BIp017 Introduction to Didactics of Natural History

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Libuše Vodová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Libuše Vodová, Ph.D.
Department of Biology – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Libuše Vodová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Biology – Faculty of Education
Timetable
Mon 20. 9. to Mon 13. 12. Mon 14:00–14:50 učebna 3
Prerequisites (in Czech)
BIp011 Introduction to Chordate Zoology && BIp010 System and evolution of higher plants
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
At the end of the course students will be able:
to characterize the position of didactics of Natural History in the system of sciences;
to summarize the crucial moments in the development of Natural History education;
to explain position of Natural History in curriculum documents;
to complete the class book, class report, pupil's catalog folder;
to give examples of Natural History textbooks with a systematic and ecological concept of curriculum;
to compare textbooks with a systematic and ecological concept of curriculum;
by own words to explain the essence of individual didactic principles;
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students will be able:
- to evaluate the position of didactics of natural hisotry in the system of sciences
- to justify the position of natural history in curriculum documents
- to focus on school documentation
- to evaluate the natural history textbooks
- to clarify the essence of individual didactic principles
Syllabus
  • 1) Didactics of Natural History as a science
  • 2) History of Natural History Education
  • 3) National Curriculum Documents: National Education Programme, Framework Education Programmes
  • 4) The position of Natural History in the Framework Education Programme for Elementary Education
  • 5) Curriculum documents of the school level: The School Education Programme and the position of the Natural History in it
  • 6) School documentation: class book, class report, pupil's catalog folder
  • 7) Natural History textbooks with a systematic concept of curriculum
  • 8) Natural History textbooks with a ecological concept of curriculum
  • 9) Didactic principles and their application in the teaching of Natural History: the principle of science, the principle of connection of school with life, the principle of educational teaching
  • 10) Didactic principles and their application to the teaching of Natural History: the principle of continuity and succession, the principle of clarity, the principle of the union of theory and practice
  • 11) Didactic principles and their application to the teaching of Natural History: the principle of proportionality, the principle of awareness of acquired knowledge, the principle of permanence
  • 12) Didactic principles and their application to the teaching of Natural History: the principle of individual approach to pupils, the principle of respect for inter-subject relations, the principle of hygiene and the safety of teaching
Literature
    required literature
  • Rámcový vzdělávací program pro základní vzdělávání: verze platná od 1. 9. 2016 [online]. (2016). Praha: MŠMT [cit. 2017-04-30]. Dostupné z: http://www.nuv.cz/uploads/RVP_ZV_2016.pdf
  • Rámcový vzdělávací program pro základní vzdělávání: verze platná od 1. 9. 2013 [online]. (2013). Praha: MŠMT [cit. 2016-03-30]. Dostupné z: http://www.msmt.cz/vzdelavani/zakladni-vzdelavani/upraveny-ramcovy-vzdelavaci-program-pro-zakladni-vzdelavani
  • ALTMANN, Antonín. Metody a zásady ve výuce biologii. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1975, 285 s. URL info
    recommended literature
  • KALHOUS, Zdeněk and Otto OBST. Školní didaktika. Vyd. 2. Praha: Portál, 2009, 447 s. ISBN 9788073675714. info
  • PETTY, Geoffrey. Moderní vyučování. Translated by Štěpán Kovařík. Vyd. 3. Praha: Portál, 2004, 380 s. ISBN 807178978X. info
  • ALTMANN, Antonín. Didaktické zásady ve výuce biologii : (kapitola z didaktiky biologie). Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1971, 65 s. info
Teaching methods
Form of teaching: the lesson of the base type teaching methods: lectures, explanations, class discussions, projection of static images
Assessment methods
Assessment methods: written test Fulfilling requirements: The colloquium will be awarded on the basis of a written test with a minimum of 75% points.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2021, recent)
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