THEORY AND PRACTICE OF THE SCIENCE OF EDUCATION

Course Information
TitleΘΕΩΡΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΠΡΑΞΗ ΤΗΣ ΑΓΩΓΗΣ / THEORY AND PRACTICE OF THE SCIENCE OF EDUCATION
CodeEC.ENB.8.11
FacultySciences
SchoolBiology
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate
Teaching PeriodSpring
CoordinatorEffimia Papatheodorou
CommonYes
StatusActive
Course ID600014950

Programme of Study: PPS Tmīma Viologías (2017-sīmera)

Registered students: 26
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
Moriakī Viología, Genetikī kai ViotechnologíaElective Courses845
Perivallontikī ViologíaElective Courses845
GenikīElective Courses635
Class Information
Academic Year2020 – 2021
Class PeriodSpring
Instructors from Other Categories
Weekly Hours4
Class ID
600168006
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
With the successful completion of the course, students are expected to: 1) understand the field, the methods, the approaches and the theories of the Science of Education and 2) learn the major epistemological paradigms, on the basis of which educational programs are designed, teaching material is produced and educational processes are evaluated.
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Make decisions
  • Work autonomously
  • Work in teams
  • Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
  • Respect natural environment
  • Be critical and self-critical
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Scope, field and basic concepts of the Science of Education (education, training, socialization, teaching, learning). Methods of pedagogical research. Historical, analytical and synthetic research. Theories of Pedagogy and relations between theory and practice. Education, training and ideology. Ideals, goals, objectives, operation, the role and the future of education. Reference groups: child, teenager, adult, student, teacher, adult’s educator. Institutions and structures that provide education and training. Paradigms of School Pedagogy: the traditional school paradigm, the behavioral paradigm, the constructive paradigm, the critical paradigm – features and criticism. Sources and means of learning, curriculum, teaching instruments, educational process and contemporary global problems. Seminars-Workshops: Study of pedagogical texts. Study of institutional texts. Goals and objectives. Development of teaching plans. Developments of tools for recording the students' profiles and needs and for their assessment. Sociogram. Case studies. Developing teaching scenarios. Small scale research in schools.
Keywords
Pedagogy, School pedagogy
Educational Material Types
  • Slide presentations
  • Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
  • Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures301.2✓
Laboratory Work100.4✓✓
Reading Assigment200.8✓
Tutorial120.5✓
Written assigments100.4✓
Exams30.1✓
Study and preparation for the exams401.6
Total1255
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative, Summative)
  • Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
  • Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
  • Written Exam with Problem Solving (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Γεώργιος Πασιάς, Γεώργιος Φλουρής, Δημήτριος Φωτεινός (2015). Παιδαγωγική και Εκπαίδευση. Αθήνα: Εκδόσεις Γρηγόρη. ISBN 978-960-333-886-4 Κυριάκος Μπονίδης (2012) Προδιαγραφές της Εκπαιδευτικής Διαδικασίας: Θεωρία και Πράξη. Θεσσαλονίκη: Γράφημα. ISBN: 9789606865596 Ιωάννης Ε. Πυργιωτάκης (2011). Εισαγωγή στην Παιδαγωγική Επιστήμη. Αθήνα: Ελληνικά Γράμματα. ISBN: 978-960-9552-33-2
Last Update
19-01-2021