The methodology of the course combines practical and applied situations with moments for introducing theory and reading or other autonomous work. Specifically:

1. Short lectures / theory capsules by the teaching staff on the contents and basic issues of the syllabus. These are delivered with the whole class group, using presentations shared with the students, as a way of pooling the results of an activity carried out in the classroom, as commentary on a prior reading (which students will find on the virtual campus), etc. These short lectures make it possible to share the main theoretical contents of the course through open and active participation on the part of the students. They include activities for reflection, follow-up, the construction of ideas, etc., which can be done individually or in small groups "in situ" and are then pooled within the class group.

1. Sessions of guided activities in which aspects related to what was presented in the large-group sessions will be explored in greater depth, including, where necessary, laboratory work, the use of ICT tools, visits to Maker spaces and the oral presentation of students' productions. They include the implementation of micro-teaching activities (mini simulated-teaching interventions in the classroom) with self- and peer-assessment, guided design workshops for both teaching sequences and assessment activities, as well as the presentations and peer-assessments of the final productions.

1. Autonomous and / or supervised activities in which students will carry out tasks related to the readings, the lectures and / or the activities proposed in class. Specifically, students will have to individually adapt and / or design at least one activity from the teaching and learning sequence / project designed as a group —including its assessment activities— as well as other classroom activities with specific characteristics. Continuous reflection on what is being learned throughout the course is also expected, through entries in a learning journal.

Annotation: within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.

Continuous assessment of the course includes group activities and individual activities.

Block 1. Group work:

A justified proposal for a complete Learning Situation in the scientific-technological and/or mathematical or STEM field (including justification, activities designed at the student level, and a teaching guide). Students must include a task-distribution document for the group work specifying which activity each group member led and the percentage of work carried out by each one.

Oral presentation of the Learning Situation designed as a group.

Block 2. Individual work:

Justified peer assessment of one or more aspects of a Learning Situation designed by classmates, according to an assessment rubric designed by the student in line with the criteria established throughout the course.

Personal reflection on what has been learned in the course through participation in a digital class journal (at the end of each session).

Weighting of the final grade:

Group work (50%)

40% of the grade corresponding to the Learning Situation proposal (adjusted, where applicable, by each member's degree of involvement): the Learning Situations will be presented to the group on 16/12/2026 and submitted in writing immediately after the presentations.

10% corresponding to the final oral presentation of the Learning Situation.

Individual work (50%)

25% for the justified peer assessment of another Learning Situation (according to the criteria of a good Learning Situation in STEM education) — submission date: 16/12/2026.

25% for the personal reflection on learning in the course, with evidence of the change between before and after — submission date: continuous, at the end of each session.

In order to average the grades, a minimum of 4 must be obtained in each of the assessment tasks submitted.

In the event of unjustified absence from more than 80% of the sessions and/or failure to submit any of the assessment evidence in either the ordinary or single assessment, the student will go directly to resit assessment.

Assessment dates:

Ordinary assessment of the group part: 16/12/2026 (deadline for the complete submission of the Learning Situation and its oral presentation).

Ordinary assessment of the individual part: until 16/12/2026 (peer assessment and individual reflection).

Single assessment: 16/12/2026, which will include the submission and presentation of:

• the activity or Learning Situation carried out individually (40% design and 10% presentation)
• an individual reflection on what STEM education should be (25%)
• the peer assessment carried out in situ on the Learning Situation of other classmates (with presentation on the same day or access to the material) (25%)

Resit or retake assessment: All course activities can be resat, whether failed in the ordinary assessment or in the single assessment. The maximum grade in the resit is a 5 or pass. The resit will take place on 20/01/2027 at 6:00 p.m. and will consist of a long individual written test (3 h), which will include:

• Open questions on the basic knowledge from the readings and theory capsules of STEM education content.
• A well-founded critique of a STEM activity, including the drafting of an analysis rubric and its redesign.
• An outline of a STEM Learning Situation for the teaching and learning of a specific content (for example, a Learning Situation to work on buoyancy with first-cycle primary school students).

Other aspects to take into account for the assessment:

• During the course, complementary tasks with compulsory submission may be requested, even if they are not directly part of the assessment.
• To pass this course, it will also be necessary to show an attitude compatible with the teaching profession. Students must demonstrate active listening, respect, active participation in classes, cooperation, empathy, kindness, punctuality, the ability to argue, appropriate use of electronic devices (phone, computer, etc.), critical thinking, and behaviours that foster a kind and positive, democratic environment where differences are respected.
• To pass this course, students must show good general communicative competence, both orally and in writing, and a good command of the language or languages of instruction listed in the teaching guide. In all activities (individual and group), linguistic correctness, writing, and the formal aspects of presentation will therefore be taken into account. Students must be able to express themselves fluently and correctly and must show a high degree of comprehension of academic texts. An activity may be returned (not assessed) or failed if the teacher considers that it does not meet these requirements.
• Submissions will preferably be made through the virtual campus. Other submission channels may be enabled, subject to prior approval by the teaching staff, communicated in class and/or through the campus.
• Work submitted through unagreed channels, in incorrect formats, without the authors' names, or submitted after the deadline will not be accepted.
• Grades will be published no later than 20 working days after the submission date.
• In accordance with UAB regulations, plagiarism or copying of a piece of work, as well as the abusive and/or improperly declared use of artificial intelligence, will be penalised with a 0, with no possibility of a resit. In the case of group work, the penalty will affect the entire group.
• If, during the completion of individual work in class, the teaching staff detects that a student attempts to copy or makes use of unauthorised documents or devices, the work will be graded with a 0, with no option to resit it.
• The teaching methodology and assessment may be modified depending on the health or weather restrictions in force, as well as unforeseen circumstances of force majeure.
• Outings scheduled within the course timetable are compulsory to attend.
• In the case of assessment of the course from the second enrolment onwards, the course does not provide for a synthesis test.