2023-2024 / AESS1219-1

Special didactics in chemistry : placements (1st part)

Observation placements

Teaching placements

Reflexive practical work

Duration

Observation placements : 10h Internship
Teaching placements : 20h Internship
Reflexive practical work : 5h Pr

Number of credits

 Master in chemistry (120 ECTS)3 crédits 

Lecturer

Observation placements : Bernard Leyh
Teaching placements : Bernard Leyh
Reflexive practical work : Bernard Leyh

Coordinator

Bernard Leyh

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

Please see the detailed descriptions of the different parts involved in this course.

Observation placements

The students follow ten chemistry lessons given by secondary school teachers to become aware of the various learning and teaching approaches.

Teaching placements

The students are in charge of one internship in 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.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Observation placements

The students are expected to acquire the first elements to define critically their personal approach to teaching.

Teaching placements

At the end of this internship, the future teachers are expected to master the basic competences that define a professional teacher. This first level of competences will be strengthened and extended during the internships of course AESS2219-1 (part II).

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 their teaching practice;
- 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

Teaching placements

Active participation in the theoretical course and in the small-scale teaching exercices
- A good understanding of chemistry (bachelor level)
- Participation in the General Didactics Course

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Observation placements

Face-to-face course


Additional information:

The students choose themselves the lessons they are going to follow. They write a short report at the end.

Teaching placements

Face-to-face course


Additional information:

The internship will take place during the first semester 2023-2024 and in January 2024.

The students receive a detailed written information about the organizational aspects.

This internship is prepared by small-scale teaching exercises in the framework of the theoretical course (AESS1216-1).

Reflexive practical work

Face-to-face course


Additional information:

Reflexive practices are organized at the end of the internship, when a member of the chemistry didactics laboratory comes to assess a lesson, and when the report has been delivered.

Recommended or required readings

Observation placements

Curricula and chemistry textbooks for the secondary school. Bachelor chemistry textbooks as references.

Teaching placements

Curricula and chemistry textbooks for the secondary schools. Bachelor level textbooks as references for the chemistry concepts.

For the revision of the key notions of chemistry, the following book is recommended:

Chimie, 1350 cm3 d'exercices corrigés pour la licence 1, A. Agnello, B. Leyh, B. Nihant, L. Quinton and C. Xhrouet, Dunod (2021)

Assessment methods and criteria

Written work / report

Continuous assessment


Additional information:

Report to be submitted

Observation placements

Written work / report


Additional information:

If necessary, the report is discussed with the student but it is not assessed.

Teaching placements

Written work / report

Continuous assessment


Additional information:

The quality of the internship is assessed both by the supervisor and by the members of the chemistry didactics group.
A report must be written by the student and will be assessed. Detailed information will be provided in due time.
The internship report must include a critical analysis of the work performed.
A global grade lower than 10/20 for this course leads to the non-success of the annual programme or of the study cycle.

Reflexive practical work

Written work / report

Continuous assessment


Additional information:

Reflexives practices are assessed together with the internship report. The latter must include a critical analysis of the work performed.

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

Contacts

Observation 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@uliege.be

Teaching assistant: Ms. Brigitte Nihant - Didactics of Chemistry - Building B6c - Office 2/7 (2nd floor, north) - Phone: 00 32 4 3663335
Electronic address: Brigitte.Nihant@uliege.be

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@uliege.be

Teaching assistant: Ms. Brigitte Nihant - Didactics of Chemistry - Building B6c - Office 2/7 (2nd floor, north) - Phone: 00 32 4 3663335
Electronic address: Brigitte.Nihant@uliege.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@uliege.be

Teaching assistant: Ms. Brigitte Nihant - Didactics of Chemistry - Building B6c - Office 2/7 (2nd floor, north) - Phone: 00 32 4 3663335
Electronic address: Brigitte.Nihant@uliege.be

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