XS060 General and alternative didactics

Faculty of Science
Spring 2017
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Zdeněk Hromádka, Ph.D. (lecturer), doc. RNDr. Zdeněk Bochníček, Dr. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Milan Pol, CSc.
Department of Educational Sciences – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Educational Sciences – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 20. 2. to Mon 22. 5. Tue 15:00–15:50 A,01026
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
XS060/01: Mon 20. 2. to Mon 22. 5. Tue 16:00–16:50 Z6,02006, Z. Hromádka
XS060/02: Mon 20. 2. to Mon 22. 5. Tue 17:00–17:50 Z6,02006, Z. Hromádka
XS060/03: Mon 20. 2. to Mon 22. 5. Tue 18:00–18:50 Z6,02006, Z. Hromádka
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
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Course objectives
At the end of this course students will be able to apply theoretical knowledge from General didactics in the teaching practice at secondary school. Students will acquire basics for their future professional skills as well as for research and theoretical activities in the field of General didactics. Students will be able to implement the principles and methods of modern didactics and psychodidactics into the educational environment of their future workplace. Students will be able to describe the theoretical basis of General didactics as a scientific discipline; they will be able to define the following terms: education, curriculum, subject matter, key competences, pedagogical evaluation and diagnostics, educational and teaching goals etc.; they will be able to distinguish individual forms and methods of teaching (including the elements of reform or alternative didactics) and choose an appropriate form or method depending on the situation. They will also be able to apply the methods of objective pupil evaluation, classify didactic means and evaluate their suitability in teaching; students will be able to evaluate textbooks (and other teaching materials) by means of didactic analysis, describe the significance of self-reflection and apply the principle in own teaching practice, create own lesson plans; they will be aware of didactic principles and know basic literature on General didactics.
Learning outcomes
Upon completing the course the student will be able to: - Apply the key concepts from instructional science (methodological aims, curriculum, competences, methodological principles, etc.), psychodidactics and elements of alternative methodologies - Describe the historical development of instructional science - Distinguish between and describe individual curricular conceptions - Design and implement their own teaching unit - Describe, explain and apply various teaching methods and forms of education - Effectively apply methodological analysis of subject matter in their own teaching practice - Describe individual segments of educational evaluation and apply the tools of methodological diagnostics - Describe important aspects of teaching practice at secondary school - Describe and apply various forms of motivation in teaching and teaching tools
Syllabus
  • 1. Didactics
  • Origin, development, contemporary definition of the concept. Psycho didactics.
  • 2. Education Educational process, contents, result and effects.
  • 3. Teacher and student of secondary school Personal and qualification requirements laid on the performance of educational profession. Secondary school student. Teacher-student relationship, school climate and class-room climate.
  • 4. Teaching process and its forms Transmissive, constructive models of teaching. Educational targets. Effective learning. Alternative methods of education.
  • 5. Content area Structure, textbooks, learning objectives.
  • 6. Organizational forms, organization of teaching process, aspects of up-to-date teaching, teaching unit, motivation factors.
  • 7. Teaching methods Classification of the methods, their application to practice. Activizing teaching methods.
  • 8. Didactic principles Kinds, methods of their implementation in the educational process.
  • 9. Didactic means in the teaching process – teaching aids, didactic technical means.
  • 10. Lesson planning
  • 11. Assessment of the achieved results of students’ education Kinds, methods, principles, means. Didactic (knowledge based) tests.
  • 12. Educational evaluation – subject matter, means and techniques. Evaluation of the effects of education, school effectivity, classroom climate; application of results.
Literature
  • Skalková, J.: Za novou kvalitu vyučování, Brno, Paido 1995
  • Čáp, J., Mareš, J.: Psychologie pro učitele, Praha, Portál 2001
  • Kalhous, Z., Obst, O.: Školní didaktika, Praha, Portál 2002
  • Maňák, J. Švec, V.: Výukové metody, Brno, Paido 2003
  • Skalková, J.: Obecná didaktika, Praha, Grada Publishing, a. s. 2007
  • Maňák, J.: Nárys didaktiky, Brno, MU 1999
  • Petty, G.: Moderní vyučování, Praha, Portál 1996
  • Šimoník, O.: Úvod do školní didaktiky, Brno, MSD 2003
  • Průcha, J.: Moderní pedagogika, Praha, Portál 2002
  • Vališová, A., Kasíková, H. a kol.: Pedagogika pro učitele, Praha, Grada Publishing, a.s., 2007
Teaching methods
Lectures are focused on the interpretation of terms and introduction of the theory of General didactics (presentation, audio, video, teaching aids demonstrations etc. are involved), discussions are included. In the seminars students perform "microteaching". They also submit an assignment on a given theoretical topic. Selected topics will be the basis for discussions on seminars. 100% attendance is required.
Assessment methods
The methods of evaluation: written test, oral exam, presentation (microteaching), written assignment. The test consists of 20-30 items (open and closed), passmark is 75%. The student will be asked an additional question in the oral exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2000, Spring 2001, Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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