ZeD015 Rating of Geography Textbooks

Faculty of Education
Spring 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 objective is to provide a deeper insight into the scientific approach to evaluation of a geography coursebooks, or a set of coursebooks the part of which are electronic media.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this course the student will be able to evaluate theoretical and practical quality of contemporary geography textbooks, to carry out research analyzes of domestic and foreign textbooks and to evaluate / exploit the potential of textbooks for teaching geography at elementary and secondary schools.
Syllabus
  • 1.Geography textbooks research: psychodidactic and curricular approach. 2. The functions of geography textbooks. 3. Structural components and content quality of geography textbooks. 4. Selection and use of geography textbooks. 5. Evaluation of geography textbooks   and determining its effects. 6. Research of geography textbooks - theory and practice.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Průcha, J. Hodnocení obtížnosti učebnic. Praha: SNTL, 1984.
  • Průcha, J. Jak exaktně hodnotit učebnice. Odborná škola, roč. 33, 1985/86, č. 8, s. 111-113.
  • Průcha, J. Teorie, tvorba a hodnocení učebnic. Praha: ÚÚVPP, 1989.
  • Gavora, P. Žiak a porozumenie textu. Pedagogika. 1986, roč. 36, č.3., 297-312.
  • Rauch, M., Wurster, E. Schulbuchforschung als Unterrichtsforschung. Wien et al.: Peter Lang, 1997.
  • Kurikulum a učebnice z pohledu pedagogického výzkumu (Curricula and coursebooks in pedagogical research). Kritéria výběru učebnic anglického jazyka na základních školách. 2008. info
  • MAŇÁK, Josef, Petr KNECHT, Jaan MIKK, Zuzana SIKOROVÁ, Věra MARTINKOVÁ, Jana STAUDKOVÁ, Věra JANÍKOVÁ, Rudolf STADLER, Tomáš JANÍK, Veronika NAJVAROVÁ, Petr NAJVAR, Jana PÍŠOVÁ, Libuše HRABÍ, Eva JANOUŠKOVÁ and Martin WEINHÖFER. Hodnocení učebnic (Textbooks assessment (evaluation)). 1st ed. Brno: Paido, 2007, 144 pp. Pedagogický výzkum v teori a praxi 7. ISBN 978-80-7315-148-5. info
  • MAŇÁK, Josef, Dušan KLAPKO, Jan PRŮCHA, David GREGER, Tomáš JANÍK, Petr KNECHT, Alena JŮVOVÁ, Eva JANOUŠKOVÁ, Jana KUBRICKÁ and Veronika NAJVAROVÁ. Učebnice pod lupou (Textbooks under a magnifying glass). 1st ed. Brno: Paido, 2006, 123 pp. Pedagogický výzkum v teori a praxi 4. ISBN 80-7315-124-3. info
  • PRŮCHA, Jan. Učebnice: Teorie a analýzy edukačního média. Brno: Paido, 1998. ISBN 80-85931-49-4. info
Teaching methods
discussion, homework, reading
Assessment methods
Credit requirements: students submit an analysis of a chosen coursebook. Oral debate.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2021.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2020, recent)
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