Course: Special education

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Course title Special education
Course code KSS/CZZ
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Ryšlavá Hana, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Čavojská Gabriela, Mgr.
Course content
1. Introduction of the special education 2. Principals and methods of special education 3. Etiology of health disorders 4. Children with handicap and their families 5. The system of special education care for people with special needs

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monological explanation (lecture, presentation,briefing), Dialogue metods(conversation,discussion,brainstorming), Self-study (text study, reading, problematic tasks, practical tasks, experiments, research, written assignments), Written assignment presentation and defence
  • Class attendance - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for credit - 25 hours per semester
  • Semestral paper - 45 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 70 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Students learn the basic terms of special education. Students are told about the main branches of special education, main methods and principles of special education. They also learn about the system of special education institutions and their policy in caring of people with disabilities.
Students learn the basic terms of special education. Students are told about the main branches of special education, main methods and principles of special education. They also learn about the system of special education institutions and their policy in caring of people with disabilities.
Prerequisites
General knowledge of the social scienties elements. Mastered knowledge from the course of General pedagogy.

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam, Student's performance analysis

To gain the credit students write a semestral thesis. Students follow the instructions of the lecturer, they follow the instruction of lenght, topic and content. The thesis must show the knowledge students master through their study hours. The thesis must be accepted by the lecturer, so the student can enter the exam. Examination conditions are set by the lecturer.
Recommended literature
  • MICHALOVÁ, Z. Speciální pedagogika. I. díl. Terminologická vymezení. Liberec: TU v Liberci, 2006. ISBN 80-7372-104-0.
  • PIPEKOVÁ, J. (ed.). Kapitoly ze speciální pedagogiky. 2., rozš. a přeprac. vyd.. Brno Paido, 2006. ISBN 80-7315-120-0.
  • RÉNOTIÉROVÁ, M., LUDÍKOVÁ, L. a kol. Speciální pedagogika. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2006. ISBN 80-244-1475-9.
  • SLOWÍK, J. Speciální pedagogika.. Praha: Grada, 2016. ISBN 978-80-271-0095-8.


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