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Znaczenie i możliwości kształcenia matematycznego w studiowaniu kierunków ekonomicznych

Maria Dąbrowa (2014)

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The aims and functions of mathematics education differ depending on the level of education. Moreover, the role of mathematics itself differs depending on the domain of its application. In this paper, we focus on mathematics education in the course of economics studies. Unfortunately, while mathematical methods prove useful in building economic models and the importance is still growing, the mathematics education plays increasingly smaller role in the course of economics studies at Polish...

Wyniki badań nad stanem nauczania statystyki opisowej w Polsce

Zofia Aleksandra Tomaszewska (2006)

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This article presents the results of the study of teaching descriptive statistics in Poland nowadays. After a short review of the history of teaching this branch of school mathematics in the second part of the 20th century, I made an attempt at diagnosing the stage of teacher’s preparation for teaching descriptive statistics. The diagnosis was based on the analysis of: - the survey conducted among working teachers; - teaching standards for mathematics at universities; - curriculum and...

O roli prac dyplomowych z dydaktyki matematyki w kształceniu przyszłych nauczycieli matematyki

Joanna Major, Bożena Olik-Pawlik, Tadeusz Ratusiński, Lidia Zaręba (2017)

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In the training process of students – future teachers of mathematics, an important role is played by, among others, participation in the diploma seminar, during which the student (being at the final stage of studies)is tasked with preparing a bachelor’s or master’s thesis. This dissertation may be purely mathematical in nature or refer to problems in didactics of mathematics. The article aims to develop and illustrate some thoughts from previous works of the authors (Zaręba, 2009; Major,...

Информационно-коммуникационные технологии в образовании студентов специальности >>5В010900-Математика<< педагогического вуза

Бакыткуль Р. Каскатаева, Назира С. Баймулдина (2013)

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In the paper the authors discuss educational usefulness of special applied software (Mathematica) in the process of studying Mathematics at the pedagogical university. The authors also present the levels of thecompetences connected with using an educational electronic means, necessaryfor the students of mathematics.

O badaniach nad kształtowaniem się u studentów matematyki podstawowych pojęć analizy matematycznej

Zbigniew Powązka (2013)

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This paper is a reflection on the process of forming the basic concepts of mathematical analysis in students. These studies were conducted in the years 2002-2011 and they coincided with the period of major educational reforms in our country. These reforms had an impact on the level of Mathematics teaching in various schools and on anticipatory preparing of young people to study this subject. Thus, this work is an attempt to summarize the results of the already described various stages...

Współczesne problemy i praktyka kształcenia matematycznego studentów

Antoni Pardała (2012)

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The subject matter of this paper relates to one of the modern research trends in teaching mathematics: the problems of quality of mathematical education of pupils and students in the twenty-first century in different countries and cultural traditions. This analysis throws light on the literature, research results, and observations from the Polish perspective of practice, and outlines the intentions of the range. The work also discusses some theoretical bases for the concept of improving...

Diagnoza wiedzy uczniów szkół ponadgimnazjalnych i studentów matematyki na temat związku twierdzenia z jego dowodem

Halina Pieprzyk, Anna Żeromska (2009)

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The paper presents results of research carried out on the two following levels of mathematics education: the high school level and the level of pre-service Mathematics teachers training. The subject of the research was understanding the relations between mathematical theorem and its proof by the study participants.

Leonardo Pisano called Fibonacci, between advanced mathematics, history of mathematics and mathematics education: three examples drawn from Liber Quadratorum

Paolo Bussotti (2015)

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In this research, three problems faced by Leonardo Pisano, called Fibonacci,are dealt with. The main purpose is to show that history of mathematics can offerinteresting material for mathematics education. The approach to the use of history ofmathematics in mathematics education cannot be merely historical, but adapted to theneeds of the explanations in a classroom. In the course of this paper, the meaning ofsuch assertion will be clarified. A further purpose is a trying to explore the...

Przekształcenia wykresów funkcji

Antoni Chronowski (2006)

Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis | Studia ad Didacticam Mathematicae Pertinentia

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This article is concerned with some topics of the transformationsof the graphs of functions. It is designated to serve as a text for thestudents of mathematics (prospective teachers) and the teachers of ma-thematics.In this paper we give the answer to the following problem:Given the graph of the function f:R Df

Popularyzacja matematyki na polskich uniwersytetach dziecięcych

Agnieszka Bojarska-Sokołowska (2014)

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We discuss the popularization of science, in particular, mathematics.We focus on the contemporary methods and forms of popularization ofmathematics at Children’s Universities in Poland: lectures, workshops andseminars.

Применение методов математической статистики в научных исследованиях

Владимир В. Афанасьев (2012)

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In the paper, the author presents the basic concepts and theorems concerning methods of mathematical statistics and its application in the domain of empirical research. Several examples presented in the paper can be useful as patterns of using statistical tool in didactic research.

Kontekst Przekazu w Matematyce

Jerzy Pogonowski (2016)

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We introduce the concept of the context of transmission. It coversthe ways in which mathematical knowledge and mathematical abilities aretransmitted in education and popularization of mathematics. We stress therole of intuitive explanations in these processes. Several examples of suchexplanations are presented, related to: linguistic explanations, perception,empirical models, and internal explanations inside mathematics itself.

Walory turystyczne wybranych regionów Spitsbergenu

Piotr Dolnicki, Łukasz Gawor (2012)

Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis Studia Geographica

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The paper presents different attractions of Spitsbergen: geological, geomorphological and glaciological objects and processes, as well as industrial sites especially connected with coalmining, which constitute the group of geotourist attractions in Hornsund, Isfjorden and North East Land. It also describes logistic and infrastructure conditions in Svalbard. The evaluation of possibilities to develop geotourism in Spitsbergen is included as well.

Актуальные проблемы современной методики обучения математике

Роза А. Утеева (2012)

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This article analyzes the development of the concept of methodical system of teaching mathematics. Various approaches (A. Pyshkalo, G. Sarantsev, T. Ivanova, N. Stefanova, etc.) to the concept of methodical system of teaching mathematics are analyzed.

O pewnej implikacji

Jan Górowski, Adam Łomnicki (2016)

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The purpose of this paper is to show how the process of provinga theorem in different ways or proving generalized versions of the theorem,after learning one its proofs, influences the development of the skills of provingtheorems and analysing proofs by the students of mathematics. Toillustrate this process we use an elementary theorem about numbers and itsgeneralizations, giving fourteen proofs. Proving theorems we use methodsand facts which are available to high school students. ...

Przykłady zagadnień z różnych działów matematyki niezbędnych do studiowania teorii miary

Antoni Chronowski, Zbigniew Powązka (2012)

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In the education of mathematicians, including teachers of mathematics, the measure theory plays an important role. From the experience in and research on teaching the measure theory it follows that on of the important reasons why students encounter difficulties in the subject is their insufficient ability to apply their knowledge of other branches of mathematics, especially of the set theory and topology. In this article we propose a series of problem analyses and exercises aimed at...

Wielomiany Fibonacciego stopnia k

Jan Górowski, Adam Łomnicki (2014)

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In this paper, we give formulas determining the Fibonacci polynomials of order k using the so-called generalized Newton symbols, i.e., the coefficients in the expansion of (1+z +z^2 +. . .+z^{k−1})n with respect to the powers of z.

Kształcenie przyszłych nauczycieli matematyki - wyzwanie edukacyjne

Anna K. Żeromska (2012)

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The purpose of this paper is to draw attention to the still current (as compared to the reform of higher education) issue: how should we train mathematics teachers in order to attain the desired outcomes? The article presents an extensive range of thought-provoking questions about what knowledge of well-educated mathematics teachers should be. References to the already existing didactic literature are included. Reflections on this question, containing some arguments as to the direction...

Dekadencja geografii i zapomniane idee Wacława Nałkowskiego

Jacek May (2011)

Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis Studia Geographica

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The article is inspired by Wacław Nałkowski’s writings and is a reflection on the nature of geography and its place in the system of knowledge. Moreover, the author considers the status of geography and its social relevance. The article seeks to justify the thesis that the low prestige of geography in social consciousness is an outcome of the attitudes of scholars and teachers of geography themselves, the media propaganda and also the state policy. The main objective of the paper is...

Development and present situation of slovenian didactics of geography

Tatjana Resnik-Planinc (2013)

Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis Studia Geographica

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The paper presents the development of Slovenian didactics of geography in the frame of the development of geographical education from the Middle Ages until nowadays. Important milestones are discussed through the prism of the work of important men who influenced the development of geographical education from its very beginning.

O zjawisku zniekształcania obrazu matematyki

Bożena Olik-Pawlik (2015)

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In this paper, we identify the phenomenon of false conviction. Weanalyze the definition of false conviction and provide the typology of falseconvictions, including their logical, geometric, cognitive and methodologicaltypes. Every type of false conviction is exemplified by empirical data.

Актуальные проблемы обучения математике в школе и вузе в свете идей Л. С. Выготского

Людмила Боженкова, Марина Егупова (2016)

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The article gives a brief overview of the scientific results of the III  International Conference held in Moscow State Pedagogical University in November 2016. The main directions of the development of ideas of L. S. Vygotsky, presented in the reports of leading Russian and foreign scientists – participants of the conference.

Akademik W. M. Monachow - niezwykły człowiek, uczony, dydaktyk i organizator nauki

Roza A. Utiejewa, Antoni Pardała (2012)

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The authors refer to the atmosphere, the issues and the results of this year international conference in Togliatti '2010 dedicated to 75 years of the academician W. M. Monachow. The authors remind his way to creative development of didactics subjects and educational technology and point out and analyze his selected achievements.  In particular, they express gratitude to himself, his collaborators and supervisors for support and scientific cooperation with Poland in the field of education...

O cechach podzielności liczb i odkrywaniu twierdzeń

Jan Górowski, Adam Łomnicki (2006)

Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis | Studia ad Didacticam Mathematicae Pertinentia

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The paper contains some theorems (with proofs) from numbers divisibility theory, and suggestions how to use them in the process of teacher training, which provide good opportunities for developing students’ creative attitude in the process of discovering new facts in elementary mathematics.

Z badań nad sylwetką absolwenta matematycznych studiów w Akademii Pedagogicznej w Krakowie w latach 2001-2007

Danuta Ciesielska, Joanna Major, Zbigniew Powązka (2009)

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The main goal of our studies was eliciting the opinion of graduates and students of the last year of Master studies on the course for teachers of mathematics at the Pedagogical University of Cracow. The research method was a survey questionnaire.We were interested in opinions on the level of studies at the college, and professional skills acquired in the study process. Moreover, we asked the questions concerning the professional career.In the article we present the analysis of the replies...

Tourism development in small cities on the example of Pistoia in Tuscany

Małgorzata Bajgier-Kowalska, Renata Rettinger (2014)

Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis Studia Geographica

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The dynamic development of tourism in many regions of the world causes competition boost which, in turn, leads to a variety of changes in tourist offers. Tourism is an alternative for other types of economic activity, this relates to spatial units of diverse area, including cities. The tourist function can become the mechanism of local development for cities and the protection of the cultural and natural heritage. The main goal of the article is to present the tourist potential of a...

Teoretyczne i dydaktyczne aspekty nauczania o największym wspólnym dzielniku i najmniejszej wspólnej wielokrotności w zbiorze liczb naturalnych

Antoni Chronowski (2006)

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This article contains a collection of didactic ideas concerning teaching the elementary arithmetic. Although they are firmly based on abstract mathematics, they can be realized at different levels of teaching school mathematics. The source of these didactic propositions is the fact that using the set of natural numbers and suitable relations it is possible to construct the models of structures which are called lattices. In this paper we consider the two models of lattices: the lattice...

Nowe spojrzenie na gry Penneya

Maciej Major, Barbara Nawolska (2013)

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The problem of gaming is an important part of the educational process on all levels of Mathematics teaching. In this work, we present certain stochastic problems, based on the so-called Penney games. It provides the opportunity to formulate new problems and to construct the tools needed to solve them. This process is accompanied by a variety of mathematical activities.

Z badań nad wprowadzeniem podstawowych treści analizy matematycznej podczas zajęć na I roku studiów matematycznych

Zbigniew Powązka (2006)

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This article presents the author’s research results concerning the teaching of introductory notions and theorems of mathematical analysis. The research was carried out among the first-year students of mathematics. The main objects of the research were: – the observation of the degree of assimilation of the basic notions and theorems by the students; – the investigation of the students’ progress in proving theorems and constructing suitable examples and counterexamples. The final part...

Refleksje na temat określania wiedzy przedmiotowej nauczycieli matematyki

Mirosława Sajka (2006)

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This article presents the author’s reflections, comments and problems that arise in relation to the issue of defining the subject matter knowledge a teacher should have in the context of Even’s theoretical framework. They incline to start working on a considerable modification of this conception in order to explore its adaptability in other contexts. This paper also includes initial results of this modification.

O potrzebie dokształcania nauczycieli akademickich

Bogdan J. Nowecki (2006)

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In this paper author underlines the necessity of continuing education of young academic teachers in the domain of methods of students’ activity during their studies.

Aktywności matematyczne studentów inspirowane grami Penneya

Maciej Major, Barbara Nawolska (2006)

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This paper proposes a way to adapt theories of countable probabilistic spaces in order to use them to educate mathematical students trained to be teachers. It presents many examples of how to develop students’ mathematical activities using stochastic games called Penney games. Introducing chance games delivers the opportunity of creating and examining probabilistic spaces. The fairness of games is a problem that inspires and motivates mathematicians to formulate problems and tasks of...

Przyczynek do badań nad twórczą postawą studentów podczas rozwiązywania zadań matematycznych

Joanna Major, Zbigniew Powązka (2012)

Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis | Studia ad Didacticam Mathematicae Pertinentia

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In this paper, we understand the term ''creative attitude'' to denote an action of the learner which consists in undertaking creative activity. This activity can take different forms, such as: discovery, invention, a creative act, etc. We understand  ''discovery'' to denote a fact which already exists but was unknown to the discoverer. While teaching mathematics, we deal with such an understanding of  ''discovery'' e.g. when we use the problem method. Thence, subjectively new theorems...

Gotowa wiedza i aktywność w matematycznym kształceniu na przykładzie kątów Langleya

Maciej Klakla (2006)

Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis | Studia ad Didacticam Mathematicae Pertinentia

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The article contains a didactic project of classes with mathematics students – future teachers. On the example of problems related to Langley’s angles, the author presents differences between two styles of teaching mathematics. One style is based on existing mathematical knowledge, and the second requires active participation of the students in creating this knowledge during the problem solving process.

Wprowadzenie funkcji trygonometrycznych przez szeregi Eisensteina

Maciej Klakla, Renata Liszka, Vladimir Mityushev (2009)

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In the paper, we describe how to introduce the trigonometric functions using their functional characteristics and the Eisenstein series.

The role of visualisation in the process of generalisation

Lidia Zaręba (2015)

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In my paper, I discuss the results of individual observations of pupils aged 13-14. These children undertook an attempt to solve problems which were designed in order to bring about an inductive type of generalizing. The main aim of the study was to classify typical methods of proceeding, which represent the pupils’ ways of reasoning and to determine what influence a particular method of proceeding may have on the final outcome of their work. These results indicate the general pupils’...

Geography in Russia: education and public interest

Valery Solomin, Viaczeslaw Suchorukov (2013)

Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis Studia Geographica

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In the article, the terms of the public interest in Russia are discussed, among which are the natural resources and the humanitarian component, including the geographic entity, the state plays an important role.

Waloryzacja środowiska geograficznego Nadleśnictwa Rymanów pod kątem atrakcyjności turystycznej

Piotr Skóra, Wanda Wilczyńska-Michalik, Maciej Szpiech (2010)

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A sudden increase in various tourism forms in Poland in the second half of the twentieth century brought development of natural environment evaluation methods for tourist purposes. Natural and cultural environment values and slight anthropogenic transformations of the Forestry Rymanów created tourists’ interest in this region. The paper presents the scope and ways of evaluating individual components of the natural environment in connection with historical and political changes. Evaluating...

Idea czynnościowego wprowadzania pojęć geometrii elementarnej z pomocą kursu e-learningowego

Magdalena Kucio, Tadeusz Ratusiński (2009)

Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis | Studia ad Didacticam Mathematicae Pertinentia

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The present article introduces a didactic proposal of supporting the process of teaching mathematics with blended learning. The authors discuss both benefits and dangers of this idea. Also, the concept of functional method of teaching mathematics is brought closer, as it is naturally inscribed in the concept of blended learning. In the second part of the article, the authors describe the materials processed for employment of the discussed foundation in teaching elementary geometry. Estimate...

Etapy rozwoju osadnictwa zachodniej części Płaskowyżu Nałęczowskiego i ich zapis w osadach dna doliny Bystrej

Jan Reder, Józef Superson, Tadeusz Król (2010)

Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis Studia Geographica

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The article analyzed the impact of old (prehistoric, medieval) and modern settlement on the nature of the Holocene alluvial sediments at the bottom of the Bystra valley. It was shown that the transition from peat to mineral deposits was the result of Neolithic farming. Nomadic culture of the late Neolithic and early Bronze Age have helped to stop the denudation slope sand increasing erosion in the bottom of the river valley. Restarting the denudation in the basin and the beginning of...

Profesor Jan Flis – mistrzem dla uczestników studiów doktoranckich z dydaktyki geografii

Michalina Lubelska (2013)

Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis Studia Geographica

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In the first part of this paper the author presents her own path as a teacher. During her professional career she has met the Professor numerous times. The first time was when she was a geography student at the Jagiellonian University. The subsequent occasions occurred when she was a geography teacher in primary school and also as a PhD student of the didactics of geography. In main part of the paper the author presented the curriculum of the PhD studies in the field of didactics of...

Przyszli nauczyciele wobec modelowania matematycznego

Anna Pyzara (2014)

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The term mathematical modelling covers a wide range of activities. These are not only purely mathematical skills but also skills referring toa framework of modelled situation. For this reason, acquiring the skills of mathematical modelling brings a number of teaching benefits. This ability is connected with necessary competencies related to mathematical modelling. Mathematics students – prospect teachers of mathematics, should acquire these skills before they start teaching mathematical...

System komputerowy Mizar narzędziem do komputerowego wspomagania nauczania w szkole wyższej

Ewa Borak (2010)

Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis | Studia ad Didacticam Mathematicae Pertinentia

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The MIZAR system is a computer system for representing mathematical proofs in such a way that the computer checks their correctness. The texts written in the MIZAR language are called Mizar articles and are organized into the Mizar Mathematical Library (MML). Since the very beginnig of the development of the MIZAR system, experiments using MIZAR as a tool for teaching mathematics have been conducted. Numerous courses were organized which were based on different versions of the system:...

Industrial and commercial suburbanization in post-socialist city: the Kraków Metropolitan Area (Poland)

Sławomir Kurek, Tomasz Rachwał, Mirosław Wójtowicz (2014)

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The subject of this paper is the issue of urban sprawling in the Kraków Metropolitan Area (Poland). Particular attention is paid on the changing role of industry as one of the key elements of development and metropolization of cities in post-socialist, emerging economies. The role of the industry in terms of activation of labor resources has been diminishing, which is connected to the automation of manufacturing processes and relocations of labor-intensive activities to regions with...

Praktyka kształtowania matematycznej twórczości uczniów

Antoni Pardała (2009)

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The subject of this work, teacher’s practice forming mathematical activity and creativity of the gifted pupils, is submerged in the issue of one of the contemporary trends in researching the methodology of teaching maths, which is called: creativity in teaching mathematics – theory, diagnosis and methodology, prospects. In this work I refer to certain synthesis of the knowledge to that point, see A. Pardała (2003; 2004; 2006), and I also articulate one of its aspects – the crucial importance...

Jan Flis – współtwórcą współczesnej polskiej dydaktyki geografii

Mariola Tracz (2013)

Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis Studia Geographica

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The study shows the role of professor Jan Flis in the development of geography education in the post-war era. His academic input into the discipline is expressed in 134 publications, out of which 40 concern the topic of the didactics of geography. Professor’s interest in the field of geography education focused on: the selection and structure of geographical material, forming of theories in teaching and learning geography, function of geography in education and cognitive development,...