FC4107 Research of Chemistry Teacher at Elementary School

Faculty of Education
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Hana Cídlová, Dr. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Hana Cídlová, Dr.
Department of Physics, Chemistry and Vocational Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Jachymiáková
Supplier department: Department of Physics, Chemistry and Vocational Education – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
FC4107/Kombi01: Sat 22. 2. 11:00–12:50 učebna 6, Sat 1. 3. 9:00–10:50 učebna 3, Sat 8. 3. 14:00–15:50 učebna 3, Sat 15. 3. 11:00–12:50 učebna 3, H. Cídlová
FC4107/Prez01: Mon 11:00–12:50 respirium (4. nadzemní podlaží), H. Cídlová
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Main objectives can be summarized as follows:
- the students will learn about basic methods of pedagogical research
- the students will learn about basic statistical methods of evaluation of experimental data
- the students will learn about didactic tests

- the students will think about research chemical problems suitable for work of teacher and pupils at lower secondary schools
- the students will get acquainted with results of chemical research realized at lower secondary school and published in a journal or conference proceedings
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student will be able to:
- to work with the basic methodologies of pedagogical research
- to work with the basic statistical methods of experimental data evaluation
- apply the theory of didactic tests

- to think about chemical research, suitable for the work of teachers and pupils at elementary school
- Understand the results of chemical research carried out at elementary school, published in journals or conference proceedings
Syllabus
  • Week 1: Basic data collection methods in educational research.
  • Week 2: Basics of quantitative research: basic file and selection, selection methods, hypothesis.
  • Week 3: Theory of didactic tests.
  • Week 4: Basics of statistical processing of data.
  • Week 5: Questionnaire surveys, data processing.
  • Week 6: Qualitatively oriented research.
  • Week 7: The program for qualitative data analysis ATLAS.ti
  • Week 8: Examples of chemical research issues, suitable for the work of teachers and pupils at lower secondary school.
  • Week 9: Examples of results of chemical research carried out at lower secondary school.
  • Week 10 to 11: Work with databases ERIC, Scopus and Web of Science.
  • Week 12: Summary, consultation according to the actual needs of students.
Literature
    required literature
  • Biologie, chemie, zeměpis. ISSN 1210-3349. [online]. Dostupné z: https://bichez.pedf.cuni.cz/archiv/
    recommended literature
  • Edice Chemické listy. Praha: Česká společnost chemická. info
  • Journal of Chemical Education
  • Internet: Science Direct, Web of Science apod. / Internet: Science Direct, Web of Science etc.
  • Hana Cídlová: Habilitační práce. Praha, 2006. / Hana Cídlová: Inaugural Dissertation. Praha, 2006.
Teaching methods
Seminar
class discussion
independent task
Assessment methods
Termination:
not more than 3 absence,
Discussion about the results of single-handed work
Language of instruction
Czech
Study support
https://is.muni.cz/el/ped/jaro2025/FC4107/index.qwarp
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 8 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
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