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Term of evolution and its understanding by students of secondary schools and high schools
Müllerová, Lucie ; Teodoridis, Vasilis (referee) ; Pavlasová, Lenka (referee)
This thesis deals with the conception of evolutionary topic in schools and textbooks. It introduces education systems and curricular documents of England, Scotland and the Czech Republic. Based on this information an analysis of biology textbooks was made, which was focused on the theme of evolution. The research included 62 textbooks distributed by 27 different publishers. Comparative SWOT analysis of these textbooks has shown that the concept of biology in general is presented differently, what is also reflected in the interpretation of the studies of evolution. The questionnaire research based on those findings was done in the Czech Republic. It is focused on secondary school and high school pupil's knowledge and their personal opinions about this topic. 586 pupils took part in this research. It was found that in the context of evolutionary processes the pupils have problems to use commonly known biological, or evolutionary terms (e.g. adaptation, evolution of the organisms). On the other hand some pupils can easily define some more complicated evolutionary topics such as Neo-Darwinism. Pupils have quite various personal opinions on the issue of the evolution. Some of them are not interested in this area; the others have many questions about the topic of evolution. Some questions are relevant,...
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Analysis of teaching materials for teaching media literacy in CR
Vízková, Zuzana ; Dvořák, Dominik (advisor) ; Straková, Jana (referee)
Diploma thesis deals with the content analysis of the only media education textbook, which was published in 2009. This textbook represents a teaching material for secondary school students in the Czech Republic. After the theoretical background of this topic and presentation of the curricular reform of the Czech educational systém in 2007, the work focuses on the content analysis and comparison of the textbook and recommended outputs of the Czech curricular framework. Moreover, it deals with improving core competencies of the students while teaching the media education. The didactic content of the textbook is the most concerned thing. For this kind of research the qualitative content analysis method has been chosen, using the Bloom's taxonomy of the educational goals (primarily a cognitive domain). The analysis deals with the tasks in the textbook, which are given to the students. The result of the research reflects the emphasis on memorizing data, moreover, it shows the trend of simple evaluation which do not consider the previous deeper analysis. This fact is consistent with the opinion of many other curriculum content critics in Czech schools.
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Media education - incorporation into language education and teaching materials for teachers of English
Oršošová, Lenka ; Syřiště, Ivo (advisor) ; Hanková, Zdeňka (referee)
Messages delivered by the media are often used as a source of authentic texts in language teaching, yet there is not a sufficient amount of works dealing with the connection between media education and language teaching. The theoretical part of this thesis, therefore, tries to describe this relationship from the perspective of media studies, linguistics and language teaching methodology. The aim of this work is to create teaching materials incorporating media education into teaching English as a foreign language. The materials consist of worksheets for students and methodological support for teachers. Key words media education, language teaching, authentic text, context, curricular documents, teaching materials, worksheets, methodological support
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Analysis of teaching materials in the field of music education for children aged 3-6 and their use in practice
Martínková, Hana ; Tichá, Alena (advisor) ; Kodejška, Miloš (referee)
Analysis of teaching materials in the field of music education for children 3 to 6 years and their use in practice The theoretical part of the paper summarizes the current knowledge about the concept of music education in kindergarten, describes the musical ability and position of musical activities in the Framework curriculum for pre-school education. Furthermore, this work characterized the components of music education, such as singing, instrumental music and movement and listening activities. The practical part consists of two parts. The first section contains the mapping of the current situation of teaching materials for preschool children. Research method was a questionnaire survey, which was determined by width and source of musical materials that teachers use in practice with preschool children. The second part is methodical and includes songbook in which the notation of specific songs that appear when working in nursery schools. Keywords music, musical development conditions, musical ability, musical activities and games, RVP PV, teaching materials
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Term of evolution and its understanding by students of secondary schools and high schools.
Müllerová, Lucie ; Teodoridis, Vasilis (advisor) ; Pavlasová, Lenka (referee)
The term of evolution and its understanding by students of secondary schools and high schools This Master's thesis deals with the conception of evolutionary topic in schools and textbooks. It introduces education systems and curricular documents of England, Scotland and the Czech Republic. Based on this information an analysis of biology textbooks was made, which was focused on the theme of evolution. The research included 62 textbooks distributed by 27 different publishers. Comparative SWOT analysis of these textbooks has shown that the concept of biology in general is presented differently, what is also reflected in the interpretation of the studies of evolution. The questionnaire research based on those findings was done in the Czech Republic. It is focused on secondary school and high school pupil's knowledge and their personal opinions about this topic. 586 pupils took part in this research. It was found that in the context of evolutionary processes the pupils have problems to use commonly known biological, or evolutionary terms (e.g. adaptation, evolution of the organisms). On the other hand some pupils can easily define some more complicated evolutionary topics such as Neo-Darwinism. Pupils have quite various personal opinions on the issue of the evolution. Some of them are not interested in...
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Materials for education on the theme Aromatic compounds at secondary schools
Tomanová, Marie ; Šulcová, Renata (advisor) ; Stratilová Urválková, Eva (referee)
Tomanová, M.: Materials for education on theme Aromatic compounds at secondary schools. Bachelor thesis, Faculty of Science Charles University in Prague, Department of Teaching & Didactics of Chemistry. The theme of Aromatic compounds is not covered fully in secondary school textbooks, the theme is given little space and it is not broad enough. For this reason this teaching materials on Aromatic compounds was created, so that it fully corresponds to my ideas and requirements. The bachelor thesis is my own teaching material focused mainly on the content of teaching. First it was explored empirically how the theme of Aromatic compounds was covered in textbooks available for primary and secondary schools. These particular teaching materials were compared using my own criteria. After that this teaching materials were created with inspiration from secondary school and academic textbooks. A guideline for teachers is attached to the text materials together with a PowerPoint presentation for help with visualising of the subject. Thesis in the following Master degree of teaching will be extended with other didactical materials suitable for strengthening and broadening the subject.
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Implementation of methods of critical thinking in teaching photosynthesis
Beránková, Tereza ; Čížková, Věra (advisor) ; Novotný, Petr (referee)
This study discuss two phenomenones. The first phenomenon is photosynthesis; this process played a key role in the emergence of life and is necessary to maintain a various life on our Earth. Photosynthesis enables plants to use a bottomless supply of solar energy to produce organic substance and release oxygen. The second phenomenon is critical thinking; the ability to sort and evaluate new information and form "your" own opinion indispensable ability for modern human. In a theoretical part of the study is dealt with term critical thinking, teaching methods of critical thinking and photosynthesis of biological and didactic point of view. In a practical part of the study is dealt with compilation and verification materials for thematic unit of photosynthesis, which would lead to the development of critical thinking of high school pupils (students). Furthermore in the practical part is a questionnaire survey, which is evaluated existing using of methods of critical thinking at biology teachers at high schools and is analyzed their teaching methods to the topic of photosynthesis. In the study is dealt with processing the topic of photosynthesis in selected high school textbooks.
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Program education of citizens in the field of population, with special emphasis on disabled persóna
MAZÁK, Tomáš
The aim of this thesis was to analyse the current state of upbringing and education in the field of human protection in emergency situations, with particular emphasis on persons with disabilities. For this purpose, there was implemented a questionnaire survey and there were created two questionnaires a questionnaire for teaching staff at special schools and a questionnaire for their directors in the South Bohemia region. The questionnaire for teaching staff comprised 37 questions and was organized into two thematic sections. The questionnaire was a combination of open and closed questions. The first seven questions were used to obtain the information needed to characterize the investigation file. The first block was focused on respondents' knowledge; questions were focused on the issues of the integrated rescue system, civil protection, first aid and questions of selected emergencies (floods, radiation accident, biological agents), then the knowledge of the recommended ways of behaviour in the development of selected incidents. The aim of the first block of the questionnaire was to find out the awareness of teachers. The second block was aimed at self-education in this field and the assessment of the importance of teaching these issues in schools. The replies of teachers of this thematic bloc served to complement the views, experiences and observations of respondents related to this issue. The questionnaire for directors contained 19 questions. The questionnaire was a combination of open and closed questions. The first 6 questions were used to obtain the information needed to characterize the investigation file. The second part of the questionnaire focused on issues that dealt with school directors' own opinions in the South Bohemia region. The results of the questionnaire were analysed using Excel from Microsoft Office software package. The main objective of this thesis was to determine the awareness of teachers. For good measure of awareness I set the limit of 75% correct answers. Results can be assessed as very startling. I learned that most of the teaching staff haven´t basic knowledge in the issues of personal safety in emergencies. For this reason, they would like to educate themselves in the form of organized trainings. Directors, who also think that their schools have enough teaching aids for both normal and disabled students, also showed this interest. Although these answers were disproved by the teaching staff, who claim the opposite. As a result, it can be understood that the present state of education in the field of human protection in emergency is very individual and depends only on the approach of teaching staff. There are no special teaching materials and uniform system that would unite all schools and provide them with the necessary tools. The thesis provides insight on teaching human protection in emergencies and the teaching staff's own opinions about it. My results can be used as a basis for further research investigation, because I think it would be appropriate to elaborate on some passages. Performance of work at special schools for the disabled entails a number mentally, but also physically demanding situations. These situations teachers and directors manage very well. In this area there are many schools, specifically aimed at one disability, but also those that work with various disabilities. School education programs and this teaching the topic of human protection in emergencies need to be adapted to the needs of children and students with special educational needs so as to achieve consistency between educational requirements and actual abilities of these pupils. Currently, schools use to teach a variety of assistive aids to address special educational needs of the pupils, but there are no didactical tools, special textbooks (study materials in Braille, sign language recordings) that would through its form and content reflect the needs of disabled persons.
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English for Tourism
JELÍNKOVÁ, Renata
The thesis is focused on ESP, English for Specific Purposes, namely English for tourism. Another specific feature is that it focuses on one particular student and the preparation of an individual course for him. In this thesis the student's needs are analyzed, the course syllabus is developed and teaching materials are prepared. After the study of the theoretical literature, the needs of the particular student are analyzed in terms of language needs, language skills and intercultural competence. The analysis is carried out through a guided interview and synthesized in a case study. A one-semester course syllabus design is the result of the analysis. In accordance with the syllabus, the lesson plans containing specific topic, aim, language skills, language sub-skills and teaching materials are created.
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