The course consists of compulsory seminars in two parts: mathematical didactics, as well as the didactics of technology or the didactics of the natural sciences The student takes the didactics of technology or the didactics of the natural sciences depending on their specialisation in the programme.
The course deals with different forms of assessment, e.g. formative, summative, and peer assessment, and how these assessment forms relate to learning, teaching frameworks, the course requirements of the school, and grading. The course deals with communication and interaction in and outside the classroom as a part of the continuous formative assessment. Digital aids such as learning management systems, AI, simulations and response systems are covered.
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Examples are taken from the learning of young people and adults.
The course consists of the following parts:
The didactics of mathematics, 5 ECTS
One of the following parts depending on the combination of subjects:
The didactics of technology, 4 ECTS
or
The didactics of the natural sciences, 4 ECTS
All students take mathematical didactics. On completion of this course, students should be able to:
The didactics of mathematics, 5 ECTS:
1. plan and evaluate teaching of mathematics with focus on communication and pupils' learning, based on current policy documents
2. discuss and problematise subject-specific didactic theories of mathematics teaching and assessment, and discuss how knowledge of these can influence the teaching
3. analyse and design different ways to evaluate the teaching and reveal pupils' learning and development in relation to the aim of the teaching and to subject-specific didactic theories.
4. design and explain assessment and execution of labs, demonstrations and/or equivalent teaching activities in mathematics
Students taking the didactics of technology should, on completion of the course, also be able to:
The didactics of technology, 4 ECTS:
5. plan and evaluate technology teaching with focus on communication and pupils' learning, based on current policy documents
6. discuss and problematise subject-specific didactic theories of technology teaching and assessment, and discuss how knowledge of these can influence the teaching
7. analyse and design different ways to evaluate the teaching and reveal pupils' learning and development in relation to the aims of the teaching and to subject-specific didactic theories
8. design and explain assessment and execution of the engineering design process, inquiry-based work, and and/or equivalent teaching activities in technology (this includes e.g. technology labs and simulations)
Students who take the didactics of the natural sciences should, on completion of the course, in addition to intended learning outcomes 1-4, also be able to:
The didactics of the natural sciences, 4 ECTS:
9. plan and evaluate teaching of natural sciences with focus on communication and pupils' learning, based on current policy documents
10. discuss and problematise subject-specific didactic theories of teaching and assessment in the natural sciences, and discuss how knowledge of these can influence the teaching
11. analyse and design different ways to evaluate the teaching and reveal pupils' learning and development in relation to the aims of the teaching and to subject-specific didactic theories
12. design and explain assessment and implementation of labs, demonstrations and/or equivalent teaching activities in natural sciences (includes e.g. simulations)