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| PEDA0020-1 | Educational Psychology
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Annick Fagnant |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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| First, the course follows the general structure proposed in Marcel Crahay's book: "Psychologie de l'éducation", Presses Universitaires de France, 1999 (first edition):
Introduction
I The psychological presuppositions of the precursors
II Psychoanalysis, humanistic psychology and education
III The contributions of the behaviorism
IV. The constructivist revolution
V. Cognitivism and education
VI. Education, culture et society
Second, some specific topics are developed: focus on mathematics, reading, sciences,... |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| Discovering and understanding the foundations of classical theories of educational psychology and some central concepts of these theories.
Analysing teaching practices in light of theoretical perspectives and core concepts of these theories. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| None. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Theoretical course in amphitheater: discovering of the course contents through explanations of the core concepts and illustrative examples (mainly ex-cathedra + puzzle class for some parts of the course + invitation of some experts for other parts).
Exam preparation with a training test. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Face-to-face |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Book: Crahay, M. Psychologie de l'éducation. Presses Universitaires de France (1999) ; « Quadridge » (2005).
Complementary documents can also be provided to students.
A copy of the ppt will be made available to students on myULg. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| The evaluation will consist of a written exam (without note or book) made of two parts:
- True or false questions assessing the knowledge and the understanding of the bases of classical theories of educational psychology and key concepts of these theories (80% of the qualification) (cf. aim 1)
- Open questions assessing the capacity to analyze pedagogic practices in light of theoretical leading aspects and key concepts of these theories (20 % of the qualification) (cf. aim 2) |
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Contacts :
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| afagnant@ulg.ac.be (dgie@ulg.ac.be) |
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