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Presentation Software - Triangle Basic Facts
Kašparová, Šárka ; Švub, Miroslav (referee) ; Štancl, Vít (advisor)
This bachelor's thesis is about development of presentation software supporting teaching of mathematics - triangle basic geometrical facts. It suggests basic knowledge about education and triangles. The second part is about analysis and implementation of the program and tools that were applied in its development.
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e-Learning System in the Education of Mathematical Disciplines
Pánik, Tomáš ; Herout, Adam (referee) ; Štancl, Vít (advisor)
Nowadays, mathematics is an elementary study area. A person who has not encountered it is hard to find. However, students often loathe mathematics and are afraid of it. Goal of this term project is to design and analyze software for mathematics education for elementary school, middle school, and high school students. We describe the motivation behind the software and its functionality. The software will be used solely for self-study. We attempt to create software which would ensure that students are not afraid of mathematics and that they enjoy their studies.
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Alternative Ontology: topological Imagination and Topological Materialism
Mrva, Jozef ; Csefalvay,, András (referee) ; Kořínek,, David (referee) ; Cenek, Filip (advisor)
The dissertation Alternative Ontology, subtitled Topological Imagination and Topological Materialism, focuses on the analysis of spatial phenomena and space in the intentions of the mathematical discipline of topology, which is interested in spaces from the point of view of set theory. My goal is to present topology as a tool not only for contemporary philosophy, but also for artistic creation. For the purpose of the dissertation, I formulate two concepts: Topological imagination and Topological materialism. Topological imagination is a tool and method for creating and thinking with the consciousness of space as a dynamic structure, which is not bound only by fixed laws of geometry. This method originated as the name of my long-term artistic practice, which is largely based on the study of space, topology, knot theory and the search for ways of their application in artistic and theoretical work. I propose Topological materialism as a concept that combines the thinking of networks and multi-dimensional spaces with the philosophical currents of the materialist tradition, especially the New Materialism. My basic thesis is that these cannot be perceived separately. Materialism cannot be thought without its spatial dimension, and topology without anchoring in the material world becomes a mere abstraction. The second part of the dissertation is devoted to the analysis of specific spaces: the space we inhabit, which I call phenomenological, infrastructure, logistics space, information space and the space of capital. In addition to individual analyzes, I also focus on their intersections, connections and joint operation.
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Designing CLIL activities for teaching mathematics at upper secondary school level
Řehák, Česlav ; Moraová, Hana (advisor) ; Novotná, Gabriela (referee)
This thesis seeks to create, test and discuss the success of several activities for the second year of the upper secondary education, where the target language is English with 20 % of all lessons taught with the use of CLIL. Individual activities are described from the points of view of the planned and the piloted course of the lesson, including reflection on which aspects of the activity worked and which require further adjustments in order to improve upon the motivational and educational impact. At the end of the thesis, the reception of the activities by the students, the influence of CLIL teaching on the students' motivation and the enthusiasm with which they participated is summarised. The fulfilment of the thematic plan and most importantly the common attributes of those activities that can be viewed as successful in respect to piloting are discussed. These notions are put into context of the generally accepted principles of CLIL teaching, which are described in the theoretical part. The need to create new teaching materials and develop new activities for upper secondary mathematics are discussed and defended in the theoretical part.
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Flatland and student's perception of the fourth dimension
Bouchalová, Kateřina ; Zamboj, Michal (advisor) ; Kvasz, Ladislav (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with the connection between mathematics and literature, two disciplines that may seem distant from each other. The aim of this work is to analyze whether selected students are able to improve their perception of the fourth dimension with the help of the analogy introduced in an excerpt from Edwin Abbott Abbott's book called Flatland. This thesis begins by introducing firstly, the history of the fourth dimension and the way it is conceptualized, and secondly, the author and the book Flatland. The theoretical part continues by providing a description of the occurrence of analogy, literature, and the fourth dimension in the Framework Education Programme for Secondary General Education as well as other sources focused on teaching mathematics. Next, the theory of the general models introduced by Hejný is summarized, followed by the van Hiele model of geometric thinking. The theoretical part of the thesis ends with a description of our limitations regarding the representations of the fourth dimension. This first part of the work stands as the basis for the practical part of the thesis that introduces a quantitative case study which was realized in the following way. Two tests were given a week apart to the fifth-year students of a sixth-year grammar school. The aim was to...
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Solving optimization problems in lower and upper secondary school
Michal, Jakub
The goal of this diploma thesis is to gather and describe ways the optimisation problems had been solved before the calculus was invented. Some of the methods identified through history are generalised and these which could be utilised at secondary or primary school education are described more in depth. Thesis descri- bes the method, where educator follows historical development of the problem in classroom and what benefits it might bring, as well. There is a section dedicated to evaluation of experiment which goal was to investigate understanding of pupils to certain concepts in the field of optimisation, mainly concerning isoperimetric problem. It was also focused on the pupils fe- edback to different approaches of optimisation problem solving. 1
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Games - teaching mathematics through the medium of a foreign language
Řehák, Jiří ; Novotná, Jarmila (advisor) ; Kvasz, Ladislav (referee)
This thesis is about a study looking into the viability to use Minecraft as a teaching tool in order to teach basic geometry. Using Minecraft Educational edition and based on principles from Self- Determination theory, two specifically tailored maps were created, one was a review towards area and perimeter, and the other one was directed towards volume, a new concept for them to discover. 15 fifth grade students, 9 boys and 6 girls, participated in this study, they were split between two separate groups that participated in this study. Children were given an assessment test to find out what everyone's level is at. Once completed they received tablets with a custom map and some worksheets to go along with it. Students progressed through the maps at an individual pace, with no time restriction they were free to explore in the direction they wished. When finished the children were tested again for comparison. Results have shown that students have the abilities to intuitively discover how to calculate volume after a quick area and perimeter review. Additionally, very positive responses have been expressed during the entire study with increased attentiveness and complete immersion. Potential uses of such discoveries could help alleviate the current work load that our current school system experiences.
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Analysis of multiplication methods and their application to teaching aids
BOUDOVÁ, Anna
The aim of the dissertation is to analyse various methods of multiplication. Present and historical methods of multiplication will be included in analysis. Each method will be described and then they will be compared together. Based on some selected methods didactic aids will be created to support the teaching of mathematics. There will be following process of elaboration: - Research of literature related to the issue - Analysis of methods of multiplication - Study of Framework Education Programme for Basic Education - Analysis of the development of multiplication in selected sets of textbooks - Comparison of multiplication methods - Creation of didactic aids
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