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Representation of Genetics in International Biology Olympiad
Šinknerová, Eliška ; Rothová, Olga (advisor) ; Matějková, Tereza (referee)
I chose this topic because biological competitions are an essential part of high school biology education. These competitions provide students with valuable opportunities to develop their skills in the field and can be highly motivating. The main goal of this thesis is to describe and analyse the representation of genetics and various genetic disciplines in the assignments of the last ten rounds of International Biology Olympiad (IBO) and to compare the representation of assignments from different disciplines in different countries. Another goal is to compare the frequency of genetic questions according to Bloom's taxonomy, the type of used representation and level of organization. This thesis focuses on the analysis of questions from genetics in IBO in the years 2009-2018. Genetics can be considered a discipline that binds most areas of biology, all its organizational levels, and it is a fundamental part of biology, thus being good field to examine this way. I divided the analysed questions into biological disciplines and questions belonging to genetics into the categories of Bloom's taxonomy (revised version), according to the representation used (diagram, graph, family tree, photo, table, taxonomic tree, map, electrophoresis result diagram, spectrometry result diagram, northern blot result...
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Analysis of exercises in reading-books for 9th class of primary school
Procházková, Jana ; Klumparová, Štěpánka (advisor) ; Hausenblas, Ondřej (referee)
RESUMÉ The essence of this thesis is to compare selected reading books or workbooks in terms of the accompanying questions and issues. The work is theoretically based on the characteristics of the pubescent reader and also Bloom's taxonomy, classification and results in international tests like PISA etc. The thesis is also examining the readers' literacy. Its definition is changing in time. Literacy is not only focusing on the knowledge, but also plays an important role in integrating into society. It is a complex of several dimensions (relationship to reading, literal understanding, deduction, metacognition, sharing and application). Each of the components is indispensable. Five reading books of the 9th year of elementary school from different publishers (SPN, New School, Fraus, Alter) were analyzed. Two reading books are published by SPN, but each represents a different approach (the older one is based on the school curriculum, newer relates to teaching according to the RVP ZV). It was not a representative analysis of the whole supply of current reading books, but only a selected sample. Analysis of particular reading books is devoted to the general characteristics and context (author, declared associations with RVP ZV, illustrations, general structure of reading book, etc). In addition the reading books...
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Using online tools to assigns and assess the work of secondary school pupils in mathematics
Vančura, Jiří ; Robová, Jarmila (advisor)
Title: Using online tools to assigns and assess the work of secondary school pupils in mathematics Author: Jiří Vančura Department: Department of Mathematics Education Supervisor: doc. RNDr. Jarmila Robová, CSc., Department of Mathematics Education Abstract: Despite the long-term trend of technology implementation in mathematics education, there is not much research that would empirically and long-term monitor the impact of technology on pupils' knowledge. The presented three studies examine the potential benefits of using Khan Academy as a tool for assigning and assessing homework in mathematics at upper secondary schools. The studies deal with three groups of research questions. What is the attitude of pupils towards the Khan Academy implementation, and what benefit do they see in the online practice? Can pupils transfer acquired knowledge from Khan Academy to the school context? In addition to procedural knowledge, does Khan Academy develop a deeper understanding of the underlying concepts? At the time of the research, the author was the mathematics teacher of some of the participating pupils. Based on the results of these studies, the consequences and recommendations for teaching mathematics at upper secondary schools using online platforms are discussed at the end of the thesis. Keywords: Khan Academy,...
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Using online tools to assigns and assess the work of secondary school pupils in mathematics
Vančura, Jiří ; Robová, Jarmila (advisor)
Title: Using online tools to assigns and assess the work of secondary school pupils in mathematics Author: Jiří Vančura Department: Department of Mathematics Education Supervisor: doc. RNDr. Jarmila Robová, CSc., Department of Mathematics Education Abstract: Despite the long-term trend of technology implementation in mathematics education, there is not much research that would empirically and long-term monitor the impact of technology on pupils' knowledge. The presented three studies examine the potential benefits of using Khan Academy as a tool for assigning and assessing homework in mathematics at upper secondary schools. The studies deal with three groups of research questions. What is the attitude of pupils towards the Khan Academy implementation, and what benefit do they see in the online practice? Can pupils transfer acquired knowledge from Khan Academy to the school context? In addition to procedural knowledge, does Khan Academy develop a deeper understanding of the underlying concepts? At the time of the research, the author was the mathematics teacher of some of the participating pupils. Based on the results of these studies, the consequences and recommendations for teaching mathematics at upper secondary schools using online platforms are discussed at the end of the thesis. Keywords: Khan Academy,...
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Using online tools to assigns and assess the work of secondary school pupils in mathematics
Vančura, Jiří ; Robová, Jarmila (advisor) ; Koreňová, Lilla (referee) ; Hašek, Roman (referee)
Title: Using online tools to assigns and assess the work of secondary school pupils in mathematics Author: Jiří Vančura Department: Department of Mathematics Education Supervisor: doc. RNDr. Jarmila Robová, CSc., Department of Mathematics Education Abstract: Despite the long-term trend of technology implementation in mathematics education, there is not much research that would empirically and long-term monitor the impact of technology on pupils' knowledge. The presented three studies examine the potential benefits of using Khan Academy as a tool for assigning and assessing homework in mathematics at upper secondary schools. The studies deal with three groups of research questions. What is the attitude of pupils towards the Khan Academy implementation, and what benefit do they see in the online practice? Can pupils transfer acquired knowledge from Khan Academy to the school context? In addition to procedural knowledge, does Khan Academy develop a deeper understanding of the underlying concepts? At the time of the research, the author was the mathematics teacher of some of the participating pupils. Based on the results of these studies, the consequences and recommendations for teaching mathematics at upper secondary schools using online platforms are discussed at the end of the thesis. Keywords: Khan Academy,...
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Analysis of the topic Human Origin and Evolution in the Textbooks and the Workbooks for Elementary School
Hoffmannová, Valérie ; Dvořáková, Radka (advisor) ; Chlebounová, Irena (referee)
(AJ) The main aim of this diploma thesis is to analyze the learning tasks related to the topic of the origin and development of the human species in textbooks and workbooks for the second grade of primary school. Textbooks and workbooks of biology and history were selected for analysis. The learning tasks were categorized into individual categories of Tollinger taxonomy and Bloom's original taxonomy. The results of this classification were used to compare older and newer editions of selected textbooks and workbooks. I also found out the difficulty of tasks in each publications. This analysis revealed that teaching tasks from lower taxonomic categories (for both taxonomies), which do not high demands of cognitive operations, are more represented. Furthermore, this work deals how extent the topic in individual publications. Further analyzes revealed that teaching tasks of the origin and development of human species are more represented in the textbooks and workbooks of history. The results of this work could help teachers to find way in the offer of available textbooks and workbooks and help select a suitable publication to teach the topic of the origin and development of the human species. Key words: analysis, biology, Bloom's taxonomy, history, human evolution, Tollinger's taxonomy, textbooks, workbook
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Visual proofs using dynamic geometry software
ŠTRAUSOVÁ, Irena
The dissertation is divided into two main parts. The first part defines the concept of dynamic visual proof and is placed in the context of proving in mathematics as a subject of science and in mathematics as a subject taught at school. The digital component of the dissertation is a collection of 19 applets with dynamic visual proofs created in the GeoGebra program and arranged in thematic chapters in the so-called GeoGebra-Book, available on-line on geogebra.org. In the second part of the work the research focused on the use of dynamic visual proofs in secondary school mathematics lessons and their influence on fulfilment of educational objectives is described. This a qualitative research where a case study focused on the detailed study of a mathematics teacher who uses dynamic visual proofs in her class. To identify educational objectives, a revised Bloom's taxonomy was chosen.
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Bloom´s taxonomy (RBT) in Spanish languagy teaching and learning
TLAMSOVÁ, Marta
The master´s thesis offers a look at Bloom´s Taxonomy and its revision. The thesis is not divided into theoretical and practical parts as it is usual for this kind of work as both parts are interconnected. The thesis describes both forms of Bloom´s Taxonomy and its reception in the Czech educational system. The relationship between the categories of the Revised Bloom´s Taxonomy and its corresponding parts of Spanish language is described here as well as the way of asking questions using RBT. An analysis of chosen exercises from Spanish student´s books for secondary schools is conducted and can be found in the work. Moreover, the activities which lead to using higher categories of RBT are described. In the final part, the questionnaire concerning the relationship of Czech teachers to RBT is assessed.
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Bloom´s taxonomy (RBT) and activizing methods in language teaching with the focus on Spanish
FEKETOVÁ, Petra
The presented master's thesis is concerned with the topic of the revised version of Bloom's taxonomy and its implementation to second language teaching with regards to its higher levels through the use of different activating methods of teaching. The aim of this thesis is to, with the support of academic literature, consider the role of the activating methods in language teaching and their potential relationship to the revised taxonomy. Based on these findings it is later aimed to present suggestions applicable in practice about how to combine these two instruments with regards to Spanish language teaching. The thesis includes a research done through a questionnaire which aims to map the teachers' knowledge of the activating teaching methods and the potential means of using them while teaching.
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