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Student's inquiry skills at lower secondary school
Nejedlý, Adam
Scientific thinking is an essential skill for full application in society associated with responsible human decision-making. The development of research skills and knowledge also contributes to its complexity. For the possibility of their systematic development, it is necessary to map the current situation of students in primary schools. The aim of the work was to find out what are the research skills of these students in the field of correctly formulating a research question based on specific problem and after finding a solution to formulate an answer to a given research question. Four research-oriented tasks were used, which were solved by 58 students from the seventh grade of primary school. It was found that more than half of the students are not able to formulate the research question correctly and more than one third of the students are unable to formulate the answer to the given research question correctly.
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Proposals of Practical Excercises in Zoology Based on Protists and Invertebrates from Freshwater Aquaria
Talavášková, Barbora ; Mourek, Jan (advisor) ; Říhová, Dagmar (referee)
This thesis deals with proposals for practical exercises using freshwater aquaria in teaching elementary schools and junior high schools that focus on protozoa and invertebrates. The main aim of the thesis is to propose practical exercises using elements of inquiry-based science education. Using identification cards of protozoa and microscopic invertebrates, pupils can learn about these organisms during laboratory exercises with microscopes. A total of fourteen cards with representatives of protozoa, invertebrates, algae and cyanobacteria typical of freshwater aquariums are presented. Each of the identification cards contains a basic description, as well as a procedure for the pupils to observe and draw the organism. They are accompanied by a photograph, a pen drawing and a QR code that links to a video of the observation of the representative under the microscope. Another proposal is a practical exercise focusing on the food chain of standing water. Also included is a worksheet focusing on independent laboratory work by students on water quality analysis using the Pasco laboratory technique. The contribution of this work is the actual experience of setting up a school freshwater aquarium. The process of setting up the aquarium and investigating it is described in this thesis. The succession of...
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Design and verification of inquiry-based tasks on the topic of separating the components of a mixture for elementary school learners
Sohar, Jakub ; Chroustová, Kateřina (advisor) ; Koperová, Dominika (referee)
1 ABSTRACT The bachelor's thesis deals with the issue of research-oriented teaching, mainly within the framework of teaching chemistry for elementary school students. In the first half of the theoretical part, I therefore focus on the definition of BOV levels, the process of including it in teaching and the definition of the term IBSE (inquiry-based science education). The second half is devoted to the description of chemical procedures and a search for published BOV topics on the separation of mixtures. The main goal of the subsequent practical part was to design and verify the newly created BOV tasks. Overall, three experiments are described specifically on the topic of filtration, which fulfill the essence of structured research and are designed for students who are just getting to know chemistry and its essence. An important idea for the tasks was to create them in such a way that the students could try them out at home and thus further deepen their research skills. The effectiveness and functionality of the experiments themselves was supported by my own implementation and qualitative analysis, which was based on information obtained from questionnaires that I sent to chemistry teachers from elementary schools.
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Design and verification of an inquiry-based task on the topic of acids and hydroxides for elementary school students
Tomešová, Jana ; Chroustová, Kateřina (advisor) ; Rusek, Martin (referee)
This thesis looks into inquiry-based learning in chemistry classes at elementary schools. The objective was to design an inquiry-oriented task that would achieve the compulsory outputs of the acids and bases topic while at the same time complying with the goals of inquiry-based science education. The thesis includes the definition of inquiry-based learning specifics, describes the exact course of the proposed task, and subsequently the results obtained by its realization are verified and assessed. To evaluate the task, several materials were used: the outputs created by the pupils during the activities, answers collected from the initial questionnaires, the final knowledge tests, and IMI (Intrinsic Motivation Inventory) questionnaires. Based on the student outputs, the fulfillment of the set learning objectives was assessed. The pupils' progress in the newly acquired theoretical knowledge was evaluated by comparing the relative frequency of correct and incorrect answers in the initial questionnaire and the final knowledge tests. For the IMI questionnaires, the medians of the selected values in every dimension were determined, and utilizing Cronbach's alpha the internal consistency of the test was verified. Also, the Mann- Whitney U test was used to compare two lessons within the task. The...
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Students' Perception of Selected Teaching Methods within the Educational Program on the Topic of Owls
Hašpl, Filip ; Andreska, Jan (advisor) ; Hanel, Lubomír (referee)
This study focuses on the perception of differences between frontal and inquiry-based learning (IBL) from the perspective of elementary school students. The theoretical part of the thesis provides information about owls and the theoretical foundation of teaching. It describes the Czech curriculum and its objectives of biology education. Furthermore, the thesis delves into a detailed description of the transmissive and constructivist approaches to teaching, along with their associated didactic tools. Special attention is given to teaching methods which are the subject of research in the practical part of the study, specifically IBL and frontal teaching. This section presents their basic rules, and implementation procedures. The practical part of the study compares IBL with frontal teaching, as perceived by seventh-grade students during biology classes at lower secondary school. A self-evaluative reflective questionnaire was used for the research. This part not only presents the research results but also addresses lessons preparation and implementation. The results demonstrate how students perceive the differences between IBL and frontal teaching. More precisely, which type of teaching they find more interesting useful, and during which type they believe they better develop their communication and...
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Inquiry-Based Teaching of the History of English-speaking Countries: Conflict in Northern Ireland "The Troubles"
TRČKA, Ondřej
This thesis aims to propose an innovative approach to teaching history and English language to high school students. The introductory section provides a contextual background on the historical period of the Northern Ireland conflict (1968-1998), known as The Troubles. Subsequently, the thesis examines the characteristics, definition, and methodology of inquiry-based learning and CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning). The final chapter presents a teaching unit proposal, utilizing worksheets, that establishes a connection between the methodological approaches and the historical event, targeting pre- and final-year students at the B1+ level of English proficiency. The goal is to offer a comprehensive educational framework that enhances historical understanding and English language skills.
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Possibilities of using television programmes and shows in practical activities at the first grade of primary school
ŠRÁMKOVÁ, Kateřina
This thesis deals with the topic of the use of television programmes and shows in the teaching of practical activities at the first grade of primary school. The theoretical part is focused on the characteristics of a pupil of the younger school age, inquiry-based instruction and teaching, and the goals and concepts of primary technical literacy. The preparatory studies also discuss the technical areas of the Framework Curriculum for Primary Education, the cross-cutting theme of Media Education and characterise selected television educational programmes and shows. In the practical part, there are five themes which are processed, including didactic documentation, into the form of original preparations for teaching at the first grade of primary school. The effectiveness of some of the themes has been verified.
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Research-oriented approach to technical materials in teaching at primary schools
ZAMAZALOVÁ, Anna
This bachelor's thesis deals with the topic of a research-oriented approach to technical materials in elementary school teaching. The work is divided into two parts - theoretical and practical, while the theoretical part deals with the characteristics of the concepts of research-oriented teaching, inquiry-based education with a focus on technical materials, the characteristics of technical education according to the Framework Education Program and the characteristics of technical materials (metal, wood, plastic). The practical part of the thesis presents four preparatory studies of teaching topics for the inclusion of inquiry-based education about technical materials in a regular primary school, including lessons learned and the formulation of recommendations for teaching.
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Possibilities of using leisure and experiential pedagogy in relation to the teaching of biology
Rybka, Jakub ; Rajsiglová, Ina (advisor) ; Kuba, Radim (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with experiential education and leisure education and possibilities of using their aspects in schools teaching, especially in Biology and Natural history. There is a need for clarification of definitions in the introduction, which will be followed by a brief chapter on history of experiential learning and leisure education in Czech environment. The main goal of this thesis is to point out that aspects of both branches of education have already been used in some modern education methods. Selected methods are closely described, for example their possible benefits and disadvantages or their extent in education at Czech schools. In conclusion, those methods are then compared with experiential learning and leisure education for confirmation of the main hypothesis of this thesis.
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Badatelsky orientovaná výuka robotiky
KLOFÁČ, Patrik
Newly conceived informatics focused on the development of pupils' computational thinking is constantly looking for new topics and new modern teaching methods to support active pupils. In the school environment, robotics appears to be a suitable educational topic for developing IT skills, competences, and computational thinking. Working with robots will not be beneficial if the teaching methods are used with passive pupils, and are merely transmissive, and instructional. For these reasons, it is necessary to look for new methods, and one of the possibilities is inquiry-based learning. In general, the subject of inquiry-based learning in informatics and also in robotics is practically unexplored, and it is not yet clear what to imagine under the heading of such teaching. Therefore, the research is focused on teaching the basics of robotics with inquiry-based learning tasks. The goal of the research was to create inquiry-based learning tasks for robotics lessons, and to find out whether inquiry-based robotics learning contributes to the development of computational thinking of second stage primary school (or middle school) students in these three components of algorithmization, abstraction, and evaluation. The work is based on qualitative research, using the action research method. Data collection was ensured by interviews with teachers, observation, and filming of students at work, along with student questionnaires. The results of the research provided an interesting and important insight into the structure of the creation of robotics research tasks, as well as the starting points for how to improve such tasks, and even what aspects to pay attention to in teaching. The findings can contribute to the development of informatics teaching.
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