The course treats the experiment's importance within natural sciences, technology and teaching, and how informal teaching environments can be used as a resource to communicate science and technology to schools and the public.
LT1022 Science, Technology and Learning 11.0 credits
Course offerings are missing for current or upcoming semesters.
Headings with content from the Course syllabus LT1022 (Spring 2019–) are denoted with an asterisk ( )
Content and learning outcomes
Course contents
Intended learning outcomes
After passing the course, the student should be able to:
- describe for different informal learning environments, describe their possibilities, limitations and fields of use in the education sector.
- reflect on experiments and their importance in their teaching
- develop an experiment to use in their teaching based on theories that have been treated in the course.
- carry out and evaluate experiments with a student group.
- develop a visit to an informal learning environment based on theories that have been treated in the course.
- carry out and evaluate a visit to an informal learning environment with a student group.
- plan and carry out a study at a Science centre/museum.
- describe, analyse and reflect on one's own project work both orally and in writing with connection with relevant literature
Literature and preparations
Specific prerequisites
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Recommended prerequisites
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Equipment
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Literature
Anges senast tre veckor före kursstart.
Examination and completion
If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.
Grading scale
VG, G, U
Examination
- INLA - Written assignments, 1.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
- PROA - Class visit to Vetenskapens Hus, 3.0 credits, grading scale: VG, G, U
- PROB - Class visit to Tom Tits Experiment, 3.0 credits, grading scale: VG, G, U
- PROC - Investigation at a museum, 3.0 credits, grading scale: VG, G, U
- SEMA - Active participation in compulsory teaching sessions, 1.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.
The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.
Other requirements for final grade
A Pass grade requires passed written assignments, passed seminar participation and passed project assignment
Opportunity to complete the requirements via supplementary examination
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Opportunity to raise an approved grade via renewed examination
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Examiner
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Ethical approach
- All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
- In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
- In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.
Further information
Course room in Canvas
Registered students find further information about the implementation of the course in the course room in Canvas. A link to the course room can be found under the tab Studies in the Personal menu at the start of the course.
Offered by
Main field of study
Technology
Education cycle
First cycle
Add-on studies
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Contact
Tanja Nymark (tanjan@kth.se)