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Pojetí didaktických kategorií v prostředí základní školy na Ukrajině
The concept of didactic categories in primary school environment in Ukraine

Author(s): Pavlína Kobzová
Subject(s): Education, School education, Social development, Sociology of Education
Published by: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci
Keywords: didactic categories; different socio-cultural environment; pupils; teachers; value formation
Summary/Abstract: The paper deals with the concept of selected didactic categories in elementary school environment in Ukraine. The aim of the research was to find out how these didactic categories (goals, organizational forms, methods, evaluation of pupils, teaching style and didactic aids) are viewed and applied by teachers in elementary schools in Ukraine. Furthermore, we investigated the relation between the concepts of these categories by teachers in shaping the value of education in pupils in the context of a given socio-cultural environment. The data were obtained using the technique of structured observation teaching of fifteen lessons in elementary schools and four semi-structured interviews with Ukrainian teachers.