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402-0943-00L 2 Credits SHE D-PHYS

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Physics in High School

Physik im Gymnasium

Lecturers & Examiners: Martin Mohr

Limited number of participants. Written registration required at . Participation requires completion of FD1 and own teaching activity (Physics teaching assignment at a Gymnasium or large teaching internship).

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Abstract

The students deepen technical and didactic aspects of physics at high school level: physical basics, models, elementization, didactic reconstruction, everyday ideas, common misconceptions. They implement the knowledge in an own teaching sequence.

Objective

The students have in-depth specialist knowledge of challenging topics in school physics and can elementize these topics in a way that is appropriate to the subject, the target and the target group. They know common everyday ideas and misconceptions in important teaching topics and can take them into account in their teaching concepts.

Content

In den fachdidaktischen Lehrveranstaltungen haben die Studierenden Grundwissen über die Gestaltung von Lernumgebungen im Physikunterricht erhalten. In diesem Kurs werden ausgewählte Unterrichtsthemen fachlich weiter vertieft. Konzeptuelle Schwierigkeiten und typische Misskonzepte werden analysiert. Davon ausgehend und auf Grundlage der didaktischen Rekonstruktion erarbeiten die Studierenden Erklärungsmuster zu unterrichtsrelevanten physikalischen Inhalten und setzen sie im eigenen Unterricht um.

Resources

Lecture Notes

A script is available during the lecture.

General Information

Language: German
Levels: SHE
Frequency: Yearly recurring

Examination

Type: ungraded semester performance

Die Leistungskontrolle enthält eine Unterrichtssequenz, die in einem Gymnasium durchgeführt werden muss (grosses Praktikum oder eigener Lehrauftrag). Die Sequenz wird in den letzten Sitzungen der LV präsentiert und diskutiert.

Course Components

Type	Title	Time & Place	Hours
lecture with exercise	Physik im Gymnasium Permission from lecturers required for all students. schriftliche Anmeldung bis 31.01.2024	Thu 16:15-18:00 (ML H 43) 19.04 Date 16:15-18:00 (ML H 43) 04.06 Date 16:15-18:00 (ML J 37.1)	2 h weekly

Offered In

Physics Teaching Diploma (Detailed information on the programme at: )
- Spec. Courses in Resp. Subj. w/ Educ. Focus & Further Subj. Didactics (Core courses that counted towards the Bachelor or Master programme in physics or comprised additional admission requirements in subject didactics are not eligible for the teaching diploma.)
- Compulsory Elective Courses (Further course offerings from the category Educational Science are listed under "Programme: Educational Science for Teaching Diploma and TC".)