e-Pedagogium, 2007 (vol. 7), issue 2

Technical principles and systems in technical education

Gabriel Bánesz

e-Pedagogium 2007, 7(2):9-16  

This paper focuses on the issue of implementing technical principles and systems into the curricula of technical education at basic (primary / lower secondary) schools. The results of a research study mapping the situation at basic schools are presented.

A proposal of a system of teaching-quality indicators

Michal Blaško

e-Pedagogium 2007, 7(2):17-28  

This paper deals with the diagnostics of teaching processes with respect to quality. The author proposes a system of quality indicators in key areas of teaching quality evaluation.

Where and how the world of education can intersect with the world of labour and language teaching goals

Jitka Hloušková

e-Pedagogium 2007, 7(2):29-35  

The article deals with possible areas of intersection among the world of education, the world of work and language teaching goals. It takes note of the results of research carried out in the Czech Republic to analyse the problems school graduates face when entering the labour market and to detect the requirements and needs of employers and the opinions of job-centre officials. Further, it outlines an example of possible contribution of the world of education, namely teachers of Foreign Languages for Specific Purposes on the tertiary level, to research in this field and to better participation of school graduates in the labour market. The example is...

Reading within the system of values and norms of adolescents

Kateřina Homolová

e-Pedagogium 2007, 7(2):36-51  

This paper reports on some preliminary results of a study examining child and adolescent reading habits. The focus is on reading as a component of the system of values and norms of adolescents; this is to emphasize the attitudinal dimension of reading and its manifestation in literature classes at lower secondary schools. A mixture of quantitative and qualitative methods is used to verify hypotheses derived from common opinions of the adolescent population on reading.

Students' and teachers' attitudes towards biology as a science and as a teaching subject

Júlia Chudá

e-Pedagogium 2007, 7(2):52-70  

The aim of the present study was to examine students' and teachers' attitudes towards biology. Students' attitudes were examined in four dimensions (interest, importance, activity, and teacher) and teachers' attitudes were examined also in four dimensions (interest, tools, activity, and students). I found that children's attitudes were mostly influenced by their sex and age. In contrast, teachers' attitudes were significantly affected by their age and the grade where they taught. Surprisingly, younger children (grades 5 and 6) showed more positive attitudes than older children. In general, this study suggests that students have relatively positive...

Some reflections on the teaching methods employed in the course titled 'E-learning for teachers'

Kamil Kopecký, Kateřina Jechová

e-Pedagogium 2007, 7(2):71-77  

This paper presents the results of an analysis of a pilot one-semester course titled 'E-learning for teachers' offered at the Faculty of Education of Palacký University, which was based entirely on distance e-learning. The pilot course was designed to determine if e-learning (which places high demands on students' self-discipline, independency, and responsibility) is a form of study that is possible even for fulltime students. Results of the analysis are compared with opinions of the attendees who describe their first experience with online-based e-learning (realized in LMS Unifor).

Loanwords in the vocabulary of Czech children

Kamil Kopecký, Kateřina Jechová

e-Pedagogium 2007, 7(2):78-85  

This paper deals with current Czech lexical items that have been borrowed from other languages. The causes of the massive import of loanwords into Czech in the last few years are examined, as well as their acquisition by children aged 11 through 15. The objective was to determine whether young users of Czech utilize borrowings in their utterances and, if so, in what contexts they most abound. Specific examples are provided.

Problematic behaviour in students and the cooperation between school psychologists and teachers

Gabriela Leskovjanská

e-Pedagogium 2007, 7(2):86-101  

This paper examines specific aspects of the cooperation between school psychologists and teachers when they are trying to prevent and eliminate problematic behaviour in students at Slovak primary and secondary schools. The aim of the study was to make a quantitative and qualitative examination of how teachers and psychologists assess the causes of students' problematic behaviour. Further, emotional responses, coping strategies, and also the quality and efficiency of the cooperation between school psychologists and teachers were investigated. Results suggest that psychologists are more critical when evaluating the cooperation and also that age and years...

Improving the quality of technical education by introducing educational standards

Danka Lukáčová

e-Pedagogium 2007, 7(2):102-108  

Every improvement of quality is based on some criteria for comparison - standards. This paper deals with the mutual relationship between the quality of educational processes and the importance of educational standards at schools. The results of a study that focused on the realization of technical-education curricula at lower secondary schools are presented.

Students'ability to assess teachers' (non-)directiveness in their mutual interaction

Katarína Macková

e-Pedagogium 2007, 7(2):109-120  

This paper deals with the topic of interaction styles of teachers and students (cf. Flandera's typology of education styles). Emphasis is placed on the (non-)directiveness of teachers within "student-directed education". A scale serving as an index of teachers' non-directivity in their interaction with students is proposed and tested, and a potential positive influence of non-directive approaches on the atmosphere in class is pointed out.

Future teachers' opinions on the usability of project-based teaching in a technical subject

Jiří Pavlas, Hana Blažková

e-Pedagogium 2007, 7(2):121-125  

This paper presents an analysis of teacher trainees' familiarity with the concept of project-based teaching and of their opinions on its usefulness for the purposes of technical education.

Some problems of semiotic activities in hearing impaired individuals

Petra Potměšilová

e-Pedagogium 2007, 7(2):126-136  

This paper examines some problems of semantic and semiotic activities in hearing impaired students with respect to visual arts. The theory about 'sings', 'symbols', and 'concepts' is drawn on in this article; 'sing' and 'symbol' are defined here according to Mucha (2000) and the definition of 'concept' was adopted from Čechová (1996) and Materna (2000). The study reported on here employed Torreces' figural test of creative thinking (Jurčová 1984), which is designed for the assessment of imagination, creativity, and originality in visual arts. Subjects are asked to finish incomplete figural drawings.

On the outputs of the project 'Family and sexual education as a separate discipline in study programmes for kindergarten and primary-school teachers'

Miluše Rašková, Eva Šmelová

e-Pedagogium 2007, 7(2):137-146  

This paper presents initial-state requirements, trends, and conclusions about introducing a new discipline to the study programmes for kindergarten and primary-school teachers at the Faculty of Education of Palacký University in Olomouc, Czech Republic.

Milestones in the history of education towards citizenship in the Czech educational systém

Antonín Staněk

e-Pedagogium 2007, 7(2):147-154  

This paper presents a historical reflection on the nearly-uninterrupted 85-year development of the subject providing basic knowledge of civics in Czech schools. This issue is treated on the background of political, social, and cultural events already since 1774. Years identified as milestones are 1923, 1948, and 1991; these dates represent the turning points in the development of the curriculum and the educational goals of the subject depending on the political changes in the country.

Aktuální problémy adaptace vietnamského etnika v ČR

Libuše Čadová

e-Pedagogium 2007, 7(2):157-159  

Stručná historie států - Vietnam

Libuše Čadová

e-Pedagogium 2007, 7(2):160-161  

Pedagogika od Adama

Kateřina Homolová

e-Pedagogium 2007, 7(2):162-164  

Dyskalkulie (Jak pomáhat dětem, které mají potíže s početními úlohami)

Eva Hotová

e-Pedagogium 2007, 7(2):165-166  

Pregraduální vzdělávání učitelů anglického jazyka

Linda Chmelařová

e-Pedagogium 2007, 7(2):167-168  

Individualita a najťažšie postihnutie. Prínos k pochopeniu a podnety k sprevádzaniu vývinu

Petra Jurkovičová

e-Pedagogium 2007, 7(2):169-171  

Didaktika primární školy

Žaneta Káňová

e-Pedagogium 2007, 7(2):172-173  

Od folklórních kořenů po soudobou hudbu

Michael Korbička

e-Pedagogium 2007, 7(2):174-175  

Didaktika cizích jazyků

Jana Kořínková

e-Pedagogium 2007, 7(2):176-178  

Rozvoj myšlení ve vyučování matematice

Dita Maryšková

e-Pedagogium 2007, 7(2):179-180  

Výchova k občanství a evropanství

Gabriela Medveďová

e-Pedagogium 2007, 7(2):181-182  

Dřevo v pracovní výchově

Jiří Pavlas

e-Pedagogium 2007, 7(2):183-184  

Elementární učení o přírodě a společnosti od minulosti k současnosti

Kamila Pospíchalová

e-Pedagogium 2007, 7(2):185-188  

Multikulturní výchova - předsudky a stereotypy

Antonín Staněk

e-Pedagogium 2007, 7(2):189-190  

Počítače ve vyučování přírodovědných předmětů

René Szotkowski

e-Pedagogium 2007, 7(2):191-193  

Kvalitativní přístup a metody v psychologickém výzkumu

Jitka Šlímová

e-Pedagogium 2007, 7(2):194-195  

Didaktika primární školy

Pavla Valachová

e-Pedagogium 2007, 7(2):196-197  

Mateřská škola a její učitelé v podmínkách společenských změn

Zajitzová Eliška

e-Pedagogium 2007, 7(2):198-200  

Sedmý ročník mezinárodní konference didaktiků mateřského jazyka

Tomáš Macoun

e-Pedagogium 2007, 7(2):203-205  

Mezinárodní konference na Katedře německého jazyka

Olga Vomáčková

e-Pedagogium 2007, 7(2):206-209