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Examining the quality of teaching psychology in secondary schools based on the method 3A
LEHAROVÁ, Jana
The diploma thesis is focused on the issue of the quality of teaching psychology at secondary schools. The work is devided into two parts. The introduction to the theoretical part of the work is devoted to the introduction of didactics of psychology and it's basic principles, on which is based as constructivism and communication concept of didactics. Other chapters focus on the characteristics of teaching psychology at secondary schools only in the Czech Republic, but also in Slovakia. The content of the practical part includes two teaching situations, from which two didactic case studies where created by using 3A procedure. The result of the application of this qualitative method is an insight into the teaching of psychology, which can evaluate its quality on the basis of integrity three layers (thematic, conceptual, competence) within the so-called model of in-depth structure of teaching. Alternative approaches are possible to improve the quality of teaching. Focus on fulfilling the goals of teaching psychology, psychological literacy.
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Education of Geometry for Primary School or "Ms. Teacher, I am enjoying this work"
Šťastná, Jaroslava
The diploma thesis deals with teaching geometry at the basic school - what is the position of geometry in comparison with mathematics and other school subjects at present day? The thesis describes didactic teaching principles of geometry, its methods and work forms. It deals with the teacher's attitude to its teaching. Research is divided into two parts. In the first part it deals with detecting relations and teacher's attitudes to geometry. It explores possible influence to positive or negative attitude to it, and how these impulses influence theirs todays attitude to geometry as a school subject. The second part of the project detects positive or negative influence of teacher's attitude to geometry on pupil's results from this subject. It deals with particular data from worksheets which were done by pupils from the 5th class and compares them with answers of theirs teachers in the questionaire about popularity of teaching of geometry. The assumption is that the results of pupils who are led by the teacher with positive attitude to geometry will be better than the results of pupils who are taught by the teacher with negative attitude to the geometry. It studies differences in results among particular tested schools and differences in achievements between boys and girls. In the thesis the graphs...
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School Improvement: Supporting School-Based Teacher Professional Development
Breníková, Jana ; Tomková, Anna (advisor) ; Krčmářová, Tereza (referee) ; Vítečková, Miluše (referee)
The dissertation explores teacher professional development as a strategy for improving school performance. The theoretical part defines school quality, teacher quality, and instruction quality. It further talks about teacher professional development, specifically strategies that involve teacher's reflective practices and teacher collaboration. The practical part of the dissertation examines the characteristics and impact of a five year support model of school based teacher professional development. The process was closely observed through case studies of four subjects in a particular school. The findings reveal that the implemented model contributed to the changes in the principal's leadership style, school culture and climate the most. KEYWORDS Teacher professional development, school quality, teacher quality, instruction quality, teacher collaboration, teacher coach, team teaching.
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The quality of education of adiktology in the Czech Republic from the point of view of students
Farná, Karolína ; Svěcená, Kateřina (advisor) ; Lososová, Amalie (referee)
Background: The addictology is taught in the Czech republic at the first faculty of medicine of Charles University. Continuous assessment of the quality of teaching, whether by means of evaluation questionnaires, interviews with teachers or students, can have a decisive influence on the further development of this field and its possible improvement. Aims: The aim of this bachelor thesis is to find out how students of full-time study of addictology view quality of teaching of addictology and quality of the practice associated with it. Methods: The practical part of the bachelor thesis is made by using qualitative research methods, it uses the possibilities of the focus group, which is composed of a students of the 3rd year of full-time bachelor study of addictology. In total, focus groups are attended by 11 students. The data was further processed by the encoding method. Results: The research results were divided into 3 categories: 1. Requirements of knowledge and skills in practice, 2. Forms of teaching, 3. Organization of courses and their time requirements. The results indicate a lack of practical exercises and demonstrations during the lessons. Research results that students are overloaded with a number of subjects. Results are not reliable, but they can be the basis for further research on this...
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Education of Geometry for Primary School or "Ms. Teacher, I am enjoying this work"
Šťastná, Jaroslava
The diploma thesis deals with teaching geometry at the basic school - what is the position of geometry in comparison with mathematics and other school subjects at present day? The thesis describes didactic teaching principles of geometry, its methods and work forms. It deals with the teacher's attitude to its teaching. Research is divided into two parts. In the first part it deals with detecting relations and teacher's attitudes to geometry. It explores possible influence to positive or negative attitude to it, and how these impulses influence theirs todays attitude to geometry as a school subject. The second part of the project detects positive or negative influence of teacher's attitude to geometry on pupil's results from this subject. It deals with particular data from worksheets which were done by pupils from the 5th class and compares them with answers of theirs teachers in the questionaire about popularity of teaching of geometry. The assumption is that the results of pupils who are led by the teacher with positive attitude to geometry will be better than the results of pupils who are taught by the teacher with negative attitude to the geometry. It studies differences in results among particular tested schools and differences in achievements between boys and girls. In the thesis the graphs...
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The Quality of Teaching by Beginning Physics Teachers
Martínková, Jana ; Žák, Vojtěch (advisor) ; Mandíková, Dana (referee)
The strategic goal of the research is to contribute to the search for connections between the teaching quality and other factors, and to deepen the understanding of the context of the teaching quality. The research question is posed as follows: Which parameters of the quality of physics teaching are typical for beginning teachers? To answer the question a mixed method research design was used and a case study was chosen as the basic research plan. An ex-post-facto research was chosen as the design of the quantitative part of the research, and the data was collected using the method of pedagogical observation. Regarding the qualitative part, the data was collected using semi-structured interviews. The research sample consisted of four physics teachers, teaching in grammar schools, who have recently graduated from the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics of Charles University. This research shows that there are parameters of the quality of physics teaching which the teachers have in common (e.g. high level of physics expertise, lecturing, mathematics, abstraction, knowledge structure). Besides common features of the teaching quality of the selected teachers there are certain differences (e.g. teaching aids, experiments, work with text, student's activity, demands placed on students).
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Implementation of health education in the school curriculum and implementation in practice of the second grade at elementary school
Hildebrandová, Pavla ; Marádová, Eva (advisor) ; Kovaříková, Miroslava (referee)
This Implementation of health education in the school curriculum and implementation in practice of the second grade at elementary school offers an overview of the advancements in Health Education and its application in practice. The first chapter also presents reasons for teaching. Health Education in today's society and gives the Czech Republic's attitude toward this field in an international context. It summarizes statistical data about the current state of health of the Czech population and mentions legislation regarding this field. Results of research among the directors of elementary schools in Central Bohemian region in 2015 are presented. These results are compared with the results of research made by Czech School Inspectorate in 2006, which surveyed the implementation of the Health Education in schools. The data obtained from this research enabled the evaluation of developments in the field of Health Education and its practical application in school curriculums between 2006 and 2015. It provides information about the transition in attitude of directors to this subject. This thesis also focuses one of the subtopics in Health Education - Nutrition. A research survey found, that implementation of some selected Nutrition topics in classes at the secondary level at elementary schools is insufficient.
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Feedback of Students at the Faculty of Management of Prague School of Economics
Balounová, Radka ; Hejda, Jan (advisor) ; Novotná, Eliška (referee)
The Bachelor thesis deals with the possibilities of internal quality control of teaching at universities when focusing on student`s evaluation of the courses at the Faculty of Management, the University of Economics in Prague. The object of the work is mainly to map the current state of feedback from both parties, the teachers and students as well. On the theoretical level, the thesis focuse on the evaluation of the emloyees in general as well on further evaluation of teaching quality at universities and deals with the student`s feedback in detail. The survey among students and teachers was carried out as a practical part of the thesis. The draft mapping possible changes was created in order to compare the acquired knowledge. The creation of internal regulation is a main topic. It consists of informing students about the location of the feedback results regular commenting on results of the evaluation by professors and changes in the content of the subject polls.
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Analysis of Quality of 'Teaching of the Tertiary Professional School and Raising its Level with Emphasis on Competence for Employment and Entrepreneurial Activities and Thinking in the Environment of the Tertiary Business Entrepreneutial School
Bejdáková, Blanka ; Asztalos, Ondřej (advisor) ; Krpálek, Pavel (referee) ; Šlosár, Rudolf (referee)
It has been the primary objective of this doctoral thesis to determine the level of the quality of teaching at a particular tertiary professional school and suggest avenues leading to potential further improvement of the quality of the teaching. Quality of teaching is a relatively broad term; therefore, the thesis places emphasis primarily on the level of the students' key competences, primarily the competence for employment and entrepreneurial activities. In order to fulfil this objective we need to define the quality standards of the teaching at tertiary professional schools, obtain relevant information about contents and structure of curricula, teaching methods and forms deployed at the school and also information about the students' level of knowledge and skills. Last but not least, students and their future employers should express their opinion of the quality of teaching. Scientific benefit of this thesis is the creation of my own model of quality evaluation of the teaching at tertiary technical schools, which in the future, after further verification in practice, could become a basis for elaboration of a uniform methodology for quality evaluation of the teaching at tertiary professional schools, particularly those with economic specialisation. The secondary scientific benefit of the thesis can be found in obtaining the information about contents and methods of education used at a particular economic tertiary professional school and utilisation of such information for development of key competences, with emphasis on the competence for employment and entrepreneurial activities. Results of the research may also serve as a basis for creation of the teaching and learning document for similar branches and also as a basis for decision-making as to whether and in which form should the integrating subject be included into the teaching. The objective of the thesis has been achieved by means of the research made at the Tertiary Business Entrepreneurial School (Vyšší obchodní podnikatelská škola), Masná 13, Prague 1. The research consists in analysis of the contents, method and forms of education at this school, and also in the experiment when an integrating subject is included into the teaching in the third grade. The final output is the recommendations and generalisations applying to tertiary professional schools in general, particularly to tertiary professional schools with economic specialisation. The thesis deals with the issue from two points of view, advancing from the general to the specific so that generally valid recommendations can be pronounced in the conclusion again. The first part of the thesis introduces general startpoints for the ensuing research task. It is subdivided into five chapters. The first chapter describes the subject and methodology of the research. The second chapter defines the significance of human capital for competitiveness of the Czech Republic. The third chapter summarizes the startpoints and tools of the school reform with emphasis on educational objectives in the area of students' key competences. The fourth chapter deals with the substance and tools of entrepreneurial education and thinking. The fifth chapter describes the history and the present of tertiary professional school education, suggesting its potential development in the future. The subsequent part containing the research itself is subdivided into three chapters. The sixth chapter characterises the Tertiary Business Entrepreneurial School, analysing its conditions for educating students, monitoring its competitors and defining its strong and weak points, its opportunities and threats. The seventh chapter contains the substance of the research task itself. The eighth chapter subsequently evaluates the results of the research, verifies the hypotheses and formulates recommendations applicable to tertiary professional schools in general.
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