Teaching and learning of sciences in basic and lower secondary education

Duration

20h Th, 25h Pr

Number of credits

Lecturer

Marie-Noëlle Hindryckx, Valérie Quittre

Coordinator

Valérie Quittre

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

All year long

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

This course aims at introducing the concepts that frame Science Teaching and Learning to students, as well as the main results of research in this area.
The course focuses on the following contents:
- The conceptions about science and about the teaching and learning of science
- The students' (mis)conceptions - the conceptual change
- The scientific inquiry
- The role of language in science: written and oral languages
- Images, visual representations and modelization in science

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Students will understand the main didactical concepts that structure science learning and teaching. They will be able to step back from the usual teaching practices in science and will use the didactical tools and concepts in a teaching practice and/or in teacher education. They will be able to  assess/ to comprehend the learning constructed in the different learning settings.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

None

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Group works

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

The course is organized as follows:

• 8 to 10 face-to-face sessions of 3 hours (lectures)
• Two practical works

Recommended or required readings

Reference book (required reading): Schneeberger, P. & Vérin, A. (2009). Développer des pratiques d'oral et d'écrit en sciences. Paris: INRP.

Assessment methods and criteria

Written examination (lectures + required reading)
30% of the overall score will be reserved to the reports related to the partical works (see above). An overall score of zero will be issued if a report is not presented.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Valérie Quittre - v.quittre@ulg.ac.be
Marie-Noëlle Hindryckx - mn.hindryckx@ulg.ac.be