METHODOLOGIES AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE DIDACTICS OF BIOLOGY

Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Academic Year of enrolment:

2021/2022

Type of Course:

Elective Course

Optional/Mandatory:

Optional

Degree:

Master's Degree Programme in BIOLOGY

Disciplinary Sector:

Biochemistry

Language:

Italian

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

LEPEDDA Antonio Junior

Hours of classroom activity:

Prerequisites:

A good knowledge of chemistry and biochemistry principles

AF code:

A002926

Assessment Methods

Verification of learning:

Final oral exam

Teaching period

Second semester

Objectives

The aim of this course is to lay the foundations for teaching biological sciences, particularly biochemistry, in school, by using a laboratory-based and inquiry-based approach (Inquiry-Based Science Education)

Contents

-Principles of IBSE methodologies (Inquiry-Based Science Education)
-Development of inquiry-based laboratory activities at different levels of difficulties (confirmative inquiry, structured inquiry, guided inquiry, open inquiry) for in-depth study of biochemistry issues, for students of secondary school

Recommended Bibliography

-Claudio Longo. Didattica della biologia. Ledizioni
-Emilio Padoa Schioppa. Metodi e strumenti per l'insegnamento e l'apprendimento della biologia. EdiSES
-Doris R. Helms. Invito al laboratorio di biologia. Per le Scuole superiori. Zanichelli
-C. Grazioli, C. Gritti, P. Plevani, G. Viale. Studenti in laboratorio : esperimenti di biologia molecolare e bioinformatica. Zanichelli
-Paola Bortolon. Costruire le competenze di scienze. 50 prove per l'allenamento e la verifica. Per le Scuole superiori. Zanichelli
-Paola Bortolon. Prove per competenze per il biennio di scienze. Zanichelli

Methods of Provision

Conventional

Teaching Methods

Face-to-face lessons, laboratory activities and simulations

Contacts/More Information

1) Students' reception: ask via e-mail to arrange an appointment (ajlepedda@uniss.it)
2) Availability to provide an English tutoring service for Erasmus students
3) Foreign students may take the exam in English

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