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| AESS0143-1 | Educational Psychology of adolescents and young adults
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| Duration : | 15h Th |
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| Number of credits : |
| Agrégé de l'enseignement secondaire supérieur |  | 2 |
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| Master degree in Economics, didactic approach, 2nd year |  | 2 |
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| Master degree in Management, didactic approach, 2nd year |  | 2 |
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| Agrégé de l'enseignement secondaire supérieur |  | 2 |
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| Agrégé de l'enseignement secondaire supérieur |  | 2 |
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| Master in Anthropology, Teaching Focus, 2nd year |  | 2 |
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| Master in Sociology, didactic approach, 2nd year |  | 2 |
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| Master in Motor Skills : Physical Education, Research Focus, 2nd year |  | 2 |
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| Agrégé de l'enseignement secondaire supérieur |  | 2 |
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| Agrégé de l'enseignement secondaire supérieur |  | 2 |
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| Master in Ancient Languages and Literatures, Classics, Teaching Focus, 2nd year |  | 2 |
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| Master in History of Art and Archeology : General, Teaching Focus, 1st year |  | 2 |
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| Master in Modern Languages and Literatures : General, Teaching Focus, 1st year |  | 2 |
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| Master in Philosophy, Teaching Focus, 2nd year |  | 2 |
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| Master in Performing Arts, Teaching Focus, 2nd year |  | 2 |
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| Master in Modern Languages and Literatures : German, Dutch and English, Teaching Focus, 1st year |  | 2 |
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| Master in History, Teaching Focus, 1st year |  | 2 |
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| Master in French and Romance Languages and Literatures, General orientation, Teaching Focus , 2nd year |  | 2 |
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| Agrégé de l'enseignement secondaire supérieur |  | 2 |
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| Agrégé de l'enseignement secondaire supérieur |  | 2 |
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| Agrégé de l'enseignement secondaire supérieur |  | 2 |
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| Agrégé de l'enseignement secondaire supérieur |  | 2 |
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| Agrégé de l'enseignement secondaire supérieur |  | 2 |
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| Agrégé de l'enseignement secondaire supérieur |  | 2 |
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| Agrégé de l'enseignement secondaire supérieur |  | 2 |
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| Agrégé de l'enseignement secondaire supérieur |  | 2 |
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| Master in Biochemistry and Molecular and Cell Biology, Teaching Focus, 2nd year |  | 2 |
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| Master in Biology of organism and ecology, didactic approach, 2nd year |  | 2 |
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| Master in Chemical Sciences, didactic approach, 2nd year |  | 2 |
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| Master in Geographical Sciences, general orientation, didactic approach, 2nd year |  | 2 |
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| Master in Mathematical Sciences, didactic approach, 2nd year |  | 2 |
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| Master in Physical Sciences, didactic approach, 2nd year |  | 2 |
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| Agrégé de l'enseignement secondaire supérieur |  | 2 |
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| Agrégé de l'enseignement secondaire supérieur |  | 2 |
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| Agrégé de l'enseignement secondaire supérieur |  | 2 |
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| Agrégé de l'enseignement secondaire supérieur |  | 2 |
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| Agrégé de l'enseignement secondaire supérieur |  | 2 |
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| Agrégé de l'enseignement secondaire supérieur |  | 2 |
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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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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January |
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Course contents :
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| This course aims to develop some contributions of the main theories of learning for instruction. It also discusses some characteristics of adolescents and their possible impact on learning.
The course is made up of five chapters:
I. Theories of learning: some history
II. Some contributions of behaviorism to teaching
III. Some contributions of cognitivism to teaching
IV. Some contributions of (socio)-contructivism to teaching
V. Some characteristics of adolescents and their possible impact on learning |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| 1) Discovering and understanding the foundations of classical theories of educational psychology and some key concepts of these theories (types of knowledge, metacognition, problem-based situations, cognitive conflict, scaffolding, etc..).
2) Discovering and understanding some characteristics of adolescents and young adults.
3) Analysing teaching practices in light of theoretical perspectives and core concepts of these theories.
4) Analysing the impact of certain characteristics of adolescents and young adults on their commitment to school and their learning.
5) Being able to take advantage of the theoretical contributions to analyze one's practice and to design improvements and innovations in teaching. |
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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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| - Discovering course content through explanation of the core concepts, and illustrative examples (videos, fictive cases or from observations during teaching stages,...)
- Reading of a textbook (main concepts + teaching and learning implications)
- Searching for examples in one's own disciplinary field. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| 6 courses of 2h30 in amphitheater - Thursday or Tuesday from 18h to 20h30 (first course - Thursday 20/09/2011) |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| A copy of the PowerPoint will be available for students on myUlg.
A textbook will be available in Point de vue. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| The evaluation will be organized in January. It will be a written exam (open-book). More details will be given during courses. |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| Students who hold a degree in psychology or Science Education don' have to do the course. |
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Contacts :
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| Annick Fagnant (Ch. de cours.) afagnant@ulg.ac.be
Delphine Polson (Assistante) delphine.polson@ulg.ac.be |
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