Journal of Technology and Information Education, 2018 (vol. 10), issue 1
EDUCATIONAL ROBOTICS IN THE EDUCATION AT BASIC SCHOOLS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC
Jan BA«KO
Journal of Technology and Information Education 2018, 10(1):5-16 | DOI: 10.5507/jtie.2018.001 
The aim of our research was to map and describe the current condition of the education of educational robotics in the Czech Republic before the planned curriculum changes in technical education. We tried to find out if teachers use robotic kits in their lessons, in what subjects they use the kits and how. Furthermore, we asked them what problems they face in the process of integrating the robotic kits into the lessons. We carried out a questionnaire survey among teachers throughout the Czech Republic. From the results follow that educational robotics is the most frequently used within free time activities and as for the school subject it is used in...
PERCEPTION OF DIGITAL GAMES AS EDUCATIONAL MEDIA BY LOWER SECONDARY SCHOOL PUPILS
Karel PICKA, Karolína PE©KOVÁ
Journal of Technology and Information Education 2018, 10(1):17-33 | DOI: 10.5507/jtie.2018.002
The aim of the research survey presented in this study was to find out how pupils of lower secondary schools perceive digital games as an educational medium. The partial objective was to find out whether pupils have encountered digital games within their education and how they are motivated to play digital games. The study focusing on pupils is another step for understanding the possibilities of digital games in the field of education. The study utilized a questionnaire, which was filled in by 603 lower secondary school pupils, in order to gain the data. The results showed that pupils perceived games primarily as an element that encouraged their imagination...
TECHNICAL EDUCATION IN BASIC SCHOOLS - HISTORY AND PRESENT
Èestmír SERAFÍN, Martin HAVELKA, Jiøí KROPÁÈ
Journal of Technology and Information Education 2018, 10(1):34-42 | DOI: 10.5507/jtie.2017.014
This paper deals with the context of changing the concept of technical education at basic schools. There will be analysed broader context of process in preparing students at basic schools in the field of technical oriented subjects in 20th and 21st century within the area of the current Czech Republic. In the paper, there is presented a research describing the current situation in the area technical education in schools at Olomouc region.
TRADITIONAL TOPICS FOR THE FRAMEWORK EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME FOCUSED ON ICT AREA, AND THE PERCEPTION OF THESE TOPICS BY THE PRIMARY SCHOOL NINTH GRADE PUPILS
Milan KLEMENT
Journal of Technology and Information Education 2018, 10(1):43-62 | DOI: 10.5507/jtie.2018.003
What does the specific educational content of IT subjects at lower and upper primary schools look like? What computer related topics are actually taught? Are there any topics which are not embedded or accentuated in the current curriculum documents? We shall try to answer these questions in the submitted paper, which presents partial outputs of the conducted research, primarily focused on the issue of the acceptance of the educational content of IT subjects taught at primary schools in the Czech Republic, with special attention to the 9th grade pupils.
EXAMPLE OF GOOD PRACTICE IN SUPPORT EDUCATION OF CNC MACHINE PROGRAMMING AT TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
Nadì¾da ÈUBOÒOVÁ, Nata¹a NÁPRSTKOVÁ
Journal of Technology and Information Education 2018, 10(1):63-72 | DOI: 10.5507/jtie.2018.005
The article highlights the good practice of teaching CNC machine programming at a particular university where, as presented, it was necessary to create suitable conditions for this teaching because the use of CNC technology in current technical practice is one of the important areas where a graduate of a technical university can apply. Presented example can be seen as a recommendation for other universities, which also deal with this issue, how to design similar lessons, what elements can be used, how to engage e-technology in teaching. There are described the possibilities of the process of creating a system and its involvement for teaching of CNC...
DO WE ORIENT OURSELVES IN SCHOOL MANAGEMENT?
Alena HA©KOVÁ
Journal of Technology and Information Education 2018, 10(1):73-75 | DOI: 10.5507/jtie.2017.016
Review of the publication of the author Mária Pisoòová et al. School management: terminological and explanatory dictionary, Bratislava, Wolters Kluwer s.r.o., 2017, 167 p., ISBN 978-80-8168-660-3. Publications from the field of school management do not belong to the frequent phenomena at the book market so in Slovakia as in the Czech Republic. The author of the review introduces a terminological and explanatory dictionary, prepared by a 30 member Slovak – Czech composite author, which is assigned specifically for teachers or teacher trainees of all majors.