Duration
35h Th
Number of credits
| Master in chemistry (120 ECTS) | 4 crédits | |||
| Agrégé de l'enseignement secondaire supérieur | 4 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
All year long
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This course analyses thorougly selected topics which could not be covered in course AESS1216-1.
- Development of an experiment-based teaching approach
- Didactical analysis of selected topics: thermochemistry, e.g.
- Learning by performing age- and scale-adapted research projects ("Discovery learning", "Forschendes Lernen") in science classes
- Introduction to epistemological reflexion: understanding the characteristics of the scientific method, the relationships with other disciplines, promoting ethical aspects
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of their AESS studies or of their master with teaching focus, the future teachers will be able 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 their teaching practices;
- work in a team-oriented way;
- use efficiently modern communication techniques;
- follow the legal regulations involving safety and health in a chemical environment.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
- 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
Practical work is integrated into the theoretical course (development of an experiment-based teaching, assessment techniques ...)
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
This course follows course AESS1216-1. It also consists in seminars developing the various aspects described above. They take place on Wednesday afternoon, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m, during the whole second quadrimester. The students are informed about the programme and the timetable at the beginning of the academic year.
Recommended or required readings
The students are provided with various printed documents concerning the different topics taught.
Assessment methods and criteria
Each student will prepare a written proposal for a sequence of chemistry lessons developping a discovery learning approach and will defend it orally. This proposal may be realized by a team of students. Competences in epistemology will also be assessed, based on a discussion of recent articles. The global assessment will take the quality of these various works into account. A reasonable knowledge of the chemistry concepts involved in all these works is a necessary condition to obtain a global grading level equal to at least 10/20.
A global grade lower than 10/20 for this course leads to the non-success of the annual programme or of the study cycle.
Work placement(s)
See description of course AESS2219-1
Organizational remarks
Contacts
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@uliege.be
Teaching assistant: Ms. Brigitte Nihant - Didactics of Chemistry - Building B6a - Office -2/117 (south) - Phone: 00 32 4 3663335
Electronic address: Brigitte.Nihant@uliege.be
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session
Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning
The last lectures will be given by video-conferencing (Lifesize).
A discussion forum has been created on e-campus to complete the epistemology part of the course (papers to read with thought-provoking questions).
Assessment subjects
The matter remains the same as initially announced:
- design and defence of an inquiry-based learning project
- epistemology
Assessment methods
Each student will prepare a written proposal developping a discovery learning approach and will defend it orally by video-conferencing. Competences in epistemology will also be assessed, based on a discussion of recent articles, also by video-conferencing.
A global grade lower than 10/20 for this course leads to the non-success of the annual programme or of the study cycle.
Contacts
Bernard.Leyh@uliege.be
Brigitte.Nihant@uliege.be
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session
Assessment subjects
There are no students concerned by an evaluation for this course during the August-September 2020 session.