Qualification of physics teachers at the lower secondary school level in Czech Republic and their attitudes towards physics tasks

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Kříž ◽  
Štěpánka Kubínová
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
School Level ◽  
Lower Secondary School ◽  
Physics Teachers ◽  
Secondary School Level

scholarly journals ESD for managers in the Danish lower secondary educational curriculum

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
David Mathias Paaske ◽  
Olman Segura-Bonilla ◽  
Jairo Hernandez-Milian
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Traditional Education ◽  
School Level ◽  
Lower Secondary School ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Core ◽  
Secondary School Level ◽  
Conceptual Paper

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to challenge the current educational methods taking place in Danish lower secondary school by introducing the concept of education for sustainable development (ESD) to help managers and teachers facilitate an action-oriented approach aimed at potentiating the level of sustainability and environmental awareness.Design/methodology/approachThis conceptual paper is based on the relevant literature and examines the necessity to move beyond traditional education curricula by offering a new practical sustainable framework for facilitating ESD at Danish lower secondary schools. A particular focus relates to evaluating and adopting sustainable approaches in the educational literature that is sufficiently sensitive to practical changes in Danish lower secondary teaching methods.FindingsWith the purpose of generating awareness about climate change and students’ ecological footprint to lower secondary school students in Denmark, it was found that embedding ESD in the Danish curriculum would be an important tool for this purpose. The authors outline practical recommendations for managers at the lower secondary school level.Originality/valueThis conceptual paper addresses the core issue of traditional education in Danish lower secondary schools by suggesting to adopt the educational framework of ESD. To this end, the authors have offered a variety of specific practical suggestions accordingly to how traditional education can be redesigned by focusing on action-oriented learning and future-oriented ESD. Furthermore, the authors propose that certain educational components of smart cities might promote an underlying commitment to meet the core issues of climate change, as this has yet to be examined. The research on ESD for managers at the Danish lower secondary school level is fairly limited to date.

scholarly journals Development of a Mobile Learning Application of Malay Vocabulary for Lower Secondary School Level

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Nor Zuhaidah Mohamed Zain ◽  
Maizatul Hayati Mohamad Yatim ◽  
Ummu Husna Azizan ◽  
Hasrina Baharum
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
Independent Learning ◽  
School Level ◽  
Game Based Learning ◽  
Lower Secondary School ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
School Students ◽  
Secondary School Level

Modern technology has become an integral part of education field. Undeniably, the use of multimedia technology has a major impact on teaching and learning (T&L) process of the new generation. This article focuses on designing and developing a mobile learning application of Malay vocabulary for lower secondary school level. The design and development of the application called “Kuasa Kosa Kata” (3K henceforth) was based on a novel entitled “Sejambak Bakti”. The context of this study is closely related to game-based learning (GBL) method in the 3K application that encourages independent learning among the targeted students. Designing the 3K application was based on a storyboard for the idea and story-making whilst the development of it was done using Adobe Flash. The data on participants’ comments and opinions on the learning application were qualitatively gathered from semi-structured interviews. As conclusion, focus is on the importance of game-based learning implementation in the development of mobile learning application. It is hoped that use of 3K application as teaching material will boost the mastery of Malay Language vocabulary among lower secondary school students.

scholarly journals Identification of Factors that Undermine the Teaching-Learning Process in the Subject of Physics at Secondary School Level

2020 ◽  
Vol V (I) ◽  
pp. 243-254
Author(s):  
Kifayat Khan ◽  
Munir Khan ◽  
Abdur Rashid
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
School Level ◽  
Practical Skills ◽  
Physics Teachers ◽  
Secondary School Level ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Teaching Learning

Teaching of Physics involves theoretical as well as practical skills development of students at secondary school level. The main aim of the study was to identify the factors that undermine the teaching learning process in the subject of physics. All secondary school’s science teachers were considered as population of the study. Two hundred (200) science teachers (100 each male and female) were selected as sample of the study through stratified random sampling techniques. Data was collected through a self-developed questionnaire of reliability coefficient 0.84 and were analyzed using statistical tools. The unavailability of physics teachers, laboratory, classrooms, related books were concluded undermining factors. Lake of physics teachers, and unfavorable working environment were found dominant in male teachers’ school than female. The educational authorities with the collaboration of community can play their role to overcome these undermining factors in the subject Physics.

scholarly journals Identification of Factors that Undermine the Teaching-Learning Process in the Subject of Physics at Secondary School Level

2020 ◽  
Vol V (I) ◽  
pp. 243-254
Author(s):  
Kifayat Khan ◽  
Munir Khan ◽  
Abdur Rashid
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
School Level ◽  
Practical Skills ◽  
Physics Teachers ◽  
Secondary School Level ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Teaching Learning

Teaching of Physics involves theoretical as well as practical skills development of students at secondary school level. The main aim of the study was to identify the factors that undermine the teaching learning process in the subject of physics. All secondary school’s science teachers were considered as population of the study. Two hundred (200) science teachers (100 each male and female) were selected as sample of the study through stratified random sampling techniques. Data was collected through a self-developed questionnaire of reliability coefficient 0.84 and were analyzed using statistical tools. The unavailability of physics teachers, laboratory, classrooms, related books were concluded undermining factors. Lake of physics teachers, and unfavorable working environment were found dominant in male teachers’ school than female. The educational authorities with the collaboration of community can play their role to overcome these undermining factors in the subject Physics.

scholarly journals Addressing secondary school students' everyday ideas about freshwater springs in order to develop an instructional tool to promote conceptual reconstruction

2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 1365-1377 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Reinfried ◽  
S. Tempelmann ◽  
U. Aeschbacher
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
School Level ◽  
Instructional Tool ◽  
Lower Secondary School ◽  
School Students ◽  
Student Work ◽  
Secondary School Level ◽  
Scientific Facts ◽  
Psychology Of Learning ◽  
Freshwater Springs

Abstract. "Water knowledge" has now become a socio-political and future-orientated necessity. Everyday ideas or preconceptions of hydrology can have a deleterious effect one people's understanding of the scientific facts and their interrelations that are of relevance to sustainable water management. This explorative pilot study shows that preconceived notions about the origin of freshwater springs are common at the lower secondary school level. The purpose of this study was two-fold: (1) to investigate the nature of everyday ideas about freshwater springs among 81 13-yr-old Swiss students, and (2) to develop an efficient instructional tool that promotes conceptual reconstruction in the learners' minds. To assess students' everyday ideas we conducted interviews, examined student work, and asked students to fill in a questionnaire. The results indicate that half of the students have some basic hydrological knowledge. However, several preconceived notions that can significantly impede the understanding of hydrological concepts have been found. A common preconception concerns the idea that solid rocks cannot be permeable and that large underground cavities constitute a necessary precondition for the formation of springs. While these ideas may well be true for karst springs they inhibit the understanding of the concept of other spring types due to their plausibility and intelligibility. We therefore chose the concept of the hillslope spring to construct an instructional tool that takes into account the findings of the psychology of learning aimed at promoting deep learning, thus facilitating a lasting conceptual reconstruction of the concept of springs.

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