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Analysis of experimental activities in chemistry textbooks for primary schools
Špísová, Klára ; Rusek, Martin (advisor) ; Beneš, Pavel (referee)
The aim of the thesis is to analyze experimental activities in chemistry textbooks for primary schools in the Czech Republic. The types of activities and their placement in the phases of teaching, cognitive demand are examined. The analysis includes the most used textbooks of chemistry - textbooks by Fortuna: Základy chemie 1, 2 and Základy praktické chemie 1, 2. Textbooks by Nová škola, Fraus and Taktik for 8th and 9th grade. All textbooks contain suggestions for practical activities, most of them are in the ZCH, FR and NŠ textbooks. Different types of activities are identified in the chemistry textbooks, such as independent student activity, observation of teacher demonstration, laboratory work, watching videos, pictures and solving problems. Independent student activity and observation of teacher demonstration are the most common. FR and T textbooks also offer interactivity through videos. Practical topics focus mainly on the exposure phase of the lesson. In terms of the development of cognitive operations, the tasks in the chemistry textbooks focus on lower-level operations such as memorization, comprehension, and application. Higher operations, especially the development of making, was mainly in the textbooks for grade 8. The textbooks published by NŠ had a balanced representation for both grades.
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Factors affecting studens' decision to start a study programme in chemistry teaching
Špísová, Klára ; Rusek, Martin (advisor) ; Bílek, Martin (referee)
This bachelor's thesis is about discovering motivational factors that drive students to become chemistry teachers. The theoretical part firstly talks about choosing a profession with a science background, it focuses on factors that affect the career decision-making of students and picking a job in a science environment. Further, it presents Czech and foreign research as well as the publication of incentive theme for becoming a (chemistry) teacher. The research part is devoted to gathering and analyzing data that were collected using a FIT-Choice Scale questionnaire. Said questionnaire was firstly translated to the Czech language. The research was attended by 98 students of chemistry teaching from 8 colleges. Results exhibit that amongst the most important factors affecting a decision of studying chemistry teaching is working with kids and adolescent students additionally forming their future. Among others also important factors are the self-acknowledgment of personal teaching skills, the individual interest of the job, the conception of stable employment, effort of contributing the society, and previous experience with both teaching and learning. On the contrary, the least amount of influence for the decision on becoming a lecturer is the choice of a backup career. The conclusion of the thesis is...
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