2011
The role of teacher in students' attitudes to and achievement in palaeontology
PROKOP, Pavol; Sue Dale TUNNICLIFFE; Milan KUBIATKO; Alžbeta HORNÁČKOVÁ; Muhammet USAK et al.Základní údaje
Originální název
The role of teacher in students' attitudes to and achievement in palaeontology
Autoři
PROKOP, Pavol; Sue Dale TUNNICLIFFE; Milan KUBIATKO; Alžbeta HORNÁČKOVÁ a Muhammet USAK
Vydání
Energy Education Science and Technology Part B-Social and Educational Studies, 2011, 1308-7711
Další údaje
Jazyk
angličtina
Typ výsledku
Článek v odborném periodiku
Obor
50300 5.3 Education
Stát vydavatele
Turecko
Utajení
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
Označené pro přenos do RIV
Ano
Kód RIV
RIV/00216224:14410/11:00052550
Organizační jednotka
Pedagogická fakulta
UT WoS
Klíčová slova anglicky
Palaeontology; Attitudes; Biology; Students; Teachers
Příznaky
Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno
Změněno: 8. 3. 2013 13:52, PaedDr. Milan Kubiatko, PhD.
Anotace
V originále
This study investigated the attitudes and achievements 13/14-year-old pupils in palaeontology with respect to school type, gender and pupils perception of palaeontology teacher. Palaeontology provides important evidence to support the theory of evolution thus it is important for science educator to understand the attitudes held by their pupils in this science topic. A factor analysis applied to a 23 Likert - type palaeontology attitude questionnaire extracted five independent factors that represent pupils' school and out of school attitudes, attitudes to future career in palaeontology and perception of teachers involvement in palaeontology. A spider type concept map was designed to examine pupils understanding of prehistoric life in the main geological eras. It was found that grammar school pupils palaeontology and also had better achievement when compared to elementary school pupils.