SZ6031 Research in the Educational Practice

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/0/.5. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Jan Mareš, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Kateřina Vlčková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Radek Pospíšil, Ph.D. (assistant)
doc. Mgr. Jana Kratochvílová, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Lucie Škarková, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Tereza Škubalová, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Kateřina Vlčková, Ph.D.
Department of Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. et Mgr. Jan Mareš, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Education – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
SZ6031/01: Sat 5. 10. 13:00–14:50 učebna 1, Sat 9. 11. 11:00–14:50 učebna 50, J. Mareš, K. Vlčková
Prerequisites (in Czech)
!NOWANY( SZ6631 Research in Education )
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
The aim of the course is to make students familiar with the specific form of research and its realization which is related to educational staff (teachers, teachers’ assistants) and to acquire basic methodological knowledge and skills.
Learning outcomes
Students will know fundamental approaches to school reality research (especially research of behaviour and attitudes of agents of school education and educational results).
They will be able to plan, realize, and evaluate a simple project of (action) research.
They will be able to choose a suitable method of data collection, data sampling, and data analysis.
  • They will be able to analyse data, interpret findings, and to present them both in written and oral form in a comprehensible way.
    • Syllabus
    • 1. Research related to school practice. Basic approaches towards school reality research. Examples of realized research. Designs and types of research. Qualitative, quantitative, mixed-method research. 2. Research project – what I want to investigate (research question, hypotheses, variables), where, whom (selection and size of research sample), how (selection of data collection instruments based on research design, process of data collection, data analysis and evaluation using software), and when (time schedule). Validity, reliability. 3. Observation (observation schemes, evaluation, work with video-recordings, shadowing of teacher’s, headmaster’s or pupil’s work). Interview (interrogating techniques, functions of questions). Collection of documents and products of activities – content analysis. 4. Qualitative coding and data analysis. 5. Questionnaire and statistical analysis. 6. Poster presentation fo quantitative data analysis. /// Portfolio tasks: Task 1: Qualitative data analysis report. Task 2: Quantitative data analysis report according to IMRAD and APA.
    Literature
      required literature
    • Gavora, P., et al. (2010). Elektronická učebnica pedagogického výskumu. [online]. Bratislava: Univerzita Komenského. Dostupné z~http://www.e-metodologia.fedu.uniba.sk
    • ŠVAŘÍČEK, Roman and Klára ŠEĎOVÁ. Kvalitativní výzkum v pedagogických vědách. Vydání první. Praha: Portál, 2007, 377 stran. ISBN 9788073673130. URL info
    • Citační norma APA7: https://journals.phil.muni.cz/studia-paedagogica/about/submissions
    • RABUŠIC, Ladislav, Petr SOUKUP and Petr MAREŠ. Statistická analýza sociálněvědních dat (prostřednictvím SPSS). 2., přepracované vydání. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2019, 573 stran. ISBN 9788021092488. URL info
      recommended literature
    • Chvál, M., Procházková, I., & Straková, J. (2015). Hodnocení výsledků vzdělávání didaktickými testy. Praha: ČŠI. Dostupné z: http://www.csicr.cz/cz/Aktuality/Hodnoceni-vysledku-vzdelavani-didaktickymi-testy
    • Yin, R. K. (2013). Case Study Research: Design and Methods. Thousand Oaks: Sage.
    • Dvořák, D., Starý, K., Urbánek, T., Chvál, M., & Walterová, E. (2011). Česká základní škola. Vícepřípadová studie. Praha: Karolinum.
    • Pelikán, J. (1998). Základy empirického výzkumu pedagogických jevů. Praha: Karolinum.
    • Gall, J. P., Gall, M. D., & Borg, W. R. (1999). Applying educational research. New York: Longman.
    • Creswell, J. W. (2009). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications.
    • Vlčková, K., Lojdová, K., Lukas, J., Mareš, J., Šalamounová, Z., Kohoutek, T., Bradová, J., & Ježek, S. (2015). Z~posluchárny za katedru: Mocenské vztahy ve výuce studentů učitelství. Brno: Munipress. Dostupné z: https://munispace.muni.cz/index.php/munis
    • Strauss, A., & Corbinová, J. (1999). Základy kvalitativního výzkumu: postupy a techniky metody zakotvené teorie. Boskovice: Albert.
    • Tomášek, V. et al. (2012). Národní zpráva TIMSS 2011. Praha: ČŠI. Dostupné z: http://www.csicr.cz
    • Gavora, P. (2002). Úvod do pedagogického výzkumu. Brno: Paido.
    • OECD (2014). Výsledky PISA 2012: Kreativní řešení problémů. Schopnosti žáků řešit problémy z~reálného života. Paříž: OECD. Dostupné z: http://www.csicr.cz/html/PISA-KreativRP/html5/index.html?&locale=CSY&pn=3
    • Hendl, J. (1997). Úvod do kvalitativního výzkumu. Praha: UK.
    Teaching methods
    Lecture. Independent study of specialized sources and electronic distance-learning materials.
    Assessment methods
    Students prepare a research project/research report (individual task) based on qualitative and quantitative data analysis. The report is prepared according to IMRAD structure and APA publication style. They submit the report into the learning environment of the IS in electronic form. Part of the exam is a test.
    Náhradní absolvování
    Students going from Czechia on an INTERNSHIP abroad complete a portfolio task and take a test. The subject can be completed during the semester, in the following semester, or through a similar course abroad.
    Language of instruction
    Czech
    Study support
    https://is.muni.cz/auth/ucitel/io/seznam?fakulta=1441;obdobi=9464;predmet=1580998;uvodnik=a
    Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
    Study Materials
    Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 6 hodin.
    Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
    Teacher's information
    The course has an interactive syllabus and study materials in IS MUNI.
    The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
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