Innovations of science education in a relationship to aims of the science literacy: Application study using the subject matter Birds

This diploma thesis concern with innovative methods of education, focusing on supporting of natural science literacy. The review part provides an overview of teaching methods that have been considered innovative over the last 20 years. The application part focuses on the innovation of the education topic unit Birds, taught in natural science at elementary school or grammar school, proposing: (1) innovation of curriculum content; and (2) innovative implementation of education through selected methods considering the achievement of the natural science literacy goals