Dydaktyka z żywym organizmem w tle : jak ciekawie nauczyć i nie zabić?

Abstract

The article offers recommendations for academic teachers who deal with natural sciences in under- and graduate university or college courses. Difficulties are discussed, and solutions are offered with reference to courses that require the use of a living organism, an instrument, a model or solutions that are available on the Internet. The paper proceeds by putting emphasis on frequent mistakes which lead to situations when requirements that students have to meet are not compatible with the form and content of classes. Furthermore, the idea here is to provide academic teachers with information on how to prepare a presentation that would leave a trace in students’ mind. The discussion also includes optimal ways of assessment of laboratories, tutorials and seminars. Readers are presented with literary as well Internet sources that may prove helpful in perfecting particular didactic skills which academic teachers need to learn in order to teach natural sciences courses efficiently. The article ends with a set of practical directives, a “Didactic Decalogue.”