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Course Catalog 1998/99


Education and Teaching Methods

PÄP019 Practicum and Observations in Class 6.0 ECTS credits

TIMEPERIOD:


LANGUAGE:English

EXAMINER
Crister Björk Univ adj


PREREQUISITES
General eligibility for admission

COURSE AIM
Students should have knowledge, theoretical and practical, about school in society, about school governing and the role of the teacher.
Students should have fundamental knowledge about
* life at school
* teacher-student work
* how to meet students with different back-grounds
* life and work in child care institutions
* life and work in pre-schools
* how to make observations
* how to plan and evaluate
Students should be able to
* teach individuals and groups
* analyse and discuss teaching methods
* work with a wholeness perspective
* stimulate progress in children´s work

CONTENTS
PHASE 1. Students practise in compulsory schools 4 weeks. They make observations and teach. Notes should be taken and reflected upon. The student has a mentor but can also join other teachers.
PHASE 2. Students participate and make observations at pre-schools and child care institutions. Observations and reflections should be documented

TEACHING
Tutoring and classroom observations

EXAMINATION
A paper should be written about lessons held and observations made.
COURSE GRADE SCALE: Fail, Pass.

ITEMS/CREDITS
Teaching practice 6.00ECTS

COURSE LITTERATURE
To be selected in cooperation between tutor and examinator.

REMARKS


Further information: Crister Björk

Valid for school year 1998/99.
Current version this school year:http://www.luth.se/stuka

Web Editor: Karin.Lindholm@dc.luth.se


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