BIp017 Introduction to Didactics of Natural History

Faculty of Education
autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Libuše Vodová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Libuše Vodová, Ph.D.
Department of Biology – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Libuše Vodová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Biology – Faculty of Education
Timetable
Mon 10:00–10:50 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
At the end of the course students will be able:
to characterize the position of didactics of Natural History in the system of sciences;
to summarize the crucial moments in the development of Natural History education;
to explain position of Natural History in curriculum documents;
to complete the class book, class report, pupil's catalog folder;
to give examples of Natural History textbooks with a systematic and ecological concept of curriculum;
to compare textbooks with a systematic and ecological concept of curriculum;
by own words to explain the essence of individual didactic principles;
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students will be able:
- to evaluate the position of didactics of natural hisotry in the system of sciences
- to justify the position of natural history in curriculum documents
- to focus on school documentation
- to evaluate the natural history textbooks
- to clarify the essence of individual didactic principles
Syllabus
  • 1) Didactics of Natural History as a science
  • 2) History of Natural History Education
  • 3) National Curriculum Documents: National Education Programme, Framework Education Programmes
  • 4) The position of Natural History in the Framework Education Programme for Elementary Education
  • 5) Curriculum documents of the school level: The School Education Programme and the position of the Natural History in it
  • 6) School documentation: class book, class report, pupil's catalog folder
  • 7) Natural History textbooks with a systematic concept of curriculum
  • 8) Natural History textbooks with a ecological concept of curriculum
  • 9) Didactic principles and their application in the teaching of Natural History: the principle of science, the principle of connection of school with life, the principle of educational teaching
  • 10) Didactic principles and their application to the teaching of Natural History: the principle of continuity and succession, the principle of clarity, the principle of the union of theory and practice
  • 11) Didactic principles and their application to the teaching of Natural History: the principle of proportionality, the principle of awareness of acquired knowledge, the principle of permanence
  • 12) Didactic principles and their application to the teaching of Natural History: the principle of individual approach to pupils, the principle of respect for inter-subject relations, the principle of hygiene and the safety of teaching
Literature
    required literature
  • Rámcový vzdělávací program pro základní vzdělávání: verze platná od 1. 9. 2016 [online]. (2016). Praha: MŠMT [cit. 2017-04-30]. Dostupné z: http://www.nuv.cz/uploads/RVP_ZV_2016.pdf
  • Rámcový vzdělávací program pro základní vzdělávání: verze platná od 1. 9. 2013 [online]. (2013). Praha: MŠMT [cit. 2016-03-30]. Dostupné z: http://www.msmt.cz/vzdelavani/zakladni-vzdelavani/upraveny-ramcovy-vzdelavaci-program-pro-zakladni-vzdelavani
  • ALTMANN, Antonín. Metody a zásady ve výuce biologii. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1975, 285 s. URL info
    recommended literature
  • KALHOUS, Zdeněk and Otto OBST. Školní didaktika. Vyd. 2. Praha: Portál, 2009, 447 s. ISBN 9788073675714. info
  • PETTY, Geoffrey. Moderní vyučování. Translated by Štěpán Kovařík. Vyd. 3. Praha: Portál, 2004, 380 s. ISBN 807178978X. info
  • ALTMANN, Antonín. Didaktické zásady ve výuce biologii : (kapitola z didaktiky biologie). Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1971, 65 s. info
Teaching methods
Form of teaching: the lesson of the base type teaching methods: lectures, explanations, class discussions, projection of static images
Assessment methods
Assessment methods: written test Fulfilling requirements: The colloquium will be awarded on the basis of a written test with a minimum of 75% points.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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