Study Programmes 2016-2017
PEDA1051-3  
Analysis of Teaching Processes
Duration :
15h Th, 30h Pr
Number of credits :
Master in education (120 ECTS)5
Lecturer :
Dominique Lafontaine
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents :
This lecture is focussed on the analysis of teaching processes, describe them and study their impact on pupils. The main chapters are the following: - What is teaching? - Trends in paradigms of research on teaching - Current models of teaching quality - Analysis of verbal & non verbal interactions between teachers & pupils. - Variability according to the class context. - Impact of expectancies and teachers' judgments - Results of process-product studies
Learning outcomes of the learning unit :
- Know the main concepts and theoretical models related to the analysis of teaching processes - Know the prominent empirical researches from different paradigms, their methodology, results and limits. - Develop skills in observation of classrooms practices, using well-structured grids.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
None
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
30 hours of practical exercices focused on classroom observation and analysis of data gathered through these observations.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
The lecture comprises 5 sessions of 3 hours each.
Recommended or required readings :
A folder with several papers and slides are provided on the ecampus platform.
Assessment methods and criteria :
Written examination, one part with documentation available, one part without.
Multiple choice, short and constructed open ended questions.
The lecture has two parts and separate grades for theory and practice. In order to get the credits, the students have to get a P grade (at least 10/20) for the theory. Students who got a grade equal or below 7 for the practical part have to improve their grade.
Work placement(s) :
no internship
Organizational remarks :
Attendance to the sessions dedicated to practical activities is compulsory.
Contacts :
Virginie Dupont, assistant
Virginie.Dupont@ulg.ac.be
Doriane Jaegers, research assistant djaegers@ulg.ac.be