2019-2020 / PEDA4021-1

Introduction to education and training sciences

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

 Bachelor in psychology and education : general3 crédits 

Lecturer

Ariane Baye

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Several field of research contribute to the anaysis of educational issues: history of education, sociology, economy, psychology, comparative education, docimology... The course will use several of these fields to analyse the school failure, and in particular on the grade repetition issue. Mechanisms which contribute to school failure and its individual and social consequences will be analyzed. Students will have to analyze a problem using several levels of analysis: the individual (student), the group (class) and the system (the education system). They will discover a variety of scientific tools to collect and analyze data in psychology and education sciences. They will discover how a research tradition of almost 60 years has evolved and now more than ever its pertience in the education system of the Federation Wallonia-Brussels.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

At the end the course, the students will have to be able
1. To investigate an educational issue having individual and collective incidences:

- by referring to the theories of the education sciences - by basing itself on various methodologies and scientific tools - by basing itself on a diversity of educational contexts 2. To analyze the stakes and the societal effects of educational practices 3. To interpret research results such as they are presented in scientific studies

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

None

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Oral presentations supported by power points. Sessions of self-assessment in plenary session are planned.

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

Face-to-face

Recommended or required readings

Required reading: Crahay, M. Crahay, M. (dir.) (2019). Peut-on lutter contre l'échec scolaire. Bruxelles : De Boeck (4e édition revue et corrigée)
Power points will be available from myUliege.
 
 
 

Assessment methods and criteria

The assessement is based on - the content taught during the oral presentations; - the corresponding power points and documents; - Marcel Crahay's book


The assessment will be a written examamination (True/False format).
 
Written examination: Januray, 14th
 
 
 

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Place: Aquarium, Quai Van Beneden
Schedule: on Thursday, from 3:00 pm till 5:00 pm



 

Contacts

Ariane Baye
Service AIDE - aide@uliege.be

Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session

Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning

 
 

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Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session

Assessment subjects

Cf January and June.
 

Assessment methods

The assessment will be organized on eCampus, as it was done in June 2020. The instructions will be available in anticipation. The one of the June session may be consulted because the the organization will be very similar.
 

Contacts

aide@uliege.be