Course: Introduction to the didactics of history

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Course title Introduction to the didactics of history
Course code KHI/PUDDZ
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
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
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Ducháček Milan, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
History as a school subject, a sense of history, understanding the importance of historical events in the contemporary context, the specifics of work history teachers, lesson structure, perception of the history of the young generation, the relationship of the history, basic educational documents, changes in the teaching of history in connection with the FEP and implementation of the SEP. Students learn the history books as the school subject, its purpose, the specifics of work history teachers, lesson structure, history, perception of the young generation, the relationship of the history, basic educational documents and actual changes in teaching history.

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), Active metods (simulation, situational contingency methods, drama,acting, namagerial acting ), Practicum, Clinical practice under supervision, Task-based study method
  • Class attendance - 28 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 31 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 31 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The lectures are intended to provide students with a basic idea of current issues in the current pedagogical practice of teaching history at the 2nd level of elementary school. Students will get acquainted with the formal requirements of practice (pedagogical documentation, structure of the FEP, the creation of SEP and its requirements, evaluation). They will get acquainted with traditional and innovative teaching methods, with educational strategies, with the difficulties of using standard teaching aids (textbooks, maps) and with the possibilities of using multimedia and web resources. They will encounter the problem of the role of the teacher in value teaching and the direction of teaching to competencies. History as a school subject, meaning of history, importance of understanding historical events in the context, specifics of history teacher work, structure of teaching unit, perception of history by young generation, society's relation to history, basic school documents, changes in history teaching in connection with concept of educational frame plan in Czech republic.
It corresponds to the definition of the subject and to the demands given in syllabus.
Prerequisites
Fulfilment of previous study obligations, knowledge of Czech and Czechoslovak history.

Assessment methods and criteria
Practical demonstration of acquired skills, Didactic test, Oral presentation of self-study

Active participation in the seminar (exercise); completion of assigned tasks; recommended literature studied. Credit work: (deadline: 15.12. 2025) Completion of 3 selected tasks in the educational application HistoryLab.cz, of which at least one is on the topic of ancient history (Catalog of ancient history). Completed exercises will use all forms that the application offers (tagging, comments, scaling, etc.). The final reflective form will be supplemented with OVU of the revised curriculum/RVP items according to the assignment in the course. The selected set of approximately 20 tasks from HL will come to students in the form of an assignment electronically directly from the application around the turn of September/October, when they become familiar with the application in the course.
Recommended literature
  • Beneš, Z. Historie a škola I, Praha 2002..
  • Beneš, Z. Historie a škola II, Praha 2005..
  • ČAPEK, Robert. Moderní didaktika: Lexikon výukových a hodnotících metod. Praha, 2015. ISBN 978-80-247-3450-7.
  • Kamil Činátl a kol. Tematický oddíl časopisu Dějiny a současnost 7/2020: Dějepis pro dobu postfaktickou. Hry, alternativní programy, digitální dílny. http://dejinyasoucasnost.cz/archiv/2020/7/. Praha, 2020.
  • SCHWABIKOVÁ, Kateřina. Cesty dětí do staletí aneb jak Běla s Kubou poznávali naši historii. https://www.slovart.cz/knihy-v-cestine/pro-deti-a-mladez/mimo-edice/cesty-deti-do-staleti-aneb-jak-bela-s-kubou-poznavali-nasi-historii.html?page_id=12580. Praha, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7391-749-4.
  • Stradling, R.:. Jak učit evropské dějiny 20. století.


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