Educational science state examination in Bavaria

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The educational science state examination (EWS) is part of the state examination for all teaching positions at public schools in Bavaria .

EWS degree

The study of educational sciences is a compulsory part of the teacher training course and runs parallel to the study of the respective teaching and didactic subjects. It consists of the three sub-areas of general education , school education and psychology. It is concluded with the educational science state examination (EWS).

The content and the services to be provided for the EWS exam, which must be achieved in the course of the course, are regulated in the teaching examination regulations I (LPO I, as of 2008) and differ slightly depending on the subject and type of school. The requirements of the LPO are implemented by the individual universities in study and examination regulations and vary at the different locations. In general, at least 25 credit points must be achieved in education and psychology, including at least seven credit points each in general and school education, and at least ten credit points in psychology. The teaching posts for elementary, special, middle and vocational schools must also complete eight credit points in the social sciences subjects. Credit points must be adapted to the respective ECTS point system at the various universities; therefore, the purely numerical amounts can vary or more ECTS points must be achieved.

In addition, the written term paper (admission paper) can be written in one of the EWS subjects.

EWS exam

Following the university credit points and taking into account the minimum period of study, the educational science state examination (EWS) is taken as part of the state examination for all teaching positions at public schools in Bavaria. Depending on whether the exam is taken under the new (LPO I 2008) or the old law (LPO I 2002), there are different provisions regarding the work to be performed. Since the exam according to the old LPO expires in 2016 at the latest, this article is based on the provisions of the new LPO. A sub-area - general, school education or psychology - can be selected beforehand for the examination and specified when registering for the examination. The exam itself lasts four hours.

The registration period begins about nine months before the start of the examination and lasts two months. For example, if a student wants to take an exam in the spring of 2015, he has the opportunity from June 2 to August 1, 2014 to contact the examination office. The actual exam would take place between February 6 and April 10, 2015. In addition, there would be the option of deregistering by January 19, 2015 at the latest.

The written state exam can be rewritten once to improve grades and repeated if it is not passed.

General pedagogy

General pedagogy is one of the three sub-areas in which services must be provided within the educational science course - regardless of whether you are studying for a grammar school, elementary, secondary, special or vocational school teaching degree. For the central Bavarian exam, the content of a. the following three areas are relevant:

  • Theoretical foundations of education
  • Theoretical foundations of education
  • Empirical educational research and lifelong learning

The area of ​​general pedagogy has become more and more comprehensive in the last few decades and comprehensive overviews are almost impossible due to the abundance of topics.

The Virtual University of Bavaria (vhb) offers an online course to prepare for the state examination in general education, in which Bavarian students from all universities and colleges can participate free of charge.

School pedagogy

The school pedagogy sub-area primarily deals with issues that deal more closely with everyday school practice. This includes the standards for teacher training set by the Conference of Ministers of Education. These are: teaching, educating, advising, diagnosing / measuring performance and innovating in schools. Exam contents in the field of school education cover the following areas:

  • Theoretical foundations of teaching
  • Planning and design of learning environments, also with regard to the requirements of inclusive teaching
  • Education and training in schools and classes

psychology

Psychology is also a discipline that student teachers deal with as part of their educational studies. The following three areas are part of the written state examination:

  • Educational psychology of teaching and learning
  • Developmental Psychology of Childhood and Adolescence
  • Pedagogical-psychological diagnosis and evaluation

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ § 32 (1) LPO I last change taken into account from 9 September 2013: http://www.gesetze-bayern.de/jportal/portal/page/bsbayprod.psml?showdoccase=1&doc.id=jlr-LehrPrOBY2008rahmen&doc.part = X
  2. ↑ § 32 (3) LPO I last change taken into account from September 9, 2013: http://www.gesetze-bayern.de/jportal/portal/page/bsbayprod.psml?showdoccase=1&doc.id=jlr-LehrPrOBY2008rahmen&doc.part = X
  3. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from July 24, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.uni-muenchen.de
  4. ↑ § 15 LPO I last change taken into account on September 9, 2013: http://www.gesetze-bayern.de/jportal/portal/page/bsbayprod.psml?showdoccase=1&doc.id=jlr-LehrPrOBY2008rahmen&doc.part=X
  5. ↑ § 14 LPO I last change taken into account on September 9, 2013: http://www.gesetze-bayern.de/jportal/portal/page/bsbayprod.psml?showdoccase=1&doc.id=jlr-LehrPrOBY2008rahmen&doc.part=X
  6. ↑ § 32 (2) LPO I last change taken into account from September 9, 2013: http://www.gesetze-bayern.de/jportal/portal/page/bsbayprod.psml?showdoccase=1&doc.id=jlr-LehrPrOBY2008rahmen&doc.part = X
  7. ↑ cf. Gudjons, Herbert: Basic pedagogical knowledge. Bad Heilbrunn. 2008. p. 13.
  8. ↑ http://kurse.vhb.org/VHBPORTAL/kursprogramm/kursprogramm.jsp?kDetail=true
  9. ↑ § 32 (2) LPO I last change taken into account from September 9, 2013: http://www.gesetze-bayern.de/jportal/portal/page/bsbayprod.psml?showdoccase=1&doc.id=jlr-LehrPrOBY2008rahmen&doc.part = X
  10. ↑ § 32 (2) LPO I last change taken into account from September 9, 2013: http://www.gesetze-bayern.de/jportal/portal/page/bsbayprod.psml?showdoccase=1&doc.id=jlr-LehrPrOBY2008rahmen&doc.part = X