Course: Teaching about Nature and Society 1

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Course title Teaching about Nature and Society 1
Course code KPV/PSLQ
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Provázková Stolinská Dominika, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Šmelová Eva, prof. PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Srbená Alena, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Vavrdová Alena, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Rašková Miluše, doc. PaedDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Basics of botany and zoology 2. Basics of experimentation and cultivation. 3. Introduction to methods, organizational forms and means suitable for pre-school work.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Demonstration, Projection (static, dynamic), Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
  • Attendace - 14 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 8 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Course Credit - 8 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Methodology applied to natural sciences teaching - botany, zoology and physics. The main focus is on developping skills in this field for further broading of knowledge on secondary schools. Goals, content and role of natural sciences teaching. Right methods, forms and teaching aids for the education of natural sciences.
Students accquire qualification according to defined objectives
Prerequisites
Students accquire qualification according to defined objectives.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Analyssis of the Student's Portfolio, Seminar Work

Elaborate on a project focusing on the activities of pre-school children emphasizing the area of natural sciences.
Recommended literature
  • BUREŠOVÁ, K., KORVASOVÁ, H. (2003). Nápady pro mrňata a škvrňata. Kněžice : Chaloupky.
  • VALENTA, J. A KOL. (1993). Projektová metoda ve škole a za školou. Pohledy.. Praha : IPOS ARTAMA.


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