Adina IGNAT, PhD, Scientific secretary. iadina@usv.ro
Lecturer CLIPA Otilia, PhD otiliac@eed.usv.ro
Lecturer IGNATESCU Otilia, PhD Stud. otinastuta@yahoo.com
Lecturer SPAC Marinela, PhD Stud.
Lecturer IONESCU Sonia, PhD. Stud. soniaionescu@yahoo.com
Assistant RUSU Petruta Paraschiva, PhD Stud. jpetruta@yahoo.com  
Assistant HRISCA Oana, PhD Stud. oana_hrisca@yahoo.com
Preparatory CHIRILIUC Andras, Ph D Stud. andras.chiriliuc@yahoo.com

CONTACT DETAILS
00 40 230 520465, www.fsed.usv.ro