Course: Natural and social sciences with didactics

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Course title Natural and social sciences with didactics
Course code KPG/PSVD
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
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)
  • Benešová Jana, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Social and natural sciences, their importance, anchoring in RVP PV 2. Methods of cognition in preschool age - observation, comparison, conversation, sorting, simple experiments. Research-oriented teaching. 3. Social sciences - Culture. Time, Continuity and Change. People, places and environments. Individual development and identity. Individuals, groups and institutions. Power, authority, rule and administration. Production, distribution and consumption. Science, technology and society. Global contexts. Civic ideals and practices 4. Natural sciences - biology, zoology, botany, geology, physics, chemistry, meteorology.

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 15 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 40 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 20 hours per semester
  • Attendance on a field trip (number of real hours - maximum 8h/day) - 4 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Student knows the basics of general didactics and preschool didactics.
Student has knowledge in the field of social and natural sciences - history, geography, biology, botany, zoology, chemistry, physics.
Student has a general cultural overview.
Skills
Student compares the possibilities of organizational forms of education, educational methods and resources.
Student chooses appropriate didactic methods and resources considering the specifics of preschool education.
Competences
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
Student will explain the importance of developing the foundations for science and social science literacy in preschool age.
Student is guided by the educational goals listed in the RVP PV for the given area.
Student has an overview of professional and methodical resources that he/she can use when working with preschool children kindergarten.
Student knows the appropriate methods of learning about the world by preschool children, including appropriate methods for the development of critical thinking.
Skills
To design and implement an educational unit focused on a selected area of natural and social science literacy for a group of preschool children.
Carry out research activities with preschool children - observation, comparison, simple experiments.
Use opportunities in everyday life to discover and learn about the world of people and nature.
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture with visual aids
Interactive lecture
Field trip
Skills
Field trip
Students' portfolio
Competences
Self-study of literature
assessment methods
Knowledge
Project
Test
Oral exam
Skills
Project
Skills demonstration during practicum
Competences
Continuous assessment
Recommended literature
  • AMBROZYOVÁ, Veronika, Veronika ENDRŠTOVÁ a Petra SKALICKÁ. Největší přání - svět ve výuce: metodická příručka pro učitele ZŠ.. ISBN 978-80-7591-003-5.
  • Jančaříková, Kateřina. Činnosti k rozvíjení přírodovědné gramotnosti v předškolním vzdělávání. 1. vydání. 2017. ISBN 978-80-7496-327-8.
  • Jančaříková, Kateřina. Environmentální činnosti v předškolním vzdělávání. Praha : Josef Raabe, 2010. ISBN 978-80-86307-95-4.
  • Jančaříková, Kateřina; Havlová, Jana. Činnosti se zvířaty v předškolním vzdělávání. 1. vyd. Praha : Raabe, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7496-166-3.
  • Kolláriková, Z. , Pupala, B. Předškolní a primární pedagogika = Predškolská a elementárna pedagogika. Praha, 2001.
  • KOŽELUHOVÁ, Eva, KOŽELUH, Ondřej a Michaela ŠUJANCOVÁ. Děti a senioři v mateřské škole: rozvoj mezigeneračních vztahů. 2023. ISBN 978-80-262-2031-2.
  • Kupcová, Zuzana; Nádvorníková, Hana; Růžičková, Veronika; Svobodová, Eva,; Vondrušková, Alena. Činnosti ke svátkům a tradicím v předškolním vzdělávání. 1. vydání. 2016. ISBN 978-80-7496-292-9.
  • MAJERČÍKOVÁ, Jana, Adriana WIEGEROVÁ, Peter GAVORA a Hana NAVRÁTILOVÁ. Vzdělávání založené na bádání dětí v podmínkách mateřských škol: badatelsky orientované vzdělávání pro děti generace Alfa. 2020. ISBN 978-80-7454-934-2.
  • Rochovská, Ivana; Krupová, Dagmar. Vědci v mateřské škole : aktivity pro malé badatele. Vydání první. 2015. ISBN 978-80-262-0818-1.


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