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The use of teaching methods in nursing practice with a focus on prevention of lifestyle-related diseases.
DUBOVÁ, Marie
Diseases of affluence are those that accompany any given society at any given time. The best "treatment" for diseases of affluence is prevention, which in nursing practice can be achieved by using appropriate teaching methods. One of the diseases of affluence is tooth decay. Recent studies have shown a significant decrease in oral hygiene amongst children. The result is an increase in tooth decay which has a negative impact on the secondary dentition. Prevention should include increasing children?s awareness of their own health and learning effective teeth cleaning with the help of their parents. The role of nurses in primary prevention of oral health of children is indispensable and includes various educational activities. This thesis is focused on the use of appropriate teaching methods of tooth decay prevention in nursing practice. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of a prevention programme called ?A Healthy Tooth?. This programme was aimed at children in kindergarten and pupils in the first four years of primary schools. Its aim was to increase their skills and knowledge of preventing tooth decay. It was also aimed at parents of the children who were trained in this programme. To achieve the purposes of this thesis we used a methodological triangulation technique which enabled us to examine the impact of the programme by applying several different methods. The following methods were used: a questionnaire for parents and children, interviews with children and direct observation of children while they were cleaning their teeth. The questionnaire for parents and children consisted of six closed questions about the issue of tooth decay prevention. The questionnaires were anonymous and were compiled for the purposea of this thesis. The questionnaires were distributed to the children with a written consent from their parents. The research sample for the quantitative survey of parents included parents of children from kindergartens and primary schools in Jindřichův Hradec. 130 questionnaires were distributed, 128 (98 %) of completed questionnaires were returned and none of them were discarded. The research sample for the quantitative investigation of children included children from kindergartens and the first four years of primary schools in Jindřichův Hradec. With the consent of the parents, 24 children from kindergartens and 108 children from primary schools were interviewed. 132 (100%) questionnaires were classified for further evaluation. The data were evaluated using Microsoft Excel charts. To verify the hypotheses, we used a test of independence ? chi-square ? using a PivotTable. For the semi-structured interviews with children, we created a schedule of questions. The central topic of the interview was tooth decay and its prevention. Interviews with children were conducted with the written consent of their parents and were anonymised. Direct observation of children during toothbrushing was conducted to explore the method and sequence of cleaning their teeth. It was noted in the answer sheet and photographs were taken with the consent of the parents of the respondents. The research sample for the qualitative survey consisted of ten children ? five children from kindergartens in Jindřichův Hradec and five children from primary schools in Jindřichův Hradec. The data were processed in the SmartArt diagrams and tables using Microsoft Office Word 2007. The results of the survey helped determine the depth of knowledge and skills in the tooth decay prevention of children. It showed some positive effects of the use of appropriate teaching methods in the effectiveness of the prevention programme in nursing practice. It also contributed to the improvement of dental health in the child population.
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Simple experiments with products of nature as a part of the thematic unit Variety of nature
HUBENÁ, Marie
This diploma thesis ? Simple Experiments with Products of Nature as a Part of the Thematic Unit Variety of Nature ? deals with the integration of experiment into primary school teaching. The aim of the thesis is to record the range of experiments which are used in didactic materials and other literary sources where teachers can find various experiments. The thesis also focuses on selecting and verifying the set of experiments which might be relevant when teaching natural sciences at primary schools. These selected experiments have been provided with methodological notes and commentaries, which teachers may use as instructions on how to carry out each experiment. For selected experiments worksheets have been made, where pupils can enter their observations. This diploma thesis was solid within the scope of the projects GA JU no. 065/2010/S and 078/2013/S
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The project method in civics lessons
ČÍHALOVÁ, Dana
My dissertation work deals with the project method in civics lessons. The target of this work was to find a place of this method in teaching civics at primary school. The work is divided into two parts. In the first part I focused on the theoretical ground of the project method, its historical development and contemporary conceptions while I even tried to outline the position of civics at primary school. In the second part of the work I deal with possibilities how to organize curriculum of civics according to the project method. Proposals of own projects and own realization of one of the selected project are stated in this part.
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Contribution to the Didactic Teaching Issues in a Specialized Interest Department
BLÁHA, Stanislav
This dissertation deals with aspects of education in specialized hobby club ? fishing club. The first part of the dissertation concerns with the legislative definition of fishing activities in the framework of ČRS ( The Czech Fising Union) and the setting of edu-cational aims for fishing clubs in the Czech Republic . The second and the third part deal with the organizational forms and educational methods and point to their proper implementation of teaching in fishing clubs. The fourth part is about the educational environment and its influence on the educational climate and atmosphere of the fishing club and about using of this enviroment influence as a tool for children education. The fifth part is the probe into the fishing clubs in the South Bohemia region and specially about the using of specialized publications and periodicals by clubs leaders and teachers.
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Problems of children with ADHD at school
VLČKOVÁ, Daniela
The thesis deals with problems that may be encountered in school by children who suffer from an Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The main objective is to highlight many practical techniques, methods and guidelines that can be helpful in teacher?s approach to an ADHD child. The theoretical part deals with the main symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity associated with life and how they affect the child afflicted by the disorder. Teaching methods that are to be used when working with ADHD children are described. In the practical part, there are three case studies to present the general problems that ADHD children, their parents, teachers and other surrounding people have to face. I also enriched the amended practical part with interviews with teachers to find out what their current approach to these children is and whether they are able to use the right working methods with the children in school to make the teaching and learning easier and more open.
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Use of didactic and audiovisual techniques in education
ŠIMANOVÁ, Petra
ANNOTATION This thesis deals with analysis of teaching methods and it focuses on classification of teaching methods, their characteristics and their adoption with support of audio-visual and didactic technology. In the work I state different kinds of audio-visual and didactic technology and possibilities of their use at schools. I assess the audio-visual and didactic technology in terms of aims and competences for effective teaching. I also present elaboration of school educational programme for mathematics and computer technology and a few lesson plans for mathematics and physics using didactic and computer technology. Further the thesis concentrates on the possibility of use of an interactive whiteboard during teaching process and compares lessons where the interactive whiteboard is used with lessons without it. I also quote advantages and disadvantages of old and new mathematics textbooks for Grade 6 of secondary school. For a visual idea some chapters are supplemented with pictures.
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Teaching foreign languages with the use Drama
NOVOTNÁ, Radka
The main topic of this bachelor thesis is teaching foreign languages with the using of drama education and this elemets. The first two chapters characterize foreign languages and drama education. Important part is summary of methods and objectives of foreign languages teaching. In the third part of this bachelor thesis is described the integration od subjects and there are specific examples of how to use drama in foreign language teaching. I had the opportunity to see concrete lessons at primary school Marjánka and at various schools in Norway where the dramatic elements were used.
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Social Climate of the Class at Small Schools with Mixed-age Classrooms
VESELSKÁ, Lenka
The theoretical part explains terms such as environment, atmosphere and climate in the class. It deals with the social climate and all factors shaping it, i.e. with the teacher, the schoolchild, parents and the school environment. The next part of the theoretical work is devoted to the class as a social group and to small class schools and their specialties. Furthermore ? there is stated an overview of teaching methods used at the first stage of the elementary school on. The practical part is focused on a research of social climate in the classes of the small-class schools from the teachers´ and schoolchildren´ perspective. The respondents were schoolchildren of the four classes and their teachers. The methods used: a standardized questionnaire "My Class Inventory", observation and interview. The results are presented in tables and graphs, completed with comments. There are also mentioned positives and negatives of the grades, which are joined into one classroom and the teaching methods used in small class schools.
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