The influence of gender, grade level and favourite subject on Czech lower secondary school pupils perception of geography
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14410%2F12%3A00059811" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14410/12:00059811 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10382046.2012.672675" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10382046.2012.672675</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10382046.2012.672675" target="_blank" >10.1080/10382046.2012.672675</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
The influence of gender, grade level and favourite subject on Czech lower secondary school pupils perception of geography
Original language description
Geography is an important school subject that brings pupils? description and explanation of social, economic and/or political aspects of the changing world. It has been affirmed that the interest in a subject depends on the attitude to this subject. Thisstudy investigates Czech lower secondary school pupils? perception of geography. The research was performed on a sample of 540 pupils from six lower secondary schools. The investigation focused on the influence of gender, grade level and favourite subject on the perception of geography in general and in four specific dimensions: Geography as a school subject, Geography and environment, Importance of geography, and Relevance of geography lessons to pupils? lives. Results suggest that the grade level andsubject popularity significantly influence the perception of geography, but gender does not. The implications for teaching practice are also presented.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
AM - Pedagogy and education
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2012
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education
ISSN
1038-2046
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
21
Issue of the periodical within the volume
2
Country of publishing house
GB - UNITED KINGDOM
Number of pages
14
Pages from-to
109-122
UT code for WoS article
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EID of the result in the Scopus database
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