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Comparison of school readiness levels of children from selected regular and speech and speech therapy kindergartens using the iSophi diagnostic tool.
Vičíková, Nikola ; Vařeková, Jitka (advisor) ; Pavlová, Ilona (referee)
Title: Comparison of school readiness levels of children from selected regular and speech and speech therapy kindergartens using the iSophi diagnostic tool Objectives: The main aim of this study is to compare the areas of school readiness accessed by the iSophi test battery in children from selected kindergartens, namely two regular kindergartens and two speech therapy kindergartens in Prague. Methods: A total of 40 children aged 5-7 years (20 from a regular kindergarten, 20 from a speech therapy kindergarten) underwent an assessment of school readiness using the iSophi tool. The iSophi tool, developed by the STEP Educational Psychological Consultancy in 2019, includes 13 areas, some of which are tested on the spot by the examiner (e.g., graphomotor skills, pre-mathematical ideas, time orientation, etc.) and others by the teacher based on long- term evaluation (e.g., self-care, gross motor skills, social understanding, etc.). Data processing is done using the My iSophi digital extension and has a graphical form (linear graphs for individual skills and pie chart for overall evaluation). A purpose-designed anamnestic questionnaire for the probands' parents and an evaluation survey for the teachers were used to obtain complements. Results: On average, children attending regular kindergarten achieved a...
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Facilitators and barriers associated with physical activity for people with intellectual disabilities from the perspective of carers
Malinová, Viktorie ; Pavlová, Ilona (advisor) ; Mahrová, Andrea (referee)
Title: Facilitators and barriers associated with the performance of physical activities by individuals with intellectual disabilities from the perspective of caregivers. Objectives: The aim of the bachelor thesis was to identify which barriers and facilitators appear when performing physical activity by individuals with intellectual disabilities from the point of view of caregivers. The results of the survey were intended to outline the above and specify the extent to which they are considered barriers or facilitators, thus providing insight into the problem of finding solutions that would result in minimal barriers for caregivers. Methods: Data for mixed empirical research were collected using a self-designed questionnaire. The questionnaire focused on identifying facilitators and barriers perceived by respondents. The research was conducted in January and February of 2024. During these months, 100 respondents filled-out the questionnaire. The respondents were individuals caring for individuals with intellectual disabilities, from Prague and central Bohemian region aged 30-65 years. Results: Physical activity for individuals with intellectual disabilities is clearly very important from the caregivers' perspective. The most common facilitator for performing physical activity reported by caregivers...
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Motivational intervention in primary school and its effect on physical activity of older school-age children
Hmirová, Sára ; Vařeková, Jitka (advisor) ; Pavlová, Ilona (referee)
Title: Motivational intervention in primary school and its effect on physical activity of older school- age children Objectives: The main aim of the thesis was to investigate the possibilities of implementation and the influence of a complex motivational intervention program on physical activity (PA) of older school-age children during a two-month period within the school educational process. Methods: The effect of a two-month motivational programme on the promotion PA was examined in a mixed-methods research design with a group of 50 Year 7 pupils (28 girls and 22 boys, aged 12 to 13 years). The intervention included thematic educational lectures, physical education moments, learning in motion, motivational activities in physical education and active breaks between lessons. A school sports day and a sports trip were also implemented. The data collection methods used in the pre-test and post-test were: a questionnaire to monitor PA level and motor testing. Observational and descriptive methods were used throughout the programme. Teacher (n=7) focus group interviews and a student (n=50) survey were used to evaluate the program. Results: All planned activities of the motivational intervention were successfully implemented. In the feedback, both teachers and pupils responded positively to the...
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Creation of methodological support for the implementation of exercise programs for children of younger school age in Czech, Ukrainian and Russian
Shkliar, Alexandra ; Vařeková, Jitka (advisor) ; Pavlová, Ilona (referee)
Title: Creation of methodological support for the implementation of movement programs for children of younger school age in Czech, Ukrainian and Russian Aim: The aim of the bachelor thesis is to create appropriate and comprehensible methodological support to promote physical activity among Ukrainian children in asylum in the Czech Republic. Methods: The bachelor thesis consists of three parts and has a theoretical-empirical character. In the first, theoretical part a qualitative approach (literature search) is used. In the second part, based on the research, a proposal for methodological support was created, which was subsequently translated to be available in three languages: Czech, Ukrainian and Russian. In the third, empirical part, a quantitative approach in the form of an anonymous questionnaire- type survey was used. The research sample for the empirical part was obtained by the method of purposive sampling. The respondents were mainly persons from the field of education who work with children, persons from families affected by the war (refugees from the invaded country), families from the country that started the war and families of Czech citizens whose children suffered from psychological problems related to the war. Results: 41 respondents took part in the survey, 12 from the Czech...
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Live-in personal assistance for people with quadriplegia
Pařízková, Kateřina ; Pavlová, Ilona (advisor) ; Čichoň, Rostislav (referee)
Author: Bc. Kateřina Pařízková Title: Live-in Personal Assistance for Individuals with Quadriplegia Objectives: The aim of the thesis is to find out if the live-in assistance described below would be in demand by quadriplegics in the Czech Republic and if there would be social service workers who would be interested to do the work following the British model. The outcome of this work could help to improve the quality of care for people with quadriplegia and quality of their life. Methods: In the research section, a quantitative research analysis is conducted using two surveys of their own design, one for individuals with quadriplegia and another for social service workers. This information will help ascertain whether individuals with quadriplegia in the Czech Republic currently avail themselves of personal assistant services and whether they would be receptive to adopting the widely utilized British Live-in system. The results are supplemented with data from social workers in the Czech Republic who provided information about their interest in performing Live-in assistance through a questionnaire survey. Results: The first survey involved 284 respondents aged 18-65 years. Within this survey, it was found that social service workers liked the mentioned position of Live-in assistant. They positively...
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Influence of body composition on metabolic profile in people with spinal cord injury
Křelinová, Iveta ; Vařeková, Jitka (advisor) ; Pavlová, Ilona (referee)
Title: Influence of body composition on metabolic profile in people with spinal cord injury The aim: The aim of this study was to validate the positive relationship between the amount of free fat mass (FFM) and resting metabolic rate (RMR) in subjects with spinal cord lesions. Furthermore, RMR values measured by indirect calorimetry were compared with those predicted by the Harris-Benedict (H-B) equation. Methods: This quantitative research is based on the collaboration between the 3rd Internal Clinic of the 1st Faculty of Medicine, the VFN, the Paraple Centre, o.p.s. and the Faculty of Physical Therapy, Charles University in Prague. The research population consisted of 25 people with spinal cord lesions, clients of the Paraple Centre, 14 men and 11 women. The respondents underwent body composition measurements using the InBody S10 tetrapolar bioimpedance device and resting energy expenditure measurements determined by indirect calorimetry using the Cortex MetaLyzer 3B. The measured RMR values were further compared with the corresponding values calculated using the H-B equation. Data were presented using descriptive statistics methods. Microsoft Excel 2010 and Statistica 12 were used to record and analyze the data and graphs and summary tables were also created. Results: Compared with women, men...
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Ski course of children with mental disabilities
Buroňová, Zuzana ; Pavlová, Ilona (advisor) ; Daďová, Klára (referee)
Title: Ski course of children with mental disabilities Aim of thesis: To develop a set of individual preparatory exercises for training of downhill and cornering techniques in alpine skiing for children with mental retardation. The sub-objective was to test the mastery of individual elements of skiing skills and skiing technique in several children with mental retardation who had completed a ski course Method: This is a theoretical-empirical research. A set of preparatory exercises was tested on a cohort of four children with a diagnosis according to ICD-10in the range F70- 79. Mastery of the skills was assessed using a Likert scale (1-5). Children were observed performing specified, pre-explained and demonstrated skiing skills a total of three times (at the beginning, middle and end of the ski course). Results: A set of preparatory exercises was compiled and tested on a six-day ski course. It showed that children with intellectual disabilities ranging from mild to moderate mental retardation are able to learn and, with prior experience, improve their skiing skills. The child with severe mental retardation did not acquire the skills as he was unable to accept the ski equipment and therefore did not participate in the lessons. All three children who received lessons improved in most of their skiing...
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Ski course of children with mental disabilities
Buroňová, Zuzana ; Pavlová, Ilona (advisor) ; Daďová, Klára (referee)
Title: Ski course of children with mental disabilities Aim of thesis: To create a set of individual preparatory exercises for training downhill and turning techniques in alpine skiing for children with MR. The sub-goal is to describe in individually observed children at the beginning, in the middle and at the of end the mastery of individual elements of skiing skills and riding technique during weekly training with the inclusion of optimized APA exercises for alpine disciplines. Method: The method I use in my thesis is observation - an empirical procedure. The cohort consisted of four children with a diagnosis according to ICD-10 in the range of F70 - 79, who were observed three times in total (at the beginning, in the middle and at the end) during the skiing course. Children were observed performing assigned, pre-explained and demonstrated basic and open skiing skills. Results: The methodology was compiled. It has been shown that children with mental disabilities in the range of mild and moderate mental retardation are able to learn and, in the case of previous experience, to improve their skiing skills. A child with severe mental retardation did not acquire the skills, as he/she was not able to accept the ski equipment, so even basic skiing skills were not taught. The children who received skiing...
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Alternative and augmentative communication in PE lessons for pupils with pervasive disorder.
Vyvialová, Kristýna ; Vařeková, Jitka (advisor) ; Pavlová, Ilona (referee)
Title: Alternative and augmentative communication in PE lessons for pupils with pervasive disorder. Objectives: The aim of the thesis is to investigate the possibilities of using pictograms as methods of alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) to support the communication of students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in physical education (PE) classes.. Methods: The work is based on theoretical-empirical methods. In the first phase of the research, the SOP methology (word, picture, movement) was created, which can be used for testing and conducting PE for individuals with communication disorders. In the second phase, the method was tested on a group of five students with ASD (age 18-20 years, 2 women, 3 men) studying at a special secondary school. The qualitative investigation included the following methods of data collection: a three-phase test of understanding of physical education terminology, diagnosis by independent pedagogic staff in classes and participant evaluation by the researcher. The intervention consisted in the implementation of a comprehensive 4-month program for the development of communication skills using the SOP method in PE lessons with support in other lessons. In the third phase of the research, teachers were asked about their experiences, opinions and needs in the...
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The Specifics of the Volunteer Motivation in Work with Severely Visually Impaired Persons
Placatková, Bára ; Kopřiva, Petr (advisor) ; Pavlová, Ilona (referee)
Title: The Specifics of the Volunteer Motivation in Work with Severely Visually Impaired Persons Objective: The aim of the bachelor's thesis is to use a questionnaire to find out the motivation and reasons for volunteering among visually impaired clients in the Okamžik organization. The theoretical part will compare the relevant results of the research so far in the Czech environment. The practical part will try to understand and explain possible differences and unexplained problems, focusing on the dynamics of volunteer motivation and its specifics in working with people with severe visual impairment. Methods: The research method will be a combination of questionnaire and qualitative analysis of collected data. The created questionnaire will be distributed among volunteers from the Okamžik organization. Grounded theory appears to be a suitable method for qualitative analysis. Results: The goal of this research was to ain on motives of voluntires from Okamžik organisation and them categorized motives. Women are partticipating more often than men. The most common age of volunteers was 46-55. Main motivation for participation as volunteers was effort to help others. Respondents appreciate profesionality of Okamžik organization. They took mandatory training before starting volunteering. In the end,...
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