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.

To pass the module, students must obtain a minimum grade of 3.5 in each assessment activity.

The maximum grade that can be obtained in resit assessments is 5.

Biology Education and Geology Education (30% of the module grade each)

Individual Assignment: Didactic Analysis of a Secondary School Activity (50%)

The aim of this assessment task is for students to apply their pedagogical content knowledge to analyse and improve a proposed classroom activity.

This task includes two stages:

1. Initial Assessment (no numerical grade).
2. Thursday, December 10, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (held jointly with the Geology Education assessment activity).
3. Students complete the activity and receive qualitative feedback without a numerical grade. The purpose is to help them identify which discipline-specific teaching aspects they have already mastered and which still need further development based on the course content.
4. Final Assessment (with a numerical grade).
5. Friday, February 26, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (held jointly with the Geology Education assessment activity).
6. Students complete a different activity from the one used in the initial assessment and receive a numerical grade.

Individual activity, not eligible for resit. Due to its formative nature, no resit opportunity is provided.

Individual Assignment Related to the Microteaching Activity (50%)

Throughout the course, all students will carry out a microteaching activity, that is, a brief teaching intervention in which they will act as teachers for the rest of the group and implement a learning activity specifically designed for the occasion. This activity must be linked to a key disciplinary idea or concept and must be designed following the learning cycle.

The implementation of the microteaching itself is not graded. However, completing it is a mandatory requirement for producing the subsequent reflection document and improvement proposal, where appropriate, which will form the basis of the individual assessment. In other words, the assessment focuses on the analysis of the microteaching rather than on the microteaching performance itself.

During the same session, students receive feedback from both peers and instructors. Ideas arising from other microteaching sessions may also be incorporated. Based on this feedback, students prepare an improvement proposal, when appropriate.

The aim is to analyse both the initial design and the incorporation of improvement proposals, when necessary, and to reflect on their suitability using the theoretical frameworks of the discipline.

The grade will be distributed as follows:

• Individual reflection on the design and implementation of the microteaching (40% of the assignment grade).
• Final revised activity (60% of the assignment grade).

Submission deadline: 15 days after the end of the module.

Assignment not eligible for resit. Due to its formative nature, no resit opportunity is provided for the final submission, as prior formative assessment has already taken place.

History of Science (15% of the module grade)

Completion of an in-class activity related to the course content.

Individual activity, eligible for resit.

Resit date: March 5, 2027.

Advanced Study of the Biology and Geology Upper Secondary Curriculum (25% of the module grade)

Completion of a conceptual activity in each discipline. The final grade will be the weighted average of both activities.

Individual activity, eligible for resit.

Date: Last class session of each discipline.

Resit date: March 5, 2027.

Single Assessment

Students choosing this assessment format must complete all activities on Wednesday, May 12, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., and the activities related to the History of Science and the Advanced Study of the Biology and Geology Upper Secondary Curriculum on Friday, May 19, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

OTHER IMPORTANT ASPECTS

Language Accuracy

To pass this course, students must demonstrate good overall communication skills, both oral and written, as well as a good command of the Catalan language.

Language accuracy, writing quality, and formal presentation will be taken into account in all activities (individual and group). Students are expected to express themselves fluently and accurately and to demonstrate a high level of understanding of academic texts. An assignment may be returned without assessment if the instructor considers that these requirements have not been met.

Not Assessed

A student will be classified as Not Assessed if they have not submitted at least two thirds of the assessment activities, taking into account the weight of each activity in the final grade.

Plagiarism

In accordance with UAB regulations, plagiarism, copying work, or the use of AI without proper acknowledgement will result in a grade of 0, with no possibility of resitting the activity. This applies to both individual and group assignments; in the latter case, all group members will receive a grade of 0.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technologies

In this course, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is permitted only in tasks explicitly authorised by the course instructor. Students must clearly identify the parts generated using AI, specify the tools employed, and include a critical reflection on how these tools influenced both the process and the final outcome of the activity. Failure to disclose the use of AI in an assessed task will be considered academic dishonesty and will result in a grade of zero for that activity.

Comprehensive Assessment Test

This course does not offer a comprehensive assessment test for students enrolled for a second time.