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Academic year 2014-2015Value date : 12/05/2015
PEDA0025-1  Teaching and learning methods

Duration :  30h Th
Number of credits :  
Bachelor in Human and Social Sciences, 3rd year3
One-year preliminary programme leading to the master in public health sciences2
Bachelier en sciences psychologiques et de l'éducation, orientation logopédie3
Bachelor in Psychology and Education : Speech and Language Therapy , 2nd year3
Bachelor in Psychology and Education, 2nd year3
One-year preliminary programme leading to the Master in Education Sciences3
Lecturer :  Brigitte Denis
Language(s) of instruction :  
French language
Organisation and examination :  
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Course contents :  
The course dedicates one chapter for each of the following learning/teaching cases :
1. Observation/Modelling
2. Reception/Transmission
3. Practice/Coaching
4. Exploration/Documentation
5. Experimentation/Reactivity
6. Creation/Confortation
7. Metacognition
8. Debate/Animation
They are linked to learning theories (associationism, constructivism, cognitivism, instumentalism...).
Learning outcomes of the course :  
- Analyse learning activities referring to different learning/teaching events.
- Make links between the learning/teaching paradigms and learning theories.
Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :  
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :  
The MFTA course is mainly based on the reception / transmission paradigm.
Learners' participation is elicited during course and at a distance:
- face to face interactions,
- questions and answers through forums,
- "Flipped classroom": Reading Questions Answer Test method,
- CAMEL method,
- Training to exams modalities: multiple choice questions including general implict solutions (MCQ-GIS), large choice questions (LCQ) and confidence degree use,
- "Challenges" workshop: problem-solving activities.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
The course takes place mainly during face to face sessions. However, students will be asked to carry out distance activities.
Recommended or required readings :  
Syllabus: Leclercq, D., & Denis, B. (eds) (2014) "Méthodes de Formation et Théories de l'Apprentissage" (MFTA). Liège: Éditions de l'ULg.
The Electronic versions of the syllabus chapters are available online (eCampus platform).
Course's slides are posted on eCampus following the broached contents.
Assessment methods and criteria :  
Written exam with Degrees of Certainty in two phases :
  • (1) Without books: large choice questions reffering to a concepts and authors' names list.
  • (2) Open Books: by MCQs and General Implicit Solutions : None, All, Lack of Data, Absurdity (Non sense) in the first part of the question.
    The Degrees of Certainty (DC) permit the students to obtain additional Metacognitive Bonus provided their score in Confidence and Prudence reach minimal levels fixed for each of them and that a minimal number of answers is given by the student with a Degree of Certainty .
Work placement(s) :  
Organizational remarks :  
The slideshows are available online week after week.
Contacts :  
Brigitte Denis, professor, B.Denis@ulg.ac.be 04/366.20.96
Céline Snoeck, assistant, csnoeck@ulg.ac.be  04/366.20.55
Secretary:  jasna.vorgic@ulg.ac.be 04 366 20 52

Items online :  
Ressources
Diverses ressources sont disponibles en ligne :
  • syllabus
  • supports de cours (diaporamas)
  • documents complémentaires
Des forums permettent de poser et répondre à des questions liées au cours ou de débattre de thèmes particulier.



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