Course: Didactics of preschool education

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Course title Didactics of preschool education
Course code KPG/DV@
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
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)
  • Košatová Anna, Mgr.
  • Šmelová Eva, prof. PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Valchářová Kateřina, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Didactics 2. Development of alternative didactics in the Czech Republic 3. Factors of preschool education 4. Theoretical foundations of the educational process in preschool education

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
Learning outcomes
Objectives: to convey to students key areas related to the educational process in the conditions of a current kindergarten or other providers of preschool education, all in the context of the valid preschool curriculum. Upon graduation, the student will be able to: define key milestones and trends in the development of preschool didactics, including in the context of alternative educational programs, understand the context in setting goals, expected outcomes, key competencies and resources of preschool education, master the procedures for designing a preschool curriculum at the level of SVP, TVP in the context of methods, organizational forms and didactic principles, master the principles of preparation for working with children, in the context of the interests and needs of the child (emphasis on individualization), be able to create a scale of tasks based on taxonomies, understand the essence of evaluating the pedagogical process with regard to the development and progress of the child.
After graduation, the student will be able to: define key milestones and trends in the development of preschool didactics, including in the context of alternative educational programs, understand the context in setting goals, expected outcomes, key competencies and resources of preschool education, master the procedures for designing preschool curriculum at the level of SVP, TVP in the context of methods, organizational forms and didactic principles, master the principles of preparation for working with children, in the context of the interests and needs of the child (emphasis on individualization), be able to create a scale of tasks based on taxonomies, understand the essence of evaluating the pedagogical process with regard to the development and progress of the child.
Prerequisites
Basics of pedagogy General didactics

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Student performance, Written exam

1. Conditions for credit: - 70% participation in seminars - active participation in seminars 2. Conditions for successful completion of the course: - credit - curriculum from the textbook: Šmelová, E., Prášilová, M. Didactics of preschool education. Prague: Portal, 2018 - orientation in the preschool curriculum (RVP PV)
Recommended literature
  • HELUS, Zd. (2009). Dítě v osobnostním pojetí. Praha.
  • PRŮCHA, Jan, WALTEROVÁ, Eliška a MAREŠ, Jiří. (2013). Pedagogický slovník. 7., aktualiz. a rozš. vyd.. Praha.
  • ŠMELOVÁ, E.. (2016). Bezvýhradná akceptace ve výchově dítěte. Olomouc.
  • ŠMELOVÁ, E., PAŠILOVÁ, M. a kol. (2018). Didaktika předškolního vzdělávání. Praha.


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