Study Programmes 2015-2016
AESS2219-1  
Special didactics in chemistry : placements (2nd part)
  • Teaching placements
  • Reflexive practical work
  • Extra-scholar teaching activities
Duration :
Teaching placements : 20h Internship
Reflexive practical work : 5h Pr
Extra-scholar teaching activities : 10h Pr
Number of credits :
Master in chemistry (120 ECTS)5
Master in chemistry (120 ECTS)5
Agrégé de l'enseignement secondaire supérieur5
Lecturer :
Teaching placements : Bernard Leyh
Reflexive practical work : Bernard Leyh
Extra-scholar teaching activities : Bernard Leyh
Coordinator :
Bernard Leyh
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
All year long, with partial in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Course contents :
Please see the information under the different sub-headings of this course.
Teaching placements
The students are in charge of internships (20 hours) during which they teach in secondary school classes under the supervision of experienced teachers. In addition to chemistry, they may also teach a limited number of biology lessons.
Reflexive practical work
Reflexive practices are based on the analysis, by the students and the members of the chemistry didactics group, of the internship report, in order to define the appropriate feedback.
Extra-scholar teaching activities
Participation in a few scholar activities taking place outside the traditional classroom environment: accompanying pupils to scientific events, tutoring schuelerlabors, meeting the parents, ...
Learning outcomes of the course :
Teaching placements
At the end of their internships, the future teachers are expected to master the major competences that define a professional teacher so that they can participate efficiently in a secondary school teaching team.
Reflexive practical work
Reflexive practices are one of the many tools which should help the future teachers to: - develop among their students a citizenship-oriented behaviour; - contribute to the intellectual development of each student; - guide the learning processes; - promote the development of transferable skills; - assess the results of her/his teaching practice; - work in a team-oriented way; - use efficiently modern communication techniques.
Extra-scholar teaching activities
Make future teachers sensitive to the very diverse facets of their job.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Teaching placements
- Course AESS1216-1 - A good knowledge of chemistry at the bachelor level - A good knowledge of the general didactics course
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
Teaching placements
The internships will take place in January 2016 and during the second semester 2015-2016.
The students receive detailed written information about the organisational aspects.
8 hours must be taught in technical qualification classes or in professional classes.
Reflexive practical work
Reflexive practices are organized when the members of the chemistry didactics group come to assess a lesson in a school, and at the end of each internship. The critical analysis included in the report is an important part of the reflexive practices.
Recommended or required readings :
Teaching placements
Official curricula and chemistry books for the secondary school, and bachelor chemistry textbooks (for revising chemistry concepts)
Assessment methods and criteria :
Teaching placements
Assessment by the secondary school supervisor and by the members of the chemistry didactics laboratory. A report must be written by the student at the end of the internships. This report will be assessed.
The report must include a critical analysis of the work performed.
Reflexive practical work
The internship report must include a critical analysis of the work performed. This will be assessed.
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Contacts :
Teaching placements
Bernard Leyh - Molecular Dynamics Laboratory - Didactics of Chemistry - Office R77 (Building B6c, level 0, south floor) - Phone: 00 32 4 3663425 Electronic address: Bernard.Leyh@ulg.ac.be Teaching assistant: Ms. Brigitte Nihant - Didactics of Chemistry - Building B6a - Office -2.117 (-2 level) - Phone: 00 32 4 3663335 Electronic address: Brigitte.Nihant@ulg.ac.be
Reflexive practical work
Bernard Leyh - Molecular Dynamics Laboratory - Didactics of Chemistry - Office R77 (Building B6c, level 0, south floor) - Phone: 00 32 4 3663425 Electronic address: Bernard.Leyh@ulg.ac.be Teaching assistant: Ms. Brigitte Nihant - Didactics of Chemistry - Building B6a - Office -2.117 (-2 floor) - Phone: 00 32 4 3663335 Electronic address: Brigitte.Nihant@ulg.ac.be
Extra-scholar teaching activities
Bernard Leyh - Molecular Dynamics Laboratory - Didactics of Chemistry - Office R77 (Building B6c, level 0, south floor) - Phone: 00 32 4 3663425 Electronic address: Bernard.Leyh@ulg.ac.be Teaching assistant: Ms. Brigitte Nihant - Didactics of Chemistry - Building B6a - Office -2.117 (-2 floor) - Phone: 00 32 4 3663335 Electronic address: Brigitte.Nihant@ulg.ac.be