PERCEPTION OF PLANT FRUITS AND FACTORS INFLUENCING THE WILLINGNESS TO CONSUME THEM

Lucie Jarošová, Patrik Lanz

EduPort 2022, 6(2):1-12 | DOI: 10.21062/edp.2022.008  

Aims The aim of the research was to determine the knowledge, level of attractiveness and willingness to eat selected fruits. An additional aim was to identify the influence of selected factors on the three aforementioned variables, such as: gender, place of residence, grade of school attended, preference for outdoor activities, affinity for adventure, relationship with ecology, satisfaction with life and subjective perception of happiness. Methods The research was designed as quantitative. The target group was people attending primary, high schools and universities. Data collection was carried out in the form of an online questionnaire...

ACCURACY OF PUPILS´ SELF-ASSESSMENT

Švamberk Šauerová Markéta, Smetáčková Irena

EduPort 2022, 6(2):13-25 | DOI: 10.21062/edp.2022.009  

In this study, we investigated the accuracy of pupils´ self-assessment in two main school domains – mathematics and Czech language. The analysis explores whether pupils are able to evaluate adequately their own results in the didactic tests and then use some individual parameters to explain the level of self-assessment. The aim of the study was to analyze whether groups of pupils with different self-assessments of school tasks in the Czech language and mathematics (significant underestimation, adequate self-assessment, significant overestimation) differ in some of the cognitive skills studied. Our study questions were as...

Concept Evidence-based Practice and its potential for education

Jiří Kantor, Jana Marečková, Monika Ptáčková, Bronislava Eichlerová, Zuzana Svobodová, Dagmar Sedláčková, Kateřina Veselá, Alžběta Smrčková, Miloslav Klugar

EduPort 2022, 6(2):26-54 | DOI: 10.21062/edp.2022.010  

The concept of evidence-based education proposes that decisions concerning education integrate available information about evidence, professional experience, students´ and parents´ preferences/values, and the educational context. This concept coincides with the definition of "evidence-based practice" (EBP) according to the most important international organizations dedicated to the development of EBP, e.g. Cochrane, JBI, Campbell and GRADE. However, in the field of pedagogy, many prejudices, incorrect conclusions or a lack of understanding still prevails against evidence-based education, which as a result lead to lower effectiveness of educational...

RELATIONSHIP TO CLIMATE AND NATURE OF PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS BY USING SELF-ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS

Karel Nepraš, Tereza Strejčková, Roman Kroufek

EduPort 2022, 6(2):55-68 | DOI: 10.21062/edp.2022.007  

Aims The aim of the present study is to distinguish and characterize the relationships between student self-assessment items related to nature and climate and the observed dimensions of environmental values and attitudes, pro-environmental behaviour, knowledge about climate change, and attitudes toward climate change. Methods The research was designed as quantitative. The data collection was carried out through an online questionnaire survey conducted in the Czech Republic, the United Kingdom and Portugal in the winter period 2021/2022. The research participants were 473 pupils at ISCED 2 level, 304 from the Czech Republic, 125 from the United...

Outdoor education during the Covid-19 crisis: an analysis of the situation in the Czech Republic

Roman Kroufek, Vlastimil Chytrý, Karel Nepraš, Ladislava Filipová, Jan Musil

EduPort 2022, 6(2):69-79 | DOI: 10.21062/edp.2022.006