FY807: Teachers Training lab-course

Study Board of Science

Teaching language: Danish
EKA: N510000112, N510000102
Assessment: Second examiner: None, Second examiner: External
Grading: Pass/Fail, 7-point grading scale
Offered in: Odense
Offered in: Spring
Level: Master

STADS ID (UVA): N510000101
ECTS value: 5

Date of Approval: 31-10-2022


Duration: 1 semester

Version: Archive

Comment

Please note: the course takes place at Nordfyns Gymnasium and is scheduled by the teacher.

Entry requirements

None

Academic preconditions

Students taking the course are expected to:
  • Have knowledge of the contents of the the Bachelor's degree in physics or comparable courses.

Course introduction

The aim of the course is to enable the student to set up and conduct physical teaching experiments.
The course builds on the knowledge acquired in the previous courses in the physics curriculum and gives a theoretical, didactic and pedagogical basis for including teaching experiments.

The course is necessary to qualify to teach physics in high school.
In relation to the competence profile of the degree it is the explicit focus of the course to:

  • Include physical experiments in a teaching situation. 
  • Apply physical experiments to support the theoretical review.
  • Include theoretical, didactic and pedagogical considerations in physical experiments.
  • To get the most out of physical experiments in relation to the given teaching situation.

Expected learning outcome

The learning objective of the course is that the student demonstrates the ability to:
  • Include an experimental setup, demonstrate its impact and its opportunities in respect to high school curriculum and suggest different experiments within the specific physical topic.
  • Develop instructions that make students able to conduct the physical experiment optimally.
  • Guide students in understanding the theoretical background for the experiment.
  • Guide students in uncertainty calculations
  • Include theoretical, didactic and pedagogical considerations in relation to the experiments.

Content

The following main topics are contained in the course:
  • Involvement of classroom demonstrations as a learning tool.
  • Laboratory work and laboratory safety.
  • Preparation of experiment instructions.
  • Didactics and learning theories.
  • Uncertainty calculations

Literature

See itslearning for syllabus lists and additional literature references.

Examination regulations

Prerequisites for participating in the exam element a)

Timing

Spring

Tests

Written project

EKA

N510000112

Assessment

Second examiner: None

Grading

Pass/Fail

Identification

Full name and SDU username

Language

Normally, the same as teaching language

Examination aids

To be announced during the course

ECTS value

0

Additional information

The prerequisite for being able to take the examination is a written project, which forms the basis for the oral exam. 
The prerequisite examination is a prerequisite for participation in exam element a)

Exam element a)

Timing

June

Prerequisites

Type Prerequisite name Prerequisite course
Examination part Prerequisites for participating in the exam element a) N510000101, FY807: Teachers Training lab-course

Tests

Oral examination

EKA

N510000102

Assessment

Second examiner: External

Grading

7-point grading scale

Identification

Student Identification Card

Language

Normally, the same as teaching language

Examination aids

To be announced during the course

ECTS value

5

Additional information

Individual oral examination on the basis of a written exam project conducted in connection with the teaching

Indicative number of lessons

40 hours per semester

Teaching Method

At the faculty of science, teaching is organized after the three-phase model ie. intro, training and study phase.
These teaching activities are reflected in an estimated allocation of the workload of an average student as follows:

  • Intro phase (lectures) - 15 hours
  • Training phase: 25 hours

The course is divided into three sections, where the content of the first section and the second section are included in the third section. The first section deals with classroom demonstrations and their significance as a learning tool. The second section discusses guidelines for instructions to specific experiments and the third section couples the first two sections in a written product that forms the basis for the oral exam. In addition, the course includes lectures on didactics, learning theories, laboratory safety and uncertainty calculations.

Activities during the study phase:

  • Thorough study of a self-selected topic.
  • Unassisted work with the experiment.
  • Development of an experiment instruction as a basis for the oral exam

Teacher responsible

Name E-mail Department
Klaus Andresen k.andresen@sdu.dk Institut for Fysik, Kemi og Farmaci

Timetable

Administrative Unit

Fysik, kemi og Farmaci

Team at Educational Law & Registration

NAT

Offered in

Odense

Recommended course of study

Profile Education Semester Offer period

Transition rules

Transitional arrangements describe how a course replaces another course when changes are made to the course of study. 
If a transitional arrangement has been made for a course, it will be stated in the list. 
See transitional arrangements for all courses at the Faculty of Science.