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Effective Using of Non-chemical Videos in Chemistry Teaching
Horálek, Vlastimil ; Distler, Petr (advisor) ; Petrželová, Simona (referee)
This bachelor thesis, named Effective Using of Non-chemical Videos in Chemistry Teaching, presents a literature review that is focused on the positive effects of using videos in education and rules that must be considered to fulfill their educational potential. Using videos in education is suitable due to their visual side and attractivity for students, their main benefit is their ability to show abstract topics in a real-life context. It is necessary to edit the video and to connect it with activities and worksheets. Based on the literature review and three non- chemical videos, activities were designed and worksheets were created. The activities and the worksheets were tested in Chemistry lessons and evaluated by the students. Their feedback was used to modify the activities and the worksheets into their final form, which is a part of the bachelor thesis. Key words video in education, teaching of Chemistry, non-chemical videos, activating methods
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Elementary chemical calculations in Chemistry education at primary and secondary schools
Režňák, Jakub ; Čtrnáctová, Hana (advisor) ; Distler, Petr (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with the issue of teaching chemical calculations and with processing of this topic in chemistry textbooks and overviews for secondary grammar schools. The theoretical part consists of the summary of present valid Czech and selected international curricular documents and technical norms which deal with processing of chemical calculations. The aim of the practical part is the selection of criteria for analysis of content, extent and processing of chemical calculations, an analysis of individual textbooks and chemistry overviews, evaluation of the topic of chemical calculations in individual textbooks, comparison of textbooks and recommendation of suitable adjustments of processing of this topic.
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New educational materials for education in biochemistry at secondary schools
Stránský, Jaroslav ; Martínek, Václav (advisor) ; Distler, Petr (referee)
Biochemistry is usually the last taught discipline of chemistry. In the Czech Republic, grammar school students study biochemistry during the third or fourth grade. This can sometimes cause problems because there is often little time left for biochemistry when compared to other chemical disciplines. The content of the biochemical curriculum is often limited only to memorization of the most important facts and there is no time enough to point out the important relationships of biochemistry to everyday life. In the last year of study, many students have already decided whether or not to study chemistry in the future and it is then difficult to find some topics that would attract the attention of those who do not want to continue studying chemistry. This thesis is focused on the solving this situation. The first part gives an overview on the theoretical background, which forms the framework for the following parts - Analysis of selected textbooks, which was done to map the current state of teaching biochemistry in Czech schools, and Creation of new didactic materials that can complement current textbooks and help teachers explain the basics of biochemistry more clearly and in the context of contemporary everyday life. The last part of this diploma thesis summarizes the experiences with use of the...
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Nuclear Chemistry and Chemistry of f-Elements in Chemistry Curriculum at Secondary Schools
Distler, Petr
This master's degree thesis, called Nuclear Chemistry and Chemistry of f-Elements in Chemistry Curriculum at Secondary Schools, conducts a research of the most commonly used high school textbooks. Within the textbook research, topics such as atomic nucleus composition, radioactivity, and f-elements were studied in order to evaluate to what extent contemporary textbooks meet to the curriculum requirements. Based on the textbook research, the new teaching texts, materials, and teaching tasks including the uncovered themes were created. Selected teaching tasks were evaluated by high school teachers. Within this pool, the teachers also answered questions concerning teaching topics of radioactivity and chemistry of f-elements at high schools. The same tasks were solved and evaluated by high school students as well. The results of both teacher and student surveys were used for the final modification of the tasks.
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Escape Games in Chemistry Lessons
Kydalová, Radka ; Teplá, Milada (advisor) ; Distler, Petr (referee)
The bachelor's thesis focuses on escape-room games as a part of the teaching of chemistry. The theoretical part defines the basic concepts such as didactic game, gamification, LARP, eduLARP and escape-room games. Furthermore, the principle of escape-room games and the principles of safety when playing them are described in this part of thesis. Additionally, the list of companies from the Czech Republic offering escape-room games with an educational goal is included at the end of the theoretical part as well as a description of three escape-room games which were used in education abroad. In the practical part, two proposals for escape- room games are presented. The first game is designed for pupils in the second year of a high schools and the second game is designed for pupils in primary schools or lower grades of general high schools.
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Scientific literacy and its development by using learning tasks in Chemistry for ISCED 2 level
Distler, Petr ; Teplý, Pavel (advisor) ; Klečková, Marta (referee) ; Čtrnáctová, Hana (referee)
The objective of the dissertation was to assess the suitability of the scientific literacy development by using learning tasks in chemistry classes for ISCED 2. By comparing the learning tasks types in commercial workbooks and in the international assessment PISA, a significant difference in their structure was found out. Although the Czech Republic has undertaken to participate in the PISA project, Czech teachers have a different type of teaching tasks commonly available in their workbooks than the pupils afterwards solve in the PISA project. PISA's released and author's learning tasks were compiled into authentic workbooks. They were used in chemistry classes during the school year 2016/2017. Based on the pupils' results in the final assignments, all groups of grammar school pupils from experimental groups achieved better results in solving multicomponent learning tasks than the control group. However, the results of elementary schools pupils were significantly worse at final test scores than at initial ones, which was explained by the entire loss of their motivation to study. Pupils rated motivation to work with multicomponent tasks above average. They were fully aware of the importance and usefulness of solving multicomponent learning tasks, and, therefore, they solved them with proper...
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Respiration as an interdisciplinary topic in science education
Čermáková, Vendula ; Teplá, Milada (advisor) ; Distler, Petr (referee)
This diploma thesis is focused on topics of and respiratory chain and their processing as educational animations for secondary schools. In the theoretical part of the diploma thesis, supporting terms are defined (visualisations, interdisciplinary relations, animations). Next, themes are included in educational field and thematic unit in RVP G. Two analyses of the topic of respiratory chain are mentioned and evaluated in this part. Firstly, there is an analysis focused on the most used chemical and biological textbooks. The second one is focused on available online animations. For research purpose of the diploma thesis quantitative method was used - a questionnaire survey. Results of this survey are listed in the practical part. Practical part presents educational materials specified for support of education topics of respiration and respiratory chain. Stress on illustrative nature and interdisciplinarity is laid in these materials. The principal materials are educational animations which were made in program Adobe Flash Professional CS6. Study text was also written to these animations. Created educational animations give a complex view on respiratory process. These materials can be used in biology and chemistry subjects or in scientific courses. Animations include two tests giving feedback to...
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Elementary chemical calculations in Chemistry education at primary and secondary schools
Režňák, Jakub ; Čtrnáctová, Hana (advisor) ; Distler, Petr (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with the issue of teaching chemical calculations and with processing of this topic in chemistry textbooks and overviews for secondary grammar schools. The theoretical part consists of the summary of present valid Czech and selected international curricular documents and technical norms which deal with processing of chemical calculations. The aim of the practical part is the selection of criteria for analysis of content, extent and processing of chemical calculations, an analysis of individual textbooks and chemistry overviews, evaluation of the topic of chemical calculations in individual textbooks, comparison of textbooks and recommendation of suitable adjustments of processing of this topic.
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Nuclear Chemistry and Chemistry of f-Elements in Chemistry Curriculum at Secondary Schools
Distler, Petr
This master's degree thesis, called Nuclear Chemistry and Chemistry of f-Elements in Chemistry Curriculum at Secondary Schools, conducts a research of the most commonly used high school textbooks. Within the textbook research, topics such as atomic nucleus composition, radioactivity, and f-elements were studied in order to evaluate to what extent contemporary textbooks meet to the curriculum requirements. Based on the textbook research, the new teaching texts, materials, and teaching tasks including the uncovered themes were created. Selected teaching tasks were evaluated by high school teachers. Within this pool, the teachers also answered questions concerning teaching topics of radioactivity and chemistry of f-elements at high schools. The same tasks were solved and evaluated by high school students as well. The results of both teacher and student surveys were used for the final modification of the tasks.
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Nuclear Chemistry and Chemistry of f-Elements in Chemistry Curriculum at Secondary Schools
Distler, Petr ; Teplý, Pavel (advisor) ; Hájková, Zdeňka (referee)
This master's degree thesis, called Nuclear Chemistry and Chemistry of f-Elements in Chemistry Curriculum at Secondary Schools, conducts a research of the most commonly used high school textbooks. Within the textbook research, topics such as atomic nucleus composition, radioactivity, and f-elements were studied in order to evaluate to what extent contemporary textbooks meet to the curriculum requirements. Based on the textbook research, the new teaching texts, materials, and teaching tasks including the uncovered themes were created. Selected teaching tasks were evaluated by high school teachers. Within this pool, the teachers also answered questions concerning teaching topics of radioactivity and chemistry of f-elements at high schools. The same tasks were solved and evaluated by high school students as well. The results of both teacher and student surveys were used for the final modification of the tasks.
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