C7873 - Fondamenti e laboratorio di didattica della chimica

Academic Year 2025/2026

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the student:
knows the main lines of research in chemistry education;

recognizes the main cognitive difficulties of chemistry;

knows the relationship between cognitive development and understanding of the founding nuclei of the discipline in their didactic transposition in the context of the guidelines of secondary schools.

Course contents

The difficulties of learning (and teaching) chemistry.

The logical and hierarchical structure of chemistry.

The particle model at the basis of chemistry learning-teaching.

Examples of teaching approaches from a selection of chemical topics.

On some didactic sequences, active exercises will be carried out in the classroom with the students.

Readings/Bibliography

Rinaldo Cervellati, Daniela Perugini.Guida alla didattica della chimica nella scuola secondaria superiore. Zanichelli, 1987

Ezio Roletto. La scuola dell'apprendimento. Didattiche disciplinari, modelli e applicazioni operative. Erickson, 2005 (diponibile on line a questo link)

Teaching methods

Some moments of frontal teaching with various activities in active teaching in small groups in the classroom.

Assessment methods

There is no evaluation at the end of the teaching activity

Teaching tools

Lecture slides, bibliographic and exercise material provided on the "Virtuale" platform

Office hours

See the website of Sergio Zappoli

See the website of Mattia Melosso