Basic Studies in Education (10cr)
Code: 1L00CR10-3001
General information
- Enrolment period
- 01.05.2015 - 31.07.2015
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 01.05.2015 - 31.12.2015
- Implementation has ended.
- Credits
- 10 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- Professional Teacher Education
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Seats
- 10 - 20
- Degree programmes
- Professional Teacher Education
Objectives (course unit)
The aim of the basic studies in educational sciences is to improve the teacher students’ understanding of the phenomena they encounter in their work as teachers. The teacher students will be able to describe, analyse, assess and justify teachers’ work through educational concepts and theories.
Content (course unit)
• What perspectives do educational and developmental psychology bring to a teacher’s work?
• What should be considered when teaching and facilitating diverse people of different ages?
• How does a professional identity develop alongside a personal identity?
• How do you consider learners’ age, diversity and personalities in your teaching practice plan, practice lessons and observations?
• What is life cycle?
• What are education and learning in different environments?
• What factors are connected to learning and education design?
• What learning conceptions exist and how do they direct a teacher’s work?
• How is learning taken into account when thinking about learning environments?
• What viewpoints does educational research offer to a teacher’s work?
• What perspectives does educational sociology bring to a teacher’s work?
• How does a teacher assess their work based on ethical and value questions?
• What perspectives does educational philosophy offer to teachers and teachers’ work?
• How has teachers’ work changed and what historical turns and movements have existed before?
• What different pedagogical ideologies are implemented in the Finnish and international education?
• How has the conception of teaching and learning changed as society has changed?
Exam schedules
no tests
Assessment methods and criteria
self- peer- and teacher assessment on all activities online and submitted assignments. Assessment according to the criteria given in the assessment table.
Assessment scale
Pass/Fail
Teaching methods
facilitated independent and collaborative studies in small groups, flipped classroom, enquiry based learning
Learning materials
online materials and negotiated literature
Student workload
10 cr = 270 hours of student work (contact hours 20%)
Content scheduling
Human development and professional identity in learning and facilitation, Education and learning in different work environments, Schools and education in society
Completion alternatives
accreditation of prior and experiential learning possible
International connections
Hungarian teacher/facilitator from a partner school
Further information
online studies, language of instruction: English
Assessment criteria - pass/fail (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)
Assessment is based on the criteria described in the assessment table.The scale is pass - to be improved - fail