Course: Modern Trends in Didactics of Chemistry

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Course title Modern Trends in Didactics of Chemistry
Course code AFC/PGDC
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Klečková Marta, doc. RNDr. CSc.
Course content
Concretization of chemistry matter in the education standards and framework programs for basic and secondary schools. Importance and using of real chemical experiment in chemistry teaching. Inquiry-based Science Education IBSE. Integrate teaching, nature sciences literacy. Role of constructivism in chemistry teaching. Project, group, cooperative and popular forms of chemistry teaching. Using of multimedia and internet. Classification of education results, new school-leaving exam. International evaluation of education process in nature subjects for ground and secondary school.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
  • Preparation for the Exam - 40 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 40 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Modern methods of chemistry teaching and formation of school teaching programs.
Describe modern methods of chemistry teaching and formation of school teaching programs.
Prerequisites
Master degree in Teaching of Chemistry.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam

Semester work on a given topic. Oral exam.
Recommended literature
  • D. Nezvalová. (2001). Některé trendy pregraduální přípravy učitelů. Olomouc, Vydavatelství UP, 48 s.
  • G. Petty. (1996). Moderní vyučování. Portál, Praha.
  • G. Rogers, L. Budham. (1992). Evaluation in School. London, Routledge.
  • J. A. Komenský. (1948). Didaktika velká. Brno, Komenium.
  • J. Palečková, V. Tomášek. (2001). Posun ve znalostech čtrnáctiletých žáků v matematice a přírodních vědách (TIMSS). Praha, ÚIV.
  • J. Straková. (2002). Vědomosti a dovednosti pro život (PISA). Praha, ÚIV.
  • L. Held. (2011). Výskumne ladená koncepcia prírodovedného vzdelavania.. Trnava.
  • M. Kleňhová, J. Palečková, S. Pikálková. (2003). České školství v mezinárodním srovnání. Praha, Tauris.
  • Nezvalová D. (2002). Kvalita ve škole. Olomouc, Vydavatelství UP, 111 s.
  • V. Richardson. (1997). Constructivist Teacher Education. London, The Falmer Press, 191 s.


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