Foundations of Innovation and Research in the Teaching of Social Sciences
Code: 45015 ECTS Credits: 6| Degree | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 4313815 Research in Education | OT | 0 |
Contact
- Name:
- Antonio Manuel Santisteban Fernandez
- Email:
- antoni.santisteban@uab.cat
Teachers
- Nuria Arís Redó
- Gustavo Alonso Gonzalez Valencia
- Maria de las Neus Gonzalez Monfort
- Roser Canals Cabau
- Carles Anguera Cerarols
Teaching groups languages
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Prerequisites
No prerequisites
Objectives and Contextualisation
- Analyzing how social knowledge is constructed, from the formation of social concepts and social values.
- Interpreting theoretical aspects of this process, such as social representations or relationships and differences between scientific knowledge and academic knowledge.
- Analyzing the contributions of the social studies to the comprehension of modern society.
- Identifying key concepts as tools for content selection for teaching and research.
- Recognizing the role of interpretation and communication in the process of teaching and learning social studies.
Learning Outcomes
- CA41 (Competence) Make proposals for improvement and/or innovation projects in the didactics of the social sciences that are grounded on research-based evidence.
- CA42 (Competence) Act in the field of teaching and learning of the social sciences, assessing the social, economic and environmental impact.
- CA43 (Competence) Conduct research or innovate in the field of social sciences assessing sex/gender based inequalities.
- KA42 (Knowledge) Describe the methodological paradigms, approaches and designs in research on the didactics of the social sciences.
- KA43 (Knowledge) Identify different lines of research on didactics of the social sciences.
- KA44 (Knowledge) Identify problems and offer solutions for educational needs in the didactics of the social sciences using innovative approaches.
- SA32 (Skill) Produce a comprehensive review of the scientific literature in accordance with the theme of research and/or innovation.
- SA33 (Skill) Produce a comprehensive review of the scientific literature in accordance with the theme of research and/or innovation.
Content
- Construction of the social knowledge, social concepts and social values.
- Social representations and social thinking.
- An understanding of modern society and the contributions of social studies. Scientific and academic knowledge.
- Selection and sequence of content: key concepts of social studies.
- Interpretation of social facts: causality, intentionality and relativism.
- Communication in the study of society: language and narration, argumentation and debate.
- Social justice Education. Gender perspective in social studies.
Activities and Methodology
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type: Directed | |||
| Analysis and discussion of articles and documentary sources | 20 | 0.8 | CA42, KA42, KA43, KA44, SA32 |
| Analysis of innovations and research | 20 | 0.8 | CA41, CA42, CA43, KA42, KA43 |
| Classroom practice: solving problems/cases/exercises | 30 | 1.2 | CA41, CA42, CA43, KA44, SA33 |
| Lectures by the teacher | 30 | 1.2 | KA42, KA43, KA44, SA32 |
| Oral presentation of work | 10 | 0.4 | CA41, CA42, CA43, KA44, SA33 |
| Type: Supervised | |||
| Tutorials | 20 | 0.8 | KA42, KA43, KA44, SA32, SA33 |
| Type: Autonomous | |||
| Reading articles and documentaries | 20 | 0.8 | KA42, KA43, KA44, SA32 |
Methodology
- Lectures by the teacher.
- Reading articles and documentaries.
- Analysis and discussion of articles and documentary sources.
- Classroom practice: solving problems/cases/exercises.
- Oral presentation of work.
- Tutorials.
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Assessment
Continous Assessment Activities
| Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attendance and participation in all sessions | 10% | 0 | 0 | CA41, CA42, CA43, KA42, SA33 |
| Class work, problem solving, Case studies | 30% | 0 | 0 | CA41, CA42, CA43, KA42, SA33 |
| Critical analysis of bibliography and researchs | 20% | 0 | 0 | KA42, KA43, KA44, SA32, SA33 |
| Report/individual work module | 40% | 0 | 0 | CA42, CA43, KA42, SA32, SA33 |
To obtain a pass in the final mark for this module it is essential to pass (minimum mark of 5 out of 10) each of the assessment blocks: group work, written exam and individual work.
The specific dates will be given with the program at the beginning of the classes.
The marks for each paper or the exam will be available within 15-20 days after their submission.
Attendance to field trips is compulsory. Students must attend a minimum of 80% of seminars; otherwise, they will be deemed as "absent".
To pass this subject, students need to perform the proposed activities with a good communicative competence, both orally and in written papers in the languages specified in this teaching guide.
In accordance with UAB regulations, plagiarism or copy of any paper will be punished with a grade of 0 on that paper, losing any possibility of remedial task.
The subject provides for a single assessment (compulsory attendance 80% of classes).
For the recovery it is necessary to have presented 66% of the assessment activities.
The single assessment must be requested within the deadlines and regulations of the faculty.
Assessment and recovery dates:
- Second week of January: final assessment (same for the ordinary assessment as for the single assessment)
- Fourth week of January: recovery (of the ordinary assessment and the single assessment)
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Software
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Language list
| Name | Group | Language | Semester | Turn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (TEm) Theory (master) | 1 | Spanish | first semester | afternoon |