The Concept of Viruses among First and Second Grade Primary School Students

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://www.scientiasocialis.lt/jbse/files/pdf/vol24/284-295.Kubiatko_JBSE_Vol.24_No.2.pdf" target="_blank" >https://www.scientiasocialis.lt/jbse/files/pdf/vol24/284-295.Kubiatko_JBSE_Vol.24_No.2.pdf</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.33225/jbse/25.24.284" target="_blank" >10.33225/jbse/25.24.284</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

The Concept of Viruses among First and Second Grade Primary School Students

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Everyone has been interacting with the outside world since birth, creating ideas about various objects or phenomena. The main aim of the research was to identify the concepts of primary school students about viruses. In addition to finding out the level of ideas, additional aims were to determine the effect of gender, the degree of education attended, the residence, the presence of a doctor in the family and the perceived vulnerability to disease (PVD). The research sample consisted of 173 first and second grade primary school students. The research tool consisted of three parts. The first part was sociodemographic variables, the next part was a questionnaire focusing on the perception of ones&apos; own health. In the last section of the research tool, a children&apos;s drawing was used to determine the level of respondents&apos;ideas about viruses. The data were analyzed using descriptive, inferential and multidimensional statistics methods. In most cases, drawings of viruses were relatively accurate. The level of education attended and perceived infectiousness were shown to be significant factors influencing the level of students&apos; ideas about viruses. Due to a non-representative sample, the study brings only preliminary results. The anthropomorphic elements were often present in students&apos;drawings in the first grade, it would be appropriate to consider what visual material should be used in the teaching process.

Název v anglickém jazyce

The Concept of Viruses among First and Second Grade Primary School Students

Popis výsledku anglicky

Everyone has been interacting with the outside world since birth, creating ideas about various objects or phenomena. The main aim of the research was to identify the concepts of primary school students about viruses. In addition to finding out the level of ideas, additional aims were to determine the effect of gender, the degree of education attended, the residence, the presence of a doctor in the family and the perceived vulnerability to disease (PVD). The research sample consisted of 173 first and second grade primary school students. The research tool consisted of three parts. The first part was sociodemographic variables, the next part was a questionnaire focusing on the perception of ones&apos; own health. In the last section of the research tool, a children&apos;s drawing was used to determine the level of respondents&apos;ideas about viruses. The data were analyzed using descriptive, inferential and multidimensional statistics methods. In most cases, drawings of viruses were relatively accurate. The level of education attended and perceived infectiousness were shown to be significant factors influencing the level of students&apos; ideas about viruses. Due to a non-representative sample, the study brings only preliminary results. The anthropomorphic elements were often present in students&apos;drawings in the first grade, it would be appropriate to consider what visual material should be used in the teaching process.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50301 - Education, general; including training, pedagogy, didactics [and education systems]

Projekt

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Návaznosti

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Journal of Baltic Science Education

ISSN

1648-3898

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

24

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

2

Stát vydavatele periodika

LT - Litevská republika

Počet stran výsledku

12

Strana od-do

284-295

Kód UT WoS článku

001483006000001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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