Course description for 2025/26
Pedagogy and Pupil Knowledge 2, 5-10
PEL2002
Course description for 2025/26

Pedagogy and Pupil Knowledge 2, 5-10

PEL2002
This course contributes to an analytical and critical perspective on schools school and the candidate¿s own practice with reference to pedagogical and ethical issues. The course provides knowledge about the school as an organization, professional development and about ethical consciousness as a basis for teachers¿ cooperation with colleagues, parents and different institutions.

Knowledge

The candidate

  • Has knowledge about the school as a societal institution, frameworks for schooling, and governance.
  • Has extensive knowledge about the school as a complex organization, organizational learning and pedagogical development
  • Has knowledge about the significance of democracy and professional community in school development
  • Has extensive understanding of curriculums and is able to discuss challenges related to the implementation of curricula and other regulatory documents.
  • Has extensive knowledge about the significance of professional community for learning and development.
  • Has extensive knowledge about pupils development in a pluralistic society.

Skills

The candidate:

  • Can facilitate interaction in classes and groups in grades 5-10, and analyse activities with reference to community and learning
  • Can use research-based and empirical knowledge to work systematically with the school's learning community and psychosocial surroundings.
  • Can plan and participate in research-based school development, both individual and in cooperation with others, and evaluate development measures in light of the school's mandate and differing pedagogical perspectives.
  • Can critically analyze and utlise the school's basic values.
  • Can identify and discuss ethical questions in the pedagogical field.

General competence

The candidate:

  • Can analyze and participate in debates about school development and school politics in society.
  • Can inspire to engagement, creativity and formation of opinion in and among pupils.
  • can identify and analyze challenges in the pluralistic school, and utilize the inherent opportunities diversity provides.
Compulsory.

The teacher education programme has a focus on professional practice. Active participating in teaching and learning, and cooperative learning are essential.

Participation in all planned learning activities is compulsory. Teaching is organised into year groups, classes and tutorial groups.

The programme is designed to facilitate learning in a range of arenas and contexts, including lectures, online meetings, study groups, seminar groups, professional practice and discussions forums. Independent study is also an important part of learning.

Supervision forms part of the learning and teaching process. During supervision, students are encouraged to participate actively in identifying, exploring and solving problems.

Professional practice is an integral part of the subject. There is a focus on relating subject theory to practice in schools, with the goal of establishing connections between content and methods in pedagogy and student knowledge, and practice training. The common goal for professional practice in the first year of the teaching programme is establishment of the student¿s teaching identity. For more information, see separate practice plans for the programme.

Compulsory participation (OD): Participation in at least 80 % of all planned learning activities. Grading scale: Approved/Not Approved

Compulsory coursework (OA): 4 tasks, which must be passed in order to access the final examination. Grading scale: Passed/Not passed

Individual, written school exam: Seventh semester. Written, individual assessment, 8 hours. Accounts for 25 % of the overall grade. Grading scale: Grade A-F.

Portfolio (MA): Eighth semester. Accounts for 35 % of the overall grade. Grading scale: Grade A-F.

Oral examination (MU): Eighth semester. Oral examination in groups. Accounts for 40 % of the overall grade. Grading scale: Grade A-F.

Overlap refers to a similarity between courses with the same content. Therefore, you will receive the following reduction in credits if you have taken the courses listed below:

PEL2004 - The teaching profession and professional ethics - 7.5 credits

PEL2005 - The school as a learning organisation - 7.5 credits

PEL2006 - Group processes and psychosocial learning environment - 7.5 credits

PEL2008 - Student diversity, inclusion, and meaningful learning activities, 5-10 - 7.5 credits