• Competences corresponding the final attainment level of secondary school

• Dutch

• General knowledge of the use of a PC and the Internet

The student must have:

- the final competences of an academic bachelor;

- an outstanding domainspecific knowledge; 

- a correct language, both orally and in writing.

To compliment the basis competences of the secondary education teacher training as detailed by the Flemish government: http://www.onderwijs.vlaanderen.be/nieuws/2007p/0420-basiscompetenties.htm

The following will be addressed:

Type function 1: the teacher as a supervisor of learning and development processes.

Type function 3: the teacher as a “subject” expert.

Type function 4: the teacher as an organizer.

Type function 5: the teacher as an innovator - the teacher as a researcher.

Type function 7: the teacher as a member of a school team.

Type function 9: the teacher as a member of the educational community

General objectives

Knowledge

The students can:

• Define contemporary insights and concepts of scientific didactics
• Define didactic models
• Situate science within secondary education
• Define the aims of common final attainment levels within science and with the interdisciplinary final attainment levels
• Recognise which didactic educational tools can be used to form a positive learning environment.

Skills

The students can: in a didactically responsible manner prepare a science theory lesson where attention is given to:

• processing insights from a theoretical point of view
• assessing the initial situation
• documenting operational objectives
• selecting course contents
• assessing the environment of the students in function of the phase in the learning process
• developing the chosen didactic tools
• incorporating ICT
• selecting suitable evaluation forms in function of the objectives
• assessing text books
• employing new mediums
• reflecting on experiences

Attitudes

The students develop the capacity to make decisions (A1 (*)), to have a critical attitude (A3), inquisitiveness (a4), organisation capacity (A5), sense for cooperation (A6), sense of responsibility (A7), creative orientation (A8) and flexibility (A9). (*): attitudes from the basis competences of the teacher.

The basis module Diadactic general sciences with the extension module biology, chemistry or physics form a complete unit.

The following topics are taken into consideration:

Teaching science: results and insights of educational research

Vision on the education of science in Flanders

Stipulation of the course contents

Objectives

Concretisation of didactic forms  

Lesson preparation

ICT and new media

Evaluation

Since developing skills is one of the most important objectives of the module, a high level of active student input is expected.  Registration for an examination contract is not possible.

Prof. Dr. Rianne Pinxten (annie.pinxten@ua.ac.be)