Research Topics

The specialised curriculum and instruction are embedded in the system of sciences, which includes education, psychology (and other social sciences), as well as the sciences that the curriculum and instruction arise from. The research topics in the field of specialised curriculum and instruction in sciences and mathematics include a broad issue of education in elementary, secondary schools and universities, within which we focus on the conception and content of education, both at the level of formal and informal education.

Overview of current research topics:

  • The Method of ‘Good’ Questions in the Development of Science Literacy (doc. PhDr. Kateřina Jančaříková, Ph.D., PhDr. Magdalena Krátká, Ph.D., RNDr. Eva Hejnová, Ph.D., Mgr. Petr Trahorsch, Ph.D., RNDr. Milan Šmídl Ph.D., RNDr. Jiří Králík, Ph.D.)
  •  Using the Method of Concept Cartoons in Education (PhDr. Magdalena Krátká, Ph.D., RNDr. Eva Hejnová, Ph.D.
  • Alternative Concepts of Children, Pupils and Students (PaedDr. Milan Kubiatko, Ph.D., RNDr. Eva Hejnová, Ph.D., Mgr. Petr Trahorsch, Ph.D.)
  • Psychological Factors Affecting the Relation of Children, Pupils and Students to Science Subjects (PaedDr. Milan Kubiatko, Ph.D.)
  • Determination of Psychometric Qualities When Creating and Implementing Research Tools for Home Environment (PaedDr. Milan Kubiatko, Ph.D.)
  • Analysis and Production of Course Books for Elementary and Secondary Schools (RNDr. Milan Šmídl Ph.D., RNDr. Eva Hejnová, Ph.D.)
  • Experimental Activity in Chemistry and Physics Lessons at Elementary and Secondary Schools (RNDr. Milan Šmídl Ph.D., RNDr. Jiří Králík, Ph.D.)
  • Crucial Points of the Chemistry and Physics Curriculum at Elementary and Secondary Schools (RNDr. Milan Šmídl Ph.D., RNDr. Jiří Králík, Ph.D.)
  • Development of Scientific Thought in Pupils (RNDr. Eva Hejnová, Ph.D.)
  • Integration of Education of Science Subjects (RNDr. Eva Hejnová, Ph.D.)
  • Epistemological Obstacles in the Phylogenetic and Ontogenetic Development of the Term of Infinity (PhDr. Magdalena Krátká, Ph.D., doc. PaedDr. Petr Eisenmann CSc., prof. RNDr. Jiří Cihlář CSc.)
  • Theory of Heuristic Problem Solving Strategies (PhDr. Jiří Přibyl Ph.D., doc. PaedDr. Petr Eisenmann CSc.)
  • Lesson Studies in Mathematics (PhDr. Magdalena Krátká, Ph.D.)
  • Development and Assessment of Key Competences in Mathematics Lessons (PhDr. Magdalena Krátká, Ph.D.)
  • Cognitive and Metacognitive Prerequisites of Pupils to Solve Mathematical Problems (doc. PaedDr. Petr Eisenmann CSc., PhDr. Jiří Přibyl Ph.D., PhDr. Magdalena Krátká, Ph.D.)
  • Development of Functional Thinking in Mathematics Lessons (doc. PaedDr. Petr Eisenmann CSc.)
  • History of Mathematics in Education and History of Teaching Mathematics (PhDr. Jiří Přibyl Ph.D.)
  • Quantum Physics Curriculum and Instruction (RNDr. Jiří Králík, Ph.D.)
  • Visual Information in Geography Education (Mgr. Petr Trahorsch, Ph.D., doc. PhDr. RNDr. Jan D. Bláha, Ph.D., RNDr. Silvie R. Kučerová, Ph.D.)