Course Details

Course Information Package

Course Unit Title	SCHOOL EXPERIENCE IN PRIMARY EDUCATION I
Course Unit Code	SEP101
Course Unit Details
Number of ECTS credits allocated	4
Learning Outcomes of the course unit	By the end of the course, the students should be able to: Describe the school as a system and its sub-systems. Explain the concepts of teaching and learning and recognize the basic learning theories. Use “open” and “close” questions and apply question taxonomies in the teaching practice. Know methods of teaching and classroom management principles. Apply discovery and co-operative learning as modern teaching strategies. Understand that curriculum is at the heart of the educational enterprise. Analyse and evaluate a lesson in a real classroom situation.
Mode of Delivery	Face-to-face
Prerequisites	NONE	Co-requisites	NONE
Recommended optional program components	Ministry of Education and Culture. (2010) Curriculum Programmes. Nicosia: Pedagogical Institute-Curriculum Development Unit.
Course Contents	-  The school as a system. Modern and traditional teaching. Curriculum concepts. Philosophy of New Curriculum. -  Aims and objectives. Bloom’s taxonomy. Types of questions. -  Evaluation and types of evaluation. Application of Bloom’s taxonomy in questioning. -  Concept of co-operative leaning. Group criteria. Role of Teachers and students. -  Discovery learning. Pedagogical and psychological basis. Role of Teachers and students. -  Preparation of teaching lessons. -  Observation classroom instruments.
Recommended and/or required reading:
Textbooks	Primary school text-books
References
Planned learning activities and teaching methods	The taught part of course is delivered to the students by means of lectures, conducted with the help of computer presentations. Lecture notes and presentations are available through the web for students to use in combination with the textbooks.
Assessment methods and criteria	Tests 40% Final Exam 60%
Language of instruction	Greek
Work placement(s)	NO