The Chair of Preschool Pedagogy and Methodologies was established in 1944 on the initiative of Araksya Hunanyan.

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In 1961, the position of the Head of the Chair of Pre-school Pedagogy was assumed by the Doctor of Psychology, Professor Emma Alexandryan, who carried out vigorous activities to replenish the Chair with new specialists, to raise the teaching quality, and to develop research activities at the Chair.

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Since its establishment outstanding scientists have been employed at the Chair; scientists, whose activities continue to be taken over by leading lecturers in the field.

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To improve the teaching quality, regular seminar-discussions are being organized at the Chair dedicated to the application of interactive methods; while for the introduction and control of effectiveness of the new assessment system evaluation component, the measureable tools of the 100 points and the assessment columns were adjusted.Moreover, the recurrently organized open criticism classes and their discussions contribute to the effective implementation of the new teaching requirements.

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In addition, the Chair discusses and accordingly sends dissertations, syllabuses for discussions to the YSU, State Pedagogical Universities of Vanadzor and Artsakh and the State Pedagogical University of Gyumri.

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Since 2014, the Chair has been cooperating with the State Pedagogical University after Maxim Tank in Belarus. Besides, the Chair of Preschool Pedagogy and Methodology is in close cooperation with the University’s Faculty of Special Education and a number of other ASPU Chairs in reference to the scientific and theoretical, methodological, practical issues.

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Within the scope of various educational programmes all lecturers of the Chair are frequently participating in the activities both as trainees, and as trainers at the University’s, the republican and international conferences. The university textbook headed “Preschool Pedagogy”, educational and methodological manuals, complex programmes of preschool education published by them, different articles printed in various professional magazines are useful for students, staff of preschool educational institutions and parents of preschool children.

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Similarly, all lecturers of the Chair are actively conducting extracurricular public activities.

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The research areas of the Chair comprise the following:

✔ Introduction of preschool educational system reforms

✔ Improvement of the contemporary concept of preschool education

✔ Development of modern technologies of preschool education and development, particularly formation of elementary mathematical concepts of speech development, physical development, ecological education, fine arts and musical education.