Duration
35h Th
Number of credits
| Master in chemistry (120 ECTS) | 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
- Mental management
- Use of ICT in a teaching environment
- Didactical analysis of a selected topic (functional groups in organic chemistry, electrochemical batteries) in relationship with research works in chemical education
- 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, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
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.
For the revision of the fundamental 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)
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Written work / report
Additional information:
Each student will prepare a written proposal for a sequence of chemistry lessons developping a discovery learning approach and will defend it orally. 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
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
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 B6c - Office 2/7 (2nd floor, north) - Phone: 00 32 4 3663335
Electronic address: Brigitte.Nihant@uliege.be
Association of one or more MOOCs
The MOOC entitled 'Chimie : ouvrez les portes de l'enseignement supérieur (S1)' is associated with this course.
Additional information:
This MOOC systematically reviews an important part of the secondary school chemistry course, combining theory sequences, filmed experiments, solved exercises and multiple choice questionnaires with feedback