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| PEDA1161-2 | An Experimental Approach to Educational Problems
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| Duration : | 45h Th, 30h Pr |
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| Holder(s) : | Dominique Lafontaine |
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| Language : | French language |
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| Course contents : | The aims of this lecture are:
- to give an overview of the main outcomes of the experimental and quasi experimental studies in education
- to identify the state of the art in this field of research
The methodological questions and the review of the literature are focussed around one theme: how to improve effectiveness and equity in educational systems. |
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| Course objective : | The following chapters will be developed : - Different concepts of equality in education
- Impact of socio-economic background on achievement
- Gender and achievement
- Impact of class size
- Impact of ability grouping
- Impact of structures in educational systems on effectiveness and equity. |
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| Prerequisites : | Introduction to research in education PEDA0516-1 |
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| Workshops : | 30 h. of practical activities. Usually, students are invited to participate to a research led in the Service de pédagogie expérimentale. |
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| Organization : | 10 sessions of 3 hours. Students are invited to actively participate (work in groups, oral presentations...) |
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| Written notes : | Two books are compulsory (Crahay, Lafontaine et Blondin, voir références en français)
Additional readings will be recommanded.
Powerpoint presentations will be made available |
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| Assessment : | Oral and written examinations, with all documentation available |
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| Contacts : | Dominique LAFONTAINE, B32, 2nd floor, room 2.18A.
Phone : 04/366 20 97 - dlafontaine@ulg.ac.be
Secrétary : Anna LETTA, 04/366 20 51 - anna.letta@ulg.ac.be |
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| Remarks : | none |
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