General didactics Field of study: Pedagogy
Programme code: W3-N1PE19.2024

Module name: General didactics
Module code: B17
Programme code: W3-N1PE19.2024
Semester: summer semester 2024/2025
Language of instruction: Polish
Form of verification: exam
ECTS credits: 3
Purpose and description of the content of education:
The subject of general didactics focuses on creating intentional conditions for learning in situations in which a teacher or, more broadly, someone performing an educational function, is involved. The classes discuss content regarding general didactics as a discipline, the curriculum, including the school's hidden curriculum, teaching principles, general and operational goals, teaching methods, evaluation of the educational process, as well as motivating students to learn and maintaining order in the classroom. During the classes, students' skills related to planning, implementing and evaluating the educational process are developed, including self-education.
List of modules that must be completed before starting this module (if necessary): not applicable
Learning outcome of the module Codes of the learning outcomes of the programme to which the learning outcome of the module is related [level of competence: scale 1-5]
The student is ready to cooperate with teachers and other significant people in order to improve his/her own work skills. [K1]
 KN3_K06 [5/5] KN3_K07 [5/5]
The student is able to design basic teaching and educational activities, taking into account all elements of the educational process, and then conduct classes in a simulated situation, in accordance with the syntax of a given teaching method. [U1]
 KN3_U04 [5/5] KN3_U05 [5/5] KN3_U07 [5/5] KN3_U10 [5/5] KN3_U11 [5/5]
The student knows and understands: - the specificity of general didactics as a subdiscipline of pedagogy, its place and importance among other social sciences, the multiplicity of general didactics paradigms and the consequences of choosing a given paradigm in one's own professional work; - basic concepts, including: education, learning (teaching and learning), self-education [W1]
 KN3_W01 [5/5] KN3_W02 [5/5]
The student knows and understands the process of planning teaching and educational work: goals, forms, means, methods and principles of teaching, as well as various patterns of the curriculum, including the issue of the school's hidden curriculum. [W2]
 KN3_W11 [5/5] KN3_W12 [5/5]
The student knows and understands: - the importance of preparing students for self-education, work on their own development and active participation in the labor market, the importance of lifelong learning; - methods and techniques of self-education, as well as the conditions of this process. [W3]
 KN3_W02 [5/5] KN3_W14 [5/5]
Form of teaching Number of hours Methods of conducting classes Assessment of the learning outcomes Learning outcomes
practical classes [DO_Ćw.] 10 Activating method – educational games [b03] 
Activating method – discussion / debate [b04] 
Simulation [e07]  		course work K1 U1 W2 W3
lecture [DO_W] 10 Description [a03] 
Explanation/clarification [a05] 
Lecture-discussion [b02]  		exam U1 W1 W2 W3
The student's work, apart from participation in classes, includes in particular:
Name Category Description
Search for materials and review activities necessary for class participation [a01] Preparation for classes
reviewing literature, documentation, tools and materials as well as the specifics of the syllabus and the range of activities indicated in it as required for full participation in classes
Production/preparation of tools, materials or documentation necessary for class participation [a05] Preparation for classes
developing, preparing and assessing the usefulness of tools and materials (e.g. aids, scenarios, research tools, equipment, etc.) to be employed in class or as an aid when preparing for classes
Determining the stages of task implementation contributing to the verification of learning outcomes [c01] Preparation for verification of learning outcomes
devising a task implementation strategy embracing the division of content, the range of activities, implementation time and/or the method(s) of obtaining the necessary materials and tools, etc.
Studying the literature used in and the materials produced in class [c02] Preparation for verification of learning outcomes
exploring the studied content, inquiring, considering, assimilating, interpreting it, or organizing knowledge obtained from the literature, documentation, instructions, scenarios, etc., used in class as well as from the notes or other materials/artifacts made in class
Implementation of an individual or group assignment necessary for course/phase/examination completion [c03] Preparation for verification of learning outcomes
a set of activities aimed at performing an assigned task, to be executed out of class, as an obligatory phase/element of the verification of the learning outcomes assigned to the course
Analysis of the corrective feedback provided by the academic teacher on the results of the verification of learning outcomes [d01] Consulting the results of the verification of learning outcomes
reading through the academic teacher’s comments, assessments and opinions on the implementation of the task aimed at checking the level of the achieved learning outcomes
Development of a corrective action plan as well as supplementary/corrective tasks [d02] Consulting the results of the verification of learning outcomes
reviewing and selecting tasks and activities enabling the elimination of errors indicated by the academic teacher, their verification or correction resulting in completing the task with at least the minimum passing grade
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