Chemistry Education at Elementary Schools in the Czech Republic: Target Skills and Popularity of the Subject

BAYEROVÁ, Anna, Hana CÍDLOVÁ a Michaela PETRŮ. Chemistry Education at Elementary Schools in the Czech Republic: Target Skills and Popularity of the Subject. In Chemistry Education in the Light of the Research. 1. vyd. Kraków: Peadagogical University of Kraków, Department of Chemistry and Chemistry Education, 2012, s. 11-14. ISBN 978-83-7271-764-1.

Základní údaje

• Originální název: Chemistry Education at Elementary Schools in the Czech Republic: Target Skills and Popularity of the Subject
• Autoři: BAYEROVÁ, Anna (203 Česká republika), Hana CÍDLOVÁ (203 Česká republika, garant, domácí) a Michaela PETRŮ (203 Česká republika).
• Vydání: 1. vyd. Kraków, Chemistry Education in the Light of the Research, od s. 11-14, 4 s. 2012.
• Nakladatel: Peadagogical University of Kraków, Department of Chemistry and Chemistry Education

Další údaje

• Originální jazyk: angličtina
• Typ výsledku: Kapitola resp. kapitoly v odborné knize
• Obor: 50300 5.3 Education
• Stát vydavatele: Polsko
• Utajení: není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
• Forma vydání: tištěná verze "print"
• WWW: URL
• Kód RIV: RIV/00216224:14410/12:00057876
• Organizační jednotka: Pedagogická fakulta
• ISBN: 978-83-7271-764-1
• Klíčová slova anglicky: chemistry; education; skills; research; questionnaire
• Příznaky: Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Anotace

As it has been shown, chemistry in the Czech Republic has for a long time been one of the less popular subjects at elementary schools. The goal of our research was first to check this situation during the ongoing educational reform in connection with its implementation into schools, second to find out how much correspond wishes of pupils (regarding their target chemical skills) with chemistry subject matter. A questionnaire about popularity of chemistry was answered in the end of January 2010 by 866 elementary school pupils (8th grades of study). The results were compared to an analogical research undertaken earlier by Budiš (1996). Then (May - June 2011), 984 upper elementary schools pupils (and pupils of corresponding grades of eight-years high schools) answered a questionnaire looking into pupils` wishes about their target chemical skills. We found out that the school subject chemistry is now more popular than in the year 1996. It might be (as follows from the comparison of chemistry subject matter in both periods) due to using more chemical experiments at schools nowadays. Moreover, we found that although the wishes of upper level of elementary schools pupils rather change with their age, the main demand remains the same: experimental work and application of school chemical knowledge in everyday life. Astonishingly, many young pupils wish to get theoretical skills (nomenclature, ability to estimate the reactivity of substances). Unlike them, many of the older pupils want to be able to use their knowledge and skills to protect the environment. Conclusions: The attitude of upper level of czech elementary schools pupils to chemistry improved during last 14 years, maybe due to performing more chemical experiments at school. It agrees with results received by the 2nd questionnaire from which it follows that pupils want first of all to be able to do chemical experiments and to be able to use their school knowledge and skills in real life.

Návaznosti

• GAP407/10/0514, projekt VaV: Název: Dovednosti žáků v biologii, geografii a chemii: výzkum zamýšleného, realizovaného a osvojeného kurikula na počátku implementace kurikulární reformy

Investor: Grantová agentura ČR, Dovednosti žáků v biologii, geografii a chemii: výzkum zamýšleného, realizovaného a osvojeného kurikula na počátku implementace kurikulární reformy