BLH3280 Childhood in a Nordic Perspective, Unit 2 Course description

Unit 1 Grading scale will be according to the ECTS grading scale, with A - E as pass grades and F as fail grade.

Unit 2 Grading scale will be according to pass/fail

Innholdet i kunnskapsområdet består av følgende temaer:

• Barnehagelærerprofesjonen, profesjonsutøvelsen og profesjonsetikk.
• De yngste barna i barnehagen.
• Ulike syn på barns danning, utvikling, omsorg, lek og læring.
• Barns rett til medvirkning.
• Samspill og vennskap.
• Barnehagens fysiske miljø.
• Barns aktive deltakelse.
• Observasjon og dokumentasjon av pedagogisk arbeid med barn.
• Barns læring i gruppe og hvilken betydning dette har for barnehagens planlegging og barnehagelærerens deltakelse og ledelse.
• Ulike syn på didaktikk, pedagogisk grunnsyn og ulike planleggings- og evalueringsmåter.
• Digitale medier og verktøy.
• Kjennskap til samisk barneoppdragelse.

Skikkethetsvurdering

Se programplanen for bachelorstudium i barnehagelærerutdanning, arbeidsplassbasert (180 studiepoeng) for nærmere informasjon.

The topics of study are:

Play, movement, nature and outdoor education.

• Outdoor education in different natural environments
• Play and movement in nature and outdoor environments
• Practical work with natural science, food literacy and physical education
• Practical work in selected biotopes
• Motor behavior, physical activity play and risk-taking
• Role model and gender awareness in pedagogical work outdoors
• The Nordic concept of "friluftsliv"

Childhood in a Nordic welfare system

• Education, cultural formation and childhood.
• Critical reflective work with play, movement and outdoor education
• Physical literacy and motor development
• Different cultural traditions and pedagogical approaches to outdoor activities

Field experience, reflective practice and didactic regarding play, movement, nature, food and outdoor education

• Different approaches to outdoor didactics and sustainable development
• Development work connected to institutional work
• Comparative approaches on cultural and pedagogical traditions

The following coursework requirements must be met before the examination may be sat:

• Carry out a one-day hike or overnight stay in the forest and an oral presentation of experiences from the hike.
• Group work (4- 6 people): A written paper based on a subjects treated in the course in agreement with teacher. (1500- 1900 words)
• Make a poster in groups (four to six participants) within a selected topic in agreement with teacher. The poster is then to be presented at a presentation day with the class. Each group have to give a presentation of the poster to the class (approximately 10 minutes).

Coursework requirements shall be met within fixed deadlines. Coursework requirements are evaluated Passed/Not Passed.

Coursework requirements shall be met within fixed deadlines. Valid absence documented by such as a medical certificate is not an excuse from not meeting the coursework requirements. Students who, due to illness or other valid and documented reasons, do not meet the coursework requirements within the fixed deadlines, may be given a postponed deadline. A new deadline for meeting the coursework requirements is in each case agreed upon with the relevant teacher.

Coursework requirements are evaluated Passed/Not Passed. Students who meet the coursework requirements within the fixed deadline, but are evaluated as Not Passed, shall be given the possibility to meet the coursework requirements one more time. A new deadline for meeting the coursework requirements is in each case agreed upon with the relevant teacher.

Final assessment is accomplished in the fall semester. Final assessment is based on two units.

1. Unit 1, 20 ECTS, BLH3270. Individual oral examination (approximately 30 minutes). Each student has to prepare an individually presentation from one of the contents points (maximum 12 minutes).
2. Unit 2, 10 ECTS, BLH3280: The second assessment consists of an individual paper on a chosen subject treated in the course in agreement with teacher (2500- 3000).

The individual paper should

• have an individually chosen theme from the subject areas presented in the course
• be a deeper study of this individually chosen subject
• focus on the target group actual to the educational system of the student.

The paper can

• be a purely theoretic study/analysis
• include practice studies
• be a tryout of educational ideas connected to the subject

The topic must be approved by the students' supervisor.

Teaching Suitability Assessment

(Applicable to Norwegian students only)

The teacher training institution is obliged to assess whether the students are suitable for the profession. Students who show poor aptitude in mastering the teaching profession, must as early as possible during the study, be informed about their position in relation to the requirements of teacher suitability, and, if applicable, obtain advice and guidance on how to improve, or be advised to terminate their study. Assessments on suitability may be made throughout the study period. The assessment of suitability must be based on a comprehensive evaluation, which includes academic as well as pedagogic and personal qualities necessary to be able to function as a teacher. See also regulations concerning assessment of suitability for teacher training.

New/postponed exam

Postponed/new examinations shall take place within reasonable time after the ordinary examination. Regulations for sitting a postponed/new examination are to be found in "Regulations relating to studies and examinations at OsloMet". The student shall be responsible for the registration for a postponed/new examination.

All

Unit 1 Grading scale will be according to the ECTS grading scale, with A - E as pass grades and F as fail grade.

Unit 2 Grading scale will be according to pass/fail

Unit one: The assessment is evaluated by two internal examiners. Overall examination procedures will be reviewed and approved by external examiner.

Unit two: The assessment is evaluated by two internal examiners.