Course: Educational research methodology

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Course title Educational research methodology
Course code KPG/M1PZ
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
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)
  • Formánková Jana, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Topics of lectures: Diagnostics of pupils in work of a teacher, diagnostic process, methodology and interpretation of the pedagogical diagnostics results. Spheres of pedagogical diagnostics. Connection of pedagogical diagnostics and special pedagogy. Teacher in pedagogic situation. Social perception, observation as a basic diagnostic method. School maturity and school success. Diagnostics of learning styles. Talented pupils. Diagnostics of school performance. Didactic tests. Diagnostics of interests, attitudes and value orientation of a pupil. Diagnostics of social relationships, school and family environment. Climate of the school class. Autodiagnostics of a pupil and autodiagnostics of a teacher as a part of diagnostic process. Content of seminars will go out from the topics of individual lectures.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Interactive lecture, Discussion, Students' portfolio, One-to-One tutorial, Individual study, Self-study of literature, Seminar
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Individual project (40) - 20 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 6 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
orientovat se ve vědách o člověku
basic overview in basic categories of pedagogical propaedeutics and didactics
learning outcomes
To describe particular diagnostic methods and techniques, their classification and sorting.
To describe positive and negative aspects of particular diagnostic methods, the procedure of their implementation and the specifics of their use.
Skills
To build a portfolio of diagnostic methods and tools.
To use the knowledge of developmental psychology and special education as a standard in evaluation of diagnostic methods (observation, interviewing, testing, etc.) and support tools.
To use the diagnostic methods and techniques in practice, to evaluate them and present the interpretation of acquired data in seminar; to suggest effective support tools for further development of the pupil.
To properly combine, complement and compare the methods, so that a validation of diagnostic results could be ensured.
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Self-study of literature
Lecture
Interactive lecture
Lecture with a video analysis
Skills
Lecture with a video analysis
assessment methods
Knowledge
Test
Seminar work
Skills demonstration during practicum
Skills
Skills demonstration during practicum
Competences
Skills demonstration during practicum
Recommended literature
  • Hrabal, Vladimír; Hrabal, Vladimír. Diagnostika : pedagogickopsychologická diagnostika žáka s úvodem do diagnostické aplikace statistiky. Praha : Karolinum, 2002. ISBN 80-246-0319-5.
  • HRABAL, Vladimír; PAVELKOVÁ, Isabella. Jaký jsem učitel.. Praha, Portál, 2010.
  • JANDERKOVÁ, D. Pedagogická diagnostika a vybrané problémy na 1. stupni ZŠ.. Praha, 2018. ISBN 978-80-7496-389-6.
  • Kucharská, Anna; Kučerová, Olga; Frombergerová, Anna; Mrázková, Jana. Školní poradenské služby. Praha: PedF UK. 2022.
  • Mertin, Václav; Krejčová, Lenka. Metody a postupy poznávání žáka : pedagogická diagnostika. 2., doplněné a aktualizované vydání. 2016. ISBN 978-80-7552-014-2.
  • Mertin, Václav. Ze zkušeností dětského psychologa : na co se často ptáte. 1. vyd. Praha : Scientia, 2004. ISBN 80-7183-316-9.
  • Zelinková, Olga. Pedagogická diagnostika a individuální vzdělávací program. Praha : Portál, 2001. ISBN 80-7178-544-X.


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