Course Topics
See the individual course modules

Teaching format
Lectures and laboratories (see detailed explanations for individual modules)

Educational objectives
Skills - to recognise and use the potential of games and everyday situations in kindergarten for mathematical and scientific learning in the content areas addressed in the module - to observe, analyse, plan and design learning-promoting support for learning processes in kindergarten and school lessons in mathematics (content area number/arithmetic) as well as biology and chemistry (interdisciplinary also physics) based on the framework guidelines for kindergarten and primary school in South Tyrol, always with a view to the interdisciplinarity required in kindergarten and primary school - to promote general, process-related maths and science skills - for the qualitative, process-oriented assessment of competences/learning levels and for dealing with heterogeneity in a way that promotes learning in the content areas addressed in the module Expected learning outcomes and competences: Knowledge and understanding - Knowledge and understanding of the educational objectives of the framework guidelines for kindergarten and primary school related to the mathematical and scientific content areas covered, taking into account the general (process-related) mathematical and scientific competences throughout - Basic mathematical knowledge and fundamental insights into elementary mathematical structures and relationships in the content area "Number" (arithmetic); knowledge and understanding of current development models for the acquisition of arithmetic skills as well as current didactic concepts for promoting and further developing these skills - Knowledge and understanding of basic chemical-physical and biological concepts and their interdisciplinary connection; knowledge and understanding of basic relationships between animate and inanimate nature in the immediate living environment; knowledge and understanding of current concepts for the didactic implementation of the learning content addressed in the sense of moderate constructivism. Applying knowledge and understanding - Expertise in solving elementary mathematical tasks relevant to kindergarten and primary school in different ways and in justifying the mathematical correctness of such different solutions - Expertise in planning, implementing and evaluating qualitative, process-oriented learning assessments in the mathematical content areas covered - Expertise in identifying intuitive concepts and theories of children and pupils on scientific topics - Expertise in planning settings that promote learning in the mathematical and scientific content covered, taking into account heterogeneous learning requirements Judgement - Competence in the technically and didactically sound assessment of the potential of everyday and play situations for maths and science education in kindergarten as well as of tasks, exercise forms, learning environments, methods and didactic materials for the further development of maths and science skills in primary school in the content areas covered - Expertise in differentiated reflection on one's own and others' attitudes towards mathematics and science, their significance for learners, school and society, as well as attitudes towards learning mathematics and science Communication - Ability to present the content and contexts covered in a precise and target group-appropriate manner in both specialised and everyday language - Competence to present their own thought processes and solution strategies in an intersubjectively comprehensible way - Knowledge of the importance of language skills for learning arithmetic and science and of suitable forms of promoting these in kindergarten and primary school Learning strategies - (Further) development of cross-content and content-specific problem-solving strategies - (Further) development of the ability to independently learn and deepen subject-specific and didactic content

Assessment
Comprehensive final written examination (3 hours total working time) on the mathematical and scientific topics covered in the two lectures. The written examination consists of one part each on the mathematical and scientific topics.

Evaluation criteria
For a positive completion of the course all four modules must be completed at least positively. If this condition is met, the overall assessment will take appropriate account of the work completed in the two laboratories or the two partial examinations of the written examination in accordance with the shares of these partial courses in the total number of credit points awarded for the whole course. The performance assessment of the written lecture examination is based on correctness of content and language, accuracy and clarity, in particular in the application of the content taught in the course when working on the examination tasks (transfer performance); correct use of technical language; reference to technical literature; depth and comprehensibility of the required reflection and argumentation. Performance assessment for the laboratory is based on work assignments, which must be completed outside of class by the specified deadlines, and on participation in laboratory sessions. In the event of a negative assessment of the course, any positively assessed partial examinations will be credited the next time you take the examination. Please note, however, that a negative assessment will also be counted in the number of examination attempts in this case. According to the examination regulations, three attempts without passing will result in a suspension for three examination dates.