Views of primary teachers and students on the implementation of and experience with the assessment of oral performance in the third, fourth and fifth grades in the subject Slovene

Communication is one of the core competences and at the heart of it is public speaking. In the school environment, teachers and pupils alike train public speaking, with pupils sometimes being graded for it. It is important for both parties to be well-informed, as the knowledge about public speaking helps to improve and upgrade this skill. In the theoretical part of the thesis we have established rhetoric and public speaking, with regards to principles and phases that constitute a successful speech performance. From curricula, we have selected specific sets, that enable development of vocal technique, and described criteria for evaluation of oral presentations. We have also mentioned different sensations that might arise during oral presentation. In the empirical part of the thesis, we have assessed teachers' and pupils' view on execution and experience of oral presentations during hours of Slovene language in 3rd, 4th and 5th grade by using two web surveys. We have focused on importance, frequency, inclusion of criteria from curricula and the whole experience of examination during hours of Slovene language, and the presence of examination during other school hours. The research was quantitative and the sample was not incidental but moreover purposeful, as it features 175 teachers and 150 pupils from various Slovene elementary schools. The analysis of results showed that there are not many significant statistical differences between the answers of teachers and pupils. Both find the assessment of oral presentations important. On average they receive two grades from oral presentation each school year, the level of inclusion of criteria from curricula is also similar, but what does differ are the sentiments during the examination and views on examination of oral presentation during other school hours. This data is very relevant for all in-class teachers as well as other educators, who want to be aware of different views of teachers and pupils so they can develop and improve their own approach to pupils' examination of oral presentations during hours of Slovene language, as well as oral presentations during other school hours