Duration
15h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This course aims to develop some contributions of the main theories of learning for instruction. It also discusses some characteristics of adolescents and their possible impact on learning.
The course is made of six themes organized in two parts:
The contributions of educational psychology to teaching ...
* Theme 1 - Process of encoding, storing and retrieving information in memory
* Theme 2 - Types of knowledge and metacognition
* Theme 3 - Preconceptions, (socio) cognitive conflicts and learning by problem solving
* Theme 4 - Programmed learning, functional analysis and mastery learning
* Theme 5 - Neurosciences, neuro-education and neuro-myths
... and the characteristics of adolescents and young adults
* Theme 6 - Characteristics of adolescence and possible impacts on learning
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
1) Discovering central concepts of classical theories of educational psychology with the aim of understanding and analysing foundations of teaching practices.
2) Discovering and understanding some characteristics of adolescents with the aim of understanding and analysing their impact on learning.
3) Being able to take advantage of the theoretical contributions to analyze one's practice and to design improvements and innovations in teaching.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
None.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Discovery of course content through explanations of central concepts and illustrative examples.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Recommended or required readings
- ppt + course notes for some chapters
The documents will be available on the eCampus platform
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions )
Additional information:
Exam consists of three parts :
- Part 1 - MCQ
- Part 2 - OQ (cases analysis)
- Part 3 - OQ (links with disciplinary domain)
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
No major organizational changes, but slides and course notes may undergo various modifications and updates.
Contacts
Nathalie François <N.Francois@uliege.be> (assistante)
Annick Fagnant <afagnant@uliege.be> (titulaire du cours)