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Modern experiment as a way of innovation and removal of misconceptions in teaching photosynthesis at basic school
BRČÁKOVÁ, Tereza
The aim of my thesis is to validate a modern experiment using a inquiry-based education to teaching using a modern measuring instrument, which was an optical sensor for measuring dissolved oxygen in water. My thesis presents the results of the influence of the students' practical activities during the teaching on the students' understanding of the topic. It also brings verification whether this approach to teaching using a modern experiment has an impact on the attractiveness of science teaching and is able to remove pupils' misconceptions. Data were collected in the form of pretest and posttest. From the obtained statistically evaluated data, it can be concluded that modern experiment combined with inquiry-based education can have a positive effect on students' understanding of the topic.
Investigation of cross-country differences in student performance in standardized tests: the role of modern and traditional teaching methods
Ptáčníková, Marie ; Pertold-Gebicka, Barbara (advisor) ; Bauer, Michal (referee)
There is an ongoing debate about what teaching practices are the most effective ones in order to improve student performance. However, little is known about the impact across countries and literature is highly inconclusive. In this work, we extend the portfolio of countries and provide evidence about the role of modern and traditional teaching practices on students' test scores in 43 countries. Our analysis is performed in two steps and is a typical example of hierarchical linear modelling (HLM). In the first step, we perform student fixed effect method to account for majority of selection issues. We identify a positive, negative or no effect of modern or traditional teaching methods on student performance. These results are priceless for policy makers suggesting that there is no one-fits-all-approach towards modern or traditional teaching methods to order to improve students' test scores. As a great variation is observed, we continue further and investigate what country characteristics could explain these differences across countries. Bayesian model averaging (BMA) method supports us in a model uncertainty and a particular variable selection. Our findings indicate that cultural dimension uncertainty avoidance, which describes country's rigidity in behaviour and institutions, assists in explaining...

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