Form of Study: seminar
Number of contact hours:
per week: 2 per level/semester: 26
Form of the course: present
Fontana, D. (2014). Psychologie ve školní praxi. Praha : Portál.
Průcha, J. (2017). Moderní pedagogika. Praha : Portál.
Pasch M. et al. (2005). Od vzdělávacího programu k vyučovací hodině. Praha : Portál.
Mareš, J. (2013). Pedagogická psychologie. Praha : Portál
Čáp, J., Mareš. J. (2001). Psychologie pro učitele. Praha : Portál
Atkinson, R. (2007). Psychologie. Praha : Portál
journals: Trends in Cognitive Sciences, Review of Educational Research, Psychological Methods, Perspectives on Psychological Science, Educational Research Review, Journal of Learning Sciences, Review of Research in Education, Journal of Research in Science Teaching, Journal of Teacher Education, Educational Researcher
current articles and studies
The course is completed by the defense of the semestral thesis (50% of the evaluation) and the colloquial exam (50% of the evaluation).
The condition for successful completion of the course is to obtain at least 60% of the maximum possible evaluation of the course. The rating is given on a scale:
100-60% - graduated,
59-0% - failed.
Slovak in combination with Czech and English (literature study in Czech and English)
The content of the course is focused on the presentation of current research problems in the field of psychology and pedagogy, with particular emphasis on areas such as social-emotional (mental) health of students and teachers; family and school cooperation; megatrends in the development of the teaching profession in the EU / OECD countries; learning environment, curriculum access and the digital world; social prevention and social pathology in school conditions - current challenges, classroom interaction, analysis and solutions of situations in school environment, etc.
The student will demonstrate the ability to develop and adequately present an overview study in which he/she will present a selected current research problem in the field of psychology and pedagogy with due regard to the topic of the research project of his dissertation. At the same time, he/she can present the necessary knowledge at an appropriate level in a broader basis of pedagogy and psychology relevant to the chosen topic of the study and his/her research project.
Form of teaching: lecture, seminar
Recommended range of lessons (in hours):
Weekly: 4 For the period of study: 52
Study method: present
Gavora, P. (2008). Úvod do pedagogického výskumu. Bratislava : Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave.
Gavora, P. (2007). Sprievodca metodológiou kvalitatívneho výskumu. Bratislava : Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave.
Maňák, J., Švec, V. (2004). Cesty pedagogického výzkumu. Brno: Paido.
Pelikán, J. (1998, 2004, 2007). Základy empirického výzkumu pedagogických jevů. Praha : Karolinum.
Prokša, M., Held, Ľ. et al. (2008) Metodológia pedagogického výskumu a jeho aplikácia v didaktikách prírodných vied. Bratislava : Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave.
Prokša, M. et al. (2009). Metódy pedagogického výskumu v ukážkach a analýzach. Trnava: TU
ŠVEC, Š. et al. (1996). Metodológia vied o výchove. Kvantitatívno-scientické a kvalitatívno-humanitné prístupy. Bratislava : Iris. 2. vyd.
The course is completed by an exam, the ratio of continuous / final evaluation is 50/50.
The condition for successful completion of the course is to obtain at least 60% of the maximum possible evaluation of the course. The rating is given on a scale:
100-60% - graduated,
59-0% - failed.
Slovak in combination with Czech and English (study literature in Czech and English)
The doctoral student participates in lectures and seminars, where the guarantors of the study present their research projects carried out worldwide. They draw attention to the principles of their design, selection of methods and means, implementation, evaluation and interpretation of the obtained results. They draw attention to aspects of applying the obtained results in practice. Considering the latest trends in the didactics of science subjects and which are necessary for the acquisition of the methodological apparatus about regarding regard to the content of the topic of the dissertation. The content of the course is chosen so that it has a complementary character to the main topics of the core of knowledge. Within the course, the doctoral student is guided from the beginning of the study to the elaboration of the usual forms of review studies on the results of scientific work in the form of co-authorship and independent authorship according to the hierarchy from poster to article in a quality foreign journal. In the preparation of the course program, the supervisor uses regular professional events at his / her own and other departments of the faculty, so that the doctoral student can present himself / herself several times here, but especially at other domestic and foreign scientific events.
The aim of the course is to supplement and deepen the doctoral student's knowledge of the latest knowledge of methods, means and implementation of research in the didactics of science subjects with the intention of supporting the doctoral student's scientific work. Outputs are written presentations of the results of own or collective review studies of research methodology in didactics of science subjects in domestic or world language in common forms (article, proceedings, abstract, poster), as well as their oral presentations at domestic and foreign scientific events. Another output of the course is the elaboration of projects and applications for grants in domestic and foreign grant agencies, as well as for grants of UK and PriF UK.
Form of Study: Lecture
Number of contact hours:
per week: 2 per level/semester: 26
Form of the course: present
Čipková, E., Karolčík, Š., Scholzová, L. (2020). Are secondary school graduates prepared for the studies of natural sciences? - evaluation and analysis of the result of scientific literacy levels achievedby secondary school graduates. Research in Science & Technological Education. 38(2), 146-167.
Brestenská, B. et al. (2020). Inovatívne učenie s podporou digitálnych technológií. Bratislava : Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave.
Čipková, E., Balážová, Z., Karolčík, Š. (2017). Rozvíjanie prírodovednej gramotnosti žiakov gymnázia prostredníctvom bádateľsky orientovaného vyučovania. Biologie, chemie, zeměpis. 26(2), 2-10.
Čipková, E., Karolčík, Š., Sládková, K., Ušáková, K. (2018). What is the level of scientific literacy among geography students studying bachelor's studies in natural sciences? International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education. 27(4), 295-310.
Gormally, C., Brickman, P., Hallar, B., & Armstrong, N. (2009). Effects of inquiry-based learning on students' science literacy skills and confidence. International journal for the scholarship of teaching and learning, 3(2), n2.
Jen, T. H., Yeh, Y. F., Hsu, Y. S., Wu, H. K., & Chen, K. M. (2016). Science teachers' TPACK-Practical: Standard-setting using an evidence-based approach. Computers & Education, 95, 45-62.
The final grade includes an evaluation for the created teaching models with the support of technology, a total of a maximum of 60 points, and an oral exam, a total of a maximum of 40 points. To proceed to the oral exam, the student must obtain at least 40 points for teaching models. To successfully pass the oral exam, the student must obtain at least 20 points. To successfully pass the exam, the student must obtain at least 60 points.
Slovak in combination with English (study literature in English)
Digital resources and digital technologies vs. educational digital resources and educational technologies; Security in the digital world; BYOD in the teaching process - benefits, challenges, limits, and limitations; Digital literacy; Science literacy and its development through science education, Possibilities, and limits of the use of educational technologies in the support of research and research-oriented teaching; Selected educational digital technologies in the teaching of science subjects.
By completing the course the student will know the possibilities and limits of integration of educational technologies into teaching and especially in science education, understand their importance in the context of supporting the teaching process and will be able to design appropriate and appropriate applications of selected educational technologies and teaching methods supporting constructivist principles, student research, and personalized learning into the science teaching program.
Form of Study: Seminar
Number of contact hours:
per week: 2 per level/semester: 26
Method of study: present
Janík, T., & Stuchlíková, I. (2010). Oborové didaktiky na vzestupu: přehled aktuálních vývojových tendencí. Scientia in educatione, 1(1), 5-32.
Kostas Kampourakis, Michael J. Reiss (Eds.). (2018) Teaching Biology in Schools: Global Research, Issues, and Trends. Routledge, City. 292 pp.
Mccomas, W. F., Reiss, M. J., Dempster, E., Lee, Y. C., Olander, C., Clément, P., ... & Waarlo, A. J. (2018). Considering grand challenges in biology education: Rationales and proposals for future investigations to guide instruction and enhance student understanding in the life sciences. The American Biology Teacher, 80(7), 483-492.
Ušáková, K. (2014). Reflexia na stav a perspektívy didaktiky biológie z pohľadu situácie na Prírodovedeckej fakulte Univerzity Komenského v Bratislave. Scientia in educatione, 5(2), 74-89.
Successful completion of the course is conditioned by the elaboration of a literature search and the passing of the colloquial exam. Credits will not be awarded to a student who receives less than 60%.
Slovak in combination with Czech and English (literature study in Czech and English)
History of the development of biology didactics as a scientific field. Starting points and milestones in the development of biology didactics in Slovakia. Methodology and specifics of research and development in the field of biology didactics. Current professional-didactic problems solved within the didactics of biology, world research projects, principles of their design, selection of methods and instruments, implementation, evaluation and interpretation of the obtained results, aspects of applying the obtained results in practice, taking into account the latest trends in biology didactics.
Acquirement knowledge about the history and development of the biology didactics in an international comparative framework, its theoretical foundations, methodology and perspectives. Gaining the ability to systematically analyze disciplinary didactic problems and propose their solutions. Development of methodological apparatus. Development of work with national and international source databases, academic writing skills, knowledge of scientific and publishing ethics. Acquisition and development of theoretical knowledge and didactic competencies needed to perform the dissertation exam.
Form of Study: Lecture
Number of contact hours:
per week: 2 per level/semester: 26
Form of the course: present
Karolčík, Š., Čipková, E. (2021). Digitálne edukačné zdroje v kontexte hodnotenia ich kvality. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave, 155 s
Karolčík, Š., Čipková, E., Veselský, M., Hrubišková, H., Matulčíková, M. (2017). Quality parameterization of educational resources from the perspective of a teacher. British Journal of Educational Technology. 48(2), 313-331.
Karolčík, Š., Čipková, E., Kinchin, I. (2016). Teacher Attitudes to Professional Development of Proficiency in the Classroom Application of Digital Technologies. International Education Studies. 9( 4), 9-19.
The final grade includes evaluation from the analysis of selected educational solutions and learning environments, a total of a maximum of 100 points. To successfully pass the exam, the student must obtain at least 60 points.
Slovak in combination with English (study literature in English)
Properties of educational technologies and their assessment by experts and teachers; Evaluation of the quality of educational technologies and the possibility of their integration into teaching; The concept of comprehensive quality assessment of educational software and digital learning materials (CEELTES); Creation of educational software in the context of the application of constructivist principles and the concept of quality evaluation of educational digital technologies.
By completing the course, the student will be able to objectively assess the quality of educational digital technologies and the degree of their suitability for integration into the teaching process. They will get acquainted with the main principles and criteria for evaluating the quality of educational software and digital learning environments.
Form of Study: Seminar
Number of contact hours:
per week: 2 per level/semester: 26
Method of study: present
Current publications are recommended by the teacher.
Successful completion of the course is conditioned by the elaboration of a search of the studied literature. Credits will not be awarded to a student who receives less than 60%
Slovak in combination with English (literature study in English)
The subject is the part of the individual study program of the doctoral student. It is designed for students to acquire knowledge of the theoretical foundations of biology didactics in selected areas that have some relationship to the core topics of the core of the study field to supplement the missing knowledge needed for dissertation issues and for the elaboration of written dissertation exams. The doctoral student develops the theoretical knowledge and didactic competencies needed to take the dissertation exam.
Developing knowledge of biology didactics as a starting point for planning and conducting research and development and creating new knowledge in the field of biology didactics. Gaining an overview of the latest scientific knowledge in the didactics of biology in an international context. Developing work with national and international source databases, academic writing skills, scientific and publishing ethics.
Recommended literature: No specifications regarding the character of a specific topic for the dissertation thesis. Recommended literature is included in the doctoral student’s individual study plan.
Conditions for passing the course:
Course evaluation takes place as a part of the State examination in accordance to the Study regulations of the Faculty of Natural Sciences UK in Bratislava, as well as submission of the written part of the dissertation thesis within the set deadline. The subjects of the state examination include a discussion about the written work of the dissertation examination (prepared by the doctoral student), as well as other subjects of the oral examination (ad hoc) approved by the Dean. Assessment is standard and reflects the student’s sufficient orientation in the issue. The conditions for successful course completion are in accordance with the Study Regulations of the Faculty of Natural Sciences UK.
Required language for successful course completion:
Slovak language in combination with English (study literature in English)
Brief outline of the course:
Based on the description of the starting points, principles, and conclusions from the published results of the studied issues, the aim is to teach the doctoral student how to process critical research. A further objective is to understand the principles of scientific work and its legal, physical, and social attributes. The main output is the elaboration of the written work for the dissertation examination and its successful completion in accordance with the Study Regulations of the Faculty of Natural Sciences UK. The form and content of the work is regulated by article 34, paragraph 4 of the Study Regulations of the Faculty of Natural Sciences UK. The dissertation examination consists of a part consisting of a discussion of the written work for the dissertation examination, as wel as a part in which the doctoral student needs to demonstrate theoretical knowledge according to the focus of the dissertation topic. The composition of the Examination Committee, the determination of the Opponent (expert examiner) and the general course of the dissertation examination are governed by the current Study Regulations of the Faculty of Natural Sciences UK.
Educational outcomes: The objective of the course is to gain basic habits and cultural-ethical aspects of working with scientific literature, evaluation, and systemization of the studied knowledge. The doctoral student needs to successfully pass the dissertation examination according to the act on Universities and Study Regulations of the Faculty of Natural Sciences of Comenius University in Bratislava.
Armer, T.: Cambridge English for Scientists
CD ROM Writing Professional English
Team of authors: Test your Listening Skills: A Handbook for Science Doctoral students
Team of authors: Test your Reading Skills: A Handbook for Science Doctoral students
Each course participant is required to achieve proficient knowledge and usage of the English grammar, professional vocabulary, reading and listening comprehension, writing professional texts and oral presentations. Credits will be awarded to students who will demonstrate active participation and deliver all set tasks and assignments successfully. The course participants will be awarded a pass or a fail upon course completion.
English
Theoretical and practical skills in professional written communication include appropriate structure of formal written texts (emails, application forms, personal statements, cover letters, abstracts, scientific articles, paraphrasing, using citations, citing sources, etc.) The course also focuses on theoretical explanation of correct delivery of oral texts, professional presentations and discussions. The course primary target is to facilitate PhD students with proficient usage of all the aspects of written and oral communication in various settings.
Upon completion of the course, PhD students will effectively use the English language for professional purposes. They will proficiently comprehend targeted written and audio texts and present their viewpoints in required forms.
Armer, T.: Cambridge English for Scientists
CD ROM Writing Professional English
Team of authors: Test your Listening Skills: A Handbook for Science Doctoral students
Team of authors: Test your Reading Skills: A Handbook for Science Doctoral students
Each course participant is required to achieve proficient knowledge and usage of the English grammar, professional vocabulary, reading and listening comprehension, writing professional texts and oral presentations. Credits will be awarded to students who will demonstrate active participation during seminars and deliver all prior set tasks and assignments successfully. The course participants will be awarded a pass or a fail upon course completion
English
B1 level in English is required in order to pass this course.
Seminars are held in summer semester. Number of students in one course is limited to twenty.
Students can choose from four offered time slots.
Theoretical and practical skills in professional writing communication in the English language as a follow up to prior gained knowledge in the previous semester encompass writing professional résumés, summaries, lay summaries, responses to job interview questions, professional CVs, comparing and contrasting in scientific articles, etc. Professional oral communication focusses on research-based scientific presentations and effectively led discussions.
Doctoral students who successfully pass the examination in Professional English 2 will be enabled to use the English language for specific purposes in all its forms effectively and sufficiently. They will thoroughly comprehend professional texts in written and/or audio form, acquire professional vocabulary and actively participate in various oral communication settings.
Recommended literature: No specifications regarding the character of a specific topic for the dissertation thesis. Recommended literature is included in the doctoral student’s individual study plan.
Conditions for passing the course:
Course evaluation takes place as a part of the State examination in accordance to the Study regulations of the Faculty of Natural Sciences UK in Bratislava upon submission of the written part of the dissertation thesis (as final work). Assessment is standard and reflects the student’s sufficient orientation in the issue. The conditions for successful course completion are in accordance with the Study Regulations of the Faculty of Natural Sciences UK.
Required language for successful course completion:
Slovak language in combination with English (study literature in English)
Brief outline of the course: The student’s dissertation thesis will demonstrate his/her ability and readiness for independent scientific and creative activities in the area of research or development or for independent theoretical and creative artistic creativity. It should be charactersied by a high degree of analysis and synthesis of knowledge, as well as a sufficient overview of existing literature. The work must be original and created by the author in compliance with the rules of working with information sources. The academic work must not appear to be plagiarised, nor infringe the copyrights of other authors. The author is required to thoroughly cite the information sources used, list the specific results of other authors or team of authors by citing the source, accurately describe the methods and working procedures of other authors or teams of authors, and document the laboratory results and field research of other authors or teams of authors. Style of citation is governed by the practice in the given scientific field, respecting the relevant norms and standards.
Educational outcomes: The aim of the course is to capitalise on theoretical, methodological and applied knowledge of doctoral studies in the elaboration and subsequent defence of the dissertation thesis, and thus the successful completion of doctoral studies.
Recommended literature:
No specifications regarding the character of a specific topic for the dissertation thesis. Recommended literature is included in the doctoral student’s individual study plan.
Conditions for passing the course:
Course evalutation will be conducted individually based on the doctoral student‘s individual study plan, as well as on the basis of an agreement between the academic supervisor and doctoral student. Evaluation is standard and shall reflect a sufficient orientation of the student in the presented subject matter for successful course completion according to the Study Regulations of the Faculty of Natural Sciences UK.
Required language for successful course completion:
Slovak language in combination with English (study literature in English)
Brief outline of the course: The subject Dissertation Thesis is a compulsory part of the doctoral student’s study activities. The student requires a supremely individual character with regard to the specifics of the individual topics of the dissertation thesis. The basic syllabus should already be evident within the individual study plan of the doctoral student.
The subject is important especially in terms of understanding the basic theoretical and methodological aspects of the solution to the topic of the dissertation thesis with emphasis on self-study and consultation with the academic supervisor and a wide spectrum of consultants, who will take part in creating the professional potential of the doctoral student for the next (scientific) stage of his/her studies.
Educational outcomes: By passing this subject, the student will achieve sufficient orientation in the project issue of the dissertation thesis based on specific individual topics. This set task of knowledge is essential for a firmly established theoretical readiness of the course graduate in terms of his/her awareness, and equally supports his/her potential in a wide field of applied practice. Undoubtedly, the outcomes of his/her education will also be reflected in the student’s overview in terms of methodological approaches in the subject matter.
Recommended literature:
No specifications regarding the character of a specific topic for the dissertation thesis. Recommended literature is included in the doctoral student’s individual study plan.
Conditions for passing the course:
Course evalutation will be conducted individually based on the doctoral student‘s individual study plan, as well as on the basis of an agreement between the academic supervisor and doctoral student. Evaluation is standard and shall reflect a sufficient orientation of the student in the presented subject matter for successful course completion according to the Study Regulations of the Faculty of Natural Sciences UK.
Required language for successful course completion:
Slovak language in combination with English (study literature in English)
Brief outline of the course: The subject Dissertation Thesis is a compulsory part of the doctoral student’s study activities. The student requires a supremely individual character with regard to the specifics of the individual topics of the dissertation thesis. The basic syllabus should already be evident within the individual study plan of the doctoral student.
The subject is important especially in terms of understanding the basic theoretical and methodological aspects of the solution to the topic of the dissertation thesis with emphasis on self-study and consultation with the academic supervisor and a wide spectrum of consultants, who will take part in creating the professional potential of the doctoral student for the next (scientific) stage of his/her studies.
Educational outcomes: By passing this subject, the student will achieve sufficient orientation in the project issue of the dissertation thesis based on specific individual topics. This set task of knowledge is essential for a firmly established theoretical readiness of the course graduate in terms of his/her awareness, and equally supports his/her potential in a wide field of applied practice. Undoubtedly, the outcomes of his/her education will also be reflected in the student’s overview in terms of methodological approaches in the subject matter.
Recommended literature:
No specifications regarding the character of a specific topic for the dissertation thesis. Recommended literature is included in the doctoral student’s individual study plan.
Conditions for passing the course:
Course evalutation will be conducted individually based on the doctoral student‘s individual study plan, as well as on the basis of an agreement between the academic supervisor and doctoral student. Evaluation is standard and shall reflect a sufficient orientation of the student in the presented subject matter for successful course completion according to the Study Regulations of the Faculty of Natural Sciences UK.
Required language for successful course completion:
Slovak language in combination with English (study literature in English)
Brief outline of the course: The subject Dissertation Thesis is a compulsory part of the doctoral student’s study activities. The student requires a supremely individual character with regard to the specifics of the individual topics of the dissertation thesis. The basic syllabus should already be evident within the individual study plan of the doctoral student.
The subject is important especially in terms of understanding the basic theoretical and methodological aspects of the solution to the topic of the dissertation thesis with emphasis on self-study and consultation with the academic supervisor and a wide spectrum of consultants, who will take part in creating the professional potential of the doctoral student for the next (scientific) stage of his/her studies.
Educational outcomes: By passing this subject, the student will achieve sufficient orientation in the project issue of the dissertation thesis based on specific individual topics. This set task of knowledge is essential for a firmly established theoretical readiness of the course graduate in terms of his/her awareness, and equally supports his/her potential in a wide field of applied practice. Undoubtedly, the outcomes of his/her education will also be reflected in the student’s overview in terms of methodological approaches in the subject matter.
Recommended literature:
No specifications regarding the character of a specific topic for the dissertation thesis. Recommended literature is included in the doctoral student’s individual study plan.
Conditions for passing the course:
Course evalutation will be conducted individually based on the doctoral student‘s individual study plan, as well as on the basis of an agreement between the academic supervisor and doctoral student. Evaluation is standard and shall reflect a sufficient orientation of the student in the presented subject matter for successful course completion according to the Study Regulations of the Faculty of Natural Sciences UK.
Required language for successful course completion:
Slovak language in combination with English (study literature in English)
Brief outline of the course: The subject Dissertation Thesis is a compulsory part of the doctoral student’s study activities. The student requires a supremely individual character with regard to the specifics of the individual topics of the dissertation thesis. The basic syllabus should already be evident within the individual study plan of the doctoral student.
The subject is important especially in terms of understanding the basic theoretical and methodological aspects of the solution to the topic of the dissertation thesis with emphasis on self-study and consultation with the academic supervisor and a wide spectrum of consultants, who will take part in creating the professional potential of the doctoral student for the next (scientific) stage of his/her studies.
Educational outcomes: By passing this subject, the student will achieve sufficient orientation in the project issue of the dissertation thesis based on specific individual topics. This set task of knowledge is essential for a firmly established theoretical readiness of the course graduate in terms of his/her awareness, and equally supports his/her potential in a wide field of applied practice. Undoubtedly, the outcomes of his/her education will also be reflected in the student’s overview in terms of methodological approaches in the subject matter.
No specifications concerning the degree of study (choice of methods – in class, distant learning, or a combination of both)
No specifications regarding the character of a specific topic for the dissertation thesis. Recommended literature is included in the doctoral student’s individual study plan.
Course evalutation will be conducted individually based on the doctoral student‘s individual study plan, as well as on the basis of an agreement between the academic supervisor and doctoral student. Evaluation is standard and shall reflect a sufficient orientation of the student in the presented subject matter for successful course completion according to the Study Regulations of the Faculty of Natural Sciences UK.
Slovak language in combination with English (study literature in English)
The subject Dissertation Thesis is a compulsory part of the doctoral student’s study activities. The student requires a supremely individual character with regard to the specifics of the individual topics of the dissertation thesis. The basic syllabus should already be evident within the individual study plan of the doctoral student.
The subject is important especially in terms of understanding the basic theoretical and methodological aspects of the solution to the topic of the dissertation thesis with emphasis on self-study and consultation with the academic supervisor and a wide spectrum of consultants, who will take part in creating the professional potential of the doctoral student for the next (scientific) stage of his/her studies.
By passing this subject, the student will achieve sufficient orientation in the project issue of the dissertation thesis based on specific individual topics. This set task of knowledge is essential for a firmly established theoretical readiness of the course graduate in terms of his/her awareness, and equally supports his/her potential in a wide field of applied practice. Undoubtedly, the outcomes of his/her education will also be reflected in the student’s overview in terms of methodological approaches in the subject matter.