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Educational computer game, its creation and use use teaching of thematic unit Chemical reactions
PLACHÝ, Ondřej
The bachelor thesis focuses on the creation and use of an educational computer game (click and point adventure) in teaching chemical reactions at the second level of primary schools. The aim of this project is to convey relevant knowledge to pupils in an attractive way, to develop cross-curricular relationships, their intrinsic motivation and key competences. Worksheets have been prepared to complement the game. The game is set in the well-known localities of Znojmo, whose geographical and historical attractions are introduced to the player in the course of the game.
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Interdisciplinary relationships in the educational areas of Human Biology and Mathematics at Lower Secondary Level
VAVRUŠKOVÁ, Radka
The main target of the diploma thesis was the creation of worksheets on the topic of intersubject relationships of natural history and mathematics, which focus on 6 topics. The worksheets link the 8th grade science curriculum - human biology and mathematics. The other target is to enable students to adopt learning strategies and to motivate them. Encourage students to think creatively, think logically and solve problems. The didactic target of the worksheets is the acquisition, deepening and consolidation of the subject matter and the involvement of intersubject relationships. Worksheets and created questionnaires are used in three primary schools for a total of 91 students, of which 49 are boys and 42 are girls. Eight research questions were asked: Do the overall evaluations of the worksheets differ between individual groups of students? Yes. The results of the tests of primary school students (pilot study) were not included in the comparison. The overall percentage evaluation of the two groups of ES2 and one group of ES3 practically did not differ (about 40 %). The difference in the average values of the results of two parallel groups of ES3 was calculated as statistically significant (p = 0.034). Are overall worksheet grades correlate statistically significantly with report card grades? Yes. The correlation coefficient in group B1 was -0.817 for girls, boys had a correlation of -0.892. In group B2, the correlation for boys is -0.765, for girls it is 0.141 (exception from the observed trend, statistically insignificant relationship). Group C1 correlation result for girls is -0.833 and for boys -0.990. In the last group C2, the correlation is -0.811 for boys and -0.962 for girls. Does the student's estimate of points obtained as a percentage correlate positively with the actual grade? Yes. In (ES1) group A1 correlation 0.569, group A2 correlation 0.664. School (ES2) group B1 correlation 0.489, group B2 correlation 0.555. School (ES3) group C1 correlation 0.854 and group C2 correlation 0.382. There is a positive correlation here. Which areas cause the students the biggest problems and which ones do they manage best? Students had the biggest problem when preparing the worksheets with the range of questions from the topic of the digestive system and anthropometry, on the contrary, they coped best with the topic of axial symmetry. To what extent do the students know the concept of intersubject relationships? 36 % of students know the concept of intersubject relationships, but do not encounter them in lessons. Would students like more cross-curricular connections in maths and science lessons? Only 11 students out of a total of 91 answered that they would like more cross-curricular connections in maths and science lessons. In the opinion of the students, can the teacher include inter-subject relationships in the teaching? He can, but only in some subjects. What is the popularity of the subjects with students (is it important to motivate and activate students)? The average popularity score for mathematics from all schools is 3.5 and for science 3.1. The feedback showed that most students found the worksheets difficult, some praised the interesting connection between mathematics and science. The feedback from the teachers was generally positive, some suggested division into smaller units always related to the discussed topic, which also corresponds to the idea of the author of the work, which could not be fulfilled for organizational reasons.
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Influence of animations on pupils' motivation and academic achievements in Science education
Šarboch, David ; Teplá, Milada (advisor) ; Martínek, Václav (referee) ; Ganajová, Mária (referee)
The dissertation deals with the influence of interactive educational animations on the motivation and academic achievements of pupils. Currently, student motivation in teaching is a much discussed topic (Ikwuka et al., 2017). The authors of many studies, as well as the creators of national curricula, declare that it is necessary to focus on the transition from traditional teaching methods (eg. frontal teaching) to methods that activate pupils. At the same time, we are currently observing the low popularity of science subjects among primary and secondary school pupils (Szarka et al., 2014). Therefore, it is advisable to come up with methods that, on the one hand, create an interactive environment in which students can develop their knowledge, skills and competences, and on the other hand, interest and motivate students to further work. Thus, the main goal of the dissertation is to find out how animation affects the motivation and academic results of secondary school students (especially in science subjects). A didactic tool that could help fulfill these facts is educational animation. The majority of authors who deal with the issue of educational animations agree on the positive contribution of their use in classes in many aspects, however, there is currently a lack of research that has dealt with...
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Interdisciplinary relations biology - geography - physics in the education of the topic of plants role in water cycle in the landscape from the point of view of pre-service biology teachers
RAJTMAJEROVÁ, Veronika
This bachelor's thesis deals with interdisciplinary relationships between biology, geography and physics in teaching the role of vegetation in the water cycle in the landscape at primary school. The aim of the thesis was to illuminate interdisciplinary relationships in teaching this topic and to find out the opinions of students of geography teaching. The theoretical part mentions the role of vegetation in the water cycle in the landscape and also defines the term interdisciplinary relationships and their classification within science subjects. This thesis contains an analysis of textbooks of geography and biology focused on interdisciplinary relationships related to vegetation and the water cycle in nature. The focus of the thesis is a questionnaire survey, which monitors the knowledge and opinions of students of the Faculty of Education and also future teachers at primary school. The results bring the differences between natural sciences and social sciences.
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Inter-curricular tasks using laboratory systems in human biology at the lower-secondary level
HAŠKOVÁ, Tereza
This thesis focuses on cross-curricular relations and integrated teaching methods in natural science subjects at the upper grade of elementary schools. The literature review describes the development of natural sciences subjects teaching methods and it further explores cross-curricular relations and integrated teaching alongside the with its incorporation into curricular documents and mentions teaching methods that support integrated teaching.The second part is focused on the created worksheets and their practical verification with pupils of 7th and 8th grade in an elementary school.
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Children's University from the point of view of interdisciplinary relations
HYÁNKOVÁ, Jitka
The diploma thesis ?The Children´s University from the Perspective of the Cross-Subject Relations? describes the activities which can be used in the cross-subject curriculum in connection with exploring the world. The thesis is divided into two parts: theoretical and practical. The theoretical part analyses the findings within the scope of informal education and it also discusses the idea of education with respect to didactics. It characterizes the educa-tional area of mathematics and its applications, language and language communication, men and their world, as well as art and culture within the framework curricula for school education. Last but not least, it deals with motivation, the organizational forms of teach-ing, the cross-subject relations within the Children´s University, the informal education, and the integrated teaching programme. The practical part concentrates on the teaching lesson ?Sailing around the World with an Octopus? as part of the Children´s University. It is divided into three sections. In the first section particular activities are evaluated at the checkpoints. The second section examines the activities aimed at the frontal teaching. In the third section the course of the Children´s University is analysed.
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Teaching biology and mathematics with the use of model school gardens
KOSOVÁ, Kamila
The aim of the diploma thesis is to develop an educational offer usable for outdoor teaching at upper primary schools. The interdisciplinary principles between the school subjects of biology and mathematics are applied in a series of complex tasks. The theoretical part summarizes the issues of the FEP (Framework Education Programme), also the anchoring of natural history and mathematics in the FEP BE (Framework Education Programme for Basic Education) and lastly the interdisciplinary relationships and the use of school gardens. The main benefit of this work is a development of a specific curriculum for subjects of mathematics and natural history. It consists of eight activities applicable to teaching in school gardens. However, most activities are suitable for both outdoors and indoors teaching. Individual activities include a methodological sheet for teachers and a worksheet for students. By reason of the Covid-19 pandemic, the worksheets were evaluated by fifteen practicing teachers using a structured interview method. Final versions of the worksheets were finished based on their comments and observations. Respondents' answers are included in the chapter Discussion.
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Students understanding of the interdisciplinary relations on the topic of the role of vegetation in solar energy distribution and water content in the landscape
HOTAŘOVÁ, Natálie
Presented thesis focuses on interdisciplinarity in teaching - interdisciplinary relations between biology and other natural sciences - physics, chemistry, geography and maths in correlation with the issue of the role of vegetation in the landscape. In relation, theoretical chapter partially concentrates on the role of vegetation in landscape, its position in Framework Educational Programme, problems of STEM education and the definition of other important terms.Aim of the thesis was to determine, how are pupils capable of apllying of interdisciplinary relations. Practical part sustains of obtaining the data through a survey using questionnaires. The intention was to find out how are the students familiar with the theme. in lower classes of multi-year grammar schools in the year of studies paralel to the ninth grade in primary school. Results of the questionnaire survey are summarized in conclusion part. The survey was led in verbal and graphic form and the results were used to determine the level of comprehension the interdisciplinary relations and their practical applications.
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