IGEk03 Didactics of subjects about society

Faculty of Education
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/.7. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Kateřina Gorčíková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Miroslav Jireček, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Kateřina Gorčíková, Ph.D.
Department of Geography – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Kateřina Gorčíková, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of History – Faculty of Education (50,00 %), Department of Geography – Faculty of Education (50,00 %)
Prerequisites (in Czech)
IHIk01 Integrated Social Science Foundations 2 && IBIk07 Science Teaching
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 10 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
Students acquaint with key topics from the social sciences curriculum from the didactic point of view.
Learning outcomes
At the end a student will be able to:

  • identify problem items in the social science curriculum, be aware of a contintuity and connetions to other subjects;
  • diagnose adequately pupil´s knowledge and skills;
  • asses criticaly various didactic materials;
  • use a regional and other didactic principles.
    • Syllabus
    • Syllabus 1. Conception of the geography part of the educational area Man and his world in the curriculum 2. Learning tasks in the homeland studies part of the educational area Man and his world 3. Textbooks, didactic aids and materials, misconcepts, 4. Teaching work with the map 5. Teaching regions of the Czech Republic and Europe 6. Chronology, history around us 7. History of the 20th century in education 8. Locally anchored learning: possibilities of field teaching in local history 9. Fieldwork - laws, textbooks, materials
    Literature
    • Slavík, J., Janík, T., Najvar, P., & Knecht, P. (2017). Transdidaktika: o učitelském sdílení znalostí a zvyšování kvality výuky napříč obory. Brno: MU.
    Teaching methods
    class discussion, lectures, student presentations, outdoor education, peer review
    Assessment methods
    Students design, realize and reflect a lesson based on the social sciences curriculum which is professional, well designed, uses various teaching methods and forms.
    Language of instruction
    Czech
    Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
    Study Materials
    The course is taught annually.
    The course is taught: in blocks.
    Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 8 konzultací.
    Teacher's information
    Requirements for ending: active participation; 2 preparations + peer review; portfolio-based task; 1 group preparation according to individual needs (to be specified at the seminar)
    The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
    • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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