Lukáš Rokos

University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice · Department of Biology (KBI)

The purpose of the study is to assess how the pedagogical content differs between pre-service teachers and in-service teachers. The drawings that teachers draw on the board to illustrate their interpretations in human biology lessons at the lower secondary level were analyzed. The respondents studied the professional illustrations and then redrew t...

This article focuses on the analysis of written feedback provided by teachers on the student's solution to a human biology inquiry task during distance teaching in Covid-19 lockdown. The analysis monitored whether the written feedback was formative, contained affective connotations, and an explanation of the evaluation criteria. In total, four clas...

(Book abstract): The book introduces the issue of productive culture of teaching and learning in broader didactical context. In the first part of the book, three areas of productive culture of teaching and learning are as theoretical framework presented: 1. clarity, structure, coherence, 2. cognitive activation, instrumentalization, semantization,...

Integrated teaching is one of the trends in contemporary education and is embedded in educational and curricular policy documents. It enables the application of various (cross-curricular, logical, structural, analogous) links in the content of educational areas, especially the interconnection of theoretical knowledge with practical activities with...

Publikace je zaměřená na kritická místa kurikula ve vybraných vzdělávacích oborech základní, střední a částečně i vysoké škole. Kolektivní monografie se věnuje důležitým a aktuálním otázkám oborových didaktik vybraných předmětů přírodovědného i společenskovědního charakteru, výuky cizích jazyků a rovněž tělesné výchovy. Je cenným příspěvkem k probí...

Kniha navazuje na projekt IPUP – Inovace přípravy učitelů pro praxi (reg. č.: CZ.02.3.68/0.0/0.0/16_038/0006960) a je určena učitelům na základních, středních i vysokých školách a studentům pedagogických fakult.

The handbook is intended to be a methodological support for biology teachers at the lower secondary level. Its aim is to present geological topics in an attractive and comprehensible way. The handbook is not designed as a classic textbook, in which minerals, rocks, their physical and chemical properties, endogenous and exogenous processes, etc. are...

Edible medicinal wild-growing fungi Coprinus comatus, Flammulina velutipes, and Armillaria ostoyae were analyzed with regard to the contents of 21 elements in their fruiting bodies. The samples were collected from selected sites in South Bohemia, the Czech Republic. C. comatus concentrated Ag, Cd, Cu, Se, and Rb with bioconcentration factors of 12,...

The book introduces the issue of productive culture of teaching and learning in broader didactical context. In the first part of the book, three areas of productive culture of teaching and learning are as theoretical framework presented: 1. clarity, structure, coherence, 2. cognitive activation, instrumentalization, semantization, 3. Supportive lea...

This contribution belongs to a larger empirical study that focuses on issues related to the implementation of inquiry-based learning and formative assessment in science and mathematics education, while it also refers to the issue of STEM education. Here, we discuss the two topics from the perspective of professional preparation of primary school te...

The evaluation of pupils’ creativity in solving of the inquiry task within Biology lesson was done with a simple coding tool. 53 7th graders participated in the study. The analysis included the evaluation of the correctness as well as the level of creativity in the individual solutions. The overall success rate in solving the task was 47.4% and 37....

The presented theoretical study focuses on issues related to an interconnection of formative assessment and inquiry based education in school practice and approaches the issues jointly for mathematics and science subjects. On the basis of common features of inquiry based education in both subjects, and using a communication model for describing on-...

This study presents implementation of formative assessment, specifically peer-assessment, into the pre-service teacher training. Students of the Faculty of Education used structured assessment forms to evaluate their peers’ performance during a pedagogical practice placement, which is a mandatory part of MSc degree in teaching branches in the Czech...

Observations of biological objects accompanied by their description are natural parts of biology and biology teaching and learning. According to Dempsey & Betz (2001) the drawing is an excellent way to describe an object and it helps to develop change from simple mental models to focus on the identity of specific object. Whilst biologists use drawi...

The aim of this study was to find out the views of teachers, pupils and their parents in relation to distance teaching established due to coronavirus pandemic. The questionnaire survey took place at a selected elementary school. In total 522 questionnaires were collected. The way of communication, the time necessary to prepare and control tasks as...

Introductory presentation of the project Administrative Activities at Elementary Schools (Reg. No. TIRSMSMT935). What burdens the director the most with the administrative activities? Who is the largest contracting authority of the administration? And are there any examples of good practice, or could administration be reduced and made more efficien...

Příspěvek propojuje dva fenomény přípravy studentů učitelství. Jedním z nich je užití mikrovyučování při oborových didaktikách a druhým je užití vrstevnického hodnocení. V rámci mikrovyučování při didaktice přírodopisu a biologie si 66 studentů učitelství navzájem hodnotilo svůj výkon. Nástrojem, který jim k tomu pomáhal, byl strukturovaný hodnotic...

In this contribution, we address the issue of coding classroom talk during lessons conducted in an inquiry-based manner. For this purpose, we propose a joint communication model for coding formative assessment and inquiry-based education in the classroom. The proposed model is suitable both for mathematics and science education. In our effort, we p...

A simple coding tool was created to evaluate the creativity of students’ solving of the inquiry task within Biology lesson. This tool enabled to identify the differences in the author’s solution of individual pupils and it was based on the definition of creativity by Guilford (1967) and used the criteria for its evaluation, such as originality, ela...

The main objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of inquiry-based science education in Human biology lessons at the university level and compare this efficacy with traditional laboratory works using "cookbook" manuals written by teachers. Pre-tests and post-tests were used to measure the level of students' knowledge and scientific skill...

Presented paper is devoted to the in-service teachers’ and future teachers’ view on the inquiry-based education in biology lessons. The data was collected via Mentimeter platform during the discussions with teachers at project meetings and with students during seminars at faculty as well as with follow-up semi-structured interviews with randomly se...

Action research is a specific type of research performed by educators themselves in their class. The aim is to improve teaching process. The implementation of action research consists of several sequential steps. The teacher at first formulates the problem, proposes its solution and then this solution is put into the practice and evaluated. If the...

This study surveys current national and international approaches to the use of video in teacher education. It depicts the continuity of the development showing that the video recordings, which were originally created for research purposes, have gradually been implemented in initial and in-service teacher education to a more considerable extent. The...

Human physiology allows implementation of various practical activities, e.g. inquiry tasks. The inquiry is often discussed as innovative way for science education because it promotes students’ active involvement in the teaching-learning process as well as the growth of practical activities during the lessons. This paper introduces the inquiry tasks...

Teaching study programmes prepare students to their future profession. There is mostly mentioned permanent demand to increase the amount of teachers’ training during their study at university. It is not related only to practical lessons within branch-related subjects but mostly the activities during training in schools. The paper presents the exper...

Teachers’ understanding of formative assessment is quite essential for its implementation in everyday classroom practices [Heritage, M. (2007). Formative assessment: What do teachers need to know and do? Phi Delta Kappan, 89(2), 140–145]. This study investigates the development of teachers’ perspective on formative peer assessment when it is newly...

The paper is intended for school managers and it introduces the design of project and structure of hyperspace. School managers as well as in-service teachers are interested in new trends because they want to innovate the practices at schools. Teachers have limited experience with these new approaches during their studies so they need to learn them...

The chapter describes science literacy evaluated by three teachers (physics, chemistry and biology).The teaching beginners are able to imagine concrete outputs under the science pupil’s literacy, but also the methods and forms of teaching which may lead to the development of science literacy. Although all three teachers did not come across to the d...

The content of Al, As, Be, Cd, Ca, Cr, Co, Cu, Fe, Pb, Li, Mg, Mn, Ni, Rb, Se, Sr, and Zn in fruiting bodies of edible mushrooms Calocybe gambosa, Entoloma clypeatum, Entoloma saepium, Xerocomellus chrysenteron, and Amanita rubescens growing in an orchard planted with fruit trees and situated close to a high-grown forest was studied during years 20...

The paper presents one zoological and one geological task. These tasks were base for action research performed in cooperation of branch didactics, future teachers, in-service teachers and experts in the field of pedagogy and psychology. Both action researches were focused on effective connection between observation of natural objects and inquiry-ba...

The field trips are important part of biology lessons because they enable to connect the theoretical and practical part of teaching and to present the products of nature in their natural environment. This proposal is focused on field trip during winter season in which the students observe the birds on non-frozen bodies of water and it is intended f...

The aim of the project Learning Hyperspace for Formative Assessment and Inquiry Based Science Teaching is to create a hyperspace for in-service/pre-service teachers focused on implementing inquiry-based teaching and formative assessment at primary and lower secondary level. The main objective is to improve didactical competencies to use IBSE and FA...

This study presents implementation of formative assessment, specifically peer-assessment, into the pre-service teacher training. Students of the Faculty of Education used structured assessment forms to evaluate their peers' performance during a pedagogical practice placement, which is a mandatory part of MSc degree in teaching branches in the Czech...

The paper introduces new Czech project “Learning Hyperspace for Formative Assessment and Inquiry Based Science Teaching” which is elaborated by University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice and Masaryk University in Brno. The aim of the project is to create a hyperspace for in-service (as well as pre-service) teachers focused on implementing inqu...

Observations of biological objects accompanied by their description are natural parts of biology and biology learning and teaching. According to Dempsey &Betz (2001) the drawing is an excellent way to describe an object and it helps to develop change from simple mental models to concentration on the identity of specific object. Whilst biologists us...

The paper introduces new Czech project “Learning Hyperspace for Formative Assessment and Inquiry Based Science Teaching” which is elaborated by University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice and Masaryk University in Brno. The aim of the project is to create a hyperspace for in-service (as well as pre-service) teachers focused on implementing inqu...

Science didactics is still in progress these days and it tries to reflect all changes in the education and in the society. In the perspective of Biology and Geology Didactics the education is heading to create opportunities to learning about living and non-living objects in the context of pupils’ everyday life as well as in context of human’s inter...

Příspěvek sleduje kvalitu vrstevnické zpětné vazby, kterou poskytli žáci svým spolužákům při řešení badatelské úlohy z biologie člověka. Cílem studie bylo porovnat hodnocení žáků, učitele a výzkumníka a také posoudit obsahovou stránku poskytnuté zpětné vazby, její propracovanost či emoční zatížení. Do studie se zapojilo 15 žáků ze základní školy a...

This paper deals with possible cooperation between university teachers of Faculty of Education, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, in-service teachers and students – future teachers. The current ways of development this cooperation based mainly on implementation of projects establishing networks between mentioned groups are introduced...

Formative assessment has become a frequently discussed evaluation approach which can help enhance the students’ performance in science subjects. The ASSIST-ME was a European project focused on helping the effective implementation of formative and summative assessment in inquiry-based learning in science and mathematics in elementary and secondary s...

Allen's rule is besides Bergmann´s rule one of the topics connecting zoology and ecology in science teaching. It states that warm-blooded animals living in cold climates have shorter limbs and body appendages than similar animals living in warm climates. The paper presents teaching activity with high motivational potential based on work with known...

Allen's rule is besides Bergmann´s rule one of the topics connecting zoology and ecology in science teaching. It states that warm-blooded animals living in cold climates have shorter limbs and body appendages than similar animals living in warm climates. The paper presents teaching activity with high motivational potential based on work with known...

Risk and essential elements were determined in fruiting bodies of wild growing edible mushrooms Chlorophyllum rhacodes, Suillus grevillei, Imleria badia, and Xerocomellus chrysenteron collected in an unpolluted site in South Bohemia, the Czech Republic. The elements were also determined in underlying soils and the bioconcentration factors were calc...

This paper presents Czech students' opinion on formative peer-assessment in biology and mathematics inquiry lessons. The study was performed as a part of the international project ASSIST-ME and in total 268 students at elementary level was interviewed. It was found the students were interested in providing feedback but they still prefer to receive...

This inquiry task was created because of the problems that students have with understanding of the blood groups problematics, mainly the concepts of antigens and antibodies. It is not allowed to use real blood in biology lessons at elementary or secondary schools and present the principles of blood tests to students so this inquiry task enables to...

This chapter reports the results of three research studies on peer assessment carried out in different countries where it is an unusual practice (France, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic). The three research studies focus on different competences and different disciplines (sciences and mathematics), but they all involve inquiry-based approaches...

Poster presented at the ESERA Conference in Dublin, Ireland. It shows results of comparison between inquiry-based and ”cookbook” labs during laboratory works in human physiology lessons at different school levels.

Abstrakt Hlavním cílem tohoto výzkumu bylo porovnání efektivity badatelsky orientované výuky (IBSE) a klasických laboratorních prací, při kterých žáci pracují podle návodu od učitele, v rámci vybraných témat z fyziologie člověka. Tento příspěvek prezentuje výsledky studie sledující vliv IBSE na znalosti a dovednosti žáků na základní škole a žáků n...

The article is focused on the Czech university students' attitudes to integrated science at elementary school and biology at secondary school and their experiences with inquiry-based scientific education (IBSe) of these subjects. results show students' opinions about teaching methods in nature science education and the direction in which it would b...

Empirical investigation represents crucial competence which pupils can gain during inquiry-based biology education. There is a significant methodological problem with the assessment of pupil’s performance during the inquiry-based biology education because the classical summative assessment is not able to capture pupil’s progress and take all pupil’...

Cílem této studie bylo navrhnout vhodnou badatelsky orientovanou úlohu z oblasti fyziologie člověka, v jejímž průběhu by bylo možné začlenit proces vrstevnického hodnocení, na které se celý výzkum primárně zaměřoval. Dalším cílem bylo ověřit, zda rozhovory mezi žáky představují vhodnou formu vrstevnického hodnocení a jsou účelnou hodnotící metodou...

Learning progressions (LP) have been recently proposed as a key research approach to describe and interpret students’ understanding of core concepts in science. There is an increasing consensus in the science education community on the pivoting role of validated LPs, since they can be useful means to improve teaching practices at different school l...

Poster presenting findings from Czech team at the ASSIST-ME project related to appropriate formative assessment methods for empirical investigation in biology lessons at primary and lower secondary level in the Czech Republic

This paper presents data obtained by surveying students at the Faculty of Education, University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice. Data were evaluated by statistical methods. Results show respondents didn't encounter formative assessment during their school attendance in elementary and high school. Instead, their learning in biology education wa...

Poster presented at the ESERA Conference in Helsinki, Finland. It shows preliminary results of comparison between inquiry-based education and traditional teaching method used during laboratory works in human physiology lessons at university level.

Implementation of formative assessment into everyday teaching process faces many difficulties. Frequently mentioned obstacle is a lack of appropriate support for teachers. To provide better evidence-based knowledge for support of teachers, research project ASSIST-ME (Assess Inquiry in Science, Technology and Mathematics Education) is focused on for...

Badatelsky orientované vyučování (BOV) je příkladem aktivizujících metod práce, které mohou mít pozitivní vliv na osvojení nových poznatků při výuce přírodovědných předmětů. Užití moderních technologií při BOV-např. laboratorních experimentálních systémů-může vést k dosažení lepších znalostí studentů, ale také zvýšení jejich zájmu o daný předmět. T...

This article deals with situation in the field of research focused on assessment in teaching and learning process, mainly assessment of inquiry based science and mathematics education which was mapped in the framework of ASSIST-ME project. The results were obtained by analyzing reports drawn up by participating countries (England, Czech Republic, D...

Poster presenting design of FP7 project ASSIST-ME (Assess Inquiry in Science, Technology and Mathematics Education), its crucial parts and foci.

Studie se zabývá obsahovou analýzou českých publikací zaměřených na škol-ní hodnocení. Do výzkumného vzorku pro analýzu byly zařazeny publikace zabývající se formativním a sumativním hodnocením vydané od roku 1999 do roku 2012. V rámci obsahové analýzy jsme vyhodnotili, jaký je přístup autorů ke školnímu hodnocení, jakými tématy se autoři zabývají...

The significant problem in natural sciences education is decreasing number of students interested in this field. A comparison of attitudes to biology and biology education among the various groups of students according to different age groups and gender was drawn within the questionnaire survey. The data were analysed by standard statistic methods....