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Effect of activisation programme on independence of elderly in nursing home
Sýkorová, Kateřina ; Daďová, Klára (advisor) ; Majorová, Simona (referee)
Author: Kateřina Sýkorová Title: The effect of an activation program on the self-sufficiency of seniors in a nursing home Objectives: The main objective of the work was to find out whether, after the program, there will be an improvement in self-sufficiency in a group of probands from a nursing home. Methods: The study involved a group of 5 participants from a senior care home, ranging in age from 70 to 90. The group consisted of one male and four female participants. Each participant was engaged in individual exercise lessons focused on the development of fine motor skills, dexterity, and development of sensorimotor functions for 8 weeks (1 lesson per week). The Moberg Pick-Up Test was used to assess the functions mentioned above before and after the intervention. The test was carried out four times with each participant; twice on both the dominant and non-dominant hand, once with visual control and the second time without visual control. Furthermore, after the intervention the participants subjectively evaluated the change in their self-sufficiency using a questionnaire. Results: From the results of the Moberg-Pick Up Test suggest that there was an improvement in 8 out of 16 measurements of fine motor skills. Two participants showed improvement in speed by more than 10 % multiple times....
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Possibility to develop preschool children by moving activities
Chadimová, Helena ; Dvořáková, Hana (advisor) ; Přibyl, Ivan (referee)
The thesis deals with possibilities and ways of child's development in their preschool age. The aim of this thesis is to prove a positive effect of controlled kinetic activities on the development of children's abilities, skills and knowledge at the age from two to four, namely in the frame of all five educational spheres RVP PV. There was used the method of an experiment consisting in a realization of a fourteen-day-search based on a schooling program using both kinetic and non- kinetic activities, on an input and output measuring the level of the same partial abilities, skills and knowledge for two eight-member-groups of children and also comparing acquired results. It was found out that kinetic activities of preschool children can be used within the educational process as one of its elements with comparable effect to using non-kinetic activities. Keywords Movement, ontogenetic evolution, child's development, preschool age, play
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Differences between boys and girls in physical activities at preschool age
Slípková, Alena ; Dvořáková, Hana (advisor) ; Engelthalerová, Zdeňka (referee)
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN BOYS AND GIRLS IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES AT PRESCHOOL AGE Abstract This thesis deals with the gender analysis of physical activity of boys and girls at preschool age who are attending kindergarten in Prague 4. The aim is to explore whether the physical activity of boys and girls can be load by gender in preschool age. For collection of the data has been used a questionnaire survey. This thesis in the theoretical level deals with the issues of gender, movement and motor activity with focus to the preschool age and preschool education in the Czech Republic. In the practical part it looks into relationship of preschool children towards to physical activity and compares them by gender, it also examines whether the views of parents are loaded by gender stereotypes and verifies the family influence on the movement of children. Keywords: Gender, physical activity, preschool child, boy, girl, kindergarten, movement, family, gender stereotypes.
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Level of basic motor skills of pre-school age children in relation to the conditions of the kindergarten
Račanová, Pavlína ; Dvořáková, Hana (advisor) ; Kuhnová, Věra (referee)
The thesis deals with the issue of the movement activities of pre-school age children. Movement is built into the plane of an important aspect in the holistic development of the pre- school age child whose absence may endanger this development. In the theoretical part are defined terms of movement, basic motor skills and mapping their development with a focus on the specifics of pre-school age. Also the position of the movement activity is approaching in pre-school education. The practical section compares the results of motor test pre-school age children from selected kindergarten and evaluated in relation to their conditions.
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State of equipment of a pre-school facility garden in relation to the motional activites and needs of children
Bromová, Klára ; Dvořáková, Hana (advisor) ; Jahodová, Gabriela (referee)
The thesis is structured into the theoretical part, which deals with the needs of children in relation to the pre - school facility garden. Large part is aimed to movement and play. Thesis also deals with natural gardens and a list of natural game elements. The practical part describes in detail the current state and equipment of the school garden belonging to the faculty pre - school facility called Sluníčko pod střechou which is connected to Faculty of Education of Charles University. The analysis of the conditions of this garden is based on research methods of direct observation, questionnaire survey with teachers, and then method of interview with the school head. Furthermore, this part of the thesis is also devoted to research aimed at finding out what children's ideas about the equipment of this garden are. The research was based on the work of children with a pre - prepared research tool. Research has shown that the teachers are happy with the current look of the garden. They would only add to it some small gaming elements. Children like elements that are part of the current garden design. They prefer them to the new modern ones. From the point of view of small toys and aids, the conditions of the kindergarten are less suitable. Children mainly mentioned things that are not a regular part...
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Teaching methods in movement activities by twoo years old children
Košťálová, Martina ; Dvořáková, Hana (advisor) ; Kainová, Lucie (referee)
This bachelor's thesis deals with the factors, which influence the effectiveness of the teaching methods regarding the movement activities with two years old children. In the theoretical part of the thesis, the developmental specifics of the two years old children are discussed as they need to be accounted for. Also, the movement activities and specifics of the teaching methods for this group of children have been presented. The theoretical background is then applied in the practical part of the thesis, which deals with the realization of the motion activities in two kindergartens. Specific adjustments have been proposed, the activities have been re-realized with the adjustments and the feedback has been discussed. Additionally, a survey with the teachers who work with this specific group of children was realized. Lastly, as a part of the research, a structured interview with a teacher has been conducted, who has recently started working with the two years old children without any previous experience. In the management of movement activities there have been found poor factord in organisation skills and lack of proper demonstration
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Movement activities of pre-school children in free playing in kindergarten
Klímová, Veronika ; Dvořáková, Hana (advisor) ; Jahodová, Gabriela (referee)
The diploma thesis deals with the issue of movement of pre-school children in free play in kindergarten. The main goal was find whitch conditions are in chosen kindergarten in free play and by experiment find that modify conditions intensify movement but keep safety in kindergarten. The thesis is divided to theoretical and practical part. The theoretical part describes the characteristic of pre-school child, the need and importance of movement at this age, the definition and types of games and finally the problém of free-play conditions in kindergarten. For the practical part ithree methods were chosen. These include observing morning free play in four kindegartens, questionnaire for teachers from these kindergartens and experimentally checkiing the availability of three aids with one group od children in free play. The results of the diploma thesis show that the free movement of children in normal kindergarten according to the teachers complicates mainly the size of classroom spaces and the number of children in the classroom. Unfortunately during my observation in 75 % of cases children were not allowed to spontaneously move in classroom. Observation and results of questionnaire showed that the division of the class for rest activities and movement is desirable but this is not a common practice....
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