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Teaching English at Secondary School Level and its Specifics Considering the Educational Theory of Maria Montessori
HÁKOVÁ, Lada
This thesis deals with teaching English at Secondary school level considering the educational theory of Maria Montessori. The aim of the thesis is to find out specifics of teaching English. The theoretical part presents Maria Montessori, who is considered to be a founder of Montessori pedagogy, her methods, principles and specifics. In the next part the thesis is focused on the role of the teacher and the pupil in this educational system. Next part is focused on the language teaching and on the acquisition of mother tongue and foreign language. In the conclusion of the theoretical part there is an introduction of General Educational Program of English language. The practical part describes teaching English at the Secondary school level considering the General Educational Program and thus by observing the classes and thanks to conversations with the teacher of English and pupils.
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The evolution of phonological and morphological abilities of a preschool child
HADAČOVÁ, Lenka
This bachelor thesis focuses on phonological and morphological abilities of pre-school children that affect their reading literacy development. The main objective of this thesis is to outline the possibilities of development of these abilities in the Montessori kindergarten environment. The thesis is divided into two parts - a theoretical and a practical part. The theoretical part deals with basic principles of the Montessori pedagogy. Furthermore, it focuses on the language acquisition process and the language speech level. At the end of the theoretical part, tools for common Montessori education focused on basic language knowledge acquisition in the junior pre-school age are mentioned. The practical part consists of determination of research questions related to the topic and a qualitative investigation of pre-school children. The initial state of phonological and morphological abilities was found out by standardized tests in this investigation. On the basis of the detected results, children are motivated to activities and work with tools which should support the development of their weakened areas. The particular research methods are described in the methodical part. Activities for weakened sectors including the evaluation precede the comparison of entry and control test results. Research questions are answered and summary is carried out in the conclusion.
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Deciding factors for child placement in a Montessori kindergarten
SMÉKALOVÁ, Andrea
This thesis deals with the search of motives that lead parents to search for alternative pre-school facilities for their child. In particular, in kindergarten Vlasim. In the theory section I describe Montessori pedagogy but I also mention the foundress Maria Montessori. In the next chapter I introduce the blue Montessori classroom in the kindergarten Vorlina. In later chapter, I address motivation as a psychological phenomenon. This section concludes a description of used methodology which is a qualitative research conducted by semi-structured interviews. In the implementation section, I analyse data gained from particular respondents using coding and categorization. Upon this knowledge is built a particular analytical story. In conclusion of this study, I sum up the results of this research.
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Didactic Aid according to Montessori Pedagogy as the Instrument for Space Orientation Development of Preschool Child with Disability.
MILICHOVSKÁ, Lenka
This bachelor´s thesis focuses on creating a teaching aid according to Montessori principles of education, an aid which serves as a tool for development of spatial orientation of pre-school children with disabilities. The theoretical part is divided into six chapters. The first chapter centres on disabled individuals. The second chapter describes the specifics of pre-school children´s development and presents a comparison with developmental characteristics of a child with cerebral palsy, and in the third chapter, child with developmental dysphasia. The other three chapters that follow deal with Montessori education; the first of these describes the main Montessori principles, the second elaborates on the theoretical basis of Montessori material and the final chapter engages itself with pre-school facilities and home environment based on Montessori principles. The principal aim of this thesis is to create a teaching aid in line with Montessori methods for a pre-school child with disability with the focus on spatial orientation. The first sub-goal was to observe the child while working with the original Montessori material. The second sub-goal targeted the production of a teaching aid for development of spatial orientation according to Montessori education. Furthermore, this aid was used for training the disabled child in order to teach it how to work with such an aid, which constituted the third sub-goal. The fourth sub-goal was a demonstration of the child´s work with the aid in the presence of legal representatives for work with this aid in a home environment. The fifth, and final, sub-goal, was to implement the aid in a home environment. Based on these defined objectives, research issues were established. In order to fulfill all the goals, a qualitative method of research was chosen. To get hold of necessary data for creating the teaching aid, a technique of observation of disabled children was used, as well as an analysis of personal documentation. Moreover, data were collected with the assistance of semi-standardised interview with educators and legal representatives of the disabled children. The research was conducted in the period between January and the end of March 2016. The research group included three disabled children frequenting Family Centre Pomněnka in České Budějovice, their legal representatives and educators of the centre. The outcome of this work is a teaching aid, hand-made according to Montessori education with a focus on spatial orientation. The aid was created in two modifications and was further adjusted on the basis of individual needs of each disabled child chosen. Upon the observation of disabled children in the Montessori centre and analysis of record keeping sheets, it was found that the created teaching aid develops orientation on a work surface in both vertical and horizontal plane, basic concepts of orientation on the work surface (concepts such as up - down, first - middle - last, on the right - on the left, up and right/left, down and right/left), accuracy and ability to compare forms (letters) with each other. This hand-made tool was tested in both educational and home environment. The research shows that both these environments stimulate the children, leading them to act systematically and independently. The aid was used in compliance with the basic "requirements" of Montessori pedagogy and its attributes for work with the aid, with emphasis on the well-prepared environment (quiet, suitable time, personal space,...) and systematic nature of the work with the aid. A teaching aid enables, according to Montessori education, to allow for individual needs of any child with special educational needs and can be utilized in both educational and home environment.
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Choice of Pre-school Institution with Montessori Pedagogy from the Perspective of Parents
ŠIMANOVÁ, Iva
This bachelor's thesis deals with Montessori pedagogy and then it investigates the reason of parents for choosing this educational option for their child in a preschool age. The theoretical part is dedicated to preschool establishments in the Czech Republic and their characteristic. Next it is defining types of preschool e establishments such as ordinary kindergartens and alternative preschool institutions. One subhead is focused on a contemporary family and its attitude to education of a preschool child. Furthermore I mention Marie Montessori herself and her educational methods and principles. The practical part is based on a survey with parents whose child is attending Montessori kindergarten. The research section is trying to find out an attitude of parents to preschool education, reasons for choosing a preschool institution and their resulting satisfaction with a selected kindergarten.
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Montessori pedagogy, its benefits and risks
Petrovová, Petra ; Krpálková Krelová, Katarína (advisor) ; Dvořáček, Jiří (referee)
The diploma thesis is focused on the qualitative analysis of Montessori pedagogy and traditional Czech pedagogy and attempts to highlight some of the problems of the current functioning of the educational process in traditional Czech schools and proposes concrete possibilities of making it more effective. The theoretical part provides a brief picture of the author of the Montessori educational method and the development of this method and defines its principles. The core of the practical part are qualitative analyses of the Montessori and the traditional Czech pedagogy. To process these analyses, survey results contributed. The survey was focused on the perception of benefits and risks of the practical application of Montessori pedagogy which the author conducted among Montessori teachers. The result of the qualitative analysis of both the pedagogical directions is a proposal for teaching guidelines optimization is a traditional Czech school. The proposed measures focus on the transformation of the school environment, changes in the school time organization and teaching methods, class size reduction, changes in the methods of diagnosis and evaluation and the state education funding. The diploma thesis aims to highlight the shortcomings and the need for changes in the current functioning of compulsory school education in the Czech Republic.
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A Model of Montessori Institution for Pre-school Children
BARTESOVÁ, Adéla
The aim of the work was to set up a model of a pre-school institution which will educate children in the way of Marie Montessori´s alternative pedagogical conception. To fulfil the main goal, a particular aim was first carried out {--} Montessori pre-school institutional practices in the Czech Republic were mapped and some photos were taken. The aim was completed by empirical data collection during visiting nine out of eleven addressed Montessori institutions and by an interview with a professional in this field. The research was realized through the open interviews with the heads or teachers of Montessori classes. Based on the data collection, the main goal, a model of Montessori institution for pre-school children,could be completed. The plan depicts the goals of this institution, a target group, legal forms, economical balance, services offered, special interest activities, methods and forms of work, personnel, operating parameters, space and material equipment together with variants of dispositions, evaluation and sustainability. Completeness and transparency of the plan, which is based on the research realized, enable to carry it out at any place in the Czech Republic. The thesis can also inspire existing Montessori institutions to make changes or innovations.
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Children{\crq}s Social Representation of Emotions and Violence
TURKOVÁ, Kristýna
The thesis deals with the preschool children{\crq}s representations of emotions and violence and compares education in standard kindergartens with Montessori kindergartens. The conditions of the origin of Montessori pedagogy clarified and the basic principles are compared with current knowledge of biology, psychology, pedagogy and sociology. The thesis introduces also the notion of social representations and two studies of preschool children{\crq}s social representations of emotions and violence. It gathers the knowledge if and how it is possible to modify these preschool children{\crq}s social representations. It focuses on the Montessori pedagogy as one of the possibilities of increasing the presence and quality of these social representations.
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AWARENESS OF THE CZECH SOCIETY ABOUT ALTERNATIVE PEDAGOGICAL TENDECIES
BARTESOVÁ, Adéla
Alternative schools mean education which differs completely or partly in their aids, teaching contents, forms of leasing and teaching from education offered by state or other traditional institutions. In theoretic part of my thesis a method of secondary analysis of data was used. In order to check supposed hypotheses and to realise the aims of research part are used methods questioning, technique questionnaire. The main aim of the thesis was to find out informedness of the Czech community on possibilities of alternative education. Partial aim was to chart the public{\crq}s opinions on form of this kind of education. Estimated hypothesis that parents prefer education of standard (common) schools of given educational system to alternative education was confirmed with a clear sequence to partial hypothesis. Partial hypothesis says that the main mason why parents prefer the standard schools of given educational system to alternative education is curriculum ignorance of offered alternative.
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