Project-based teaching in science subjects in the second stage of Czech and Slovak basic schools

Autor	PhDr. Milena Pouchová, Ph.D.
Organisation	Pedagogická Fakulta, Univerzita Karlova
Year	2011
Research type	Ph.D. thesis
Annotation	The new curriculum reforms of Czech and Slovak educational systems provide schools enough room for new effective methods developing pupil's key competence. The dissertation deals with one of them - the project-based teaching, especially in science subjects in the second stage of basic school. It presents results of a comparative study which was conducted 2008/2009 school year. The most important aim was to establish and compare common characteristics of realized projects. The sample consisted of 180 Czech and 71 Slovak basic schools. The projects data and views of teachers were collected via a questionnaire. The results of the survey indicated that project-based teachings in science subjects was used in more than 80 % of Czech schools and more than 60 % of Slovak schools. Schools in both countries preferred projects realized only in one class, by one teacher and within the frame of one science subject. Czech schools preferred short projects that lasted no more than one week, Slovak schools organized mostly long projects lasting more than one week. Most projects in Czech schools were short-term, lasting on average no more than one week. Projects in Slovak schools on the other hand lasted on average more than one week.
Keywords	key competences, project-based teachin, science subjects, second stage of basic schools
Research type	comparative research
Start date	1. 10. 2008
End date	16. 2. 2011
Obor	AM Pedagogy, education
Note	supervisor: Lubomír Hanel oponents: Eva Lukavská, Věra Čížková
Email	ludmila.houbova@pedf.cuni.cz
Availability	available in the NRVDM electronic library
Research location	Pedagogická Fakulta, Univerzita Karlova , M.D. Rettigové 4, Praha 1 11639
Organisation	Pedagogická Fakulta, Univerzita Karlova
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