Unit EXPERIMENTAL EDUCATION
- Course
- Primary teacher education
- Study-unit Code
- A000582
- Curriculum
- In all curricula
- CFU
- 7
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2020
- Offered
- 2021/22
- Type of study-unit
- Obbligatorio (Required)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa integrata
OF EXPERIMENTAL EDUCATION WORKSHOP
| Code | A000585 |
|---|---|
| CFU | 1 |
| Teacher | Federico Batini |
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| Hours |
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| Learning activities | Base |
| Area | Pedagogia sperimentale |
| Academic discipline | M-PED/04 |
| Type of study-unit | Obbligatorio (Required) |
| Language of instruction | Italian |
| Contents | Direct experimentation of research activity Microsperimentation of didactic and research activities on / with shared reading aloud |
| Reference texts | Supporting research texts to choose from will be indicated |
| Educational objectives | Be able to understand and conceive / manage a simple experimental research process or use reading as a didactic |
| Prerequisites | Having passed the experimental pedagogy exam |
| Teaching methods | Experiential laboratory |
| Other information | Request active participation |
| Learning verification modality | Active participation and direct experimentation connected with the course of experimental Pedagogy. Verification of the correctness of the process followed (group activity). |
| Extended program | How research is conducted in the educational field. How an experimentation is implemented with the correct management of all phases. |
EXPERIMENTAL EDUCATION
| Code | A000584 |
|---|---|
| CFU | 6 |
| Teacher | Federico Batini |
| Teachers |
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| Hours |
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| Learning activities | Base |
| Area | Pedagogia sperimentale |
| Academic discipline | M-PED/04 |
| Type of study-unit | Obbligatorio (Required) |
| Language of instruction | italian |
| Contents | The course introduces the concepts and key themes of the research methodology in a qualitative-quantitative and field research perspective. The proposed theoretical and methodological perspective means empirical research as a cognitive process and / or critical investigation of problems / phenomena observed / located in contexts and aimed at shedding light on a certain reality (social, communicative, educational) through the development of multi-method research approaches, culturally located and rigorous. The basic methodological and conceptual repertoire of educational research will also be studied and analyzed in depth (research "styles", theories, hypotheses, laws, concepts and constructs, operationalization of concepts, indicators, variables, etc.) |
| Reference texts | At the beginning of the course, students will have the possibility to choose between more tests and more texts. Only the test relating to the contents treated in the classroom (the relative contents are present in the slides and materials provided free of charge as well as in one of the freely chosen manuals) will be binding to pass the exam. Numerous other tests will then be proposed to choose from. In addition to the manuals indicated, students can choose any research manual that contains the topics covered in class and summarized and explained in the slides and materials on "unistudium". They can also choose not to use manuals and use the slides and materials provided free of charge after each lesson and learn more in the numerous technical sites that will be reported. 1) Each student must study one of the following manuals related to the educational research methodology (for the preparation of the written test). Batini F., (2019), Educational research notes release 04, Thélème editions (it is important to refer to the 04 release) Trinchero R. (2004), The methods of educational research, Laterza 2) Two volumes chosen from the following (the complete list will be provided at the beginning of the course): Batini F. (ed, 2020), Storie e parole, Giunti scuola. Batini F. (2019), Leggere ad alta voce, Giunti scuola Batini F. (2018), Leggimi ancora, Giunti Lumbelli L. (2009), Understanding as a Problem. The cognitive point of view, Laterza Wolf M. (2012), Proust and the squid. History and science of the brain that reads, Life and thought Dehaene S. & Sinigaglia C. (2009), Reading neurons, Cortina Raffaello 3) The slides of the course (present on Unistudium) are an integral part of the program. 4) The volume "Me and my research: a research on me", Thélème editions (volume to be filled in and returned) or other self-reflection tool. During the course a list of tests will be provided among which students can choose to compose their exam. Remember that the only compulsory test is the written test. |
| Educational objectives | At the end of the course each student should: Being able to reconstruct, in its main lines, the epistemological debate on research in the human sciences. Being able to read a research including methods and tools used and being able to judge the degree of transparency and repeatability. Being able to draw up the design of a simple experimental and non-experimental research. Be able to use the most common data collection tools (questionnaires, interviews) and know the main procedures for their construction. Knowing how to read, build and analyze the results of evaluation scales. Knowing how to use spreadsheets for the organization and descriptive analysis of data. Being able to use statistical tools (single-variable statistics) to perform data calculations. |
| Prerequisites | To profitably participate in the course it is advisable to review some basic mathematical fundamentals such as: fractions, percentages and proportions. For this purpose the site can be profitably used: http://www.youmath.it which also allows you to do exercises. The application of these concepts in an operational way will be necessary for the understanding and use of frequency distributions, of central tendency indexes and of dispersion indexes (single-variable statistics). |
| Teaching methods | Shared lesson; group work; exercise; reality tasks (field research). |
| Other information | Provision of in-depth exercises and seminars with voluntary participation which will facilitate the learning of the fundamental application-statistical component for the written test. Strongly recommended participation in the Conference The Stories is us, Follonica 4/5 October 2019 (and Didacta, Florence, 11 October). |
| Learning verification modality | Only the test relating to the contents treated in the classroom (the relative contents are present in the slides and materials provided free of charge as well as in one of the freely chosen manuals) will be binding to pass the exam. Numerous other tests will then be proposed to choose from. For attending students, the exam will be evaluated during the following tests During the course a list of tests will be provided among which students can choose to compose their exam. Remember that the only compulsory test is the written test: 1) Written test on the theoretical and basic statistical aspects. The written test does not provide for penalties for incorrect answers. Only compulsory test. 2) Individual filing of two volumes to be chosen from those indicated in point 2) of the reference texts (3 volumes for non-attending students) 3) Group work of administering tools and reading experience aloud. The work will be divided into guided steps during the course. 4) Compilation of the self-reflection tool "I and my research: a research on me", Thélème editions or other tool. The completeness and loyalty to the instructions will be evaluated, not the contents. Non-attending students must pass the written test, deliver the instrument referred to in point 4 (at least 10 days before the exam) and discuss the three chosen texts at the oral exam. For information on support services for students with disabilities and / or DSA visit the page http://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa |
| Extended program | The course introduces the concepts and key themes of the research methodology in a qualitative-quantitative and field research perspective. The proposed theoretical and methodological perspective means empirical research as a cognitive process and / or critical investigation of problems / phenomena observed / located in contexts and aimed at shedding light on a certain reality (social, communicative, educational) through the development of multi-method research approaches, culturally located and rigorous. In particular, the following will be explored: The scientific method in educational research; The epistemological, methodological, technical-operative, axiological choices; The phases of research in education: the design of research. Quantitative research and qualitative research; Educational research strategies; Data collection techniques and tools; Data analysis and interpretation of results. Evaluation scales ; Historical research in kindergarten and primary school; doing research at kindergarten and primary school. |