Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
doc. PaedDr. Klára Velmovská, PhD.
Document type:
Research/art/teacher profile of a person
The name of the university:
Comenius University Bratislava
The seat of the university:
Šafárikovo námestie 6, 818 06 Bratislava

I. - Basic information

I.1 - Surname
Velmovská
I.2 - Name
Klára
I.3 - Degrees
doc. PaedDr., PhD.
I.4 - Year of birth
1974
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Department of Didactics in Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University in Bratislava
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Mlynská dolina F1, 842 48 Bratislava
I.7 - Position
associate professor
I.8 - E-mail address
velmovska1@uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/3069
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
13. Physics, 38. Teacher Training and Education Science
I.11 - ORCID iD
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4154-6072

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
II.2 - Second degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of Mathematics and Physics Comenius University
II.b - Year
1997
II.c - Study field and programme
teaching mathematics and physics
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
2001
II.c - Study field and programme
4.1.13 Physics Education
II.4 - Associate professor
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
2016
II.c - Study field and programme
4.1.13 Physics Education
II.5 - Professor
II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position III.b - Institution III.c - Duration
teacher-assistant Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University in Bratislava 09/2000 - 10/2010
member of the expert team The National Institute for Education, Pluhová 8, Bratislava 11/2010 - 02/2011
teacher-assistant Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University in Bratislava 02/2011 - 10/2016
associate professor Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University in Bratislava 10/2016 -

IV. - Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills

IV.a - Activity description, course name, other IV.b - Name of the institution IV.c - Year
rigorous procedure Faculty of Mathematics and Physics Comenius University 1999
seminars EXPO EDU continuous education Expol Pedagogika, Bratislava 2017
seminar Why people believe nonsense Slovak Centre of Scientific and Technical Information 2018
Training Challenge Based Education Enlight, Comenius University in Bratislava 2025

V. - Overview of activities within the teaching career at the university

V.1 - Overview of the profile courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.1.a - Name of the profile course V.1.b - Study programme V.1.c - Degree V.1.d - Field of study
Design of Materials for Science Education Theory of Physics Education III. 38. Teacher Training and Education Science
Methods for Solving Physical Tasks Physics II. Teacher Training and Education Science
Diploma Thesis in Physics Seminar Teacher training foundations II. Teacher Training and Education Science
Introduction to Didactics of Physics Physics I. Teacher Training and Education Science
BSc Thesis Seminar (1) Pedagogy Basics I. 38. Teacher Training and Education Science
V.2 - Overview of the responsibility for the delivery, development and quality assurance of the study programme or its part at the university in the current academic year
V.2.a - Name of the study programme V.2.b - Degree V.2.c - Field of study
Physics Education III. Physics
Teaching Physics in combination II. Teacher Training and Education Science
Teaching Physics in combination I. Teacher Training and Education Science
V.3 - Overview of the responsibility for the development and quality of the field of habilitation procedure and inaugural procedure in the current academic year
V.4 - Overview of supervised final theses
V.4.1 - Number of currently supervised theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
0
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
6
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
2
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
26
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
22
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
6
V.5 - Overview of other courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.5.a - Name of the course V.5.b - Study programme V.5.c - Degree V.5.d - Field of study
Cross-curricular Projects Focused on the Problems of Today's World Pedagogy Basics II. 38. Teacher Training and Education Science
Teacher Communication Skills Pedagogy Basics II. 38. Teacher Training and Education Science
Diploma thesis seminar (1) Teacher training foundations II. Teacher Training and Education Science
Mathematical Methods in Physics (1) Physics I. 38. Teacher Training and Education Science
School Experiments in Physics Physics I. 38. Teacher Training and Education Science
Unconventional Physics Physics I. 38. Teacher Training and Education Science
Calculus for Physics Teachers Physics I. 38. Teacher Training and Education Science
Physics by Experience Physics I. 38. Teacher Training and Education Science
Mathematical Methods in Physics (2) Physics I. 38. Teacher Training and Education Science
Repetitory of secondary school mathematics bBCXX, bCHXX I. 17. Chemistry
I. 38. Teacher Training and Education Science

VI. - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs

VI.1 - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs and the corresponding citations
VI.1.1 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
155
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
65
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
19
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
13
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
256
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
55
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
91
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
18
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
7
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
3
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

ADC Němec, M., Krišťák, Ľ., Danihelová, Z., Velmovská, K. Application of Innovative P&E Method at Technical Universities in Slovakia. In: Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education. Vol. 13, No. 6 (2017), s. 2329-2349. ISSN 1305-8215. 

2

AFD Velmovská, K., Kiss, T., Trúsiková, A. Critical thinking and physics education. In: DIDFYZ 2019 : Formation of the Natural Science Image of the World in the 21st Century. ISBN 978-0-7354-1897-4. Melville : AIP Publishing, 2019. s. 1-9, Art. No. 030037.  

3

BCI JURČOVÁ, M., DOHŇANSKÁ, J., PIŠÚT, J., VELMOVSKÁ, K. Didaktika fyziky – rozvíjanie tvorivosti žiakov a študentov. Univerzita Komenského : Bratislava, 2001, ISBN 80-223-1614-8.

4

ABC Velmovská, K., Bartošovič, L. Developing critical thinking skills in physics classes. In: Critical thinking : Theories, methods and challenges. New York : NOVA Science Publishers, 2016. S. 21-43. ISBN 978-1-63484-349-2.

5

ADM VELMOVSKÁ, K. Physics mistakes in movies or the possibility of developing critical thinking in physics education. In: Journal of Science Education, Vol. 15, No. 1 (2014), s. 37­40. ISSN 0124-5481.

VI.3 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years
1
AAB Velmovská, K., Trúsiková, A., Kiss, T. Aspekty rozvoja kritického myslenia vo vyučovaní fyziky. Bratislava : FMFI, 2021. s. 125. ISBN 978-80-8147-100-1.
2

v3 GEJDOŠOVÁ, B., VELMOVSKÁ, K. The Quality of Feedback and Its Influence on the Preparation of the Future Teacher. In International Journal of Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education, 31(5), p. 2-16, 2023. ISSN 2200-4270.

3

v1 Slavíčková, M.. Velmovská, K., Kozánek Kiss, T., Vargová, M., Dillingerová, M., Miťková, E., Haverlíková, V., Vankúš, P., Jánošková, K. Vzdelávanie založené na výzvach. Bratislava : FMFI UK, 2024. 106 s. ISBN 978-80-8147-155-1.

4

v2 TRÚSIKOVÁ, A., VELMOVSKÁ, K. Indicators of critical thinking and physics experiments. In: Journal of Physics : Conference Series. p. 1-8, 2022. ISBN 978-0-7354-1897-4. 

5
ADE Trúsiková, A., Velmovská, K. Critical Thinking and Physics Problems. In: EDU Review, roč. 8, č. 2. Madrid : Global Knowledge Academics, 2020. s. 119-126. ISSN 2659-9917.
VI.4 - The most significant citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
1

[o1] Rodríguez, M. B., Zafra, S. L., Quintero Ortega, S. P. The systematic review of the scientific literataure and the need to visualize the results of the investigations. In Logos Ciencia & Tecnología, Vol. 7, No. 1, 2015; s. 101-103. / ADM VELMOVSKÁ, K. Physics mistakes in movies or the possibility of developing critical thinking in physics education. In: Journal of Science Education, Vol. 15, No. 1 (2014), s. 37­40. ISSN 0124-5481.

2

[o1] Tamayo, Y. D., López, É. A. Business practice: teaching method university. In Revista Logos Ciencia & Tecnología, Vol. 7, No. 1, 2015; s. 85-90. / ADM VELMOVSKÁ, K. Physics mistakes in movies or the possibility of developing critical thinking in physics education. In: Journal of Science Education, Vol. 15, No. 1 (2014), s. 37­40. ISSN 0124-5481.

3

[o1] Bojdová, V., Ďuriš, V., Šumný, T. Learning, Thinking and Behaviour Among Pupils with Learning Disabilities. In: European journal of contemporary education. Washington: Cherkas Global University Press, 2023, Roč. 12, č. 1, s. 19-27. ISSN 2304-9650./AFD Velmovská, K., Kiss, T., Trúsiková, A. Critical thinking and physics education. In: DIDFYZ 2019 : Formation of the Natural Science Image of the World in the 21st Century. ISBN 978-0-7354-1897-4. Melville : AIP Publishing, 2019. s. 1-9, Art. No. 030037. 

4

[o1] Masalimova, A. R., Levina, E. Y., Platonova, R. I., Yakubenko, K. Y., Mamitova, N. V., Arzumanova, L. L., Grebennikov, V. V., Marchuk, N. N. Cognitive simulation as integrated innovative technology in teaching of social and humanitarian disciplines. In: Eurasia Journal of Mathematics Science and Technology Education, Vol. 13, No. 8, 2017. s. 4915-4928 / ADC Němec, M., Krišťák, Ľ., Danihelová, Z., Velmovská, K. Application of Innovative P&E Method at Technical Universities in Slovakia. In: Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education. Vol. 13, No. 6 (2017), s. 2329-2349. ISSN 1305-8215. 

5

[n2] Siswati, B. H. - Anantyarta, P. - Humaidi, A. - Wicaksono, I.. : Contribution of critical thinking skills on concept understanding biology students at the implementation learning mode. In: Jurnal Pendidikan Biologi, Vol. 8, No. 2, 2023 ; s. 283-292./Túsiková, A., Velmovská, K. Indicators of critical thinking and physics experiments. In: Journal of Physics : Conference Series. p. 1-8, 2022. ISBN 978-0-7354-1897-4. 

VI.5 - Participation in conducting (leading) the most important research projects or art projects over the last six years
1

VEGA 1/0396/18 Aspekty rozvoja kritického myslenia v prírodovednom vzdelávaní (2018 – 2020) – zodpovedný riešiteľ

2

KEGA 013UK-4/2021 Metodické materiály zamerané na systematický rozvoj kritického myslenia (2021 – 2023) – zodpovedný riešiteľ

3

VEGA 1/0273/19 Tútoring a skefolding v príprave budúceho učiteľa fyziky (2019 – 2021) – zástupca zodpovedného riešiteľa

4

ESF 312011F057 IT Akadémia – vzdelávanie pre 21. storočie (2016 – 2021)

5

KEGA 059UK-4/2022 Príprava učiteľov fyziky na využívanie neformálneho a informálneho vzdelávania. (2022-2024) – zástupca zodpovedného riešiteľa

6

SAV - Systémový program pre komplexné poznanie a kritické myslenie formou zážitkového vzdelávania.(2022-2026)

7

KEGA 076UK-4/2024 Implementácia metódy Challenge-based education v neformálnom vzdelávaní (2024-2026) – zástupca zodpovedného riešiteľa

8

PSK/NP/2024/003 Národný projekt Digitálna transformácia vzdelávania a školy (DiTEdu) (2023-2028)

VII. - Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities

VII.a - Activity, position VII.b - Name of the institution, board VII.c - Duration
Member of the expert committee in the program of the doctoral study Physics Education Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice 2016 -
Member of the working group of the Accreditation Board of the Ministry of Education of the Slovak Republic for continuous education Akreditačná rada Ministerstva školstva Slovenskej republiky pre kontinuálne vzdelávanie pedagogického zamestnanca a odborného zamestnanca 2016 - 2019
Chairman of the FMFI Schedule Committee Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University in Bratislava 2016 - 2022
Chairman of the expert committee of the Student Scientific Conference in the section Didactics of Physics Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University in Bratislava 2014 -
Member of the commission for state examinations for the bachelor's and master's study program at FMFI UK, member of the examination commission for the performance of dissertation / rigorous examination and defense of dissertation / rigorous theses at FMFI UK Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University in Bratislava 2010 -
Garant of innovative education Criticla thinking in physics education Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University in Bratislava 2022 -
Member of the National Expert Committee of IJSO NIVaM 2023 -
Member of the author's team for the educational field Man and nature for physics NIVaM 2021-
Member of the Scientific Committee of the DIDFYZ Conference Department of Physics, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra 2025 -

VIII. - Overview of international mobilities and visits oriented on education and research/artistic/other activities in the given field of study

VIII.a - Name of the institution VIII.b - Address of the institution VIII.c - Duration (indicate the duration of stay) VIII.d - Mobility scheme, employment contract, other (describe)
Uppsala universitet Uppsala, Sweden 8. - 11.10. 2025 Enlight

IX. - Other relevant facts

Date of last update
2026-03-03