Course: Methodology of teaching - Geography for high schools

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Course title Methodology of teaching - Geography for high schools
Course code CBG/ODGS
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
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)
  • Sunek Jan, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Svobodová Linda, Mgr.
  • Kolorosová Lucie, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Beneš Vladimír, RNDr. Ph.D.
  • Bastian Jiří, doc. RNDr. PhD.
Course content
1. Geography in curriculum of the Czech Republic and abroad 2. Aims in teaching geography 3. Planning of geography lesson 4. Teaching methods in geography I 5. Teaching methods in geography II 6. Organisation forms in geography lessons 7. Motivation in teaching geography 8. Evaluation in teaching geography 9. Communication and relation to the class 10. Geography textbooks for high schools and their evaluation 11. Teaching aids in geography lessons 12. Methods in didactical research in geogrpahy and the state of the contemporary research

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Project-based instruction, Discussion, Skills demonstration, Task-based study method, Textual studies, Lecture, Lecture with visual aids, Seminar, Field trip
  • Practical training (number of hours) - 26 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 30 hours per semester
  • Graduate study programme term essay (40-50) - 30 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
vysvětlit rozdíly mezi jednotlivými formami výuky
posoudit úroveň schopností žáků v jednotlivých ročnících SŠ
popsat teoretická pravidla tvorby didaktických testů
vysvětlit specifika českého vzdělávacího systému
Skills
rutinně aplikovat znalosto obecné didaktiky
navrhnout obecnou osnovu vyučovací jednotky
orientovat se v kurikulárních dokumentech
rutinně užívat korektní geografickou terminologii
Competences
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learning outcomes
Knowledge
describe the position of geography in Czech curricular documents
define goals for the geography lesson in the secondary school
know the assessment methods and the possibilities of their use for assessing students work within the geography lessons
list geography textbooks for secondary schools and evaluate their quality according to various criteria
know basic research methods of pedagogical research and name important publications in the field of didactics of geography
Skills
design and realize a geography lesson
list, analyze and compare teaching methods and appropriately classify and combine them in geography lessons at secondary school level
design a correct didactic test in geography for secondary schools
motivate pupils to study geography in the appropriate way
select and use appropriate methods of reflection of pupils' work
develop metacognition of educational process both own and of pupils
Competences
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teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Lecture with visual aids
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Seminar
Field trip
Task-based study method
Textual studies
Skills demonstration
Project-based instruction
Discussion
Skills
Lecture with visual aids
Seminar
Practicum
Task-based study method
Textual studies
Seminar classes
Multimedia supported teaching
Competences
Task-based study method
Practicum
assessment methods
Knowledge
Practical exam
Seminar work
Portfolio
Skills
Skills demonstration during practicum
Peer evaluation of students
Competences
Practical exam
Continuous assessment
Recommended literature
  • BALADA, J. Rámcový vzdělávací program pro gymnázia: RVP G. Praha: Výzkumný ústav pedagogický v Praze, 2007. ISBN 978-808-7000-113.
  • Jones, M. The Handbook of Secondary Geography. Sheffield, 2017. ISBN 9784843771.
  • Lambert, David; Morgan, John. Teaching geography 11-18 : a conceptual approach. First edition. 2010. ISBN 978-0-335-23448-6.
  • Pasch, Marvin; Koldinský, Milan. Od vzdělávacího programu k vyučovací hodině: jak pracovat s kurikulem. Praha : Portál, 1998. ISBN 80-7178-127-4.
  • PETTY, Geoffrey. Moderní vyučování. 6., rozš. a přeprac. vyd.. Praha: Portál, 2013. ISBN 978-80-262-0367-4.
  • Roberts, M. Geography Through Enquiry: Approaches to teaching and learning in the secondary school.
  • STUCHLÍKOVÁ, I. JANÍK, T. et al. Oborové didaktiky: vývoj-stav-perspektivy. Brno, MU, 2015.


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