DIDACTICS OF BIOLOGY
| Title | ΔΙΔΑΚΤΙΚΗ ΤΗΣ ΒΙΟΛΟΓΙΑΣ / DIDACTICS OF BIOLOGY |
| Code | EC.ENB.7.7 |
| Faculty | Sciences |
| School | Biology |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Coordinator | Effimia Papatheodorou |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 40001681 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīma Viologías (2017-sīmera)
Registered students: 3
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Elective Courses | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| Academic Year | 2018 – 2019 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Instructors from Other Categories | |
| Weekly Hours | 5 |
| Class ID | 600121761
|
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
- Skills Development
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600121761
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Cognitive: Understanding and application of learning theories, instructional designs and assessment methods.
Affective: Appreciation of the teacher’s role.
Skills: Manipulation of educational software.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Respect natural environment
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
1. Introduction, 2. Learning Theories, 3. Instructional Design, 4. Lesson Plans, 5. Assessment – Theory, 6. Assessment – Practice, 7. Educational Technology, 8. Teaching, 9. Teaching Skills, 10. Curriculum.
Seminars and workshops: Plan of a lesson for teaching concepts included in a teaching module of the school manuals of a, b or c grade of the high school (topics, duration, characteristics of students, purpose and objectives, methodology, worksheets with activities of students and instructions to teachers, evaluation sheets). Performing micro-teaching for the assessment of teachers so as to improve their teaching approaches and skills through interaction with a specialized audience (15-minute presentation by students of biological concepts with standard methodology and evaluation of the teaching scheme by other students).
Educational Material Types
- Slide presentations
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 30 | 1.2 | ✓ | ||
| Laboratory Work | 18 | 0.7 | |||
| Reading Assigment | 59 | 2.4 | ✓ | ||
| Tutorial | 10 | 0.4 | ✓ | ||
| Written assigments | 30 | 1.2 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Exams | 3 | 0.1 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Total | 150 | 6 |
Student Assessment
Description
Formative assessment, Summative assessment through written exams
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Formative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
1. Ζόγκα Β. (2008). ΘΕΜΑΤΑ ΔΙΔΑΚΤΙΚΗΣ ΤΗΣ ΒΙΟΛΟΓΙΑΣ. Εκδόσεις Μεταίχμιο
2. Ζόγκα Β. (2007). Η ΒΙΟΛΟΓΙΚΗ ΓΝΩΣΗ ΣΤΗΝ ΠΑΙΔΙΚΗ ΗΛΙΚΙΑ. ΙΔΕΕΣ ΤΩΝ ΠΑΙΔΙΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΔΙΔΑΚΤΙΚΕΣ ΠΡΟΣΕΓΓΙΣΕΙΣ. Εκδόσεις Μεταίχμιο
Last Update
13-05-2019
