Course: Research and diagnostic methods in the school environment

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Course title Research and diagnostic methods in the school environment
Course code UPV/SK8VY
Organizational form of instruction Moodle + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
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)
  • Včelařová Hana, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Approaches to psychological problems and mental illnesses in the history of mankind. Basic principles of pedagogical-psychological diagnostics. Current legislative anchoring in the Czech Republic. Principles and benefits of dynamic diagnostics. Ethical issues related to the process of pedagogical-psychological diagnostics and to research activities. Boundaries of professions in the implementation of activities of a pedagogical-psychological nature. Basic information on the psychometric properties of test methods. Pedagogical-psychological diagnostics in the areas of school maturity. Pedagogical-psychological diagnostics of school abilities and skills of elementary and secondary school students. Pedagogical-psychological diagnostics of cognitive styles and motivation of students. School climate, classroom climate. - Possibilities of pedagogical-psychological diagnostics of adults. Projective principles and their use in diagnostics and research. Ethnography in the school environment. Prague group of school ethnography.

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Participation in classes - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 70 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 70 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
different approaches to data collection in the school environment
different approaches to data collection in the school environment
relevant theories of scientific research and current scientific paradigms
relevant theories of scientific research and current scientific paradigms
different principles of data analysis
different principles of data analysis
principles of dynamic diagnostics and limits of its use
principles of dynamic diagnostics and limits of its use
boundaries of professions in the implementation of pedagogical-psychological activities
boundaries of professions in the implementation of pedagogical-psychological activities
Skills
formulates the research goal and research question
formulates the research goal and research question
formulates the diagnostic question and determines the goal of the diagnostic examination
formulates the diagnostic question and determines the goal of the diagnostic examination
selects appropriate methodological procedures in relation to the goal, etc.
selects appropriate methodological procedures in relation to the goal, etc.
proposes an adequate research design or diagnostic procedure
proposes an adequate research design or diagnostic procedure
recognizes the limits and limitations of the selected methods
recognizes the limits and limitations of the selected methods
learning outcomes
Knowledge
knowledge of the different approaches to data collection in the school environment
knowledge of the different approaches to data collection in the school environment
knowledge of the important theories of scientific knowledge and current scientific paradigms
knowledge of the important theories of scientific knowledge and current scientific paradigms
knowledge of the different principles of data analysis
knowledge of the different principles of data analysis
knowledge principles of dynamic diagnostics and limits of its use
knowledge principles of dynamic diagnostics and limits of its use
knowledge of the possibilities and limits of oneself as a researcher
knowledge of the possibilities and limits of oneself as a researcher
Skills
formulates the research aim and research question
formulates the research aim and research question
formulates the diagnostic question and determines the objective of the diagnostic examination
formulates the diagnostic question and determines the objective of the diagnostic examination
selects appropriate methodological procedures for data collection and analysis with respect to different objectives
selects appropriate methodological procedures for data collection and analysis with respect to different objectives
suggests an adequate research design or an adequate diagnostic procedure
suggests an adequate research design or an adequate diagnostic procedure
recognises the limits and limitations of the chosen methods
recognises the limits and limitations of the chosen methods
teaching methods
Knowledge
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Text analysis
Text analysis
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Demonstration
Demonstration
Activities related to graphics and visual arts
Activities related to graphics and visual arts
Individual work of students
Individual work of students
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Observation
Observation
Students working in pairs
Students working in pairs
Dealing with situational issues - learning in situations
Dealing with situational issues - learning in situations
Projection (static, dynamic)
Projection (static, dynamic)
Teamwork
Teamwork
Skills
Individual work of students
Individual work of students
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Text analysis
Text analysis
Demonstration
Demonstration
Analysis of a presentation
Analysis of a presentation
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Observation
Observation
Students working in pairs
Students working in pairs
Dealing with situational issues - learning in situations
Dealing with situational issues - learning in situations
Teamwork
Teamwork
Self-reflection
Self-reflection
assessment methods
Knowledge
Analysis of a presentation given by the student
Analysis of a presentation given by the student
Analysis of educational material
Analysis of educational material
Analysis of seminar paper
Analysis of seminar paper
Text analysis
Text analysis
Didactic test
Didactic test
Questionnaire
Questionnaire
Analysis of the student's performance
Analysis of the student's performance
Preparation of a presentation, giving a presentation
Preparation of a presentation, giving a presentation
Conversation
Conversation
Recommended literature
  • Beach, D., Bagley, C., & Marques da Silva, S. The Wiley Handbook of Ethnography of Education. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2018.
  • Bittnerová, Dana; Doubek, David; Levínská, Markéta. Funkce kulturních modelů ve vzdělávání. Praha. 2011.
  • FEURSTEIN, Reuven. Vytváření a zvyšování kognitivní modifikovatelnosti: Feuersteinův program instrumentálního obohacení..
  • Hunt, Morton. Dějiny psychologie. Praha. 2016.
  • JANDERKOVÁ, Dita. Pedagogická diagnostika a vybrané problémy na 1. stupni ZŠ. Praha. 2018.
  • Jarmila Klégrová; Marie Vágnerová. Poradenská psychologická diagnostika dětí a mládeže. Praha. 2008.
  • Markee, N. The handbook of classroom discourse and interaction. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons, 2015.
  • Mills, D., & Morton, M. Ethnography in Education. London: SAGE Publications, 2013.
  • Miovský Michal. Diagnostika a terapie ADHD: dospělí pacienti a klienti v adiktologii. Praha. 2018.
  • Šíp, R. Denglerová, D. et al. Na cestě k inkluzivní škole. Interakce a norma. Brno. 2022.
  • Urbánek, Tomáš; Denglerová, Denisa. Psychometrika. Praha. 2013.
  • Václav Mertin; Lenka Krejčová. Metody a postupy poznávání žáka -- Pedagogická diagnostika. 2016.
  • Weiss, P. a kol. Etické otázky v psychologii. Praha. 2011.


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