[PDF] Jan Amos Comenius - International Bureau of Education

Who was John Amos Comenius?

John Amos Comenius, Czech educational reformer and religious leader, remembered mainly for his innovations in methods of teaching, especially languages. He favoured the learning of Latin to facilitate the study of European culture. Janua Linguarum Reserata (1632; The Gate of Tongues Unlocked)

How did Comenius determine the conditions of schooling?

Comenius tried to determine the conditions of schooling, including a number of practical aspects, and divide the educational process into phases. He pointed out the fact that education is a lifelong process – from the prenatal stage to the school of death – preparing us for eternal life.

Is there a systematic study of Comenius's views in Didactica Magna?

A systematic study of Comenius’s views in Didactica Magna on the topics addressed in this paper is thus still missing, and this study provides the reader with a sharper lens to understand these issues, both empirically and theoretically.

What is a pedagogical paper based on Comenius?

Within the analysed ideas of J. A. Comenius the goal and the task of paper is to present to the pedagogical public the originality and the permanence of certain didactical phenomena which can be found in the beginnings of didactics 365 years ago, as well as to confirm their contemporariness and topicality on a scientific level.