PPØV100 Introduction for Assistent Teachers

Credits (ECTS):5

Course responsible:Linda Helén Godager

Campus / Online:Taught campus Ås

Teaching language:Norsk

Limits of class size:30

Course frequency:Yearly

Teaching and exam period:January, spring and June

About this course

The course is for students who are assistant teachers at NMBU, primarily for students at RealTek, MINA and KBM. The course contributes to developing the student's skills as an assistant teacher and the ability to reflect on learning and the role of an assistant teacher. The course consists of lectures/learning activities and practice as an assistant teacher. The practical training must be linked to a course in which the student has professional competence.

Learning outcome

The student's knowledge/skills and general competence:

  • Have good competence to carry out learning activities related to an introductory course in their subject.
  • Understand general and subject-specific learning methods in their subject.
  • Understand pedagogical aspects of various learning activities practiced in their subject.
  • Be able to reflect on topics such as supervision, feedback, group work, formative assessment, diverse student groups and ethics related to their own role as an assistant teacher.
  • Be able to develop good relationships with their own students and contribute to developing a safe learning environment.
  • Have basic supervisory competence that promotes functional communication with students and between students.
  • Common part:

    Joint teaching on learning, supervision, and assessment as an assistant teacher in subjects within selected introductory courses at REALTEK, KBM and MINA. The joint teaching consists of an introduction to basic pedagogy and subject specific didactics, with theory and exercises.

    Interview a student taking the basic course about challenges in learning the course/subject?

    Group work together with other fellow students in the course.

    Portfolio writing

    Self-study.

    Subject-specific practice part:

    Practice as assistant teacher in an introductory course weekly from 2 - 6 hours throughout the teaching period.

    Participate in an introductory meeting about the practice teacher work in the course in their subject.

    Plan the exercise lessons, weekly, according to guidelines from the responsible course teacher.

    Get feedback from the responsible course teacher and students on their own practice as assistant teacher.

  • Students are supervised in compulsory activities and in discussions of their experiences as assistant teachers.
  • The students are assumed to have the professional competence to be an assistant teacher in the introductory course given at REALTEK, MINA and KBM where the student is assistant teacher. The student must have achieved the grade C or better in the introductory course in which the student will have practical training.
  • Portfolio assessment

    Pass/Fail



  • Yes
  • The student must participate 80% in the teaching.

    Participate in an introductory meeting about the assistant teacher work in the introductory course in their subject.

    Students will have practical training as assistant teachers in a course at NMBU 2-6 hours a week.

  • Completed introductory course in which the student will have practical training with a grade of C or better.