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The effect of 3D models usage in teaching on students' misconceptions about contours
Mokruša, Oldřich ; Hanus, Martin (advisor) ; Cimová, Tereza (referee)
The diploma thesis deals with the impact of using 3D models in education on students' misconceptions about contours. The main objective of the thesis is to determine whether 3D relief models are a suitable tool for eliminating students' misconceptions when interpreting elevation on topographic maps. To introduce the reader to the context, the terms related to topographic maps, pedagogical constructivism, and the use of 3D models in education are first explained. To achieve the main objective and collect data, closed conceptual tests and educational interventions with the help of three-dimensional models are used. Crucial data is obtained by comparing the results students achieved before the intervention, in the pre-test, and after completing it, in the post-test. This research builds on a series of previous studies that were focused on the issue of misconceptions in interpreting contour lines. One of the outcomes of this thesis is the specifics and process of creating 3D terrain models and worksheets, which serve as teaching tool. The results showed that students' performance and confidence in their answers improved. To draw conclusions, the results are compared with specialized literature concerning the use of 3D models in education. Key words: Contours, misconception, conceptual test, 3D model,...
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Preparing student teachers for constructivist teaching about society in primary grades
Dvořáková, Michaela ; Spilková, Vladimíra (advisor) ; Stará, Jana (referee) ; Brtnová Čepičková, Ivana (referee)
Preparing student teachers for constructivist teaching about society in primary grades Michaela Dvořáková Abstract The content of primary social studies could be described as cultural universals - domains of human existence that form part of everybody's experience. Despite that, children do need a skilled instruction helping them to elaborate these topics. We suppose that for the constructivist teachers, deep content knowledge and pedagogic content knowledge is necessary to elaborate and conceptualize children's experiences. In this thesis, we wanted to learn more about the knowledge base of pre-service teachers. To explore the education students' content knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge of social studies topics, we elicited students' concepts related to the topic of family using concept mapping. Then we performed the content analysis of the obtained concepts. We tried to determine whether pre-service teachers rely on their prior knowledge (including misconceptions) of family or whether they use the knowledge gained in social science classes at the high school or at our university. Students do not use their academic knowledge gained in social studies classes spontaneously, but they are able to do when prompted. An important part of pedagogical content knowledge of a social studies teacher are the...
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