The problem addressed in the master's thesis focuses on researching differences in the preparation, implementation and evaluation of hiking sports days between the 1st and 5th grades of primary school. In addition, we also focused on researching the inclusion of differentiation and interdisciplinary integration in the implementation of hiking sports days. We were also interested in whether the frequency with which class teachers engage in hiking in their free time influences the way they motivate children to engage in hiking activities in extracurricular activities.
In our master's thesis, we used quantitative research, collecting data with a questionnaire. For the research, we used a purposeful, non-random sample of 100 teachers, including 50 first-grade and 50 fifth-grade primary school teachers.
The results of the research showed that:
– 1st grade teachers pay more attention to equipment, nature conservation and learning about the animal and plant world when preparing content, while 5th grade teachers also include orientation, but pay too little attention to first aid and dangers in the mountains;
– 5th grade pupils need more motivation from their teachers on hiking sports days than 1st grade pupils;
– most teachers in both 1st and 5th grade do not plan for differentiation and interdisciplinary integration;
– teachers' mountaineering skills have a significant impact on their opinion of the quality of hiking content delivery;
– the frequency with which teachers engage in hiking in their free time is not directly related to motivating pupils to participate in extracurricular activities (mountaineering club, Ciciban planinec and Mladi planinec programmes, family trips).
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