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Study programmes 2013-2014Last update : 13/05/2014
PEDA0053-2  Curriculum construction and assessment

Duration :  20h Th, 20h Pr
Number of credits :  
Master in Education, Professional Focus in teaching, 1st year4
Lecturer :  Brigitte Denis
Language(s) of instruction :  
French language
Organisation and examination :  
Teaching in the second semester
Course contents :  
This course deals with the design and evaluation of training curricula. It is based on a technological approach of training that leads the learner to instrument his/her process and consider it in a systemic way.
Among the tools and models used to instrument this process, the Leclercq's (2007) "NECOMERIOR model" will help to determine the phases of curriculum design.
Learning outcomes of the course :  
  • analysing (parts of) training curricula linked to different organisational contexts and modalities taking into account different facets (socio-economical, pedagogical, etc.) and using several tools.
  • applying to real cases of conception or modification of curricula or parts of curricula the NECOMERIOR steps with the help of their related techniques and/ or taxonomies (Needs analysis, analysis of what already Exists, Triple Consistency between Objectives, Methods and Evaluation ; Realisation (ot staff, resources,..) ; Imprelmentation - Action ; Observation (collection of tracks of processes and effects) ; Regulations and revisions.
  • taking into account a systemic approach to analyse or design a training curriculum.
Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :  
Student must
  • be aware of the diversity of educational sciences.
  • be aware of the key problems in education, such as quality, equity, equality, efficacy and efficiency, selection at the entry, various strategies (equaltarian, elitists, compensatory).
  • know and understand the events of the Learning Events Model (LEM), i.e. learning and teaching paradigms such as observation, recpton of messages, drill & practice, exploration, experimentation (problem solving), creation, metacognition, debate.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :  
Various methods are implemented:
  • lectures
  • exercises
  • RQAT method
  • WSD method
  • MRAP exploitation
  • case analysis
  • examples
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
There are sessions and distance activities.
Recommended or required readings :  
Course syllabus is available online.

Suggested readings:
- Depover et Noël (2005). Le curriculum et ses logiques. Paris : L'Harmattan.
- Demeuse et Strauven (2006). Développer un curriculum d'enseignement ou de formation. Bruxelles : de Boeck

NB : Additional documents are distributed by experts or during the visists.
Assessment methods and criteria :  
Individual work consisting in an analysis or design of a training curriculum.
It is based on course concepts and tools.
The work is presented during an oral exam.
Work placement(s) :  
Organizational remarks :  
Contacts :  
b.denis@ulg.ac.be (Professeur)
csnoeck@ulg.ac.be (Assistante)

Items online :  
Resources
They are only available online by students already registered to the course.


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