Trends in education, 2018 (vol. 11), issue 2
CURRENT TRENDS IN THE AREA OF COMPUTER GAMES
BASLER Jaromír, MRÁZEK Michal
TVV 2018, 11(2):5-16 | DOI: 10.5507/tvv.2018.022 
In the modern society, playing computer games is an integral part of the life of children and adolescents, but gaming is also highly popular among adults of various age groups. This is a very sought after phenomenon and people are willing to spend considerable amounts of money on entertainment in the form of state-of-the-art computer games and related gaming devices, various types of controls, and add-on technology. The driving force for developers and gaming product manufacturers is the players’ desire for new gaming experiences. In order to lure new supporters and maintain the existing gaming community, they constantly innovate their products,...
PROGRAMMING FOR KIDS – SUITABLE TOOLS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTATIONAL THINKING
BUČKOVÁ Hana
TVV 2018, 11(2):17-28 | DOI: 10.5507/tvv.2018.020
The world, we are living now, is changing dynamically. There are still demands on knowledge and skills in the field of informatics and communication technologies.These changes are reflected in the teaching at the elementary schools. The National Educational Institute prepares new educational programmes that response to the topical technological development. Currently the implementation of the changes are being prepared, where the pupils will develop their informatics thinking in a bigger way. For this use Scratch programming enviroment is suitable. This enviroment can be used for teaching at elementary schools.There is a number of options. One of them...
TEACHING MATHEMATICS MOTIVATED BY PHYSICS
FAJMON Břetislav
TVV 2018, 11(2):29-38 | DOI: 10.5507/tvv.2018.011
The article gives examples of interconnectedness between mathematics and physics: completing physic with the appropriate mathematical apparatus, or on the other hand, putting in physical applications with mathematical notions. The second part deals with the possibility of creating a syllabus of mathematics and physics taught as one subject, especially at grammar schools.
TEACHER OF PRIMARY EDUCATION IN INTERACTIVE ENVIRONMENT - EXAMPLES OF „BEST PRACTICE“
NEMCOVÁ Jana
TVV 2018, 11(2):39-47 | DOI: 10.5507/tvv.2018.014
Primary education teacher is considered to be irreplaceable and key element in the educational process, it is therefore important to gain his / her opinions, experiences and attitudes towards the use of interactive technologies in his / her work. The paper offers a look to examples of "best practice" related to the use of interactive technologies by teachers in primary education. The research part has a qualitative character, the design of a case study of primary education teachers.
THE INTEGRATION OF PUPPETS AND PUPPET THEATRE TO KINDERGARTEN
HONZÍKOVÁ Jarmila
TVV 2018, 11(2):48-56 | DOI: 10.5507/tvv.2018.013
The research study focuses on the inclusion of puppet and puppet theater in the activities of children in kindergarten. It introduces not only the integration of puppet work into individual educational areas, but also the results of a unique questionnaire survey in kindergartens focused on the use and creation of puppets and puppet theater by children and teachers.
PROPOSAL FOR THE INITIAL COURSE OF THE QUANTUM MECHANICS FOR INFORMATICS
SITKEY Matúą
TVV 2018, 11(2):57-63 | DOI: 10.5507/tvv.2018.016
Quantum mechanics has been traditionally taught copying its historical development. This process for the quantum informatics purposes is not effective. Quantum informatics deals mainly with two state systems, therefore, from the aspect of its needs, it is better to begin with the description of the simplest quantum systems. Such a system, for example, is a particle with the spin of ½, if we are considering just its spin property, while these are described in two dimensional state space which is the basis also for the description in informatics. The key position of the paper is a simple quantum-theoretical description of the systems keeping the...
BEE-BOT AND ALGORITHMIC THINKING AT THE FIRST STAGE OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SIMBARTL Petr
TVV 2018, 11(2):64-67 | DOI: 10.5507/tvv.2018.012
Algorithmic thinking has been on the top of problems to be solved regarding the strategy of digital education by the year 2020. Looking for a solution – an algorithm is not only applied in programming, but in ordinary life as well, while looking for the best possible option. The aim of the research was to find out the factors which influence algorithmic thinking in children. Using the robotic toys, we surveyed how successful are the children in fulfilling the given task. For empirical measurements there were used two groups of children from one elementary school (1st and 2nd class). The total sample of 31 children was obtained based on a random...
DIGITALIZATION AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION
SERAFÍN Čestmír, DEPE©OVÁ Jana
TVV 2018, 11(2):68-77 | DOI: 10.5507/tvv.2018.015
Technology is increasingly associated with digitisation today as logical instance technological development. Digital technology changing economy and society. These changes will inevitably affect the functioning of the society and life of all individuals. This means new opportunities and development of innovative services that have an impact on the quality of life. It is essential that the education system to respond to changing company affected by digital means of communication and work. Digital world must therefore be adapted to the education of children, pupils, students and teachers. On the issue of digital literacy in English education. The basic...
PREFIXOIDS AS A SIGNIFICANT TERM ELEMENT IN SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL TERMINOLOGY
STOFFOVÁ Veronika, STOFFA Ján
TVV 2018, 11(2):78-90 | DOI: 10.5507/tvv.2018.019
The study deals with prefixoids, which advise on the most important term elements in scientific and technical terminology. It clarifies the meaning of the concept prefixoid in relation to the content of the concept prefix. It also clarifies the contents of inferred concepts: adapted foreign language prefixoid, numerical prefixoid, determinologized prefixoid, homonymous prefixoid, hybrid prefixoid, information-confusing prefixoid, interhomonymous prefixoid, international prefixoid, letter prefixoid, national language prefixoid, neoprefixoid, non-translatable prefixoid, abbreviation prefixoid, synonymous prefixoid, polymorphic (multiform) prefixoid,...
OPTIONS OF USING ONLINE NOTICE BOARDS IN EDUCATION
TÓTH-BAKOS Anita
TVV 2018, 11(2):91-100 | DOI: 10.5507/tvv.2018.018
The Internet is full of various tools that help teachers to make learning more attractive. Teachers are always trying to make sure that their students can understand and grasp the curriculum presented. Using digital devices and on-line tools can give them many benefits in this role, one of the greatest being a quick and easy demonstration of the subject matter in the form of illustrative and interactive demonstrations of what the digital data is like. The aim of the study is to present a group of on-line tools, web applications that work as on-line notice-boards. With these apps, in addition to their initial on-line posting function, it is possible...
THE USE OF QQ IN EFL TEACHING AND LEARNING: A LITERATURE REVIEW
LEI Yang, MARE©OVÁ Hana
TVV 2018, 11(2):101-113 | DOI: 10.5507/tvv.2018.021
Tencent QQ is considered to be one of the most popular instant messaging software in China. It has been widely used to facilitate teaching and learning. This research aims to give a general picture about the researches concerning the use of QQ in EFL teaching and learning, and tries to find the questions asked, the methods used and the answers found by Chinese researchers. 224 articles have been retrieved from CNKI, the largest academic database in China, and processed according to publication information, research questions, methods, results and their relatedness to QQ and to the use of QQ in EFL teaching and learning. Existing researches mainly focus...
FACTORS SUPPORTING THE ACQUISITION OF THE SLOVAK LANGUAGE IN SCHOOLS WITH HUNGARIAN LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
SZŐKÖL István
TVV 2018, 11(2):114-122 | DOI: 10.5507/tvv.2018.017
Continuous improvement of the teaching process requires teachers to constantly think, analyse and evaluate their own work and try to improve its quality. The paper deals with the introduction of quality management in the teaching process, since one way of improving the quality of education is to build a quality management system at primary schools, focusing exclusively on schools with Hungarian language of instruction. The paper includes the climate survey of the school class aiming at verifying the current state of the social climate of the class in the subject of Slovak language and Slovak literature. When teaching this subject at the primary level...
ANALYSIS OF SELF-REGULATION STYLES OF LEARNING OF STUDENTS IN TECHNICAL DISCIPLINES OF PRE-SCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY PEDAGOGY
KO®UCHOVÁ Mária
TVV 2018, 11(2):123-129 | DOI: 10.5507/tvv.2018.023
The contribution focuses on the research in self-regulation of learning of students of pre-school and elementary pedagogy and technology. We will analyse self-regulation styles of students at several universities in Slovakia. For this purpose, we will apply the methodology based on the self-determination theory developed by Edward L. Deci and Richard M. Ryan. In this way, we will get an overview of the character of students´ motivation for these subjects and also valuable information about internal and external factors of self-regulation. Based on the obtained results, we will be able to take measures for the preparation of the students.
PLAYFUL BUILDING AND PROGRAMMING ROBOTS IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS
STOFFOVÁ Veronika, ZBORAN Martin
TVV 2018, 11(2):130-139 | DOI: 10.5507/tvv.2018.024
This article is dedicated to an overview of robotic building kits which are being used in the education process at primary schools. The authors analyse, describe and propose the forms in which robot construction and programming can take place. They learn how the basic schools are equipped with robotic kits. The attitude of pupils towards the usage of the robotic building kit is being examined as well as evaluating the influence on their technical abilities, programming skills and knowledge in technical sciences. It describes the usage of robotic building kit LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 in terms of assembling and programming process within the Informatics amateur...
external conditions of teaching material technology in preparation of technical education teachers and their influence: industry 4.0
HAVELKA Martin, KROPÁČ Jiří
TVV 2018, 11(2):140-147 | DOI: 10.5507/tvv.2018.025
The topic of this paper is how current trends of developing digitization in manufacture, services and consumption, referred to as Industry 4.0 (Průmysl 4.0), influence teaching “classic engineering technologies “. These technologies, mostly the engineering ones, are aimed at procession of materials mainly by changing the shape and properties of materials. These are the main focus of the subject called “materials and technology” which is a traditional part of preparing teachers of technical education. Industry 4.0 (Průmysl 4.0) presents important external conditions of such teaching, these problems are the essential contents...
DESIGN ACTIVITIES – REFLECTION OF A TEACHER AND SELF - REFLECTION OF STUDENTS TEACHING EDUCATION FOR KINDERGARTEN SCHOOLS
ROUČOVÁ Eva
TVV 2018, 11(2):148-153 | DOI: 10.5507/tvv.2018.026
The paper presents the results of the qualitative and quantitative evaluation research in two areas in the subject of Practical and Design Activities in the Teacher Education program for kindergartens. It analyzes and characterizes the average form of reflection of the teacher and of the atmosphere in the classroom as well as the average form of self-reflection of a student. It also contains recommendations for teaching optimization.