IBIp04 Introduction to science and social science teaching

Faculty of Education
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Iva Frýzová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Kateřina Gorčíková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Iva Frýzová, Ph.D.
Department of Biology – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Iva Frýzová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Biology – 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
Learning outcomes of the course unit The aim of the subject is to acquire the basic orientation in the anchoring of the subjects of the educational field Man and his world at the first level of elementary school but also the specific requirements in the teaching of natural sciences and social sciences in terms of organizational forms, teaching methods, didactic means, didactic principles And above all current trends in the use of constructivist and neuroscience approaches in the teaching of these subjects.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student will be able to understand
• the structure of educational content
• specific teaching methods, forms and means
At the end of the course the student will be able to:
- Understand and formulate educational goals in the teaching of human, nature and society subjects
- to distinguish the advantages and disadvantages of different organizational forms in the teaching of subjects about man, nature and society, apply them appropriately to their teaching
- uses multiple learning methods (observation, experiment, map / atlas, atlas / determinations, work with painting, narrative, ...) and appropriately classifies the lesson in different phases - prepare independently the right didactic means for teaching using information from the region of the place of residence or pedagogical field
- Prepares, evaluates and uses tools to diagnose pupils' preconceptions, knowledge, attitudes, and work habits.
Syllabus
  • 1. Classification of subjects in current curricula. Structure of educational content. Framework Educational Program - Man and His World.
  • 2. Preconceptions - meaning and diagnostics, use in teaching
  • 3. Transmission vs. Constructivist and neuroscience approaches in teaching subjects about man, nature and society
  • 4. Basic textbook, evaluation criteria and selection
  • 5. Didactic Resources - Selected types of teaching aids, facilities and equipment of the school for learning about nature and society
  • 6. Organizational forms specific to the teaching of subjects about man, nature and society (field lessons, teaching in the school garden, teaching in the laboratory, discussion, excursions, ...)
  • 7. Teaching methods - verbal (narration, work with text, ...)
  • 8. Teaching methods - demonstration demonstration (observation, work and map / picture, ...)
  • 9. Teaching methods - skill-practical - work with measuring instruments, work with determination key, ...
  • 10. Alternative methods, research-oriented teaching, integrated thematic lessons, projects
  • 11. Diagnostics and evaluation in teaching subjects about man, nature and society
  • 12. Educational values ​​in teaching subjects about man, nature and society (component of intellectual, moral, working, physical, aesthetic, ecological), links to cross-curricular themes and key competencies
Literature
    recommended literature
  • PODROUŽEK, Ladislav. Úvod do didaktiky prvouky a přírodovědy pro primární školu. 1. vyd. Dobrá Voda: Aleš Čeněk, 2003, 247 s. ISBN 8086473457. info
    not specified
  • Wynne Harlen: The Teaching of Science in Primary Schools (2018), Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • TUNNICLIFFE, Sue Dale. Starting inquiry-based science in the early years : look, talk, think and do. New York: Routledge, 2016, 164 stran. ISBN 9781138778566. info
  • BRTNOVÁ ČEPIČKOVÁ, Ivana. Aktivní konstrukce přírodovědného poznání žáků primární školy. Vyd. 1. Ústí nad Labem: Univerzita J.E. Purkyně, 2005, 184 s. ISBN 8070447230. info
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussion, group projects
Assessment methods
written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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