Practical Training in Chemistry Didactics I
Course code
MLK7090.LT
old course code
MLK7090
Course title in Estonian
Keemia didaktika praktikum I
Course title in English
Practical Training in Chemistry Didactics I
ECTS credits
3.0
Assessment form
assessment
lecturer of 2025/2026 Spring semester
Katrin Soika (language of instruction:Estonian)
lecturer of 2026/2027 Autumn semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
Course aims
- Develop students’ ability to plan and carry on studied knowledge and practise them at school.
- Support students’ subject and methodology based knowledge in real school situations.
- Compose the opportunity to develop teaching methodology and skills implement in basic school.
- Introduce different possibilities of teaching chemistry and accord them to practice at school with teacher in different lesson phases.
- Support students’ subject and methodology based knowledge in real school situations.
- Compose the opportunity to develop teaching methodology and skills implement in basic school.
- Introduce different possibilities of teaching chemistry and accord them to practice at school with teacher in different lesson phases.
Brief description of the course
Students practise studied knowledge in the real school situation. They create 5 different subject based exercises/ problems, based on the course material and they get feedback from the tutor, fellow students and lecturer. Exercises carried on the school according to the individual plan (agreed upon to the tutor from the school).
Work in the classroom is in seminar form. Additionally students have to realise/carry on exercises at school.
Work in the classroom is in seminar form. Additionally students have to realise/carry on exercises at school.
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
- knows and knows the goals of elementary school chemistry teaching and knows how to choose appropriate learning methods, tools and - forms to achieve the goals;
- gets to know the legislative side of the school (PGS, RÕK, school internal rules/school rules), gets to know who is who and what their duties are (general plan as a concept card in a folder);
- gets acquainted with the equipment of the chemistry class (experimental equipment, textbooks, additional reading materials in the library) with the help of a mentor teacher;
- prepares a work plan and three primary lesson plans for one elementary school class under the guidance of a mentor teacher;
- can integrate chemistry learning with other subjects, deal with cross-cutting topics;
- uses observational data to analyze learner engagement and the effectiveness of the learning process, proposing evidence-based suggestions for improvement;
- familiarizes himself with the information channels used in the school, e-mails, telephone, e-school, etc. and information technology and other tools;
- is able to find expressive and vital tasks according to the topic of the lesson and creates a demonstration experiment corresponding to the topic of the lesson;
- gives a part of the lesson under the guidance of the mentor teacher (e.g. solving a task together with the class, presenting a demonstration experiment on the topic of the lesson or teaching a new theory part);
- can systematically analyze and reflect on their activities in the learning environment, based on pedagogical psychology and didactic principles;
- knows how to create a safe and supportive psychosocial learning environment when conducting chemistry laboratory work.
- knows and knows the goals of elementary school chemistry teaching and knows how to choose appropriate learning methods, tools and - forms to achieve the goals;
- gets to know the legislative side of the school (PGS, RÕK, school internal rules/school rules), gets to know who is who and what their duties are (general plan as a concept card in a folder);
- gets acquainted with the equipment of the chemistry class (experimental equipment, textbooks, additional reading materials in the library) with the help of a mentor teacher;
- prepares a work plan and three primary lesson plans for one elementary school class under the guidance of a mentor teacher;
- can integrate chemistry learning with other subjects, deal with cross-cutting topics;
- uses observational data to analyze learner engagement and the effectiveness of the learning process, proposing evidence-based suggestions for improvement;
- familiarizes himself with the information channels used in the school, e-mails, telephone, e-school, etc. and information technology and other tools;
- is able to find expressive and vital tasks according to the topic of the lesson and creates a demonstration experiment corresponding to the topic of the lesson;
- gives a part of the lesson under the guidance of the mentor teacher (e.g. solving a task together with the class, presenting a demonstration experiment on the topic of the lesson or teaching a new theory part);
- can systematically analyze and reflect on their activities in the learning environment, based on pedagogical psychology and didactic principles;
- knows how to create a safe and supportive psychosocial learning environment when conducting chemistry laboratory work.
Teacher
PhD Katrin Soika
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