The Department of Didactics in Mathematics, Computer Science, Science and Technology (STEM Didactics for short) represents the subject-area didactics for biology, chemistry, computer science, mathematics and physics in research and teaching. In the area of education, the department is responsible for these particular teacher education programs (Bachelor's and Master's degree programs), as well as the PhD program in Education.

Secretary - Office Hours

The administration office will be closed from Thursday, 28.3.2024 12:00 PM until Monday, 1.4.2024.

Didactics in Biology

Created in 2018, the working group "Biology Didactics" is a part of the Department of STEM Didactics at the Linz School of Education. Our working areas are:

• Subject-area didactics for the Teacher Education program in Biology
• Supervising courses and in-classroom student teaching for students in the Teacher Education program of Biology

Didactics in Chemistry

Established in 2017, the working group "Didactics in Chemistry" is a part of the Department of STEM Didactics at the Linz School of Education. Our work areas include:

• Subject-area didactics for students in the Teacher Education Program for Chemistry
• Supervising courses and in-classroom internships for students in the Teacher Education Program for Chemistry

Didactics in Computer Science

Created in 2017, the working group "Didactics in Computer Science" is a part of the Department of STEM Didactics as part of creating the Linz School of Education. Our working areas are:

• Subject didactics for Teacher Education Studies in Computer Science and Computer Science Managment
• Supervising courses and in-classroom internships for educators in computer science

Didactics in Mathematics

Didactics in mathematics is indispensable as a professional science for mathematics educators, particularly when it comes to integrating subject-specific components and educational training components with the required training to become a high-quality mathematics instructor. There are a number of related sciences: mathematics (including its history), pedagogy, philosophy, psychology, sociology, and more and more, the field of computer science.

• Our research focuses on the use of technology (i.e. GeoGebra) in the classroom and what education in mathematics is really like.
• We work closely with educators and didacticians in Austria and abroad at numerous events and as part of various projects.
• In cooperation with mathematicians, instructors, and educators, we focus on educating future math teachers.

Didactics in Physics
 

Created in 1991, the working group "Didactics in Physics" is a department at the Institute of Experimental Physics. As part of the restructuring process of didactics education, in 2016, the department was incorporated into the Department of STEM Didactics of the Linz School of Education.

The working areas are:

• Didactics for students in the teacher education program for physics
• Supervising the tutirals in physics in the academic areas of technical physics, teaching physics, molecular biosciences and information electronics