Rehabilitation sciences with a focus on learning

SPF 3

The final module examination in module SPF3 is a so-called integrated oral examination. You register for the oral examination as part of your attendance at the associated lectures. You can find out how to register for the exam in the corresponding moodle course. You must therefore be enrolled in the corresponding moodle course. You will then be assigned an examiner. It is not possible to register with individual examiners. If you have any questions about exam registration, please contact Ms Hütter.

If you have been assigned Prof Dr Grosche, Dr Ehl or Dr Bruns as your examiner, the following information applies:

  • The oral examination lasts 30 minutes and consists of two consecutive parts. In addition to you and the examiner, there will be another person in the examination room who will take minutes but has no right to ask questions.
  • Simply reproducing the content from the lectures is not sufficient for a (very) good grade. Students who are aiming for a (very) good grade should be able to combine the different contents. We recognise this in the examination by the fact that you can flexibly integrate and compare various relevant theories, concepts and empirical findings from the two lectures and transfer them to practical examples. The (correct) use of specialised language shows that you have dealt with the subject matter at a professional level. Another important criterion for a (very) good grade is that you research new literature, are familiar with relevant empirical findings outside the subject matter of the course and can critically reflect on the content.
  • In the first part, you will discuss a question on a text of your own choice; in the second part, you will answer questions on the two lectures SPF3a (Prof Dr Huber) and SPF3b (Prof Dr Michael Grosche).
  • The first part of the exam:
    • In preparation for the exam, you will research an article in German or English from a peer-reviewed journal, which must not be older than three years and must have something to do with learning or social-emotional development in a very broad sense. It is not necessary for the article to focus on special education, but is of course possible. It is not possible to use an article that has already been discussed in one of the two lectures!
    • In most cases, this is an empirical study (here synonymous: primary work, original work, paper). Please prepare the text well (except for the statistics). The statistical parts of the text are not relevant for the examination. The quality of the article is also irrelevant. Only your understanding of the article will be tested (except for the statistics).
    • To discuss the article, please send the PDF document of the article to the examiner by email (as early as possible). You will usually receive feedback within three working days as to whether the article is suitable for the oral examination. If not, please look for a new article as soon as possible.
    • Please bring a printed copy of the text with you to the exam. You can also bring notes on the text. Notes in the text or underlining are also permitted.
    • In the exam, you start by stating the question(s) posed by the authors and describe the theory section, the methods section and the discussion. So in the exam, you discuss the question(s) that the authors of the article have investigated and answer the question(s) with the information from the text. The results section is usually very statistics-heavy and does not need to be understood or presented by you. In the exam, however, we will look at the tables and graphs together and work on them if necessary.
    • In the first few minutes, you are allowed to speak freely (in the sense of a presentation). Tip: Practise the first few sentences that you want to say so that you "get into" the exam well. At some point, questions will be asked about the article and, ideally, a discussion about the article will develop.
  • The second part of the exam:
    • Usually an attempt is made to establish cross-references from the article to the lecture content. Depending on the topic of the article, this is sometimes more or less successful.
    • In the second part, specific questions are asked on the topics of both lectures. These will initially be questions on the reproduction of the content, but we will also discuss questions on the application of the content. At best, the exam interview will be a discussion (and not a pure question-and-answer game). Care is taken to test approximately the same amount of content from the learning and emotional-social development areas.
    • Some exam questions are deliberately formulated very openly. If you do not know what the question is about, please ask: "Could you paraphrase the question again? I don't know what you're getting at?"
    • If you need time to think about it, take it: "That's a good question. I'll have to think about it for a moment."
  • After the exam, you will be sent out briefly. The examiner will go through the minutes and determine a grade. You will then be called back in and told immediately whether you have passed. You will then be asked to reflect on the examination. We will then send the grade to the ZPA.
  • If you are worried or anxious about the format of the oral examination, please contact the examiner in good time. There are many ways to deal with this!
  • If you are ill on the day of the examination, please submit a medical certificate to the Central Examination Office. Otherwise the examination will be deemed to have been "failed".