ZeC004 Didactics of Geography 1

Faculty of Education
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PaedDr. Eduard Hofmann, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Petr Knecht, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
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 aim of the course is to provide an overview of what topics/themes/concepts are discussed in primary and secondary schools in geography lessons and how geographic themes are organized in individual years of primary and secondary school.
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes: Student ... • - Describes the specifics of geography as a subject. • - Characterizes the position of geography in the curriculum of primary and lower secondary schools in Czechia. • - Analyzes and evaluates how particular geographic disciplines are implemented in the curriculum of primary and lower secondary schools in Czechia. • - Analyzes and evaluates current state and school documents related to the geographic curriculum of in the curriculum of primary and lower secondary schools in Czechia. • - Describes different conceptions of geography curriculum at particular stages of schooling in Czechia. • - Characterizes and illustrates modern trends in geography teaching.
Syllabus
  • Position of geography at the frontier of natural and social sciences. • - Geography as a discipline and geography as a school subject. The relationship of science and the subject in school. • - Scope and sequence of geographic curriculum at particular levels of schooling. • - New trends in teaching geography. • - White Paper, Framework Educational Programme, School Educational Programme
Literature
    required literature
  • MARADA,M., ŘEZNÍČKOVÁ. D., a kol. Koncepce geografického vzdělávání. Certifikovaná metodika. https://www.egeografie.cz/. povinná literatura
  • KNECHT, Petr a Eduard HOFMANN. K problému řazení geografického učiva ve školních vzdělávacích programech. Informace České geografické společnosti, Praha: Česká geografická společnost, 2013, roč. 32, č. 2, s. 13-25. ISSN 1213-1075.
    recommended literature
  • JANÍK, Tomáš a Iva STUCHLÍKOVÁ. Oborové didaktiky na vzestupu: přehled aktuálních vývojových tendencí. Scientia in educatione, 2010, roč. 1, č. 1, s. 5-32. ISSN 1804-7106.
Teaching methods
Individual, pair and group work with professional information sources. Presentation of individual / pair / group work results at the seminar.
Assessment methods
Elaboration of given seminar work, timely submission and approval by the teacher of the subject.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hod.
Teacher's information
Information and literature are continuously supplemented in teaching materials in IS MUNI.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022.
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