Course content

The pupil is the focus of Pedagogy and student knowledge in cycle 1, topic 2. Through active participation in the lessons, the students will develop knowledge, skills, and general competence concerning pupils' learning, development, and socialization from grade 5 to 10. Central themes in the subject of Pedagogy and student knowledge topic 2, are the pupils learning, development, and socialization in the present society, ordinary and individually adapted education, the psychosocial learning environment, student conversations, diversity, inclusion, the transition between school levels, and school-home collaboration.

Learning outcome

KNOWLEDGE

The student has knowledge of

• children and adolecents` learning, development and socialization
• good psychosocial learning environments
• diversity in children and adolescents` upbringing
• ordinary and individually adapted education
• teaching difficulties, behavioral problems and exclusion
• processes and school-home-collaboration in transitions between school-levels
• conversations as foundation for RaD-work

SKILLS

The student can

• reason didactical choices based on theory and knowledge of pupils learning, development and socialization
• develop and maintain good psychosocial learning environments
• use and evaluate ordinary and individually adapted learning
• critically reflect on possibilities and challenges in a diverse school
• facilitate a good collaboration with pupils and parents, including transitions between school-levels
• plan, carry out and evaluate conversations as foundation for RaD-work

GENERAL COMPETENCE

The student can

• integrate relevant knowledge and skills for child and adolescents` learning, development, and socialization in a diverse school
• critically analyze the psychosocial learning environment and initiate measures to attend the pupils needs and prerequisites
• collaborate to plan, carry out and evaluate transitions between school-levels

Learning methods and activities

The working methods in PEL 2 vary between lectures, student-active seminars, group work and individual work. In compulsory work requirements, the students should show professional insight to the subject areas of the course. The course adds up to independent work on text. The teaching emphasizes that the student should formulate and discuss educational issues related to various topics in the course. Emphasis will be placed on connection to the field of practice, both as a field of study and as an arena for professional practice.

Compulsory assignments

• Mandatory attendance during class, 75%

Specific conditions

Recommended previous knowledge

It is recommended to have completed Pedagogy and student knowledge 1 (5-10) and Knowledge, learning and formation in the teaching profession.

Required previous knowledge

Requires admission to study program: Primary School Teacher Education 5-10. step (MGLU5-10)

Course materials

The final syllabus is published on Blackboard before the start of the program.

Credit reductions