ZeD012 Problem Teaching and Learning in Geography Teaching

Faculty of Education
autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/0/2. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Petr Knecht, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Petr Knecht, Ph.D.
Department of Geography – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Kateřina Brabcová
Supplier department: Department of Geography – 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 is aimed at students whose dissertation is related to the issue of geography instruction.
The aim of the course is to guide students to   deeper understanding of the processes taking place in geography classrooms. Students' attention should focus primarily on the processes of formation of geographical concepts and the development of geographic thought by studying the appropriate tasks and situations that are observed in schools. Problem-oriented approaches in teaching geography have long been considered a pillar of geographic education, because the problem teaching reflects the specific nature of the geography curriculum.
At the end of the course students will: • Demonstrate a profound and systematized insight into the processes taking place in geography classrooms.
• critically assess problem-based learning situations captured on video, and   if necessary, propose improvements.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will understand more deeply the processes taking place in the teaching of geography with special attention to the process of acquiring geographic concepts and developing geographical thinking based on the study of problem-based learning tasks and teaching situations.
Syllabus
  • 1. Importance and application of problem-based teaching and learning in  geographical education. 2. Anchored instruction, Theory of cognitive flexibility, Theory of cognitive apprenticeship. 3. Problem and its solution. The problem solving cycle. Factors influencing the process of solving problems. 4. Problem situation in geography instruction. Problem-based learning in   geographical education. Problem-oriented teaching in geography. 5. Problem tasks as one of the pillars of   geography education. Geographical knowledge and its importance for addressing geographic problems. 6. Research and evaluation of problem-solving tasks in geography education.
Literature
  • Studie z časopisů: International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education; Journal of Geography; Geography; Zeitschrift für Geographiedidaktik./Journal of Geography Education; Geography in Higher Education
  • KNECHT, Petr. Příležitosti k rozvíjení kompetence k řešení problémů v učebnicích a ve výuce zeměpisu (Opportunities for developing problem solving competence in geography textbooks and in geography instruction). Online. 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, 208 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-7652-5. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.5817/CZ.MUNI.M210-7652-2014. Čítárna Munispace info
  • ŘEZNÍČKOVÁ, Dana, Hana CÍDLOVÁ, Věra ČÍŽKOVÁ, Hana ČTRNÁCTOVÁ, Radka ČUDOVÁ, Martin HANUS, Milan KUBIATKO, Miroslav MARADA, Tomáš MATĚJČEK and Eva TRNOVÁ. Dovednosti žáků ve výuce biologie, geografie a chemie (Pupils´Skills in Biology, Geography and Chemistry Education). Praha: Nakladatelství P3K, 2013, 288 pp. ISBN 978-80-87343-24-1. info
  • GREIFF, Samuel. Individualdiagnostik komplexer Problemlösefähigkeit. Münster: Waxmann, 2012, 267 s. ISBN 9783830925934. info
Teaching methods
class discussion, group projects, homework, reading
Assessment methods
Based on presentations of research design of the proposed doctoral research students will suggest, justify and discuss: a) the application problem-solving theories to theoretical basis of the proposed doctoral research b) the application of particular methodologies used to investigate classroom problem-solving processes aiming at alteration of the proposed dissertation research.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
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