Ze0122 Didactics of Geography for Bachelor study

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
doc. PaedDr. Eduard Hofmann, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Štěpán Horký (seminar tutor)
doc. Mgr. Petr Knecht, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jozef Lopuch (seminar tutor), Mgr. Peter Mackovčin, Ph.D. (deputy)
Mgr. Bc. Darina Mísařová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. Michaela Spurná, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
RNDr. Hana Svobodová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PaedDr. Eduard Hofmann, CSc.
Department of Geography – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Kateřina Brabcová
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
Ze0122/01: Thu 13:00–14:50 učebna 5a, except Thu 27. 10., E. Hofmann, M. Spurná
Ze0122/02: Thu 10:00–11:50 učebna 5a, except Thu 27. 10., E. Hofmann, M. Spurná
Ze0122/03: Tue 14:00–15:50 učebna 5a, except Tue 25. 10., E. Hofmann, M. Spurná
Prerequisites
The seminar corresponds to the conception of the bachelor study programme - Geography with a focus on education. It deals mainly with incorporating the content of the particular geographic disciplines contained in   Bc. Study (physical geography, human geogrpahy, environmental geography etc.) into the current curriculum of primary and secondary schools in Czechia.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to provide an overview of what topics/themes/concepts are discussed in primary and secondary schools in geography lessons and how geographic themes are organized in individual years of primary and secondary school.
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes: Student ...
- Describes the specifics of geography as a subject.
- Characterizes the position of geography in the curriculum of primary and lower secondary schools in Czechia.
- Analyzes and evaluates how particular geographic disciplines are implemented in the curriculum of primary and lower secondary schools in Czechia.
- Analyzes and evaluates current state and school documents related to the geographic curriculum of in the curriculum of primary and lower secondary schools in Czechia.
- Describes different conceptions of geography curriculum at particular stages of schooling in Czechia.
- Characterizes and illustrates modern trends in geography teaching.
Syllabus
  • - Position of geography at the frontier of natural and social sciences.
  • - Geography as a discipline and geography as a school subject. The relationship of science and the subject in school.
  • - Scope and sequence of geographic curriculum at particular levels of schooling.
  • - New trends in teaching geography.
  • - White Paper, Framework Educational Programme, School Educational Programme
Literature
    required literature
  • MARADA,M., ŘEZNÍČKOVÁ. D., a kol. Koncepce geografického vzdělávání. Certifikovaná metodika. https://www.egeografie.cz/.
  • KNECHT, Petr and Eduard HOFMANN. K problému řazení geografického učiva ve školních vzdělávacích programech (Geography Curriculum Scope and Sequence in Czech Lower Secondary Schools). Informace České geografické společnosti. Praha: Česká geografická společnost, 2013, vol. 32, No 2, p. 13-25. ISSN 1213-1075. URL info
    not specified
  • STUCHLÍKOVÁ, Iva, Tomáš JANÍK, Zdeněk BENEŠ, Martin BÍLEK, Karla BRÜCKNEROVÁ, Miroslava ČERNOCHOVÁ, Věra ČÍŽKOVÁ, Hana ČTRNÁCTOVÁ, Leoš DVOŘÁK, Kateřina DYTRTOVÁ, Blažena GRACOVÁ, Ondřej HNÍK, Martina KEKULE, Klára KOSTKOVÁ, Milan KUBIATKO, Michal NEDĚLKA, Jarmila NOVOTNÁ, Miroslav PAPÁČEK, Jan PETR, Michaela PÍŠOVÁ, Dana ŘEZNÍČKOVÁ, Jan SLAVÍK, Antonín STANĚK, Martina ŠMEJKALOVÁ, Marie TICHÁ, Josef VALENTA, Jiří VANÍČEK, Naďa VONDROVÁ, Radka ZÁVODSKÁ, Vojtěch ŽÁK and Věra ČÍŽKOVÁ. Oborové didaktiky : vývoj – stav – perspektivy (Field didactics : development – state of the art – perspectives). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2015, 465 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-7769-0. info
  • JANÍK, Tomáš and Iva STUCHLÍKOVÁ. Oborové didaktiky na vzestupu: přehled aktuálních vývojových tendencí. Scientia in educatione. 2010, vol. 1, No 1, p. 5-32, 23 pp. ISSN 1804-7106. info
Teaching methods
Individual, pair and group work with professional information sources. Presentation of individual / pair / group work results at the seminar.
Assessment methods
Elaboration of given seminar work, timely submission and approval by the teacher of the subject. Active participation in an individual interview focused on shaping of teachers subject identity.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2022, recent)
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