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Lecturer(s)
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Šmelová Eva, prof. PhDr. Ph.D.
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Szotkowski René, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Scietific research in pedagogics, measurement in pedagogical research, selected methods of data collecting in pedagogical investigation.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training)
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Learning outcomes
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The subject deals with these topics: Methods of human cognition, Techniques of work with special literature, Empirical research and its kinds, Formulation of problems for empirical research, Hypothesises and rules for their formulations, Selection of elements for research samples, Research ex-post-facto and experiments, Quantitative and qualitative research, and The most frequented methods of collecting data for empirical research (observation, questionnaire, interview, tests).
Students will be able to characterize scientific research and its specifics in the social sciences and pedagogy. Will know the basic methods and techniques of data collection, sample design and basic characteristics of descriptive statistics. Students will be able to describe methods of testing of research hypotheses, statistical tests of significance and describe the data on which it can use. He can describe the normal distribution of the data and its properties. He will be able to verify the research hypotheses. He knows how to use correlation analysis in education research. He can apply appropriate graphical representation of data. It is able to write a final research report.
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Prerequisites
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Basic knowledge of methodology, mathematics and statistics.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written exam
Elaboration of project of fictive research in pedagogics.
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Recommended literature
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GAVORA, P. (2000). Úvod do pedagogického výzkumu. Brno: Paido.
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CHRÁSKA, M. (2007). Metody pedagogického výzkumu. Praha.
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Chráska, M. (2003). Úvod do výzkumu v pedagogice: Základy kvantitativně orientovaného výzkumu.. Olomouc: Nakladateství Univerzity Palackého.
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MAŇÁK, J. et al. (1994). Kapitoly z metodologie pedagogiky.. Brno.
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PRŮCHA, J. (1995). Pedagogický výzkum : Uvedení do teorie a praxe. Praha.
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