PdF:FC4002 Methodology of Chemistry - Course Information

FC4002 Methodology of Chemistry

Extent and Intensity

3/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Irena Plucková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Hana Cídlová, Dr. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

doc. Mgr. Hana Cídlová, Dr.
Department of Physics, Chemistry and Vocational Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Jachymiáková
Supplier department: Department of Physics, Chemistry and Vocational Education – Faculty of Education

Timetable of Seminar Groups

FC4002/Kombi01: Sat 25. 9. 9:00–11:50 učebna 7, Sat 23. 10. 9:00–11:50 učebna 7, Sat 6. 11. 9:00–11:50 učebna 7, Sat 11. 12. 9:00–11:50 učebna 7, I. Plucková
FC4002/Prez01: Thu 23. 9. to Thu 16. 12. Thu 12:00–14:50 učebna 7, I. Plucková

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 9 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

Main objective can be summarized as follows:
to learn basic knowledge of General Methodology of Chemistry;
to understand basic principles of teaching chemistry at Primary School;
understand recognize, understand and analyse general regularities of Methodology of Chemistry;
to deduce possibilities of application didactic theories of chemistry into the practical teaching chemistry at the primary school;

Learning outcomes

Students are at the end of the course
- acquire basic knowledge of general methodology of chemistry;
- Understand the basic didactic principles of teaching chemistry at elementary school;
- Understand and analyze general patterns of chemistry methodology;
- deduce possibilities of application of didactic theory of chemistry to the practical teaching of chemical topics at elementary school

Syllabus

• 1. Didactics of chemistry as a science, its comparison with science and other fields.
• 2. Information - communication - humanization in teaching subject chemistry. Teacher - pedagogue - chemistry.
• 3. Didactic principles and subject matter of chemistry at primary school.
• 4. a) Chemistry teaching at primary schools, selection criteria. b) Basic didactic functions - planning and motivation.
• 5. Basic didactic functions - communication, management and control.
• 6. Control and observation system in teaching at primary school.
• 7. Phases of chemistry lessons and their fulfillment.
• 8. a) Preparation for lesson - introduction. b) Preparation for lesson - completion of the topic.
• 9. a) Chemistry teacher's professionalism, role of chemistry teacher, basic pedagogical skills. b) Management and decision making system in chemistry teaching, systemic and situational approach. c) Educational system of the Czech Republic, its morphology, function and its universal application in the subject of chemistry. d) School legislation - School Act and Act on Educational Staff.
• 10. Activation methods in individual phases of chemistry lesson - transmission x constructivism and use of misconcepts in chemistry teaching.
• 11. a) Problem method in teaching chemistry. b) Project Teaching and ITV. c) BOV - research-oriented teaching in chemistry, IBSE.
• 12. a) Pupil participation in chemistry teaching, development of his creativity, imaginative approaches, imagination and fantasy. b) Pedagogical climate in teaching, its creation and cultivation.
• 13. a) Object and subject in chemical school chemical work, teaching and learning, competition and cooperation, importance of teamwork. b) The need to balance the reproductive and productive activities of the pupil.
• 14. a) Knowledge base in teaching chemistry at primary school and its structure. b) The chemical line structural line. Standardization of chemical information, basic curriculum, invariants, variants.
• 15. a) Types of lessons, their structuring, utilization. b) The situation in teaching chemistry as a basic entity of chemical school work.
• 16. a) Chemical information compatibility at primary and secondary schools. b) Cross-curricular relations and integration tendencies in science subjects at primary schools.
• 17. Possibilities and limits of learning technologies. Methods, forms and means with emphasis on application of video technology and computers in chemistry education.
• 18. a) Material technical support of chemistry education. b) Principles of safe school work.
• 19. School chemical experiment, its classification, applications and didactic impacts.
• 20. Ecological and environmental activities in teaching chemistry at primary schools.

Literature

• PACHMANN, Eduard and Eduard HOFMANN. Obecná didaktika chemie. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1981, 334 s. info
• SKALKOVÁ, Jarmila. Obecná didaktika: vyučovací proces, učivo a jeho výběr, metody, organizační formy vyučování. 2., rozš. a aktualiz. vyd., [V nakl. Grada] vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2007. ISBN 978-80-247-1821-7.
• BUDIŠ, Josef, Pier Albino COLOMBO, Irena PLUCKOVÁ and Jiří ŠIBOR. Vybrané přednášky a úvahy z obecné didaktiky chemie - 1. 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita v Brně, 2004, 82 pp. ISBN 80-210-3542-0. info
• PACHMANN, Eduard. Speciální didaktika chemie. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1986, 350 s. info
• Vacík J. a kol.: Přehled středoškolské chemie. SPN, Praha 1990.
• DLUHOŠ, Luděk. Vybrané kapitoly z didaktiky chemie. 1. vyd. Ostrava: Pedagogická fakulta Ostravské univerzity, 1995, 101 s. ISBN 8070420820. info
• BUDIŠ, Josef. Video ve škole. první vydání. Brno: MU Brno, 1991, 87 pp. Spisy PdF MU svazek 46. ISBN neudáno. info

Teaching methods

theoretical preparation
class discussion
lecture

Assessment methods

Written test - meet 80%
Oral exam.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hodin.

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