Course: Didactics of biology 1

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Course title Didactics of biology 1
Course code KBE/CDP1
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course unspecified
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Jančaříková Kateřina, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
unspecified

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogue metods(conversation,discussion,brainstorming), Active metods (simulation, situational contingency methods, drama,acting, namagerial acting ), Problematic methods (research and exploration), Demonstration of student skills, Practicum
  • Home preparation for classes - 5 hours per semester
  • Class attendance - 6 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Students will understand basic terms and concepts in the field of didactics of science and biology.
Students will gain an overview of didactic methods for teaching natural science, lesson planning, creating teaching aids, and assessing learning outcomes.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Practical demonstration of acquired skills

Students will get acquainted with the areas of interest of didactics of science, its importance and problems of science education. Students will learn techniques for planning science and biology instruction, setting goals, and selecting effective teaching methods and organizational forms of instruction. Students will learn about teaching aids used in teaching science and biology, classify these aids and assess their usefulness in teaching. Students will gain an overview of didactic methods for teaching natural science, lesson planning, creating teaching aids, and assessing learning outcomes. Continuous assessment of preparation and activity at seminars, evaluation of written summary of basic information and case studies presented in work at seminars (credit). Oral exam focused on the presentation and defense of selected problems of evolutionary theory.
Recommended literature
  • ALTMANN, A., HORNÍK, F. Vybrané kapitoly z didaktiky biologie II.. Vyd. 1. Praha: SPN. 135 s., 1986.
  • PETTY, G. Moderní vyučování. Praha: Portál, 2013. ISBN 978-80-262-0367-4.
  • PODROUŽEK, L. Úvod do didaktiky předmětů o přírodě a společnosti. 1. vyd., Plzeň, ZČU. 146 s., 1998. ISBN 80-7082-431-X.
  • ŠVECOVÁ, M., ČÍŽKOVÁ V., RŮŽKOVÁ I., STOKLASA J. Cvičení z didaktiky biologie I.. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, Karolinum, 89 s., 2000.


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