94199 - Theories and Models of Educational Mediation

Learning outcomes

The course aims to identify the main theories and phases of development of educational through the analysis of the most current methodological and didactic models for teaching. At the end of the course the student: (a) knows the general categories of didactics in formal education contests; (b) knows the main techniques related to working groups; (c) is able to carry out group discussions and build tools for study case analysis; (d) is able to projects in collaboration with local bodies/scientific institutions; (e) is able to identify the most appropriate strategies to promote collaboration between different subjects/entities; (f) is able to use different languages to communicate his or her teaching strategies.

Course contents

The course will address the main issues related to active methodologies and teaching methods, framing them within the broader field of teaching and learning methodologies.

Specifically, the topics covered will be:

- definition of teaching-learning methodlogies; the main education currents: activism, didactic cognitivism, socio-constructivism

- the teaching methods between transmission, activism and cooperation

- laboratory and experiential learning

- continuity between school and community

The course intends to introduce students to an educational planning capable of enhancing the knowledge and use of traditional-transmissive, active and cooperative teaching methods in preschool and primary school contexts, also in a perspective of educational continuity.

Readings/Bibliography

FOR ALL STUDENTS:

Castoldi M. (2015) Didattica Generale. Nuova edizione riveduta e ampliata. Mondadori:Milano. (NB. attenzione non utilizzare l'edizione del 2010). 

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Teaching methods

Lessons (inductive, deductive and dialogued); power point presentation, video analysis, papers provided by the teacher during the course.

Assessment methods

Students may agree with the Professor on the examination format, both written and oral.

The written examination consists of a test comprising multiple-choice, true/false and 'short essay' type questions. The marking and scoring criteria can be found, together with the examination programme, on the first page of the written tests.

The oral test consists of an interview.

The questions will test specific knowledge and skills of analysis and application, requiring (especially in the short essay mode) a critical argumentation. The criteria used for the assessment of the test's open questions refer to the following indicators: 1. ability to connect the parts and link the contents 2. to elaborate individual parts in a concise and exhaustive manner 3. to argue with conceptual clarity, safeguarding theoretical references 4. to critically re-elaborate and implement personal reflections 5. to support and enrich the discussion also with proposals and underlining that have emerged in classroom meetings.

In the event of failure to pass the examination, there is no appeal.
In order to sit the examination the student must register with AlmaEsami [https://almaesami.unibo.it/] .

Teaching tools

ppt presentations

short movies


material distributed by the teacher during the lessons to encourage discussion

Office hours

See the website of Lucia Balduzzi