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Awareness of Sexuality - Sex Education in Primary and Secondary Schools
Rachová, Kateřina ; Chlebounová, Irena (advisor) ; Šolc, Roman (referee)
(EN) The topic of this bachelor thesis is the teaching of sex education in primary and secondary schools in the Czechia and selected foreign countries. The thesis describes the basic concepts related to sexuality and sex education. The aim of the thesis is to evaluate and compare how sex education is implemented in different countries. Furthermore, the thesis focuses on how information is conveyed to pupils in the subject of sex education and what are the aims of this subject. Subsequently, the basic methods of teaching sex education and the approaches to this subject in different countries are also described. The thesis concludes with a summary of the results and proposing recommendations for improving the quality of teaching sex education in primary and secondary schools in the Czechia.
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The Development of the Original Didactic Game "A Journey to the Cell"
Strachotová, Tereza ; Dvořáková, Radka (advisor) ; Chlebounová, Irena (referee)
Cell biology is a rapidly developing complex field of science, the basics of which students in the second grade of elementary school often come into contact within the sixth grade. Due to the difficulty, the curriculum is often abbreviated, which can be confusing for students in later years. Since the subject matter is abstract, many students have problems understanding it. The goal of this diploma thesis was to create a didactic board game focused on the construction of an animal cell, which will serve as teaching material primarily in the 6th year of elementary school. The game was gradually modified in such a way as to best help fulfill the set didactic goals of the game: the student assigns functions to cell organelles, the student finds the learning activity fun, the student cooperates with others to solve a certain problem and helps to reach a common goal. Throughout the game, the pupils get to know the construction of a cell on a wider scale than is usually the case in primary schools. They work together in a group, travel through the cell and collect building materials, for which they get cards with organelles. While playing the game, they discover that the cell contains a large number of parts, each of which has a clear role in the life of the cell. Students will learn more about the...
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Mobile applications and CLIL method in Biology classes
Valtrová, Pavlína ; Kotvaltová Sezemská, Karolína (advisor) ; Chlebounová, Irena (referee)
This thesis deals with CLIL method and usage of mobile applications in Biology classes. CLIL stands for "Content and Language Integrated Learning". It is a teaching method that combines foreign language and other subject; in this case it is English and Biology. Not only CLIL helps with improvement of communication skills but also pupils accomplish higher level both in speaking and listening. The main goal of this thesis is to find out if this method is convenient for pupils of primary school. I designed 5 lesson plans that combine CLIL and usage of mobile phone. In addition, I created a worksheet for every class (A4 size, 2 pages). The lessons are focused on following topics: universe, food relations, cell biology, fungi biology and invertebrates. All the lessons are designed for the 6th grade of primary school. Each worksheet is for one lesson and uses different mobile application. Every worksheet comes with different mobile application. The biggest advantage of cell phone is its availability, because almost everyone has got one. Research has shown that it leads to higher variability within the class. Also, it leads to higher motivation, so pupils are more active. The main objective of this work is to ascertain how usage of cell phone impacts the learning process. The research was realized in a...
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Cancer and inclusion of the topic into biology education at high school
Baudyšová, Alžběta ; Kotvaltová Sezemská, Karolína (advisor) ; Chlebounová, Irena (referee)
Nowadays, cancer is one of the most common causes of death in developed countries. Despite the increased media coverage of the illness not all high school students are able to describe why and how tumours are developed and what is the correct prevention. The main goal of this diploma thesis is to design a novel teaching activity that will deepen the knowledge about the issues surrounding cancer and give students a greater insight into the disease. This teaching activity is based on cooperative learning - an instructional strategy where students work together on a common assignment. It will also confirm what students have learned so far in molecular and cell biology, human physiology or biochemistry. The activity was successfully validated in biology lessons at Prague high school. Key words Cancer, cooperative learning, high school, biology education
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Toxic plants in teaching of biology at secondary schools
Riegelová, Marta ; Rajsiglová, Jiřina (advisor) ; Chlebounová, Irena (referee)
This diploma thesis is dedicated to teaching botany, and is focused namely on lessons concerning toxic plants. The first part deals with creating of worksheets for secondary school students for field trip into Botanic Garden of Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague. The second part compares effectiveness of classical lesson and the field trip. Students of the first grades from four secondary schools (grammar schools) were divided into two groups.The first group was taught by classic conventional teaching in classroom (control group) and the second group (experimental) was taken for the field trip to the Botanic Garden of Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague. The effectiveness of education was measured by means of a knowledge test before the lesson (pre-test) and after it (post-test). Level of knowledge increased in experimental groups and control groups, however, the difference between individual groups was not significant. Key words: toxic plants, botanical garden, field trips, worksheets, knowledge testing
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Biology Fieldwork in School Gardens in the Czech Republic
Kakešová, Kristýna ; Janštová, Vanda (advisor) ; Chlebounová, Irena (referee)
This bachelor's theses is dedicated to fieldwork in Biology at secondary school in the Czech Republic. It is dedicated to the topic of school gardens. The first part is presenting the advantages of fieldwork and also its obstacles, which could make the implementation of fieldwork harder. One of these concerns is the emplacement of Biology fieldwork in the curriculum for different educational levels (lower and upper secondary schools), where this method is not often explicitly included. The second part is dedicated to the school gardens in the Czech Republic, it summarizes results of studies exploring gardens' conditions, facilities, and usage. Results show that most of the lower secondary schools have their garden and they also use it for teaching, mostly practical subjects as gardening or cultivating work. In the case of upper secondary schools, there is a lack of comprehensive studies. Other foci of the thesis are: a history of school gardens in Czechia; organizations involved in Biology and Science education in school gardens, and selected teaching methods appropriate for teaching Biology in school gardens.
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Actual trends in science education at primary and secondary schools with a focus on first aid
Loudová, Hana ; Kuba, Radim (advisor) ; Chlebounová, Irena (referee)
This bachelor's thesis aims to create a literary review based on original research regarding the given topic, and thus help inform the public, especially teachers, about the issue of teaching science subjects and first aid. The main purpose of this thesis is to present a comprehensive overview of the main current trends in science education and in first aid training, the advantages and disadvantages of various methods, including specific examples for their implementation in these areas. The introductory chapter summarizes a historical development of science education to anchor a focus of work into the context. The main content of the review is the presentation of individual innovative teaching methods with their advantages and disadvantages, including specific examples of their use in the teaching of biology and natural sciences at primary and secondary schools. The same concept of classification for clarity is maintained in the chapter on teaching first aid. The final chapter deals with an evaluation and comparison of trends in science education and first aid training with traditional teaching.
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Analysis of the topic Human Origin and Evolution in the Textbooks and the Workbooks for Elementary School
Hoffmannová, Valérie ; Dvořáková, Radka (advisor) ; Chlebounová, Irena (referee)
(AJ) The main aim of this diploma thesis is to analyze the learning tasks related to the topic of the origin and development of the human species in textbooks and workbooks for the second grade of primary school. Textbooks and workbooks of biology and history were selected for analysis. The learning tasks were categorized into individual categories of Tollinger taxonomy and Bloom's original taxonomy. The results of this classification were used to compare older and newer editions of selected textbooks and workbooks. I also found out the difficulty of tasks in each publications. This analysis revealed that teaching tasks from lower taxonomic categories (for both taxonomies), which do not high demands of cognitive operations, are more represented. Furthermore, this work deals how extent the topic in individual publications. Further analyzes revealed that teaching tasks of the origin and development of human species are more represented in the textbooks and workbooks of history. The results of this work could help teachers to find way in the offer of available textbooks and workbooks and help select a suitable publication to teach the topic of the origin and development of the human species. Key words: analysis, biology, Bloom's taxonomy, history, human evolution, Tollinger's taxonomy, textbooks, workbook
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Prevention of eating Disorders in Education
Čermáková, Eliška ; Chlebounová, Irena (advisor) ; Poupová, Jana (referee)
Prevention of eating disorders in education Eliška Čermáková Abstrakt (EN) This study is focused on nutrition abnormalities, its formation and the factors that influence development of diseases. It tries to get an overview of the information about subject, its prezentation in the school enviroment through study materials, or during prevention programs. It helps to find out the way of prevention of nutrition abnormalities in Czech Republic, how to spred information about the right and wrong nutrition atitude among people and what prevents realization of such thing. The purpose of this work is to find new posibilities, how to prevent the spread of diseases associated with unhealthy nutrition and improper lifestyle.
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