Elementary Science Education - OEBEE1703Z

• Title: Elementary Science Education
• Guaranteed by: Katedra chemie a didaktiky chemie (41-KCHDCH)
• Faculty: Faculty of Education
• Actual: from 2022
• Semester: both
• E-Credits: 6
• Hours per week, examination: 0/1, Ex [HT]
• Extent per academic year: 1 [days]
• Capacity: winter:unknown / 15 (unknown); summer:unknown / unknown (unknown)
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Note: enabled for web enrollment; priority enrollment if the course is part of the study plan; you can enroll for the course in winter and in summer semester
• Guarantor: doc. PhDr. Martin Rusek, Ph.D.
• Teacher(s): doc. PhDr. Martin Rusek, Ph.D.

Annotation

This course focuses on goals and content of elementary science education with scientific literacy being the main focus. Also, the results of international tests (PISA and TIMSS) are analysed with respect to elementary science education. The last part of the course is dedicated to elementary science learning conception at elementary level in course participants' country

Last update: Rusek Martin, doc. PhDr., Ph.D. (07.02.2020)

Course completion requirements

For a successful passing, particular tasks during the duration of the course need to be handed in. The result in the final oral exam is the marker of the overall score.

Last update: Esserová Kateřina, DiS. (12.08.2019)

Literature

Eshach, H., & Fried, M. N. (2005). Should science be taught in early childhood? Journal of Science Education and Technology, 14(3), 315-336.

Martin, M. O., Mullis, I. V., Foy, P., & Stanco, G. M. (2012). TIMSS 2011 International Results in Science. International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement. Herengracht 487, Amsterdam, 1017 BT, The Netherlands.

OECD. (2012). PISA 2012 Assessment and Analytical Framework. Paříž: OECD Publishing.

OECD. (2016). Pisa 2015 Results (Volume 1): Excellence and Equity in Education. Retrieved from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/9789264266490-en

Last update: Esserová Kateřina, DiS. (12.08.2019)

Syllabus

Goals of science education

Scientific literacy

PISA

TIMSS

Science problem tasks

Education experiment and its role in science education

Last update: Esserová Kateřina, DiS. (12.08.2019)

Learning resources

The assignments are given as well as submitted via the course's MS Teams team.

Last update: Rusek Martin, doc. PhDr., Ph.D. (13.09.2022)