Longo C. Didattica della Biologia. Ledizioni 2014
Padoa-Schioppa E. Metodi e strumenti per l’insegnamento e l’apprendimento della biologia. EDISES, 2014
Learning Objectives
Acquiring proficiency to project modules and units for Biology classes in secondary Schools.
Prerequisites
At least knowledges corresponding to 6 CFU in Biology.
Teaching Methods
Lectures, Class discussion.
Type of Assessment
Oral exam on the programme; presentation of a module for a Biology class in secondary Schools of the first and second level.
Course program
- Analysis of knowledges and competences to be acquired in Natural Science and in Biology by pupils during secondary schools according to guidelines by the Italian Ministry for Education.
- Teaching Biology by modules; prerequisites and links between subjects.
- Lexical competence in Biology
- Contextualize Biology discoveries and developments in their time
- Teaching biology by direct experience; field sampling, biology laboratory, data collecting and elaboration, searching databases.
- Biology for citizenship
- Biology textbooks for secondary schools.
- Projecting teaching modules or units for biology classes (e.g. the cell; monocellular organisms, pluricellular organisms; cell cycles; life cycles; reproduction; biological evolution; biodiversity and classifications; mankind and environment).