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Interactive Tools in Chemistry Education
Helceletová, Zuzana ; Čapek Adamec, Martin (advisor) ; Rusek, Martin (referee)
Information and Communication technologies (further only "ICT") are becoming an essential part of the society, of its structure and functions and impact the lives of individuals. Integration of ICT into education together with a change in the traditional education system into a modern one is therefore seen as an important factor of further development. The paper deals with some of the options of how to utilize electronic support for teaching chemistry at secondary schools. It is mainly the visualisation of the subject matter, proper positive motivation of students and their activation. The paper describes in detail presentation of chemistry using specialized computer software and visualisation of chemical processes. One of the goals of this paper is to present different software for teaching support and to compare them with regards to functionality, user-friendliness and possibilities of other application. Among the selected software there are: ACD/Chemsketch, Isis/Draw, WebLab Viewer Lite, Orbitel Viewer, ArgusLab, Anorganicka chemie, ChemDraw, ChemLab, Basic Chemi and LM Chemie. The significant part of the paper is dedicated to Wolfram Mathematica software, summarizing the essential information about the author, distributor, different versions of the software and their possible utilization....
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The Use of Eye-tracking for Analysing the Strategies Students Use when Solving Chemistry Problem Tasks
Tóthová, Martina ; Rusek, Martin (advisor) ; Bílek, Martin (referee)
In the thesis, results of a research focused on monitoring strategies used by students during problem solving are presented. It follows previous studies conducted with the use of think- aloud method. Due to limitations of this method, an eye-camera is used. The record of the camera is used not only to analyse student's problem-solving process, but also as a tool eliminating one of the RTA limits - inaccuracies due to forgetting. The strategies were investigated among economics-oriented vocational school students in the first grade. They solved indicator tasks from the Methodical Comments and Tasks for Educational Standards in Lower-Secondary Education. The research sample was selected based on a pre-test composed of the selected tasks. According to the results, the students were divided into four categories, two students of each category were selected for the research. They solved a second set of the tasks. Based on eye-tracking and think-aloud data, their problem- solving processes were mapped and false-positive results were eliminated. The research results show that the students used the most expansive strategies, mainly work with the periodical table. However, in most cases, these strategies did not lead to a correct solution, due to the students' problems during solving. In these cases, they...
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Activating Strategies of Managing Students' Learning Process in Chemistry
Gabriel, Štěpán ; Rusek, Martin (advisor) ; Beneš, Pavel (referee)
TITLE: Activating Strategies of Managing Students' Learning Process in Chemistry AUTHOR: Št pán Gabriel DEPARTMENT: Department of Chemistry and Chemistry Education VEDOUCÍ PRÁCE: PhDr. Martin Rusek ABSTRACT This thesis is focused on literature-search evaluation of modern methods applied in chemistry education. Firstly, the development of chemistry education from the beginnings of the Czech schooling system until present is briefly described. Further, currently the most widely discussed methods used in Science education eventually Chemistry were defined based on the analysis of scientific literature and other available electronic resources. These methods are briefly characterized; an evaluation of the possibility of their usage in teaching practice in terms of Czech schools is made not only with regards to the educational reality in schools, but also with respect to the law (Framework Educational Programmes). KEYWORDS: Chemistry teaching, modern teaching methods, constructivism, project-based learning, inquiry-based learning, STEM, STEAM
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Lower-secondary School Chemistry Textbooks: The Use and Selected Structural components' Analysis
Vojíř, Karel ; Rusek, Martin (advisor) ; Klečková, Marta (referee) ; Kmeťová, Jarmila (referee)
Textbooks are a tool which serves several purposes in education. Except for students, textbooks are also being used by teachers who, thanks to a complex selection and transformation of the subject-matter, represent the most concrete shape of intended curriculum. For this reason, textbooks can influence education significantly. However, this field has not been addressed yet within lower-secondary school chemistry education research. The goal of this thesis was therefore to map the field of Czech lower-secondary school chemistry textbooks. In order to put the topic into a context, first, a systematic literature review on science education textbook research was performed. Also, textbooks' publishing after 1989 in the context of national lower-secondary school curricular changes was mapped. Textbooks' potential influence is conditioned by their elaboration as well as their use. For this reason, a questionnaire survey was performed on a random sample of 378 chemistry teachers from 370 lower-secondary schools. This sample enables generalization for the entire lower-secondary schools and chemistry teachers' population in Czechia. The research showed: which textbooks are being used, the way they were selected at schools, teachers' evaluation, and purpose of their use with a special attention to particular...
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Possibilities of the Use of School Experiments for Scientific Literacy and Pre-Literacy at Pre-Primary and Primary Education
Vanišová, Barbora ; Rusek, Martin (advisor) ; Bílek, Martin (referee)
The main topic of this thesis focuses on finding out how teachers in primary and pre- primary education, according to their opinion, approach to incorporating science experiments into teaching, what are the conditions for experiments in teaching and how students react to the experiments. The theoretical part of the thesis focuses on analysis of information related to science experiments and their incorporating into curriculum. The practical part of the thesis includes data collection methods by interviewing teachers and by surveying opinion of students on the experiments, and their evaluation. KEYWORDS: Scientific Literacy, scientific Pre-Literacy, School Experiment
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Freshmen chemistry teachers' ability to perform chemistry calculations
Frolíková, Markéta ; Rusek, Martin (advisor) ; Chroustová, Kateřina (referee)
This thesis deals with the study of skill sets which the students acquired prior to attending the Faculty of Education at Charles University, specifically the Department of Chemistry and Chemistry Education, and how their knowledge of the subject improved after attending the Chemistry Calculations course, specifically in the 2020/2021 winter semester. In the first part of this thesis, where the theoretical standpoints are established, the thesis deals with the research of chemistry calculations wherein, for example, the students' issues regarding these calculations are outlined. Additionally, this part includes the includes the position of chemical calculations inside curriculum documents (RVP ZV, RVP G and RVP SOV) and how they are accepted and used directly in elementary and high schools. The second, practical, part studies the students' ability to solve chemical calculations after attending high school. The study was carried out by entrance exams. Not only was the success rate observed, but also the reasons of success or failure were examined. In the subsequent section of the study, a similar entrance exam was given out to students who have attended the Chemistry Calculations course, which delivered insight into whether the course improved the knowledge of the students on this subject. All...
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Flipped classroom concept's effectiveness in Chemistry calculation course
Horáková, Adéla ; Rusek, Martin (advisor) ; Chroustová, Kateřina (referee)
This diploma thesis focuses on the efficiency of the flipped classroom principle within the Chemical calculations that took place during the winter semester of the academic year 2020/2021 at the department of chemistry and chemistry didactics of the Pedagogical Faculty of Charles University. At the beginning of the thesis, the chemistry calculations are ordered into a system of chemistry education and described in the way they tend to be represented in selected textbooks for primary and secondary schools. The principle of the flipped classroom is defined and evaluated with the help of literature available. The research part of the thesis concerns itself with the students' attitudes to the flipped classroom technique applied during the Chemical calculations course. These were obtained through an IMI (Intrinsic Motivation Inventory) questionnaire as well as follow-up interviews with selected students. The thesis also explores the influence of levels of knowledge upon entering the course on their stance on the technique. At the same time the students' choice of study materials for self-education, their types and amount, is monitored. The results show that the principle of the flipped classroom is a suitable approach for the course of chemical calculations, it suits the vast majority of students. From...
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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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Analysis of visual representations included in the Organic compound topics in lower-secondary chemistry textbooks
Chlumecká, Lenka ; Rusek, Martin (advisor) ; Vojíř, Karel (referee)
The submitted bachelor's thesis focuses on the analysis of visual components in the themes subsumed under the thematic area of Organic compounds in lower-secondary-school chemistry textbooks granted with a valid approval clause from The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic. In the first part, the author deals with the theory, validation, evolvement and research of the textbooks. In the other parts, the author achieves the results through set out objectives and methods and offers a final evaluation. The conducted analysis is based on an altered method of Slovenian author N. Zupanc and provides an objective comparison of different textbooks and their selected chapters. The aim of this thesis is comparison of chosen chemistry textbooks from the point of their visuals and transitions between levels representing individual components. The textbooks, which were published after the introduction of the current curriculum, are considered to be processed didactically better - those are the two textbooks published by Nová Škola and Fraus. The differences between these two textbooks are rather on the level of chapters, subchapters and transitions between the visuals more than between the textbooks as a whole. The disparity between the textbooks as a whole is clear when comparing the...
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Insights about Chemistry Education Gained in the Time of COVID-19
Hamerská, Lucie ; Rusek, Martin (advisor) ; Beneš, Pavel (referee)
This bachelor's thesis deals with the topic of distance learning and its conception by chemistry teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The theoretical part briefly characterizes the teacher's concept of teaching and its components, the distance form of teaching, its development, principles and effectiveness. Subsequently, attention is paid to the current situation regarding distance education during a pandemic and there is specific focus on teaching chemistry. The transition to the distance form of education was a great challenge for the teaching of chemistry as a subject, which includes not only theoretical but also practical knowledge. Every teacher took a different approach. The aim of the work is to map and present the approaches of several teachers to distance teaching of chemistry, the conditions for distance teaching, both on the part of teachers and on the part of students, and the experience with teaching concieved in such way. The research survey in the form of an interview was attended by 16 respondents. The questions concerned three main areas, namely the technical implementation of distance learning, pedagogical aspects of teaching and the impact of distance learning on educational content. The statements were analyzed using the open coding method. The findings show that at the level...
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