IBIk07 Methodology of Teaching Science

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/0/.7. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Jan Válek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Iva Frýzová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Iva Frýzová, Ph.D.
Department of Biology – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Iva Frýzová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Biology – Faculty of Education
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
The course uses the knowledge and skills acquired in the course Introduction to Didactics of Human, Nature and Society Didactics. During the individual seminars the students acquaint themselves with the key topics of nature education, especially with the most common preconceptions and misconceptions, suitable and problematic examples of selected concepts, phenomena and processes. Seminars include demonstrations of proven algoheuristic practices and a discussion of their effectiveness and implementation in the school environment.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student will be able to:
- transforming selected natural sciences content into a curriculum using the appropriate teaching methods, forms and means
- identifying problematic areas of nature education, is aware of the continuity in the course across the course, but also the inter-subject relations
- by appropriate diagnostic tools to verify the pupils' preconceptions, knowledge and skills, to take into account the findings of these findings in their teaching
- critically evaluate and use appropriately the didactic resources available (textbooks, worksheets, texts, pictures, etc.) for the teaching of nature topics and to select or prepare such courses
Didactic means that are both theoretical and didactical - To explain the problem concepts, phenomena and processes to choose appropriate examples and algoheuristic procedures
- in their teaching to observe the didactic principles, especially the regional and phenological principle
Syllabus
  • Course contents:
  • 1. The universe and the solar system
  • 2. Measurement of natural quantities
  • 3. Energy, its acquisition, transmission, consumption and conservation
  • 4. Geology Earth (minerals, rocks, soil)
  • 5. Properties of substances, water and air
  • 6. Characteristics of living organisms (photosynthesis and respiration)
  • 7. Biodiversity (world biology)
  • 8. Community of forest, swamps, field, pond
  • 9. Nature conservation (territorial and species)
  • 10. Plants - basic characteristics, human use
  • 11. Animals - basic characteristics, use by humans
  • 12. Environmental problems of the present
Literature
    recommended literature
  • FRÝZOVÁ, Iva. Příroda : příručka učitele pro 5. ročník základní školy. 1. vyd. Plzeň: Fraus, 2011, 89 s. ISBN 9788072389728. info
  • FRÝZOVÁ, Iva, Ladislav DVOŘÁK and Petra JŮZLOVÁ. Příroda 4 pro 4. ročník základní školy : příručka učitele. 1st ed. Plzeň: Fraus, 2010, 144 pp. Příručka učitele. ISBN 978-80-7238-933-9. info
Teaching methods
Theoretical training combined with practical skills training.
Assessment methods
Public presentation of the didactic transformation of selected science topics.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 8 konzultací.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2018, recent)
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