CH2MP_1P1P General Didactics of Chemistry

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Irena Plucková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jiří Šibor, Ph.D.
Department of Physics, Chemistry and Vocational Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Helena Pelcová
Timetable
Thu 11:35–13:15 učebna 7
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Main objective can be summarized as follows:
to learn basic knowledge of General Didactics of Chemistry;
to understand basic principles of teaching chemistry at Primary School;
to understand and analyse general regularities of Didactics of Chemistry;
to deduce possibilities of application didactic theories of chemistry into the practical teaching chemistry at the primary school;
Syllabus
  • 1. Didactics of Chemistry as a science and its comparison with scientific and other fields.
  • 2. Information - Communication - humanization in teaching chemistry.
  • 3. Didactic basis and curriculum of chemistry at Primary School.
  • 4. The educational system, its morphology and function and its universal application in all parts of chemistry. Professional teacher of chemistry, the role of teacher of chemistry.
  • 5. Didactic principles and their application in the teaching chemistry.
  • 6. Basic didactic function and their practical application in the teaching of chemistry. The sense of planning and mechanisms for its implementation. Motivation, as a permanent teacher’s activity, specificity and uniqueness of motivation in teaching chemistry.
  • 7. Basic didactic function and their practical application in the teaching of chemistry. Communication in teaching chemistry and its specialities. Chemical language, visual communication with the participation of information technology, communication through the school chemical experiment. Management and control in teaching chemistry.
  • 8. Parts of the chemical lesson and its filling.
  • 9. System of management and decision-making in teaching chemistry, systemic and situational approach. Educational climate in the classroom, its production and cultivation.
  • 10. Subject and object in the school chemical work, teaching and learning, competition and cooperation, the importance of the teamwork. The importance of balance of reproductive and productive pupil’s activities.
  • 11. Knowledge base for teaching chemistry at the Primary School and its structuring. Standardization of chemical information, basic curriculum, invariants and variants. Structural line of the chemical curriculum. Compatibility of the chemical information at primary and secondary schools.
  • 12. Cross-links and integration trends in the scientific subjects.
  • 13. The possibilities and limitations of educational technology. Methods, forms and means, with an emphasis on video applications and computers in teaching chemistry.
  • 14. Material and technical support for teaching chemistry. The principles of safe school work.
  • 15. School chemical experiment, classification, application and didactic implications.
  • 16. Types of lessons, their structuring and deployment. Application of the standard situations, identification, qualification and non-standard(unexpected, and the problem and conflict) situation in the teaching chemistry.
  • 17. Problem’s methods in teaching chemistry. Student participation, the development of his creativity, imaginative approaches, imagination and fantasy.
  • 18. Ecological activities in teaching chemistry at the Primary School.
Literature
  • PACHMANN, Eduard and Eduard HOFMANN. Obecná didaktika chemie. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1981, 334 s. info
  • Obecná didaktika. Edited by Jarmila Skalková. 1. vyd. Praha: ISV nakladatelství, 1999, 292 s. ISBN 80-85866-33-1. info
  • BUDIŠ, Josef, Pier Albino COLOMBO, Irena PLUCKOVÁ and Jiří ŠIBOR. Vybrané přednášky a úvahy z obecné didaktiky chemie - 1. 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita v Brně, 2004, 82 pp. ISBN 80-210-3542-0. info
  • PACHMANN, Eduard. Speciální didaktika chemie. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1986, 350 s. info
  • Vacík J. a kol.: Přehled středoškolské chemie. SPN, Praha 1990.
  • DLUHOŠ, Luděk. Vybrané kapitoly z didaktiky chemie. 1. vyd. Ostrava: Pedagogická fakulta Ostravské univerzity, 1995, 101 s. ISBN 8070420820. info
  • BUDIŠ, Josef. Video ve škole. první vydání. Brno: MU Brno, 1991, 87 pp. Spisy PdF MU svazek 46. ISBN neudáno. info
Teaching methods
theoretical preparation
class discussion
lecture
Assessment methods
Essay on he given topic.
Written test - meet 80%
Oral exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017.
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