Course: Didactics of Primary School Education

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Course title Didactics of Primary School Education
Course code KPR/4713
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Brtnová-Čepičková Ivana, doc. PaedDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Introduction - familiarization with the program of instruction, recommended literature as requirements for completion of the course. 2. Objectives of education in primary school curricula, innovative tendencies, teachers work with the objectives and expected outputs. 3. Implementation of the curriculum in school practice, curriculum development (curricula, syllabi, textbooks, curriculum and teaching jobs), General educational program for basic education. Innovative educational programs: Start with VP, VP Healthy School etc. 4. Integration of the content of the curriculum in primary school.   Fifth-activity and experiential teaching orientation.   6th Acquisition of conceptual systems in teaching and their use.   7 to 8 Specifics of teaching methods in primary school.   9. The current approaches to pupil assessment in primary school. 10. Preparing teachers to teach. 11. School benefit causes detriment, work with unsuccessful pupil in primary school. 12. Organizational forms of teaching - their specifics 1st st. Elementary School. 13th Project education and its possibilities. 14. Evaluation of teaching and seminar papers.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
The course focuses on the education of children at primary school. It is one of the key pedagogical disciplines in this field. The objectives and content of the course are formulated in relation to the basic knowledge of general didactics and didactic categories that students acquire in the course General Didactics. The idea is to bring students to a deeper insight into the issues of the current concept of education of children at primary school and prepare them for theoretical and practical guidance on the educational process at primary school.
Student is familiar with the basic curricula, prepares and implements teaching as a system of interdependent categories (target, content, methods, resources, forms, conditions), masters sufficient range of incentives, exposure, fixation and evaluation procedures, creates opportunities for application learned in practical situations. It articulates the specific lesson outcomes, establishes criteria for evaluation, projects lesson with an emphasis on active work of pupils.
Prerequisites
The subject requires no specific prerequisites.

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
1. 100% participation in contact teaching. 2. Processing essay. 3. Test of the subject (areas for the test correspond to the course content).
Recommended literature
  • FISCHER, R. Učíme děti myslet a učit se. . Praha: Portál, 1997.
  • GRECMANOVÁ, H.; URBANOVSKÁ, E. Podporujeme aktivní myšlení a samostatné učení žáků. Olomouc: Hanex, 2000..
  • GRECMANOVÁ,H., URBANOVSKÁ,E. Aktivizační metody ve výuce, prostředek ŠVP. Olomouc: Hanex, 2007. ISBN 80-85783-73-8.
  • KŘIVOHLAVÝ, J., MAREŠ, J. Komunikace ve škole. Brno: UM, 1995. ISBN 80-210-1070-3.
  • MAŇÁK, J., ŠVEC, V. Výukové metody. Brno: Paido, 2003.
  • NELEŠOVSKÁ, A., SPÁČILOVÁ, H. Didaktika primární školy. Olomouc: UP PedF, 2005.
  • PASCH, M. A KOL. Od vzdělávacího programu k vyučovací hodině. Praha: Portál, 1998. ISBN 80-7178-127-3.
  • Petty, G. Moderní vyučování. Praha: Portál,. 1996.
  • SKALKOVÁ, J. Obecná didaktika. Praha: Grada, 2007.
  • VALIŠOVÁ, A., KASÍKOVÁ, H. a kol. Pedagogika pro učitele. Praha: Grada, 2006.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching in Primary Schools (A14) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter