Learning objectives
• to acquire knowledge regarding a number of issues with which educational research is concerned; <br />
• to acquire knowledge of the main educational models developed over the course of the twentieth century; <br />
• to re-attribute meaning to some of the colloquial terminology used to refer to teaching and learning processes; <br />
• to become familiar with some of the meanings assigned to the concept of competence; <br />
• to be able to identify the main characteristics which a skills certification system should possess; <br />
• to analyse some of the skills certification systems. <br />
Prerequisites
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Course unit content
The course is in two parts. The first - Module A - is of an institutional nature. Its objective is to promote a reorganisation of the categorical apparatus used by students to define the educational “experience” and to act upon its interior. The reflections will be concerned with concepts such as: motivation, willingness, evaluation, etc. In module B, coherently with that proposed in the preceding module, there will be a critical analysis of the traditional scholastic evaluation both from a functional point of view and an assessment level. The characteristics that the evaluation systems must possess for evaluating learning or of the projects in the interior of a rational didactic model will thus be discussed (applicable in an extra-scholastic context).
Full programme
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Bibliography
The bibliography will be supplied at the beginning of the lessons.
Teaching methods
Teaching methods: <br />
• lectures <br />
• preparation of a brief talk on a specific subject <br />
Assessment methods: <br />
• assessment of learning through a test <br />
• possible oral exam <br />
Assessment methods and criteria
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Other information
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