Secondary abstract: |
The diploma thesis defines information and communication technology, its involvement in educational processes; the legislation in the field of integration of information and communication technology in the teaching process and the impact of progress in information and communication technology on its use in class are presented. Followed by a short historical overview of the application of information and communication technology in educational processes.
In the empirical part the results of the research are presented, which I conducted in the elementary school with pupils from sixth grade in home economics class. Pedagogical experiment lasted fourteen days, pupils were split into two groups – the control and the experimental group. In the control group they were repeating the home economics subject matter using the worksheet, and in the experimental group they were solving a quiz, which was accessible on the internet. My purpose was to find out what students think about the usage of information and communication technology for teaching, and whether they consider classes more interesting, if we put it in the teaching process. I also tried to determine whether the pupils repeating the subject matter with the help of information and communication technology will better remember the subject matter.
I found that pupils, who repeated the subject matter in home economics with the use of information and communication technology, achieved a better result in the examination, and also remembered the subject matter better. In integrating information and communication technology in home economics class it is necessary to be aware that the pupils wish to use information and communication technology more frequently, and that they find teaching with the help of computer in home economics class more interesting than frontal methods of teaching. Therefore, the integration of information and communication technology in home economics class makes sense. |