Intervensjoner og forskningsbasert kunnskap i praksis

Knowledge

Upon completion of this course you will:

• have knowledge of some central research-based interventions that focus on increasing motivation and learning in areas such as mathematics, language and reading comprehension
• learn to evaluate intervention studies in relation to various validity criteria
• have knowledge about possibilities and challenges relating to attempts to implement research-based knowledge in educational settings

Skills

Upon completion of this course you will be able to:

• critically evaluate the research base in various interventions that are recommended/ implemented in practice for improving mathematics, language and reading comprehension
• analyse the feasibility and suitability of interventions for different target groups

General competence:

Upon completion of this course you will:

• be able to participate in professional development and interventions within educational contexts to improve motivation and learning in areas such as mathematics, language and reading comprehension
• relate to relevant knowledge and practice in the field of educational psychology in a reflected and critical manner

It is recommended that you have completed the following courses (or equivalent) before you take this course

• PED1001
• PED1002
• PED2102

You must be accepted to the course in order to participate in the classes.

Students who are admitted to study programmes at UiO must each semester register which courses and exams they wish to sign up for in Studentweb.

If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures.

The classes are comprised of lectures and seminars.

It is compulsory to attend the first class. If you do not attend, your access to the course will be withdrawn. If you are ill or otherwise prevented from attending, you must contact the study administration of the course as early as possible. (See contact information on the semester page).

Compulsory components:

• Group paper of maximum 3 pages.
• The group must also give comments to other students’ papers.

In order to complete the compulsory components, you must attend the seminars.

The deadline and detailed requirement for the paper will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

The course has a syllabus of approximately 750 pages.

First time Autumn 2019

Offered first time Autumn 2019, then every succeeding autumn

The exam is a 4-hour written school exam.

The exam task may be a problem based question or questions based on the course syllabus.

Before you can take the exam the compulsory components must be completed and approved.

This course offers the possibility of postponed examination or new examination. If you have received approval of your reason for absence, you may apply for postponed examination. If you have failed the exam, you may apply for a new exam. Postponed or new exam is normally set within three months from the regular exam.

Compulsory components are approved for 3 years (including the semester they were completed) If you wish to retake the exam after that period, you will have to retake the course to complete the compulsory components.

Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.

The exam is graded by to examiners.