DIAGNOSIS OF STUDENTS` PRECONDITIONS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF ADAPTIVE TEACHING BY USING THE EXAMPLE OF THE GERMAN ENERGY TRANSITION

Authors : Katharina HİLLER

Pages : 22-47

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Publication Date : 2018-05-28

Article Type : Other Papers

Abstract :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: insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1); adaptive teaching based on students` preconditions, insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2); individual counselling and encouragement, insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(3); use and analysis of educational media, insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(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.
Keywords : Teacher, Adaptive Teaching, Education for Sustainable Development, Energy transition