Course code

MLB7303.LT

old course code

MLB7303

Course title in Estonian

Bioloogia didaktika praktikum I

Course title in English

Practical Training in Biology Didactics I

ECTS credits

3.0

Assessment form

assessment

lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

lecturer of 2024/2025 Spring semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

To develop the students’ skills of planning and conducting the teaching process; to enable the integration of theory and practice as well as the preparation for the first teaching practice.

Brief description of the course

The theoretical knowledge obtained in biology didactics I is put into practice in real school environment. Based upon the biology didactics course the student prepares 5 practicum tasks for which feedback will be received from the supervising teacher, lecturer and peer students. The tasks are carried out at school according to the individual action programme (in agreement with the school supervisor).

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- knows the principles of school curriculum and teachers` work plan development and implementation; draw up the biology teachers` work plan for one class in lower-secondary school;
- implements integration in biology teaching, cross-curriculum topics; compiles description of lesson how to implement an integrating theme within one topic of biology;
- knows the principles and process of development of creative work (in organization, carrying out and evaluating, guiding and motivating) in lower-secondary school;
- assists the subject teachers and the student in the process of development of creative work;
- knows the principles of inquiry teaching and learning, implementation and assessment;
- prepares a biology lesson worksheet of practical work or inquiry work with the evaluation guidelines for lower-secondary.

Teacher

Lektor Imbi Henno PhD

Prerequisite course 1

Didactics of Biology (MLB7095.LT)

The course is a prerequisite

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