Course: Special Seminar 1

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Course title Special Seminar 1
Course code AFC/OS1
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 1
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Štarha Pavel, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Zahradníková Eva, Mgr.
  • Koudelíková Radana, Mgr.
  • Petrželová Kamila, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Maňas Vladimír, Mgr.
  • Svozil Pavel, Mgr.
Course content
- Initial introduction of chemistry teacher education students to chemistry didactics - Discussion on chemistry teaching, primarily at the upper secondary school level - Lectures by primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary teachers and discussion of future teaching practice - Lectures by experts in inorganic chemistry and chemistry didactics - Discussion of research topics for teacher education programs at the Faculty of Science, Palacký University - Literature search and discussion of a peer-reviewed research article published in an impacted journal focusing on chemistry didactics - Independent presentation of selected curriculum content within the scope of the Framework Educational Programme (RVP) for upper secondary school chemistry

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
The student will be acquainted with the basic specifics of chemistry instruction, the professional role of the chemistry teacher at lower and upper secondary levels, and the possibilities of pedagogical research in chemistry didactics.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Final project

Recommended literature
  • B. Z. Shakhashiri. (2011). Chemical Demonstrations. vol. 1- 5. Wisconsin.
  • Gulová, L., Šíp, R. (2013). Výzkumné metody v pedagogické praxi. Praha.
  • Hill, G. C., John S. Holman, J. S., Hulme, P. G. (2017). Chemistry in context for Cambridge International AS & A level. Seventh edition. Oxford.
  • Meško, D., Katuščák, D., Findra, J. (2006). Akademická příručka, české upr. vydání. Martin.
  • Průcha, J. (2013). Moderní pedagogika. 5., aktualiz. a dopl. vyd.. Praha.
  • Puškinová, M. (2021). Právní postavení pedagogických pracovníků a ochrana jejich práv. Praha.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Chemistry for Education (2024) Category: Chemistry courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter