e-Pedagogium, 2009 (vol. 9), issue 1

Articles

Secondary school students' interest in physics, chemistry and mathematics

Miroslav Dopita

e-Pedagogium 2009, 9(1):7-19

Within the project The research of new creativity competition methods for young people aimed on motivation for research activity in hard sciences, especially mathematics, physics, and chemistry (short title STM-Morava) funded by the National Research Programme II of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic, a questionnaire survey was carried out with 500 respondents at the end of 2006 and a check research survey with 540 respondents in 2008. The 2006 survey identified students' interest in physics, chemistry and mathematics. The project co-researchers attempted to raise interest in the said natural sciences among the secondary...

High school students relation to information and communication technologies in the context of biology

Milan Kubiatko, Zuzana Haláková

e-Pedagogium 2009, 9(1):20-30

The impact of information and communication technologies and computers on our daily lives has been steadily increasing. This fact influences the change of attitudes toward information and communication technologies. In our contribution we focused on finding the differences between genders according to computer attitudes. A questionnaire with 33 Likert type items was used in our research. The sample consists of 518 students from 9 high schools. Data were evaluated with factor analysis, ANOVA, Pearson's chi-square test, Pearson's product moment and for finding out reliability of questionnaire we used Cronbach's alpha. The results of the questionnaire...

Biology textbooks of FRAUS publishing company and their text difficulty

Libuše Hrabí

e-Pedagogium 2009, 9(1):31-37

This article presents knowledge of the text difficulty evaluation of biology textbooks of Fraus publishing company . The text analysis was realized by my own methodology. Obtined results show that text difficulty is similar in studied textbooks - from 30.1 points to 34.16 points. It indicate these textbooks into the same scale of difficulty, characteristic for sixth grade of education.

Inclusive education in Greece and the Czech Republic. Focus on pupils with hearing loss

Adéla Hanáková

e-Pedagogium 2009, 9(1):38-43

Students with and without hearing loss can be educated together. They work as a team. Encouraging an understanding of hearing loss is another effective way to break down barriers and uneasiness between students and educators. An inclusion strategy may include a pre-teach lesson to students with hearing loss so they are prepared for it. "Friday centers" offer opportunities for student collaboration and a review of academic and social skills.

Why should parents cater for the development of emotional intelligence in their children?

Jolanta Karbowniczek, Dorota Wosińska

e-Pedagogium 2009, 9(1):44-51

The autor discusses the definition of emotional intelligence, its importance for the development of children and the learning process and outlines some advises for parents who want to raise emotionally inteligent children.

Computer software as a help provider to students unsuccessful in mathematics

Bohumil Novák, Michal Novák

e-Pedagogium 2009, 9(1):52-61

We believe that computers can be used to increase the level of success only among such university students who had acquired necessary mathematical skills, basic computer skills and skills relevant to the respective software, and whose level of English is appropriate. In the contribution we give an example of solving a task common in the basic course of mathematical analysis by means of Maple and outline problems, which occur in this respect.

Hearing impairment and its projection in the integrative education process

Miloň Potměšil

e-Pedagogium 2009, 9(1):62-69

In this article, the author presents information about the impact of hearing impairment on the efficiency of education. A pupil's performance depends, and thus varies, on the degree of hearing loss, and the conditions that require adjustments in order for such pupil to achieve the anticipated goals in training as well as in the educatory elements must thus change as well.

Professional profile of individuals with development disabilities in sheltered employment settings: a methodological change

Carmen Ruiz, Josep Maria Sanahuja, Patricia Olmos

e-Pedagogium 2009, 9(1):70-83

In this article we intend to explore individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in sheltered employment settings, the barriers they face when dealing with certain tasks and the difficulties they have in adjusting to them. With this purpose, we consider some barriers or difficulties produced by the combination of their personal traits, task work and employment settings.Employment may generate improved lives and greater skills, but we must remember that a lifelong learning is a key tool in the development of the competences in order to face some labour market changes.Our goal is to improve certain methodological strategies in...

On mathematical imagination of pre-school aged children

Anna Stopenová

e-Pedagogium 2009, 9(1):84-90

The kindergarteners do not systematically teach mathematics - they rather shape mathematical imagination, or more precisely the ability of children to view the world through obtained knowledge, experience and interrelations and to apply laws of thinking.

Tasks in natural science textbooks

Olga Vránová

e-Pedagogium 2009, 9(1):91-96

This article contains results of the task evaluation in natural science textbooks. There were analysed ten textbooks of the Alter, Fortuna, Nová škola, Prodos and SPN publishing companies. The attention was paid to number, difficulty and diversity of tasks in each textbook. The difficulty of tasks was classificated according to Tollingerová. The results showed - the difficulty of tasks were similar in all evaluated textbooks. The most frequent were tasks of simple cognitive level. Differences were obtained in number and diversity of tasks.

Axiom of Choice's consequences for methodological material in mathematics teaching

Tomáš Zdráhal

e-Pedagogium 2009, 9(1):97-102

The article deals with one effect of the Axiom of Choice's bearing on understanding how to get better insight into traditional mathematical notions and concepts. It is shown that the investigation of a special function brings didactic and methodological mathematical material for the demonstration of the modern concept of teaching mathematics at universities.

Reviews

Dívky and girls according to Czech girls' magazines (language, ideology, audience and its attitude)

Kateřina Jechová

e-Pedagogium 2009, 9(1):105-107

This article treats of a new book which is named "Dívky a girls podle českých dívčích časopisů (jazyk, ideologie, publikum a jeho přístup)". This book got out in 2007 in the Bor publisher. The authoress of the book is a very famous expert in the topic of teenzine - namely K. Kadlecová. This paper introduces this new book to potential readers and first of all presents personal opinion of this publication.