The research project at hand is
embedded in the so called LeHet project at Augsburg University.The main aim of
the LeHet project is to improve the future teachers' abilities and competencies
to cope with pupils' heterogeneity. Therefore, based on a heuristic work model
and a wider understanding of heterogeneity, four different fields of
competencies were derived: (1) adaptive teaching based on students'
preconditions, (2) individual counselling and encouragement, (3) use and
analysis of educational media, (4) language learning and language
encouragement. To advance all of the four fıelds, compatible, interdisciplinary
and subject specific teaching and learning proposals are going to be developed,
implemented and integrated into the regular course offer. The research project
at hand is integrated into the first field, adaptive teaching. By analyzing the
preconditions of students concerning knowledge of and attitudes towards
sustainable development an ideal use of adaptive teaching methods should be
developed to foster a deeper understanding of the topic in the sense of strong
sustainability. Pupils as future consumers must be enabled to decide which
actions, both individual and collective, can promote strong sustainable
development. Automobiles and mobility as one important part of the energy
transition was chosen as the major issue to present a concrete and vivid
example to the pupils aged fifteen and sixteen. Cars are an integral part of
the students’ life. They are necessary for their own mobility but moreover they
also represent a status symbol. A holistic approach, using methods of dilemma
and scenario technique, revealing the different interests, views and actors
should be used to deal with the topic at hand in lessons of social studies in
German grammar schools. Teaching post students but also present teachers of
social studies should be trained to fulfill the task and to become aware of the
different challenges, keeping in mind the guidelines of the Beutelsbach
consensus. An empirical study of the teaching unit plan is planned to make the
results of the project visible.
Primary Language | English |
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Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | May 28, 2018 |
Submission Date | May 28, 2018 |
Published in Issue | Year 2018 Volume: 2 Issue: 1 |