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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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| Lecturer : | Dominique Lafontaine |
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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 second semester |
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Course contents :
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| 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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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| 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 and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| No prerequisites. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| 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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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| 10 sessions of 3 hours. Students are invited to actively participate (work in groups, oral presentations...) |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| The reading of M. Crahay (dir), L'école peut-elle être juste et efficace ? (Bruxelles, De Boeck, 2012) is compulsory.
Additional readings will be recommanded.
Powerpoint presentations will be made available |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| written examination with all documentation available |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| none |
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Contacts :
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| 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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