Children who have stopped attending school and do not have firm educational, cognition and activity motivation are disappointed about possibility to study, and the losses of learning they themselves and the society experience are long-lasting: their illiteracy makes it harder for them to participate in the society’s activities, social and economic insecurity as well as the probability to belong to socially isolated groups grow. The aim of the research was to state the reasons which weaken pupils’ motivation to study and encourage non-attendance and reluctance to learn. The object of the research was pupils of the 5th – 10th forms who belong to the risk group: 1) those who do not attend school; 2) those who attend it badly; 3) those who are unsuccessful in their studies. The following tasks were set during the research: 1) having analyzed pedagogical-psychological literature to present the concept of the motivation to study, to clarify the reasons for reluctance to learn; 2) to investigate the peculiarities of the motivation to study characteristic of the pupils of the 5th-10th forms; 3) to analyze and compare the differences in the motivation to study in these groups; 4) to compare the reasons for the reluctance to learn. Theoretical and empirical methods as well as the method of mathematical statistics were used in the investigation. The investigation was carried out together with other MA students, 667 informants were questioned. As... [to full text]

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In this study we aim to investigate what employees at a callcenter see as prospects, opportunities and barriers of learning within a company. To answer the purpose of this essay, two questions were formulated; "What opportunities for learning does employees experience in the company?" and "How can learning in the workplace improve for the sellers?". First, we present what previous research has highlighted regarding workplace learning and learning within the callcenter industry. Afterwards we present ten semi-structured interviews with leaders and sellers within a telecom company in Stockholm. The material from the interviews was analyzed on the basis of previous research and theories in socio-cultural learning. The result shows that there are many conditions and opportunities for learning within the company and that the learning promoted in the workplace, is largely shaped in adaptive oriented way. To further promote the learning of the employees requires a development of their acting-space and the organizational culture within the business. / I denna studie syftar vi till att undersöka vad medarbetare vid ett callcenter ser för förutsättningar, möjligheter samt hinder för lärande inom ett företag. För att besvara syftet har två frågeställningar formulerats; "Vilka förutsättningar för lärande upplever medarbetare inom företaget?" och "Hur kan lärandet på arbetsplatsen förbättras för säljarna?". Först presenterar vi vad tidigare forskning har belyst angående arbetsplatslärande och lärande inom callcenterbranschen. Vi genomförde därefter tio stycken semistrukturerade intervjuer med ledare och säljare på ett Telecom bolag i Stockholm. Materialet analyserades därefter utifrån tidigare forskning och teorier inom det sociokulturella lärandet. Resultatet visar att det finns många förutsättningar och möjligheter för lärande inom företaget samt att lärandet som främjas på arbetsplatsen är till största del av anpassningsinriktad form. För att ytterligare främja lärandet hos medarbetarna krävs en utveckling av handlingsutrymmet och organisationskulturen inom verksamheten.

A family is the first educational institution where a child acquires his basic social standards. A family is also the most important institution for human socialization having a great influence on the development of a child‘s personality. Parents form the biggest part of a child‘s environment the development of a child‘s personality greatly depends on them. The aim of this work is to analyse the typical psychological relation between junior schoolchildren and their mothers on the bases of sex and family status. 400 people (200 children aged 9-11 and their 200 mothers) took part in a survey. 5 questionnaires were used for assessing children‘s psychological feelings, inside calmness, self - assessment, worries about school and motivation for learning. For assessing their mothers‘ psychological feelings, inside calmness and self – assessment 3 questionnaires were used. While carrying out a survey there were given 3 hypotheses which turned to be partly approved. A significant relation was defined between girls‘ inside calmness and their mothers‘ psychological feelings as well as between their self – assessment, whereas the same kind of relation between boys and their mothers was not confirmed. There was also defined a significant relation between boys‘ worries about school and their mothers‘ psychological feelings. A second hypotheses which states that in a two – parent family there is a closer relation between the children‘s inside calmness, psychological mood at school... [to full text]

The diploma thesis is concerned with the subject of video game education. The goal of this thesis is to confirm or to disprove the following research hypothesis: "Using new media in formal education has positive or at least neutral impact on student's motivation for learning in comparsion to conventional educative methods" by using both qualitative and quantitative empirical methods. For practical research within the thesis I have chosen Czech educational digital game Europe 2045. The theoretical part introduces current use of new media in education, interactive learning and digital game-based learning and theories of motivations for learning as well as analysis of current digital game-based learning research.

The thesis is focused on Education and motivating seniors in social institutions and it aims to map the possibilities of education for older people. First the theoretical part deals with the current theme of aging, attitudes of the society to the elderly people and also a range of institutional education for seniors. It also points to the fact that the loss of self-sufficiency and social placement into a residential facility must not forcibly terminate social human activity. The author describes the possible pitfalls of seniors' position in the constitutional device, the phase of adaptation and education. Second the practical part compares the qualitative conditions, features of educational work and the satisfaction of seniors with activation - educational programs in various types of residential facilities. The important finding is that a proportionately larger capacity of facilities in increasing the range of educational programs and the satisfaction of educators with creative work. Most of the interviewed seniors are satisfied with educational programs and particularly welcomes a common form of education, aimed at the enhancement of cognitive functions.

Esta dissertação, inserida em linha de pesquisa de \"História, Filosofia e Cultura no Ensino de Ciências\", abordou a inserção de um episódio da História da Ciência no ensino de Biologia da educação básica. A pesquisa, caracterizada por uma abordagem inclusiva da História da Ciência no ensino de Biologia, foi orientada pelos seguintes objetivos: 1) desenvolver o estudo de um episódio histórico envolvendo a viagem do naturalista inglês Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913) ao Brasil, no século XIX; 2) desenvolver um estudo empírico de utilização de episódio da História da Biologia no ensino e aprendizagem de conteúdos de Biologia por meio da elaboração, validação, aplicação e avaliação de uma sequência didática; 3) investigar os efeitos da utilização de um episódio de História da Biologia sobre aspectos motivacionais e emocionais dos alunos durante o ensino e aprendizagem de conteúdos de Biologia. A viagem de Wallace à Amazônia foi analisada segundo a metodologia de pesquisa em História da Ciência, fazendo uso de fontes primárias e secundárias. Foram investigadas a formação inicial do pesquisador e as motivações para a realização da viagem segundo o contexto das expedições científicas do século XIX. Foram ainda discutidas as principais contribuições que ele desenvolveu, particularmente sobre as palmeiras amazônicas. Esse estudo gerou um material que pode servir de subsídio ao professor que deseje abordar esse episódio histórico em sala de aula. A partir desse episódio, foi elaborada uma sequência didática baseada nos estudos de Wallace sobre as palmeiras amazônicas. As palmeiras estudadas por Wallace serviram de base para os alunos realizarem atividades relacionadas à classificação biológica, ao uso de chaves dicotômicas de identificação e à elaboração de uma matriz de classificação filogenética. A sequência didática foi composta de oito aulas desenvolvidas com diferentes estratégias de ensino e aprendizagem, com uso de materiais instrucionais especialmente elaborados para cada aula. Após processo de validação, a sequência didática foi aplicada em duas turmas de 2º ano do Ensino Médio, de uma escola pública, no município de São Paulo, no primeiro semestre de 2013. Foi realizada triangulação de dados obtidos por meio de gravação e transcrição das aulas, bem como aplicação de dois questionários validados pela literatura: um destinado a avaliar motivação e outro a avaliar emoção situacional dos alunos. A análise dos dados obtidos levou à elaboração de uma representação gráfica mapeando as disposições motivacionais e emocionais dos alunos durante as interações de ensino e aprendizagem da sequência didática. Como resultados principais da pesquisa empírica que podem contribuir para a área de ensino de Ciências Naturais em que abordagens históricas estão inseridas, destacam-se evidências de que os alunos responderam positivamente à aprendizagem de conteúdos científicos atuais considerados complexos e distantes do seu dia a dia, como é o caso da classificação filogenética, após esse estudo ter sido provocado a partir dos estudos de Wallace na Amazônia. Esta pesquisa também contribui com a divulgação de uma metodologia para investigar aspectos motivacionais e emocionais dos alunos na aprendizagem de conteúdos de Biologia. Finalmente, estabeleceu alguns parâmetros sobre a contribuição da História da Ciência no ensino de Biologia. / This dissertation, set in search of \"History, Philosophy and Culture in Science Education\" line, addressed the insertion of an episode of the History of Science in Biology teaching of basic education. The research, characterized by an inclusive approach of the History of Science in teaching Biology, was guided by the following objectives: 1) develop the study of a historical episode involving the journey of the English naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913) to Brazil in the nineteenth century; 2) develop an empirical study of using episode of the History of Biology in teaching and learning content biology through the development, validation, implementation and evaluation of an instructional sequence; 3) investigate the effects of using of an episode of the History of Biology on motivational and emotional aspects of learning content for students of Biology. A trip to the Amazon Wallace was analyzed according to the methodology of research in History of Science, using primary and secondary sources. The initial training of the researcher and the motivations for the provision of travel were investigated according to the context of the scientific expeditions of the nineteenth century. We also discuss the major contributions he has developed, particularly on Amazonian palm trees. This study generated a material that can serve as a subsidy to the teacher who wishes to address this historical episode in the classroom. From this episode, we created a teaching sequence based on the studies of Wallace on the Amazon palm trees. Palm trees studied by Wallace served as the basis for students to carry out activities related to biological classification, the use of dichotomous keys for identification and development of a phylogenetic classification matrix. The teaching learning sequence consisted of eight lessons developed with different strategies of teaching and learning, using a specially designed instructional materials for each class. After the validation process, the teaching learning sequence was applied to two groups of 2nd year of High School, a public school in São Paulo, in the first half of 2013. Triangulation of data obtained through the recording and transcription of the classes as well as application of two validated questionnaires in the literature was performed: one designed to assess motivation and to review other students\' situational emotion. The data analysis led to the development of a graphical representation mapping the motivational and emotional dispositions of students during interactions of teaching and learning instructional sequence. As the results of empirical research that can contribute to the area of teaching natural sciences in that historical approaches are inserted, are evidence that the students responded positively to learning of scientific considered complex and current content away from their daily lives, such as the phylogenetic classification, after this study have been caused from the studies of Wallace in the Amazon. This research also contributes to the dissemination of a methodology for investigating motivational and emotional aspects of learning content students in Biology. Finally, set some parameters on the contribution of the History of Science in teaching Biology.

Esta dissertação, inserida em linha de pesquisa de \"História, Filosofia e Cultura no Ensino de Ciências\", abordou a inserção de um episódio da História da Ciência no ensino de Biologia da educação básica. A pesquisa, caracterizada por uma abordagem inclusiva da História da Ciência no ensino de Biologia, foi orientada pelos seguintes objetivos: 1) desenvolver o estudo de um episódio histórico envolvendo a viagem do naturalista inglês Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913) ao Brasil, no século XIX; 2) desenvolver um estudo empírico de utilização de episódio da História da Biologia no ensino e aprendizagem de conteúdos de Biologia por meio da elaboração, validação, aplicação e avaliação de uma sequência didática; 3) investigar os efeitos da utilização de um episódio de História da Biologia sobre aspectos motivacionais e emocionais dos alunos durante o ensino e aprendizagem de conteúdos de Biologia. A viagem de Wallace à Amazônia foi analisada segundo a metodologia de pesquisa em História da Ciência, fazendo uso de fontes primárias e secundárias. Foram investigadas a formação inicial do pesquisador e as motivações para a realização da viagem segundo o contexto das expedições científicas do século XIX. Foram ainda discutidas as principais contribuições que ele desenvolveu, particularmente sobre as palmeiras amazônicas. Esse estudo gerou um material que pode servir de subsídio ao professor que deseje abordar esse episódio histórico em sala de aula. A partir desse episódio, foi elaborada uma sequência didática baseada nos estudos de Wallace sobre as palmeiras amazônicas. As palmeiras estudadas por Wallace serviram de base para os alunos realizarem atividades relacionadas à classificação biológica, ao uso de chaves dicotômicas de identificação e à elaboração de uma matriz de classificação filogenética. A sequência didática foi composta de oito aulas desenvolvidas com diferentes estratégias de ensino e aprendizagem, com uso de materiais instrucionais especialmente elaborados para cada aula. Após processo de validação, a sequência didática foi aplicada em duas turmas de 2º ano do Ensino Médio, de uma escola pública, no município de São Paulo, no primeiro semestre de 2013. Foi realizada triangulação de dados obtidos por meio de gravação e transcrição das aulas, bem como aplicação de dois questionários validados pela literatura: um destinado a avaliar motivação e outro a avaliar emoção situacional dos alunos. A análise dos dados obtidos levou à elaboração de uma representação gráfica mapeando as disposições motivacionais e emocionais dos alunos durante as interações de ensino e aprendizagem da sequência didática. Como resultados principais da pesquisa empírica que podem contribuir para a área de ensino de Ciências Naturais em que abordagens históricas estão inseridas, destacam-se evidências de que os alunos responderam positivamente à aprendizagem de conteúdos científicos atuais considerados complexos e distantes do seu dia a dia, como é o caso da classificação filogenética, após esse estudo ter sido provocado a partir dos estudos de Wallace na Amazônia. Esta pesquisa também contribui com a divulgação de uma metodologia para investigar aspectos motivacionais e emocionais dos alunos na aprendizagem de conteúdos de Biologia. Finalmente, estabeleceu alguns parâmetros sobre a contribuição da História da Ciência no ensino de Biologia. / This dissertation, set in search of \"History, Philosophy and Culture in Science Education\" line, addressed the insertion of an episode of the History of Science in Biology teaching of basic education. The research, characterized by an inclusive approach of the History of Science in teaching Biology, was guided by the following objectives: 1) develop the study of a historical episode involving the journey of the English naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913) to Brazil in the nineteenth century; 2) develop an empirical study of using episode of the History of Biology in teaching and learning content biology through the development, validation, implementation and evaluation of an instructional sequence; 3) investigate the effects of using of an episode of the History of Biology on motivational and emotional aspects of learning content for students of Biology. A trip to the Amazon Wallace was analyzed according to the methodology of research in History of Science, using primary and secondary sources. The initial training of the researcher and the motivations for the provision of travel were investigated according to the context of the scientific expeditions of the nineteenth century. We also discuss the major contributions he has developed, particularly on Amazonian palm trees. This study generated a material that can serve as a subsidy to the teacher who wishes to address this historical episode in the classroom. From this episode, we created a teaching sequence based on the studies of Wallace on the Amazon palm trees. Palm trees studied by Wallace served as the basis for students to carry out activities related to biological classification, the use of dichotomous keys for identification and development of a phylogenetic classification matrix. The teaching learning sequence consisted of eight lessons developed with different strategies of teaching and learning, using a specially designed instructional materials for each class. After the validation process, the teaching learning sequence was applied to two groups of 2nd year of High School, a public school in São Paulo, in the first half of 2013. Triangulation of data obtained through the recording and transcription of the classes as well as application of two validated questionnaires in the literature was performed: one designed to assess motivation and to review other students\' situational emotion. The data analysis led to the development of a graphical representation mapping the motivational and emotional dispositions of students during interactions of teaching and learning instructional sequence. As the results of empirical research that can contribute to the area of teaching natural sciences in that historical approaches are inserted, are evidence that the students responded positively to learning of scientific considered complex and current content away from their daily lives, such as the phylogenetic classification, after this study have been caused from the studies of Wallace in the Amazon. This research also contributes to the dissemination of a methodology for investigating motivational and emotional aspects of learning content students in Biology. Finally, set some parameters on the contribution of the History of Science in teaching Biology.

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / The study of didactic models may represent a useful tool to reflect on educational planning, it allows to establish a link between the theoretical aspects of the teaching and learning process and the intervention in the classroom itself. This study was based on didactic models proposed by Garcia Perez (2000) in his studies, they are: traditional, technological, the spontaneist and research at school (alternative). The main objective of the research was to find out what the teaching models used by biology teachers from public schools and their importance in the cognitive development of students. We have the following questions: Will have teachers a teaching / educational reference model? If so, which ones? Are these teaching models being used in the classroom allow students to take ownership of knowledge? As a theoretical framework, we try to address the main characteristics of the teaching models proposed by García Pérez, because this researcher is a world reference in this subject. We also approach on the implementation of educational models in the teaching of biology; on motivation for learning; about developments in the teaching of biology; teacher training; educational planning; and educational evaluation, citing authors such as: Garcia Perez; Myriam Krasilchik, Develay, Carvalho and Gil-Pérez, Libâneo, Bachelard, Charlot, Luckesi, among others. The methodology used is to qualitative research, which has a descriptive character of a case study. The following techniques and collection instruments were used: exploratory research; semi structured interview; observation and questionnaires. For this purpose, were used as research subjects six Biology teachers from two schools of the state of Aracaju. It was observed using the collected data that many of the teachers had knowledge about teaching models and these are present in the syllabus of these teachers. As for the schools surveyed, it was observed lack of some resources and infrastructure for the development of educational practices of these teachers. Regarding the pedagogical procedures, we found a similarity of teaching models used by them, especially when they working in the same school teachers. It can be concluded from this that all models have importance in the teaching practices and that they are not used in full in the teaching of these teachers. / O estudo dos modelos didáticos pode representar um instrumento útil para refletir sobre o planejamento de ensino, pois permite estabelecer um vínculo entre os aspectos teóricos relativos ao processo de ensino e aprendizagem e a intervenção em sala de aula propriamente dita. O presente trabalho baseou-se nos modelos didáticos propostos por Garcia Pérez (2000) em seus estudos, são eles: o tradicional, o tecnológico, o espontaneísta e o de investigação na escola (alternativo). O objetivo principal da pesquisa foi o de descobrir quais são os modelos didáticos utilizados pelos professores de Biologia das escolas públicas e sua importância no desenvolvimento cognitivo dos alunos. Como problemática temos as seguintes questões: será que os professores têm um modelo pedagógico/didático de referência? Se sim, qual ou quais? Esses modelos didáticos que estão sendo utilizados na sala de aula permitem aos alunos se apropriarem do conhecimento? Como referencial teórico, procuramos abordar as principais características dos modelos didáticos propostos por García Pérez, visto que este pesquisador é referência mundial neste tema. Abordamos também sobre a aplicação dos modelos didáticos no ensino de Biologia; sobre a motivação para a aprendizagem; sobre a evolução no ensino da Biologia; formação docente; planejamento de ensino; avaliação de ensino; citando autores, como: Garcia Pérez; Myriam Krasilchik, Develay, Carvalho e Gil-Pérez, Libâneo, Bachelard, Charlot, Luckesi, dentre outros. A metodologia utilizada trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa, que possui um caráter descritivo do tipo estudo de caso. Para isso foram utilizadas as seguintes técnicas e instrumentos de coletas: pesquisa exploratória; entrevista semiestruturada; observação e questionários. Para esse fim foram utilizados como sujeitos da pesquisa seis professoras de Biologia de duas escolas da rede estadual de Aracaju. Observou-se quanto aos dados coletados que boa parte das professoras tinha conhecimento sobre modelos didáticos estando estes presentes no plano de ensino dessas professoras. Quanto às escolas pesquisadas, observou-se falta de alguns recursos e falta de estrutura para o desenvolvimento das práticas educativas dessas docentes. Em relação ao fazer pedagógico dessas professoras, verificou certa semelhança dos modelos didáticos utilizados por elas, principalmente quando se tratava de professores da mesma escola. Pode-se concluir com isso, que todos os modelos têm sua importância no fazer pedagógico dessas professoras e que os mesmos não são utilizados de forma integral na didática dessas docentes.

This diploma thesis deals with the issue of the Romani children and their motivation for learning. It is based on a widely believed idea that motivation of the Romani ethnic group in general is different from the vast majority of population. In practice this problem may manifest itself when the children in question are unwilling to learn, they disrupt the educational process, they refuse to go to school and discontinue their further education as such. The theoretical part of the paper is focused on describing Romani people and their particularities connected with the family environment in which the Romani children are brought up and which strongly forms their attitudes. It also determines the amount of motivation for learning as a starting point for success in terms of education. Motivational factors depend on the value of education in the broader socio-cultural context of the Romani minority. The practical part of the thesis is based on the ethnographic research. The purpose of the research has been to analyze motivation of the Romani children for education. The method of observation has aimed to find the answers for the following research questions: To what extent does socio-cultural and completely different historical background reflect the Romani children's motivation for learning? Which are...