In the current study, we synthesize recent research on digital game-based learning and itspotential effect on the speaking and interaction skills of young learners of English as a secondlanguage. Various relevant studies enlisting different methodologies are reviewed todetermine how digital games affect speaking and interaction skills and the role of motivationin the process. A common conclusion from the reviewed results is that digital games motivatelearners to develop their speaking and interaction skills. In addition, the studies reveal thatlearners who play digital games tend to have a higher level of proficiency.

The diploma thesis deals with the use of our senses in art education. The theoretical part of the thesis clarifies concepts of "pedagogical constructivism, personality approach in the teaching of art education, creation as self-knowledge, sensory education", opens the question of experience as a starting point for art activities for contemporary pupils at the time of digital technologies. Our senses that come out of us are inseparable and ubiquitous, therefore they interfer with the various other components of our lives. So that's why the work tried to cover the senses to a wider extent of our conduct. Sometimes the theoretical part ranged from the chosen trajectory, but it was only because of the strong feelings of necessity to think about the question of human culture or at least to mention the anchoring of our education in history. This section also focuses on the psychological side of sensory sensitivity education. The five elaborated tasks in the didactic part bring a look into art lessons which characteristic features are experience, imagination, free decision and easiness, which originates from true sincerity and truthfulness towards oneself. The main inspirational component is sensory sensitivity. At the conclusion of the didactic part there is a summary of all reflective dialogues and...

The aim of the thesis is to create a teaching portfolio with special attention to the educational content of Human Biology. Instructional manuals are created for teaching natural science at primary school and are focused on selected systems in Biology of the human being, which are: muscle system, breathing system, circulation system, digest system, sensuous system, and a chapter about nourishment. Regarding the present?day School educational programmes the teachers themselves choose the year in which they would teach the educational topics of Biology of the human being. The portfolio is drafted as the methodical aid for teachers and instructional activities for pupils that lead to improvement of teaching methods and better understanding particular terms and relations between the structure and function of human body. The educational portfolio consists of working sheets, practical tasks and tests that help to vary teaching methods and add a lot of matters of interest, physiology experiments and testing to the classical approach to teaching Human Biology.

A presente pesquisa tem por objeto o estudo dos aspectos motivacionais que atuam na relação professor-aluno nas aulas de Física do Ensino Médio em escolas públicas do estado de São Paulo, e foi guiada pela seguinte questão: Por que em relação aos estudos algumas pessoas gostam, querem e se esforçam, enquanto outras ou são claramente apáticas, ou simplesmente desistem? A busca por respostas a esta questão foi empreendida através da análise do conteúdo de uma série de entrevistas semi-estruturadas, realizadas junto a cinco (05) professores e onze (11) alunos, todos voluntários. Esta análise se deu de tal forma que os aspectos motivacionais modelaram um instrumento específico de estudo, convenientemente desenhado para este trabalho. Da análise dos dados emergiram dimensões que evidenciam um importante papel motivacional, positivo e negativo, dos conteúdos e das interações, tanto para alunos quanto para professores. Já para os professores, além destas duas dimensões, o exercício profissional impôs-se com bastante importância. Por fim, a interpretação dos dados, das categorias e das dimensões revelou-nos encontros e desencontros importantes entre professores e alunos. Dentre eles destacam-se a prática inconsciente (os professores motivam e desmotivam seus alunos e nem sequer se dão conta disso) e a percepção da variedade motivacional (grande diferença na variedade de situações motivacionais quando vistas por professores ou alunos). / The subject of this research is to study the motivational aspects that play a role in the relationship between teachers and students during Physics classes on High School in public schools of São Paulo. It was conducted by the following question: why, in relation to the act of studying, some people like it and made efforts in order to learn, while others are clearly apathetic or simply give up? The search for answers to this question was made by analysing the content of many semi-structured interviews with five (05) teachers and eleven (11) students, all volunteers. This analysis was done in such a way that the motivational aspects modelled an specific tool of study, specifically designed for this work. From the analysis of the data arose dimensions that show an important motivational role (positive and negative) of the content, even to students as for teachers. To teachers, beyond this two dimensions, the professional experience is very important. And finally, the interpretation of data, category and dimensions revealed to us significant matches and mismatches between students and teachers. Some of them would be the unconsious practice (teaches motivate their pupils whitout even noticing they are doing it) and the perceptions of motivational variety (great diference in the variety of motivational situations when faced by teachers or students).

Bakgrunden till denna undersökning är att uttal är en viktig del av språket att behärska, samtidigt som det finns indikationer på att uttalsundervisningen inom Svenska för invandrare (SFI) är eftersatt. Ändå uppnår elever inom SFI ett förståeligt uttal och därför antogs att de använder sig av självstudier i uttal och skulle ha uppfattningar om hur de lärt sig uttal. Syftet med denna undersökning var att beskriva och analysera några SFI-elevers uppfattningar av metoder för att lära svenskt uttal, för att ur detta dra slutsatser av didaktisk betydelse för uttalsundervisning inom SFI. Detta undersöktes genom tre forskningsfrågor kring metoder som eleverna uppfattar har hjälpt dem att lära svenskt uttal. Kvalitativa intervjuer med fyra SFI-elever som har gott uttal genomfördes på deras egen skola. Två elever i taget intervjuades under cirka en timme och det uppstod ett fritt samtal om hur de uppfattar att de har lärt uttal. Resultatet är en lång rad metoder som eleverna uppfattar har hjälpt dem för lärande av svenskt uttal: lyssna, läsa, syssla med korrigering, höra, repetera, titta, umgås med människor, prata, arbeta, göra läxan, kämpa, vilja samt ha rätt inställning. En förhållandevis stor del av dessa metoder nämns inte i den tidigare forskningen. Metoder som eleverna nämnde har hjälpt mest är lyssna, repetera långa ord, läsa högt, vilja lära uttal, umgås med människor, ta hjälp av sitt barn samt kämpa. Endast några få metoder från själva SFI-undervisningen nämndes av eleverna. Därför dras i diskussionen slutsatsen att det behövs mer uttalsundervisning inom SFI, särskilt undervisning i prosodi. En annan slutsats är att de metoder som informanterna nämner bör påverka SFI didaktiskt och tre exempel ges på hur detta kan ske.

A presente pesquisa tem por objeto o estudo dos aspectos motivacionais que atuam na relação professor-aluno nas aulas de Física do Ensino Médio em escolas públicas do estado de São Paulo, e foi guiada pela seguinte questão: Por que em relação aos estudos algumas pessoas gostam, querem e se esforçam, enquanto outras ou são claramente apáticas, ou simplesmente desistem? A busca por respostas a esta questão foi empreendida através da análise do conteúdo de uma série de entrevistas semi-estruturadas, realizadas junto a cinco (05) professores e onze (11) alunos, todos voluntários. Esta análise se deu de tal forma que os aspectos motivacionais modelaram um instrumento específico de estudo, convenientemente desenhado para este trabalho. Da análise dos dados emergiram dimensões que evidenciam um importante papel motivacional, positivo e negativo, dos conteúdos e das interações, tanto para alunos quanto para professores. Já para os professores, além destas duas dimensões, o exercício profissional impôs-se com bastante importância. Por fim, a interpretação dos dados, das categorias e das dimensões revelou-nos encontros e desencontros importantes entre professores e alunos. Dentre eles destacam-se a prática inconsciente (os professores motivam e desmotivam seus alunos e nem sequer se dão conta disso) e a percepção da variedade motivacional (grande diferença na variedade de situações motivacionais quando vistas por professores ou alunos). / The subject of this research is to study the motivational aspects that play a role in the relationship between teachers and students during Physics classes on High School in public schools of São Paulo. It was conducted by the following question: why, in relation to the act of studying, some people like it and made efforts in order to learn, while others are clearly apathetic or simply give up? The search for answers to this question was made by analysing the content of many semi-structured interviews with five (05) teachers and eleven (11) students, all volunteers. This analysis was done in such a way that the motivational aspects modelled an specific tool of study, specifically designed for this work. From the analysis of the data arose dimensions that show an important motivational role (positive and negative) of the content, even to students as for teachers. To teachers, beyond this two dimensions, the professional experience is very important. And finally, the interpretation of data, category and dimensions revealed to us significant matches and mismatches between students and teachers. Some of them would be the unconsious practice (teaches motivate their pupils whitout even noticing they are doing it) and the perceptions of motivational variety (great diference in the variety of motivational situations when faced by teachers or students).