Objectives and competences
• To research and explain the development and lessons learned so far about the laws of institutional pre-school education.
• Evaluate the importance of hidden curriculum for the smooth implementation of pedagogical work.
• Explain the importance of active learning of preschool children and be able to provide appropriate conditions for them.
• Examine and compare levels, areas and quality indicators in kindergarten.
• Explain the role of children and adults.
• Develop a plan for your own project work and evaluate it.
Content (Syllabus outline)
• Pedagogic concepts in kindergarten theory and praxis (traditional, alternative).
• Hidden curriculum in kindergarten curriculum.
• Approaches and conditions of active teaching of children in kindergarten.
• Quality in kindergarten (levels, areas and pointers).
• Role of children and adults in kindergarten.
• Different types od education.
• Project work in kindergartens.
• The historical aspect of the development of pedagogical concepts.
Learning and teaching methods
• lectures
• results of problem work
• project work
• discusion
• plans
• self-evaluation, peer evaluation
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
• Understands the importance of different pedagogical concepts.
• Understands the importance of hidden curriculum.
• Can provide appropriate conditions for active learning of children.
• Knows the importance of quality in kindergarten.
• Identifies hidden curriculum and its meaning.
• Knows how to use quality instruments for self-evaluation.
• Knows how to provide quality in kindergarten.
Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes
- comprehension of identification of hidden curriculum and its role
- comprehension of application of measuring instruments for self-evaluation of quality
- comprehension of establishment of quality in kindergarten.
Readings
• Devjak, T., Berčnik, S. in Plestenjak, M. (2008). Alternativni vzgojni koncepti. Ljubljana: Pedagoška fakulteta.
• Lepičnik Vodopivec, J. in Hmelak, M. (2017). The importance of education in kindergarten : with an emphasis on different types of education. Koper: Založba Univerze na Primorskem: = University of Primorska Press.
• Novak, H., Žužej, V. in Glogovec, V. Z. (2009). Projektno delo kot učni model v vrtcih in osnovnih šolah. Radovljica: Didakta .
Dodatno literaturo bo nosilec določal sprotno v vsakoletnem učnem programu.
Prerequisits
A prerequisite to approach the course: none.
A prerequisite to approach exam is positively prepared and presented (graded) project.
Additional information on implementation and assessment Prerequisite for taking the written examination: positively completed project work.
Every part of the examination must be positively graded (more or the same 55%).
