Universität Wien

190055 SE Development and Change of Educational Theories (2022W)

Influential American Educational Paradigms of the 20th Century

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 19 - Bildungswissenschaft
Continuous assessment of course work

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 25 participants
Language: German, English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 04.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 6 Sensengasse 3a 2.OG
  • Tuesday 11.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 6 Sensengasse 3a 2.OG
  • Tuesday 18.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 6 Sensengasse 3a 2.OG
  • Tuesday 25.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 6 Sensengasse 3a 2.OG
  • Tuesday 08.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 6 Sensengasse 3a 2.OG
  • Tuesday 15.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 6 Sensengasse 3a 2.OG
  • Tuesday 22.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 6 Sensengasse 3a 2.OG
  • Tuesday 29.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 6 Sensengasse 3a 2.OG
  • Tuesday 06.12. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 6 Sensengasse 3a 2.OG
  • Tuesday 13.12. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 6 Sensengasse 3a 2.OG
  • Tuesday 10.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 6 Sensengasse 3a 2.OG
  • Tuesday 17.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 6 Sensengasse 3a 2.OG
  • Tuesday 24.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 6 Sensengasse 3a 2.OG
  • Tuesday 31.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 6 Sensengasse 3a 2.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Getting acquainted with and critically discussing the major educational paradigms stemming from the United States in the development of the 20th century. (Pragmatism, Behaviorism, Perennialism, Essentialism, Cognitivism)

Assessment and permitted materials

Mid-semester: mandatory, well-prepared reflective paper (abt. 2 pages) concerning the knowledge and questions from the class so far. This will account for 20% of the points that can be earned in the course (max. 4 points).
End-of-Semester: there will be a test with 4 open questions. In each of the questions you can score 4 points, so the maximum number is 16.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Total points: 20; minimum 11 points needed to pass the course.
18-20 = 1
16-17 = 2
14-15 = 3
11-13 = 4
0 - 10 = 5

Sufficient knowledge of English to read and understand some English texts and to follow the English-speaking course instructor.
Active participation.

Examination topics

Reading list

Tröhler, D. (2011). Languages of Education. Routledge.

Association in the course directory

M4.1

Last modified: We 21.09.2022 16:09