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LT1019 Gender Perspectives in Technology and Science - Education for secondary school grade 7-9 4.0 credits

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The course highlights gender perspective on technology and science education and the importance for students' identity formation for grades 7-9. The course embraces the historical development on technology and the natural sciences as well as elementary gender theocy. A major task in the course is to develop a teaching sequence for students in grades 7-9 in technology or science with a gender perspective.

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Application

For course offering

Autumn 2024 Start 26 Aug 2024 single courses students

Application code

10201

Headings with content from the Course syllabus LT1019 (Spring 2022–) are denoted with an asterisk ( )

Content and learning outcomes

Course contents

In the course is included

  • Basic gender research theories of how sex/gender is designed through norms and values in society. 
  • Gender perspective on the technology and natural sciences historical development and norms and values that are associated with the subjects.
  •  Identity creation of pupils in technology and natural sciences. 
  • Gender studies, technology, natural sciences and teaching for years 7-9 are interdisciplinarily joined in discussions and in development of a teaching component.

Intended learning outcomes

After passing the course, the student should be able to:

  •  Give an account of basic gender research theories relevant for teaching of technology and natural sciences.
  • Give an account of which importance gender have had and have for the historical development of the technology and the natural sciences.
  • Reflect on and discuss knowledge and ideas of gender in relation to technology and natural sciences.
  • Prepare and report an interdisciplinary teaching component that contains technology/science and gender.

Literature and preparations

Specific prerequisites

Special admission requirements, Ma 3c, Fy 1, Ke 1. In each of the subjects are required lowest the grade E.

Recommended prerequisites

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Equipment

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Literature

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Examination and completion

If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.

Grading scale

A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Examination

  • PRA1 - Project work, 2.0 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
  • SEM1 - Seminars, 2.0 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.

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

Profile picture Kristina Andersson

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

ITM/Learning in Engineering Sciences

Main field of study

Technology and Learning

Education cycle

First cycle

Add-on studies

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Contact

Kristina Andersson kriand2@kth.se, Annica Gullberg gullbe@kth.se