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This thesis consists of description of chosen methods of permanent macroscopic zoological preparations. I verified successfully all the methods in practice and in case of methodological difficulties I optimized them for use in the school environment. In this work I answered the questions that could come up throughout the preparation process, for example: how to preserve the animal correctly; where to acquire the animal legally; what is the best way to maintain the animal's natural colour; what materials to use for the preparation and so on. According to current approaches I created not only a text based version of the manual of all verified preparation methods, but also an online version in form of a web site. To clarify the methods I included video sequences, photographs and schemes. With this e- learning course a teacher will be able to extend the school collection with his own preparations and also will be able to recognize what significant characteristics to point out. As a part of my work I have done a questionnaire focused on using various types of equipment in biology lectures. I have asked primary school teachers and high school teachers from all regions in the Czech Republic. This questionnaire was sent online and 322 out of 1636 people responded. The answers tell us that teachers...

The purpose of the present study is to develop and explain a teaching aid for Spanish word recognition, to be presented as advance preparation for large-exposure reading.

Protection of population - a teaching aid for seniors Thesis topic is "Protection of population - teaching aid for the seniors." The theoretical part of the education system of seniors how they can develop their personality even at an advanced age and thus come to fulfilment. The work is also described as insight into the history of protection population and its current state. It is important to realize continuous development of this area, particularly in the approach to the risks and dangers that surround us, their analysis and subsequent action. A prerequisite for the efficient functioning of the security system are appropriate legislative measures. The important part is undoubtedly a preventive educational activity in the area of civil protection and fire protection focused on citizens. The work classifies emergencies and carries out the tasks of civil protection. The theoretical part also describes cooperation at the international level. The aim was to create educational material for the elderly, aimed at protecting the population and treated on the basis of available information and literature. In the result, therefore, to raise awareness among the elderly in the area, this may be in danger of their lives, health or property. To accomplish this aim it was necessary to choose basic and essential information from available sources. It was mainly about the basic concepts of civil protection, classification of incidents and how they behave in given situations. It was also necessary to create a questionnaire including questions on precisely the subject of protection of the population in relation to the citizens themselves - seniors. The questionnaire was administered in elderly patients visiting senior's club Šance in Týn nad Vltavou and was subsequently verified normality knowledge. Following the improvement of information for seniors from the aforementioned club was created block of three lectures where senior citizens have clarified the issue of protection of the population, especially in relation to their self-protection. Chapter "Results" includes an evaluation questionnaire. Presented are the issues and their graphic evaluation. Using mathematical and descriptive statistics were verified whether knowledge of seniors in the area of civil protection division has knowledge of near normal distribution. The hypothesis was verified and accepted. The result of this work is an educational tool that is further specified in the chapter "Results". The complete version of teaching aids is the appendixes, which among other things are also presentations that were used to lecture at the senior's club Šance. The output material will serve as an informational tool for seniors visiting senior's club Šance. Another possibility is the use of teaching materials electronically, where the material will be available on the website of the town Týn nad Vltavou and provide the necessary information not only seniors, but also to other citizens, who express concern over the issue of choice. Interest in electronic form of educational toys showed a primary school Hlinecká in Týn nad Vltavou.

In this work I have been focusing on the educational use of textbooks, especially natural history textbooks, for sex education by the teachers of selected schools. First, I conducted a theoretical introduction to the issue of textbooks and teaching sex education. Then my interviews with teachers examined how sex education is taught and whether the teachers use their textbooks as teaching aid. I have thoroughly analysed these interviews, from which I then draw my conclusions: how textbooks are used as a teaching aid and the impact of the quality of textbooks on their use. Furthermore, I conducted my subjective evaluation of the textbooks that teachers said they use. I compared this review to the evaluation of teachers, so I could carry out a discussion of these views. As the result of my work I find that some of the teachers participating in my research use the textbook as teaching aid, some not. Their decision is not affected by the quality of the topic in the textbooks. Of much greater importance is the form of sex education the teacher chooses and how the topic is being explained. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)

Organized education, historically, has been slow to commit itself to any sort of intensive examination of how learning can be both analyzed and substantially improved. But today Komoski (1960) tells us that we are looking beyond the traditional approaches to teaching. If a newly developed method is shown to be more effective than the techniques which have traditionally been employed, it is carefully considered for incorporation into the current education program. Programmed instruction is just such an example of a recently developed teaching method which claims it will contribute much to education. It dates back to Pressey's report (1926) of a simple teaching device which also gave tests and scores. Extensive research into this method, however, has occurred only during the past ten or twelve years. The intense interest in programmed instruction is understandable when we consider the goals of education in this country. The chief aim of education is to help each student achieve his fullest potential. The schools can best accomplish this by helping each student to recognize his own capacities, and by using methods which will contribute to an individual's developing intrinsically within himself the motivation for learning. However, there are present-day pressures which hamper the realization of these goals. Today the world is confronted with a population rise unprecedented in history. This "population explosion" is clearly reflected in the burgeoning school enrollments and the accompanying problems of inadequate classroom space and limited facilities. Unfortunately, the consequences of these pressures prove consistently detrimental to the establishment of an ideal educational system. For example, the increased teacher load has resulted in the practice of double sessions which has tended to reduce the amount of individual attention many teachers were previously able to devote to each student. And more extensive demands upon school budgets have led to minimal teacher salary raises, contributing further to the shortage of qualified teachers. This reveals the importance of development of new educational media in order to alleviate some of the stress on the teacher and to keep pace with currently expanding fields of knowledge.

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Title: Hemps and its utilization at elementary schools and grammar schools Abstract: The thesis puts together a teaching aid concerning hemps. It is based on in-depth study of related literature, content analysis of schoolbooks and Framework Education Programmes for Basic Education and Higher Education, and a questionnaire survey aimed at teachers. The teaching aid is to be used mainly at grammar schools, and it includes a Power Point presentation, a suggestion for teamwork focusing on the use of scientific texts, a worksheet and a test. In addition, there are two more extension activities, and a list of recommended information sources for teachers. .

Studien är inriktad på ämnet religionskunskap i grundskolans årskurs 4 – 6. Det finns begränsat med tidigare forskning kring lärares användning av olika typer av material i religionskunskapsundervisning i en mellanstadiekontext. Dessutom visar forskning främst vilket material som används och mindre fokus ligger på hur och varför lärare använder olika typer av material. Syftet med studien är därför att undersöka lärares användning av alternativt material i religionskunskapsundervisningen i årskurs 4 – 6. Frågeställningarna handlar om vilket material som används samt varför lärare väljer att använda alternativt material. Med alternativt material menas, i denna studie, allt material som används utöver läroboken i religionskunskap. De didaktiska frågorna ”vad?”, ”hur?” och ”varför?” samt ett sociokulturellt perspektiv på lärande har varit betydande vid materialanalysen för att få syn på lärares didaktiska val och motiveringar när det kommer till alternativt material i religionskunskapsundervisningen. Resultatet är baserat på kvalitativa semistrukturerade intervjuer med sex lärare på olika skolor i två kommuner. Av resultatet framkommer att lärare använder olika typer av alternativt material när de upplever att läroboken inte räcker till, för att variera undervisningen så att det möter alla elevers olika behov och förutsättningar samt för att motivera och engagera. / The study is focused on the subject of religious education in the Swedish compulsory school’s grades 4 – 6. Previous research on teachers’ use of alternative materials in Religious Education in this context is limited. Furthermore, available research mainly show what materials are used and does not focus on how or why teachers use different kinds of materials. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate teachers’ use of alternative materials in Religious Education in grades 4 – 6. Moreover, the study aims to answer the questions of what material is used and why teachers choose to use alternative material. In this study, alternative material is used to describe every material that is used in addition to textbooks, in religious education. The didactical questions “what?”, “how?” and “why?” as well as a sociocultural perspective on learning have been important when analysing the material to distinguish teachers’ didactical choices when it comes to using alternative materials in Religious Education. The result is based on qualitative semi-structured interviews with six teachers in different schools in two municipalities. The result shows that teachers use different kinds of alternative materials when they feel that the textbook is insufficient and to vary their teaching to accommodate to every pupil’s needs and prerequisites. They also use alternative materials to motivate and engage the pupils.