Teachers are experts when it comes to presenting and teaching subject-specific content. Teachers design and support learning processes, evaluate the learning progress, motivate and educate and create a structured framework for the learning activities of a class.
The parts of the Teacher Education program which deal with Education Sciences provide answers to basic questions:
- How do we learn? How does our memory work?
- What are the basic forms of learning? What conditions are required for their effectiveness?
- What are the characteristics of good teaching?
- How can I evaluate the performance of pupils?
- What is the best way to support and motivate individual pupils?
- How influential are the framework conditions at the school?
- How did the school system become the system it is today? What is the school system’s contribution?
- How can we improve the quality of a school?
- What are the challenges I will have to face as a future teacher? How can I prepare for these challenges?
Sound findings and methods to be prepared for new challenges
These are just some of the questions which researchers in Education Sciences try to answer – there are many more. However, there is no one-fits-all approach for every situation in teaching. In teaching, many situations are the result of a complex set of conditions which have a complex history to begin with. In future, many situations in teaching will also be new – and it will not be possible to have a solution ready for every situation. Therefore, it is essential to have an in-depth understanding and to know specific methods in order to be able to understand complex processes and to be able to adapt to new challenges.