Lectors

 

RNDr. Irena Dvořáková, Ph.D.

Irena Dvořáková

ORCID 0000-0002-3634-9824

irena.dvorakova@mff.cuni.cz

Professional and research focus:
transfer of experience to students from long-term work at school; heuristic teaching of physics; work with teachers in practice

Teaching: propedeutics of physics teaching, heuristic method of teaching physics

Supervised theses

RNDr. Jitka Houfková, Ph.D.

Jitka Houfková

ORCID 0000-0002-2333-0702

jitka.houfkova@mff.cuni.cz

Professional and research focus:
providing physics and physics experiments to preschool and younger school-age children; physics experiments with simple tools; international collaboration of STEAM teachers

Teaching: practical courses in school experiments, physics for nonphysicists

Supervised theses

RNDr. Martina Kekule, Ph.D.

Martina Kekule

ORCID 0000-0003-4830-0558

martina.kekule@matfyz.cuni.cz

Professional and research focus:
research on the psychological aspects of science education, specifically eye tracking research; research on students’ conceptions and the learning of science; students‘ attitudes towards science; creation and use of photography in physics education

Teaching: didactics of physics, reflection of students' practice training, methodology of PER

Supervised theses

RNDr. Zdeňka Koupilová, Ph.D.

Zdeňka Koupilová

ORCID 0000-0002-5620-5342

zdenka.koupilova@matfyz.cuni.cz

Professional and research focus:
methods of teaching quantum physics and micro-scale physics at different levels; use of activate learning methods; experiential learning; use of conceptual tasks; quantitative tasks

Teaching: quantum physics, thermodynamics and statistical physics, electricity and magnetism; elective seminars

Supervised theses

RNDr. Dana Mandíková, CSc.

Dana Mandíková

ORCID 0000-0002-0622-1248

dana.mandikova@mff.cuni.cz

Professional and research focus:
methods of teaching mechanics to future teachers; research on students' preconceptions in physics; physics experiments with simple aids; international surveys TIMSS and PISA

Teaching: mechanics, molecular physics, practical courses in school experiments, physics teaching practice and its reflection

Supervised theses

RNDr. Peter Žilavý, Ph.D.

Peter Žilavý

ORCID 0000-0002-4739-3476

peter.zilavy@mff.cuni.cz

Professional and research focus:
development of school physics experiments and teaching aids in the field of electricity and magnetism and nuclear/particle physics; development, administration and maintenance of presentation technology in the public auditoriums of the faculty

Teaching: basics of electronics and electrical engineering, practical electronics courses

Supervised theses