NAT808: The practice of science and mathematics teaching
The Study Board for Science
Teaching language: Danish
EKA: N710000102
Assessment: Second examiner: Internal
Grading: 7-point grading scale
Offered in: Odense
Offered in: Autumn
Level: Master
STADS ID (UVA): N710000101
ECTS value: 10
Date of Approval: 29-04-2025
Duration: 1 semester
Version: Archive
Internal Course Code
Entry requirements
Academic preconditions
The course NAT805: Subject didactics, subjects and interdisciplinarity in science Is recommended known.
Course introduction
The course provides students with theoretical and practical experiences in designing, planning, implementing, and evaluating teaching in the natural sciences on a scientific basis. The course introduces instructional design as a tool for integrating subject didactic theory and practice.
Participation in a specific school practice in a Danish high school enables students to test their knowledge of learning and teaching in practice. Furthermore, students participate in a collaborative process following the lesson study format, where before and after participating in the specific school practice, they reflect on the consequences of the didactic choices made in the design and planning phase.
Expected learning outcome
At the end of the course, the student is expected to:
- Account for and argue why a selected subject theme should be included in the teaching situation,
- Account for and argue for the design, planning, implementation, and evaluation of a specific teaching activity conducted by the student.
- Analyze the connection between the execution of the specific teaching activity and the high school students' learning outcomes based on collective reflection in lesson studies.
Content
- Design of teaching on a scientific basis
- Theoretical grounding and systematic empirical approach to teaching practice
- Internship at an educational institution (SDU has an existing collaboration with several high schools in Funen, but there is also the possibility to find an internship independently)
- Lesson studies as a collective tool for post-processing of teaching design, planning, and execution
Literature
Examination regulations
Exam element a)
Timing
January
Tests
Oral exam
EKA
N710000102
Assessment
Second examiner: Internal
Grading
7-point grading scale
Identification
Full name and SDU username
Language
Normally, the same as teaching language
Examination aids
Allowed
ECTS value
10
Additional information
Oral exam based on the individual student's course portfolio
In addition to the student's own notes, the course portfolio includes a reflection report in which the practical experiences of the internship and lesson studies are analysed and put into perspective with the inclusion of didactic and educational literature.
In addition to the student's own notes, the course portfolio includes a reflection report in which the practical experiences of the internship and lesson studies are analysed and put into perspective with the inclusion of didactic and educational literature.
Indicative number of lessons
Teaching Method
Planned lessons
Total number of planned lessons: 106
Hereof:
Common lessons in classroom/auditorium: 106
The course consists of lecture hours with short presentations of academic subjects as well as dialogues, discussions, and reflections on the content of these. Additionally, students participate in concrete teaching practices at a high school, and the students' observations are processed according to the Lesson Study concept in the lecture hours.
Other planned teaching activties
The students read the assigned literature, complete the given tasks and projects, and carry out the practice-related assignments, including keeping a logbook of internship observations and preparing to teach themselves.
The students read the assigned literature, complete the given tasks and projects, and carry out the practice-related assignments, including keeping a logbook of internship observations and preparing to teach themselves.
Teacher responsible
Additional teachers
| Name | Department | City | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dorte Moeskær Larsen | dmla@imada.sdu.dk | LSUL | |
| Katrine Bergkvist Borch | katb@sdu.dk | LSUL |
Timetable
Administrative Unit
Team at Registration
Offered in
Recommended course of study
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.