1999, Number 5. Pedagogies.
THE CONTENT

A CONTRIBUTION TO THE PROBLEM OF THE INTELLECTUAL POTENTIAL OF THE PEOPLE OF RUSSIA
Makhmutov M.I.

The author holds the view that the methods used to estimate the index of the intellectual development of Russian school children lead to errors because of the diversity between the intellectual structure of the population of Russia and that of the population of Western countries and the USA.

THE TENDENCIES OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN WESTERN COUNTRIES AND POSSIBLE WAYS OF THEIR REALIZATION IN RUSSIA
Shakirova D.M.

In this article the authors consider some of the strong points of the U.S. higher education and the possibility of introducing them into the system of the higher education of Russia.

THE COMPOSITION OF TEXTBOOKS FOR HIGHER SCHOOL AND ABORIGINAL LANGUAGES: CAN THE LATTER BE USED FOR THIS PURPOSE?
Nuribey N.Sh

The author holds the view that using the aboriginal languages of the peoples of Russia for the composition of college textbooks may lead to a "linguistic catastrophe". He analyses the ways of the development of the international scientific languages and those of using college textbooks for the development of the languages of the peoples of Russia.

I.I. SCHMALHAUSEN'S IDEAS AS APPLIED TO BRINGING UP CHILDREN
Kashevarov S.N.

The author believes that the only way to realize human hereditary programme completely is to remove the artificial obstacles created by the existing system of bringing up children.

ABOUT THE CLIQUISHNESS OF SCIENTIFIC PEDAGOGICS AND THE WAYS TO OVERCOME IT
Nuribey N.Sh.

The official pedagogics is considered in the article as a part of Soviet ideology divorced from school practice. The author believes that the innovatory movement of Russian teachers arose as a reaction to the fact that the official pedagogics was isolated from school practice. Thus the author's point of view is that every scientist working in the field of pedagogics must be closely connected with practical teaching.

FATIGUE DETECTORS AND THE SYSTEM OF COMPUTER TEACHING
Akhmerov N.U.

The author suggests using sensors detecting pupils fatigue. In his estimation, new educational material should be introduced after fatigue is over and pupil's brain is ready to receive new information.

"FORMER KNOWLEDGE" AND THE METHODS OF THE 25 th FRAME
Akhmerov N.U.

The author suggest employing the method of the 25th frame to introduce visual information into the subconscious memory of children under school age. When they are presented this information later at school all they will have to do will be to recall it and not learn anew. In this case the main effort of the studies will be aimed at the comprehension of the visual information and not learning.

THE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL ESTIMATION OF THE DRUG PROBLEM AT SCHOOL
Vekman Ts.T.

The author considers the problem of the so-called psychological epidemics. In author's estimation, school narcotism is one o1 such epidemics. The author proposes quarantin measures, such as creating special schools for young addicts.

A PECULIARITY OF THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS IN VILLAGE SCHOOL
Akhmerov N.U.

The authors believe that the educational process of village school, should include all the ancient rituals of worshipping earth and ancestors. It would be natural for village school, as country children are not alienated from earth in contradistinction to their counter parts in cities.

WHEN A STUDENT IS TAUGHT TO GIVE A DIAGNOSIS, WHICH TYPICAL FEATURES AND SYMPTOMS SHOULD HE GIVE PROMINENCE TO AS THE MOST IMPORTANT ONES: THOSE EXISTING OR ABSENT?
Popelyansky Y. Y., Feigenberg I.M.

When students are taught to give a diagnosis, in the process of its mental and subject modelling there are two conventional stages: recognition and know ledge. The degree of the correctness of the final diagnosis is estimated by the quality of using the mental and subject models. It is not enough just to recognize separate features of a phenomenon such as, the syndrom of a desease. It is more important to determine wether there are features uncharacteristic of it.

WAYS OF CHANGING THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES OF MEDICAL INSTITUTES IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR HAVING BEEN TRANSFORMED INTO MEDICAL UNIVERSITIES
Akhmerov N. U.

A considerable number of Russian medical Institutes have been transformed into medical Universities in recent years, and this fact involves the necessity of changing educational programmes in them. In this connection the author suggests that the historical principle founded on the principles of the evolutionary theory, should be introduced into the structure of medical education (by analogy with the biological departments of Universities).

THE USE OF THE APPLICATION PACKAGE "MATHEMATICS" IN THE TEACHING OF MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS
Chuprunov A.N.

The author suggests using the application package "Mathematics" to free students from the routine calculations performed by them in the course of studying mathematical analysis.

THE CONCEPT OF TEACHING THE FUNDAMENTALS OF TRADITIONAL MEDICINE IN THE SYSTEM OF HIGHER MEDICAL EDUCATION
Zefirov A.L., Akhmerov N.U.

The authors suggest teaching traditional medicine mainly as a subject showing its diagnostic and therapeutic methods. It is desirable that the Institute departments teaching the fundamental biological and clinical subjects should establish colleges of traditional medicine attached to them. In this case there will be most favorable conditions for cooperation and mutual enrichment.

ONE OF THE ASPECTS OF THE TEACHERS WORK IN CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
Khusnutdinova D.G.

The author thinks that children's staying in hospital is a unique possibility to awake them to the interest in the subjects of the biological cycle. She considers some of the peculiarities of the teaching in hospital conditions, the ways of using hospital equipment for the teaching, and methods of creating the motivation for the studies.

ABOUT THE INITIATION RITUALS AT SCHOOL AGE
Pirayeva E.R., Khabibullina N.A., Akhmerov N. U.

The wish to become adults and master new social rotes is a basic one for school children. This motive should be made use of for pedagogical purposes. The authors recommend creating a system of school rituals bearing a resemblance to the ancient rituals of initiation.

THE METHOD OF ROBINSON CRUSOE AND INITIATION RITUALS
Pirayeva E.R., Khabibullina N.A., Akhmerov N. U.

The authors propose a special game for school children. It bears a resemblance to the ancient initiation rituals.

ART-THERAPY AT SCHOOL
Bayazidov N.A.

The author believes that mass media exert demoralizing influence on young people, and school theater is one of the means to be set against it. He thinks that the influence exerted by school theater is similar to art therapy.

THE METHOD OF THRESHOLD CHARACTERISTICS AS APPLIED TO PEDAGOGICS
Sainova D.Z., Akhmerov R. U., Akhmerov U.Sh.

The authors suggest using the method of the thresi characteristics, devised in neuro-muscular physiology, in disi sions about the duration of educational process.

ABOUT A LITTLE KNOWN METHOD OF COUNTING ON ONE'S FINGERS
Almeyeva A. V.

The author describes a little-known method ofmultiplica on one's fingers.

USING THE MGHT AND LEFT FIELDS OF VISION IN THE PROCESS OF TEACHING
Akhmerov N. U.

As far as the left field of vision is connected with the cerebral hemisphere and vice versa, the author suggests ths abstract kind of information should be placed on tlie right ii process of teaching, while the information containing images sli be placed on the left. This method may be employed at school; black boards, on the pages of text-books; a teacher may be siti accordingly in a class-room, etc).

ABOUT "The Mekteb" MAGAZINE
Akhmerova A.N.

The author gives a consize description of the first Tatar pedagogical magazine "The Mekteb" (1913-1914), the forerunner of the pedagogical magazines edited in the Tatar language in subsequent years.


  


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