Introduction to Research in Scientific Education and Mathematics Education
Code: 45019 ECTS Credits: 6| Degree | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 4313815 Research in Education | OT | 0 |
Contact
- Name:
- Maria del Carme Grimalt Alvaro
- Email:
- carme.grimalt@uab.cat
Teachers
- Jordi Deulofeu Piquet
- Edelmira Rosa Badillo Jimenez
Teaching groups languages
You can view this information at the end of this document.
Prerequisites
No prerequisits are necessary.
Objectives and Contextualisation
This modules is an introduction to the specialty "research on innovation i science education and mathematics education". The goal of this module is the building of an understanding of didactics of experimental sciences and didactics of mathematics as core disciplines within the research on innovation in science education and mathematics education. The objectives of this module are the following:
- Acquisition of basic knowledge about the specificity of research in Science Education and Mathematics Education relevant for educational innovations.
- Learning how to read, talk and write following the criteria emerging from the above mentioned disciplines.
- Identification of particular rigor criteria of educational research within the areas of mathematics and science contextualized in educational innovations.
Learning Outcomes
- CA59 (Competence) Assess research on the didactics of mathematics and science while adopting criteria of methodological quality, research consistency and innovative relevance.
- CA60 (Competence) Assess the contributions of research on the didactics of mathematics and sciences for the improvement of the environment.
- CA61 (Competence) Assess the contributions of research to the didactics of mathematics and sciences for the improvement of sex/gender based inequalities.
- KA58 (Knowledge) Describe the paradigms of and approaches to research on the didactics of science and mathematics from a historical perspective.
- KA59 (Knowledge) Identify the most important changes to lines of research on the didactics of mathematics and science.
- KA60 (Knowledge) Identify current problems in science education and mathematics education to guide innovation proposals.
- SA45 (Skill) Review the most relevant sources of scientific literature on the didactics of mathematics and science.
- SA46 (Skill) Summarise research expressed in a specific type of scientific communication (report, article, contribution to congresses, case study, poster, etc.)
Content
The specific contents approached within this module are the following:
(a) Characteristics of didactics of experimental sciences and didactics of mathematics as scientific disiplines.
(b) The importance of philosophical and historial reflection for the understanding of research and innovation in science education and mathematics education.
(c) Fields developed within research in science education and mathematics education.
(d) The communication of research and innovation in science education and mathematics education.
Activities and Methodology
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type: Directed | |||
| Frontal teaching and practical activities in the classroom | 36 | 1.44 | |
| Type: Supervised | |||
| Analysis and collective discussion of documents; oral presentations; tutoring | 36 | 1.44 | |
| Type: Autonomous | |||
| Reading of papers | 78 | 3.12 |
The teaching activity will be developed through the following classroom dynamics:
- Lectures
- Reading of papers and other documentary sources
- Analysis and collective discussion of papers and other documentary sources
- Practical activities in the classroom: Problems/Cases/Exercises
- Oral presentations
- Tutoring
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competences and problem solving in science education and mathematics education | 30 | 0 | 0 | CA59, KA59, KA60, SA45, SA46 |
| Reflexive reading of a research paper on science education or mathematics education | 40 | 0 | 0 | CA59, SA45, SA46 |
| Representation of the state of the art of the research in mathematics education and science education | 30 | 0 | 0 | CA60, CA61, KA58, KA59, KA60 |
The continuous and single assessment of student learning will be based on 3 activities, as described below. The final grade of the module will consist of the weighted average of the grades obtained in these three activities as long as and when each of them is equal to or higher than 4. The assessment activities are individual and will be evaluated by the teaching staff of the module. The specific guidelines for carrying out these activities are accessible on the Virtual Campus. All deliveries will be made through the Virtual Campus.
Continuous evaluation:
The assessment of student learning will be based on 3 activities:
- Assessment activity 1: Reflective reading of a research article in science education or mathematics education. Submission date: 30-10-2024.
- Assessment activity 2: Representation of the state of research in mathematics education and science education. Submission date: 20-11-2024.
- Assessment activity 3: Skills and problem solving in science education and mathematics education. Submission date: 12-12-2024.
The feedback from the teaching staff will be made 15 days after submission.
To recover the evaluation activities that were not passed in the continuous evaluation option, it is necessary to submit the reviewed activities and a report explaining the changes made in the activities based on the input provided by the teaching staff. The maximum mark for the recovered activities is 5. The delivery deadline for the Virtual Campus will be 09-01-2025.
Single assessment:
A single document will be delivered with the three continuous assessment activities of the module:
- Assessment activity 1: Reflective reading of a research article in science or mathematics education.
- Assessment activity 2: Representation of the state of research in mathematics education and science education.
- Assessment activity 3: Skills and problem solving in science and mathematics education.
The activities will be submitted through the Virtual Campus and will be defended orally on 09-01-2025 from 3pm to 5.30pm.
To recover the evaluation activities that were not passed in the continuous evaluation option, it is necessary to submit the reviewed activities and a report explaining the changes made in the activities based on the input provided by the teaching staff during the oral defense. The recovery deadline will be through the Virtual Campus and will be 23-01-2025.
General aspects of the assessment relating to plagiarism or academic fraud:
Copying or plagiarism in any type of assessment activity constitutes a crime and will be penalized with a 0 as a grade for the module, losing the possibility of recovering the assessment of the activity. An activity or work will be considered "copied" when it reproduces all or a significant part of the work of another colleague. A work or activity will be considered "plagiarized" when a part of an author's text is presented as one's own without citing the sources, regardless of whether the original sources are on paper or in digital format.
The misuse of artificial intelligence for performing assessment activities constitutes academic fraud and will also be penalized with a 0 as a grade for the module, losing the possibility of recovering the assessment of the activity. An evaluation activity will be considered having misused artificial intelligence when it includes a significant number of incorrect or biased statements, fails to include original sources, cites non-existent work, or incorrect way, or inconsistencies of style in the use of language are evident. If plagiarism or academic fraud is suspected, the assessment activity is subject to an oral defense by the student.
Bibliography
LLIBRES I REVISTES DE COMPILACIÓ DE RECERQUES
School Science Review: http://www.ase.org.uk/journals/school-science-review
Science Education Review: http://www.scienceeducationreview.com/editorial.html
Abell, S.K. & Lederman, N.G. (Eds.) (2010). Handbook of research on Science Education Volume I. New York: Routledge.
Abell, S.K. & Lederman, N.G. (Eds.) (2014). Handbook of research on Science Education Volume II. New York: Routledge.
Bishop, A. J., Clements, M. K., Keitel, C., Kilpatrick, J., & Laborde, C. (Eds.). (1996). International handbook of mathematics education. Springer Science & Business Media.
Bishop, A., Clements, M.A.K., Keitel-Kreidt, C., Kilpatrick, J., Leung, F.K.-S. (Eds.) (2003). Second International Handbook of Mathematics Education. Springer International.
Clements, M.A., Bishop, A., Keitel-Kreidt, C., Kilpatrick, J., Leung, F.K.-S. (Eds.) (2013). Third International Handbook of Mathematics Education. Springer International.
English, L. D., & Kirshner, D. (Eds.). (2015). Handbook of international research in mathematics education. Routledge.
Fraser, B.J. & Tobin, K.G. (Eds.) (1998). International Handbook of Science Education. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic.
Fraser, B.J.,Tobin, K.G.& McRobbie, CJ (Eds.) (2012). Second International Handbook of Science Education. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer.
Gunstone, R. (2015). Encyclopedia of science education. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer.
Grouws, D. A. (Ed.). (1992). Handbook of Research on Mathematics Teaching and Learning: National Councilof Teachers of Mathematics. IAP.
Grouws, D. (Ed.). (2007). Handbook of Research on Mathematics Teaching and Learning: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. IAP.
Gutiérrez, A., & Boero, P. (Eds.). (2006). Handbook of research on the psychology of mathematics education: Past, present and future. Sense Publishers.
Gutiérrez, A., Leder, G., & Boero, P. (Eds.). (2016). Second Handbook of research on the psychology of mathematics education: Past, present and future. Sense Publishers.
Johnson, C.C., Mohr-Schroeder, M.J., Moore, T.J., & English, L.D. (Eds.). (2020). Handbook of Research on STEM Education (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429021381
Kelly, A.E.,& Lesh, R.A. (Eds.). (2000). Handbook of research Design in Mathematics and Science Education. New York: Routledge.
Lerman, S. (Ed.). (2014). Encyclopedia of Mathematics Education. Springer.
Stevenson, R.B., Brody, M., Dillon, J., & Wals, A. (Eds.). (2013). International Handbook of research on Environmental Education. New York: Routledge.
REVISTES DE RECERCA EN EDUCACIÓ CIENTÍFICA
Enseñanza de las Ciencias: http://ensciencias.uab.es
Didáctica de las ciencias experimentales y sociales: http://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/revista?codigo=418
Revista Electrónica de Enseñanza de las Ciencias: http://www.saum.uvigo.es/reec
Revista EUREKA sobre enseñanza y divulgación de las ciències: https://revistas.uca.es/index.php/eureka
Ciencia & Educação: http://www2.fc.unesp.br/cienciaeeducacao
Cultural Studies of Science Education: http://www.springer.com/education+%26+language/science+education/journal/11422
International Journal of Science Education: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/09500693.asp
Journal of Research in Science Teaching: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002
Science Education: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1098-237X
REVISTES DE RECERCA EN EDUCACIÓ MATEMÀTICA
Avances de Investigación en Educación Matemática: http://www.aiem.es/index.php/aiem
Bolema: Boletim de Educação Matemática: www.scielo.br/bolema
Educational Studies in Mathematics: https://link.springer.com/journal/10649
For the Learning of Mathematics: http://flm-journal.org
Journal of Mathematical Behavior: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/the-journal-of-mathematical-behavior
Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education: http://www.springer.com/education+%26+language/mathematics+education/journal/10857
Journal for Research in Mathematics Education: http://www.nctm.org/publications/journal-for-research-in-mathematics-education
Mathematics Education Research Journal: http://www.springer.com/education+%26+language/mathematics+education/journal/13394
Mathematical Thinking and Learning: http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/hmtl20/current
PNA, Pensamiento numérico avanzado: http://revistaseug.ugr.es/index.php/pna/index
RELIME, Revista latinoamericana de investigación en matemática educativa: http://www.clame.org.mx/relime/relimee.html
Software
No special computer program is necessary in this module
Language list
| Name | Group | Language | Semester | Turn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (TEm) Theory (master) | 1 | Catalan/Spanish | first semester | afternoon |