Course: Classroom Observation

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Course title Classroom Observation
Course code CBG/NAPXG
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
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)
  • Kolorosová Lucie, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
The students visit 5 geography lessons at elementary or high schools. Students observe the lessons and they analyse the timing of the lessons, teaching methods, organisation forms, how to motivate pupils and how to evaluate pupils. The students evaluate the lessons during the discussion with teacher and in seminar work.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Discussion, Internship, Individual study
  • Attendance on a field trip (number of real hours - maximum 8h/day) - 10 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to explain the basic terms for lesson description
to describe the basic structure of the lesson
Skills
to recognize the key moments and situations during the lesson
to observe the lesson as a complex set of teacher and pupils activities
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to list the most common methods, organisation forms and evaluate their pros and cones
to describe the way how to motivate students/pupils and give examples
to describe the way ho to evaluate the students/pupils
Skills
to evaluate the formal (methods, orgnisation forms, motivation, evaluation) part of the geography lesson
to evaluate the content part of the geography lesson
to give reasons and examples for evaluation of the formal and content part of the lessons
compare reflective methods of work of both pupils and teacher
develop metacognition of educational process both own and of pupils
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Internship
Individual study
Discussion
assessment methods
Continuous assessment
Individual presentation at a seminar
Skills
Skills demonstration during practicum
Individual presentation at a seminar
Recommended literature
  • Catling, Simon; Willy, Tessa. Teaching primary geography. 2011. ISBN 978-1-8444-5192-0.
  • Čábalová, Dagmar. Pedagogika pro učitele - modul B. V Plzni : Západočeská univerzita, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7043-593-9.
  • JANÍK, T. a kol. Kvalita (ve) vzdělávání: obsahově zaměřený přístup ke zkoumání a zlepšování výuky. Brno, 2016. ISBN 978-80-210-6349-5.
  • KALHOUS, Z., OBST, O. Školní didaktika.. Praha: Portál,, 2002. ISBN 80-7178-253-X.
  • Kühnlová, Hana. Kapitoly z didaktiky geografie. Praha : Karolinum, 1999. ISBN 80-7184-995-2.
  • Lambert, David; Morgan, John. Teaching geography 11-18 : a conceptual approach. First edition. 2010. ISBN 978-0-335-23448-6.
  • Mísařová, Darina; Hercik, Jan. Kapitoly z didaktiky geografie 1. Olomouc, 2013. ISBN 978-80-244-3849-8.
  • O'LEARY, M. Classroom Observation: A guide to the effective observation of teaching and learning. London, 2013. ISBN 978-0-415-52579-4.
  • Petty, Geoffrey. Moderní vyučování. Praha : Portál, 2004. ISBN 80-7178-978-X.
  • Slavík, J. a kol. Didaktické kazuistiky v oborech školního vzdělávání. Brno, 2017. ISBN 978-80-210-8758-3.
  • Slavík, J. a kol. Reflexe a hodnocení kvality výuky. Plzeň, 2020. ISBN 978-80-261-0920-4.
  • ŠUPKA, J. aj. Didaktika geografie I. PF MU Brno, 1993.


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