Psychology

This paper is aimed at providing a comparative overview and critical analysis of the most important approaches to the assessment of student academic achievements, first and foremost, the classic psychometric and authentic assessment. The following are discussed: philosophical/epistemological viewpoint, nature of knowledge, educational discourse, assessment procedures, as well as potential possibilities and limitations of the above-mentioned approaches. We provide a concise overview of the most important conceptual and methodological changes in the field of assessment of student academic achievements during the last decades of the 20th century. The contemporary view of assessment implies inevitable changes in the assessment approaches and practices hitherto, shifting the focus to the very process and context of assessment, as well as to self-assessment as a part of learning process. Instead of the usual juxtaposition of the most important approaches to assessment of student achieveme...

The Global Kids Online project in Serbia was carried out by UNICEF Belgrade and the Institute of Psychology at the University of Belgrade. It aimed to address the gaps in systematic and continuous research related to children’s online experiences, rights, and needs and the specific challenges that arise from the particularities of the country context. The report presents findings from the qualitative and quantitative elements of the study. The qualitative research was carried out in November and December 2015 and comprised eight focus groups with 35 children aged 10-17 years from four Belgrade schools. The quantitative research was conducted in March and April 2016 when 197 children aged 9 to 17 years, from 10 primary and 8 secondary schools in Serbia and their parents were interviewed.

This paper is aimed at providing a comparative overview and critical analysis of the most important approaches to the assessment of student academic achievements, first and foremost, the classic psychometric and authentic assessment. The following are discussed: philosophical/epistemological viewpoint, nature of knowledge, educational discourse, assessment procedures, as well as potential possibilities and limitations of the abovementioned approaches. We provide a concise overview of the most important conceptual and methodological changes in the field of assessment of student academic achievements during the last decades of the 20th century. The contemporary view of assessment implies inevitable changes in the assessment approaches and practices hitherto, shifting the focus to the very process and context of assessment, as well as to self-assessment as a part of learning process. Instead of the usual juxtaposition of the most important approaches to assessment of student achievemen...

The authors propose Borderline Phenomena Scale (BPS) as a diagnostic instrument for the detection of splitting in transactions with patients with personality disorders. An investigation conducted on 40 patients has shown the presence of borderline phenomena and splitting in all personality disorders and not exclusively in borderline personality disorder as conventionally accepted. This is in accordance with the authors' concept of borderline as a dimension and as a phenomenon related to the level of functioning of all personality disorders.

Making positive behaviour change is one of the most important questions for environmental preservation. The issue of global warming and rocket high pollution levels has motivated social sciences to come up with much needed intervention that will have long-lasting consequences on people's attitudes and behaviours. In this study we will look at one intervention with potential to enhance peoples pro environmental attitudes and behaviours. The intervention consists of showing participants that in many ways they are already behaving pro-environmentally, making them aware of their behaviour. Additionally we will also try to induce warm glow, a warm feeling gained when behaving pro-socially. According to previous research warm glow should boost study results and make them more long lasting. We will look at how the intervention changes both attitudes towards the environment and the long lasting effect it has on pro environmental behaviour.