Basic Studies in Education (10cr)

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 test

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 =266 hours of student work (contact hours 20%)

Completion alternatives

Accreditation of prior learning possible

Further information

Students work individually and in small groups on their contact education days, in other small group meetings and online. The methods used include on-line learning, seminars, lectures as well as individual and group work.

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