BIp026 Didactics of Natural History 2

Faculty of Education
Spring 2026
Extent and Intensity
1/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Libuše Vodová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. RNDr. Alena Žákovská, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Alena Žákovská, Ph.D.
Department of Biology – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Libuše Vodová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Biology – Faculty of Education
Prerequisites
BIp023 Didactics of Natural History 1
Blp023 Didactics of Natural History 1
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
- the student determines the type of test item and evaluates its difficulty;
- the student correctly formulates different types of learning tasks;
- the student draws up a worksheet for a specific lesson in Natural History;
- the student explains the typical features of the didactics test;
- the student constructs and evaluates the didactic test;
- the student describes and distinguishes selected teaching methods
- the student proposes an activating method for a specific Natural history lesson
- the student distinguishes and names the various types of natural science teaching methods according to the Altmann classification;
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, the student will be able to:
- distinguish and use different types of teaching aids;
- distinguish and evaluate different types of test items;
- create a worksheet;
- propose an activating method
- elaborate a selected teaching aid for his use in the lesson of natural history;
- design and use a diagnostic tool to measure the level of student knowledge and skills.
Syllabus
  • Syllabus of lectures:
  • 1) Teaching methods: definition of the term, different approaches to their classification
  • 2) Teaching methods: Lerner's classification of teaching methods.
  • 3) Teaching methods: Maňák's classification of teaching methods, verbal methods
  • 4) Teaching methods: Maňák's classification of teaching methods, methods of working with text
  • 5) Teaching methods: Maňák's classification of teaching methods, practical methods
  • 6) Teaching methods: Maňák's classification of teaching methods, illustrative-demonstrative methods
  • 7) Inquiry-Based Science Education
  • 8) Activating methods in teaching Natural history
  • 9) Didactic games as a means for the teaching of Natural History
  • 10) Implementation and control phases of teaching
  • 11) Diagnosis in the teaching of Nature History: repetition and testing
  • 12) Diagnosis in the teaching of Natural History: didactic test and its construction
  • Syllabus of exercises:
  • 1) Demonstration of selected verbal methods for teaching natural history
  • 2) Example of methods of working with text
  • 3) Learning tasks and their use in teaching natural history
  • 4) Typology of test tasks (items) according to Chráska
  • 5) Worksheet and its construction
  • 6) Observation of organisms and phenomena (excursion to the park)
  • 7) Experiment in teaching natural history
  • 8) Activating methods in teaching natural history: example of selected methods
  • 9) Didactic games in teaching natural history: example of games available on the market
  • 10) Didactic games in teaching natural history: example of games that the teacher can make on his own
  • 11) Didactic test: typical characteristics, types of tests, examples of tests
  • 12) Didactic test: construction and evaluation of a didactic test
Literature
    required literature
  • KALHOUS, Zdeněk and Otto OBST. Školní didaktika. Vyd. 2. Praha: Portál, 2009, 447 s. ISBN 9788073675714. info
  • CHRÁSKA, Miroslav. Didaktické testy : příručka pro učitele a studenty učitelství. Brno: Paido, 1999, 91 s. ISBN 8085931680. info
    recommended literature
  • ALTMANN, Antonín. Metody a zásady ve výuce biologii. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1975, 285 s. URL info
    not specified
  • GINNIS, Paul. Efektivní výukové nástroje pro učitele : strategie pro zvýšení úspěšnosti každého žáka. Illustrated by Les Evans. První vydání. [Praha]: Edulab, 2017, xxiii, 365. ISBN 9788090608269. info
  • KOTRBA, Tomáš and Lubor LACINA. Aktivizační metody ve výuce : příručka moderního pedagoga. 3. vydání. Brno: Barrister & Principal, 2015, 185 stran. ISBN 9788074850431. info
  • SITNÁ, Dagmar. Metody aktivního vyučování : spolupráce žáků ve skupinách. Vydání druhé. Praha: Portál, 2013, 150 stran. ISBN 9788026204046. info
  • KOŠŤÁLOVÁ, Hana, Šárka MIKOVÁ and Jiřina MAJEROVÁ. Školní hodnocení žáků a studentů : se zaměřením na školní hodnocení. Vydání 2. Praha: Portál, 2012, 151 stran. ISBN 9788026202202. info
  • Teaching secondary biology. Edited by Michael J. Reiss. Second edition. London: Hodder Education, an Hachette UK Company, 2012, ix, 318. ISBN 9781444124316. info
  • DOBRORUKOVÁ, Jana. Přírodopis : inspirace a projekty : 100 námětů pro tvořivou výuku. 1. vyd. Praha: Scientia, 2008, 203 s. ISBN 9788086960371. info
  • HERR, Norman. The sourcebook for teachnig science. San Francisco: John Wiley / Jossey-Bass Publishers, 2007, 584 pp. ISBN 978-0-7879-7298-1. info
  • LORBEER, George C. and Leslie Weldemar NELSON. Biologické pokusy pro děti : náměty a návody pro zajímavé vyučování : rostliny, živočichové, lidské zdraví, ekologie. Translated by Zlata Hájková - Zdenka Matysová. Vydání první. Praha: Portál, 1998, 197 stran. ISBN 8071781657. info
Teaching methods
Form of teaching: mass-frontal, mass-independent work, group - homogeneous, group - heterogeneous, group - differentiated. Teaching methods: interview, discussion, work with literature, static projection, demonstration, observation, experiment.
Assessment methods
Assessment methods: creating materials to the "Portfolio of Beginning Teacher of Natural History", written test, oral exam, Fulfilling requirements: - active participation in exercises (1 absence is tolerated) - submission of all materials in the "Portfolio of Beginning Teacher of Natural History" - Exam: 1) Written test (75% required), 2) A discussion of the materials from the "Portfolio of Beginning Teacher of Natural History"
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught every week.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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