Didactics of Biology II

Recommended Prerequisites

Didactics of Biology I

Didactics of Geosciences I

Observation and Experimentation in Biology.

Teaching Methods

The teaching will be by transmission, inquiry and problem solving in order to have an active participation of the students in the teaching and learning processes. Discussions on the role of Education and Science Education in sustainable development and importance of the ethical dimension associated with the environmental crisis will be promoted. All the activities will be presented orally and in writting. All the lectures are designed to promote the critical analysis, creativity and concern with scientific rigour and quality of the oral and written communications.

Learning Outcomes

In this curricular unit, the students should keep on to consolidate and/or deep and apply the knowledge on the Biology domain, and make critical reflections on the teaching and learning processes. It also aims to provide the students with the skills needed to teach the syllabus of Biology in Secondary Education, through the knowledge and implementation of pedagogical-didactic methods.

The students should:

1. Have the skills to search, synthesize and communicate new information, ideas and problems;

2. Have the skills to adapt to new situations/methodologies/technologies;

3. Have the skills to use appropriate materials and communication tools;

4. Know how to draw up medium-and short-term planning related with the Biology syllabus of the Secondary Education;

5. Know how to build concept maps and Gowin's Vee;

6. Know the basic principles related with Bioethics.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Action-research in Education and in teachers training.

Syllabus of Biology in the Secondary Education – Scientific contents, trategies, didactic materials and instruments.

Concept maps and Gowin’s Vee in Biology Education and contribution of the ICT in the Biology teaching and learning processes of the Secondary Education.

Scientific education and sustainable development in Biology.

Ethical behaviour and civic education. Culture, values and education.

Bioethics.

Theoretical-Practical programme

Selection and planning of didactic units and lectures in Biology of the Secondary Education.

Building of concept maps and Gowin’s Vee for the teaching and learning of the selected didactic units.

Head Lecturer(s)

Catarina Schreck Carmo dos Reis

Assessment Methods

Assessement
Self- and hetero-evaluation: 5.0%
Participation and attendance in the activities.The discussion of the written work can be done during the exam periods : 15.0%
Resolution Problems: 20.0%
Oral presentations: 30.0%
Synthesis work: 30.0%

Bibliography

Cachapuz, Praia, Jorge 2002. Ciência, Educação em Ciência e Ensino das Ciências. Lisboa: Ministério da Educação

Cardoso 2014. Inovar com investigação-ação. Desafios para a formação de professores. Coimbra: Imprensa Univ Coimbra

Hayes 2006. Science in School. EIROforum, www.eiroforum.org

Novak, Cañas 2008. The theory underlying concept maps and how to construct them. Florida: Institute for Human and Machine Cognition

Purvues, Scharlemann, Harfoot, Newbold, Tittensor, Hutton, Emmott 2013. Ecosystems: time to model all life on Earth. Nature, 493, 295–297

Reece, Taylor, Simon, Kelly, Hogan 2013. Campbell Biology: Concepts & connections. San Francisco, USA: Benjamin

Reece, Urry, Cain, Wasserman, Minorsky, Jackson 2013. Campbell Biology. San Francisco, USA: Benjamin Cummings

The concept mapping homepage http://users.edte.utwente.nl/lanzing/cm_home.htm

Livros e revistas científicas de caráter metodológico e didático/Textbooks and methodological and didactic journals