Didaktik analysis

Despite on-going efforts to improve physics education through training of pre-service teachers, significant challenges remain. However, in this work we report the development of Malaysian pre-service physics teachers training that is based on the German Didaktik tradition. One of the models in this tradition is the didaktik analysis in that it involves a thorough analysis of specific science content as contained in curriculum specifications and textbooks; analysis of literature on students alternative conceptions; developing a lesson plan; developing teaching sequences within that lesson plan that involve teaching and learning activities, and subsequent reflection; and enacting the lesson plan and associated teaching sequencing in microteaching, and in the practicum. Overall it seems the introduction of didaktik analysis-based intervention led to a better and deeper understanding of physics and methods course content; and the teaching practices in the microteaching and practicum, both of which gave confidence to teach secondary school physics.

Autorentext

Mohd Zaki is currently attached at the School of Education, University of Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia, whose primarily research interest has been in the training of secondary school pre-service physics teachers. He completed his PhD from the University of Waikato, New Zealand.