Course Details
Course Information Package
| Course Unit Title | THEORY AND METHODOLOGY OF TEACHING IN PRIMARY EDUCATION | ||||||||
| Course Unit Code | CUR203 | ||||||||
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| Number of ECTS credits allocated | 4 | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:
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| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face | ||||||||
| Prerequisites | NONE | Co-requisites | NONE | ||||||
| Recommended optional program components | NONE | ||||||||
| Course Contents | 1. Learning and Teaching: Basic notions of teaching, learning and cognition, types of learning, active learning and metacognition, major representatives of cognitive psychology and behaviorism and their impact on teaching and learning, lesson planning as a problem solving procedure. 2. Modes and techniques of teaching, how to select appropriate method of teaching, differentiation in classroom. 3. Lesson and unit planning, learning objectives, taxonomies of objectives, principles of effective teaching, classroom management. | ||||||||
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| Planned learning activities and teaching methods | Lectures Computer Presentations Group discussion on case studies Materials posted online (e-learning). | ||||||||
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| Language of instruction | Greek | ||||||||
| Work placement(s) | NO | ||||||||
