The influence of selected variables on lower secondary school students' concepts about diseases

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F44555601%3A13440%2F19%3A43894766" target="_blank" >RIV/44555601:13440/19:43894766 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="http://oaji.net/articles/2019/987-1571127074.pdf" target="_blank" >http://oaji.net/articles/2019/987-1571127074.pdf</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.33225/jbse/19.18.708" target="_blank" >10.33225/jbse/19.18.708</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

The influence of selected variables on lower secondary school students' concepts about diseases

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Children&apos;s concept of biological phenomena differs from scientific thought in many aspects. The revelation of wrong concepts contributes to better education, especially when that information is described in a specific field of science. Not only children, but also adults often use nthropomorphic and theological explanations to express their ideas, which confirm their lack of understanding of biological phenomena. A great deal of research has proved retaining of children&apos;s misconceptions in the fields of zoology and botany. How accurate however, are their ideas about organisms of a microscopic size? The aim of the research was to find out the influence of selected factors (perceived vulnerability, grade, gender and type of group) on concepts about diseases among lower secondary school students. The research sample consisted of 400 students of lower secondary education from Slovakia. Data were collected through Likert type questionnaires. The correlation was found between perceived vulnerability to diseases, age and concepts about diseases. The statistically significant difference in the results between boys and girls was not confirmed. The higher impact should be aimed at their importance for humans and nature for a better understanding of this concept.

Název v anglickém jazyce

The influence of selected variables on lower secondary school students' concepts about diseases

Popis výsledku anglicky

Children&apos;s concept of biological phenomena differs from scientific thought in many aspects. The revelation of wrong concepts contributes to better education, especially when that information is described in a specific field of science. Not only children, but also adults often use nthropomorphic and theological explanations to express their ideas, which confirm their lack of understanding of biological phenomena. A great deal of research has proved retaining of children&apos;s misconceptions in the fields of zoology and botany. How accurate however, are their ideas about organisms of a microscopic size? The aim of the research was to find out the influence of selected factors (perceived vulnerability, grade, gender and type of group) on concepts about diseases among lower secondary school students. The research sample consisted of 400 students of lower secondary education from Slovakia. Data were collected through Likert type questionnaires. The correlation was found between perceived vulnerability to diseases, age and concepts about diseases. The statistically significant difference in the results between boys and girls was not confirmed. The higher impact should be aimed at their importance for humans and nature for a better understanding of this concept.

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

—

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2019

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

18

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

5

Stát vydavatele periodika

LT - Litevská republika

Počet stran výsledku

9

Strana od-do

708-716

Kód UT WoS článku

000489749600006

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85073713569