1. General information
Course:
TEACHING NATURAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
Code:
46325
Type:
CORE COURSE
ECTS credits:
6
Degree:
392 - BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN PRIMARY EDUCATION (AB)
Academic year:
2023-24
Center:
101 - FACULTY OF EDUCATION IN ALBACETE
Group(s):
19
17
18
15
Year:
4
Duration:
First semester
Main language:
Spanish
Second language:
English
Use of additional languages:
English Friendly:
N
Web site:
Bilingual:
Y
Lecturer:
CRISTINA HONRUBIA MONTESINOS
- Group(s):
19
17
15
Building/Office
Department
Phone number
Email
Office hours
GEOGRAFÍA Y ORD. TERRITORIO
Cristina.Honrubia@uclm.es
Lecturer:
CONSUELO MORENO RUBIO
- Group(s):
18
Building/Office
Department
Phone number
Email
Office hours
GEOGRAFÍA Y ORD. TERRITORIO
consuelo.moreno@uclm.es
Lecturer:
MARÍA ESTHER PAÑOS MARTÍNEZ
- Group(s):
19
17
18
Building/Office
Department
Phone number
Email
Office hours
Facultad de Educación. Planta baja. Laboratorio de Biología
PEDAGOGÍA
967599200 Ext. 2512
Esther.Panos@uclm.es
It will be displayed on the Department notice board and on the virtual Campus of the course unit
Lecturer:
JOSE REYES RUIZ GALLARDO
- Group(s):
19
17
Building/Office
Department
Phone number
Email
Office hours
Facultad de Educación. Planta baja. Laboratorio de Biología
PEDAGOGÍA
967599200 Ext. 2510
josereyes.ruiz@uclm.es
It will be displayed on the Department notice board and on the virtual Campus of the course unit
Lecturer:
ROSA MARIA TOLEDANO TORRES
- Group(s):
15
Building/Office
Department
Phone number
Email
Office hours
Facultad de Educación
QUÍMICA FÍSICA
2451
RosaM.Toledano@uclm.es
It will be displayed on the Department notice board and on the virtual Campus of the course unit
2. Pre-Requisites
It is recommended that students, the future teachers, have a basic knowledge of general content in natural and social sciences.
It would also be desirable for the students to have passed the courses: Social Sciences I: Geography and its Didactics and Social Sciences II: History and its Didactics, and The Natural Environment I: Physics, Chemistry and Physics and Chemistry education. To be knowledgeable about General Pedagogy and Didactics is also recommended.
3. Justification in the curriculum, relation to other subjects and to the profession
The theoretical-practical contents proposed in this course for the initial training of future teachers in Primary Education are essential to know how to approach the understanding of the environment to the children who make up this educational stage. In this course unit, both content and basic didactic strategies are approached to bring the teaching and learning of experimental and social sciences closer to Primary Education. Students will be prepared to carry out, together with their students, simple investigations on issues of scientific interest, and to reflect these in the classroom and outside it. They will be able to elaborate projects, units, workshops, didactic materials and visits to the environment, in accordance with planning approaches focused on science, which help to achieve the intended objectives. In this course, the formative dimension of the social and experimental sciences is valued thinking about a future teaching application.
4. Degree competences achieved in this course
| Course competences | |
|---|---|
| Code | Description |
| 1.2.1.II.03 | Plan and solve problems related to daily life. |
| 1.2.1.II.04 | Value science as a cultural fact. |
| 1.2.1.II.05 | Recognise the mutual influence that science, society and technological development have had on each other as well as good corporate citizienship in order to achieve a sustainable future. |
| 1.2.1.II.06 | Develop and assess contents in the curriculum by using appropriate teaching resources and promote the corresponding competences in the classroom. |
| 1.2.1.II.07 | Understand the basic principles of social sciences. |
| 1.2.1.II.08 | Take account of the Primary school curriculum of social sciences and relate it to the content of social sciences in the Degree in Primary Education. |
| 1.2.1.II.09 | Integrate history and geography cultural content and its teaching. |
| 1.2.1.II.10 | Foster democratic citizenship education and critical thinking and social practice. |
| 1.2.1.II.13 | Design and evaluate curricular contents through suitable teaching resources and promote the corresponding competences among students. |
| CG01 | Know the curricular areas of Primary Education, the interdisciplinary relationship between them, the evaluation criteria and didactic knowledge about the corresponding teaching and learning procedures. |
| CT02 | Master information and communication technology (ICT). |
5. Objectives or Learning Outcomes
| Course learning outcomes | |
|---|---|
| Description | |
| Understand the basic principles of natural sciences | |
| Know how to identify, establish and relate coceptual basis that define the didactics and the epistemology of History and Geography | |
| Know how to analyse didactic programming in History cycles, Geography and other Social Sciences along the Primary Education period | |
| Develop units and syllabi based on contents of the field of knowledge | |
| Identify, classify and elaborate different learning activities to teach History, Sciences and other Social Sciences | |
| Know how to adapt one's self to to social, economic and cultural changes and apply this to the knwledge of social sciences | |
| Know how to integrate the new technologies, both computer and audiovisual support, in the teaching of history, geography and other social siences | |
| Promote the cultural identity development through the historic and social knowledge | |
| Know how to promote the interdisciplinary of social sciences and the rest of curricular areas in complusory education | |
| Think about the construction of social values through the analysis of social reality and historic knowledge | |
| Be able to recognise the religious fact along the history and its relation with culture | |
| Recognise in daily social and personal situations opportunities to develop positive and creative attitudes in children | |
| Encourage democratic citizenship education and critical social thinking | |
| Be able to develop and evaluate curriculum contents through appropriate teaching resources and promote relevant skills in students. | |
| Recognize the historical Science-Technology-Society influence, assessing their importance and cultural significance | |
| Additional outcomes | |
| Description | |
| 1- Value scientific literacy as an essential tool for the citizens of the 21th century. 2- Being able to apply the scientific method in the primary education stage. | |
6. Units / Contents
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Unit 1: Introduction to the teaching and learning of social sciences. Concept and epistemological field of social sciences
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Unit 2: The curriculum of Primary Education in the social sciences
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Unit 3: The teaching and learning of social sciences. Methodologies, models, activities and educational resources for the teaching and learning of social sciences
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Unit 4: The curriculum of Primary Education in experimental sciences
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Unit 5: The teaching and learning of the Experimental Sciences in Primary Eduaction
7. Activities, Units/Modules and Methodology
| Training Activity | Methodology | Related Competences (only degrees before RD 822/2021) | ECTS | Hours | As | Com | Description | |
| Class Attendance (theory) [ON-SITE] | Lectures | 1.2.1.II.03 1.2.1.II.04 1.2.1.II.05 1.2.1.II.06 1.2.1.II.07 1.2.1.II.08 1.2.1.II.09 1.2.1.II.10 1.2.1.II.13 CG01 CT02 | 1.12 | 28 | N | N | Lectures in which the students will actively participate through questions, problem and cases statement, etc. A field trip can be made, which will be voluntary | |
| Writing of reports or projects [OFF-SITE] | Workshops and Seminars | CT02 | 2.4 | 60 | Y | N | The students, through different individual or cooperative strategies, will carry out the assignment/s determined by the teacher. Thus, the students will demonstrate their skills as teachers. The designed works to be developed in a group cannot be carried out individually | |
| Project or Topic Presentations [ON-SITE] | Cooperative / Collaborative Learning | 1.2.1.II.03 1.2.1.II.04 1.2.1.II.05 1.2.1.II.06 CG01 | 1 | 25 | Y | N | The students, through different individual and/or cooperative strategies, will present their learning to their classmates and their teacher | |
| Final test [ON-SITE] | Assessment tests | 1.2.1.II.09 1.2.1.II.10 1.2.1.II.13 CG01 | 0.16 | 4 | Y | Y | The student must demonstrate individually the learning acquired throughout the course. Students must obtain 4/10 points as minimum in this activity. | |
| Study and Exam Preparation [OFF-SITE] | Self-study | CG01 CT02 | 1.2 | 30 | N | N | Study for a theoretical-practical exam, to demonstrate the knowledge and skills acquired throughout the course | |
| Individual tutoring sessions [ON-SITE] | Guided or supervised work | 1.2.1.II.03 1.2.1.II.04 1.2.1.II.05 1.2.1.II.06 1.2.1.II.07 1.2.1.II.08 1.2.1.II.09 1.2.1.II.10 1.2.1.II.13 CG01 | 0.12 | 3 | N | N | Students will attend tutoring sessions to guide the activities that they must carry out independently. | |
| Total: | 6 | 150 | ||||||
| Total credits of in-class work: 2.4 | Total class time hours: 60 | |||||||
| Total credits of out of class work: 3.6 | Total hours of out of class work: 90 | |||||||
As: Assessable training activity Com: Training activity of compulsory overcoming (It will be essential to overcome both continuous and non-continuous assessment).
8. Evaluation criteria and Grading System
| Evaluation System | Continuous assessment | Non-continuous evaluation * | Description |
| Practicum and practical activities reports assessment | 20.00% | 20.00% | In the Natural Sciences part, a minimum of 20% of the final mark will correspond to the works carried out by the student throughout the course. |
| Final test | 30.00% | 30.00% | In the Natural Sciences part, a 30% of the mark will correspond to the final exam. Students must obtain a minimum rating of 4 out of 10 to considered the mark obtained in the practical assignments. |
| Final test | 30.00% | 30.00% | In the Social Sciences part, the 30% of the mark will correspond to the final exam. Students must obtain a minimum rating of 4 out of 10 to considered the mark obtained in the review on the documents worked in the seminars. |
| Assessment of problem solving and/or case studies | 20.00% | 20.00% | In the Social Sciences part, the preparation of reviews on the documents worked in the seminars and the participation on them will suppose the 20% of the mark. |
| Total: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
According to art. 4 of the UCLM Student Evaluation Regulations, it must be provided to students who cannot regularly attend face-to-face training activities the passing of the subject, having the right (art. 12.2) to be globally graded, in 2 annual calls per subject , an ordinary and an extraordinary one (evaluating 100% of the competences).
Evaluation criteria for the final exam:
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Continuous assessment:Students must obtain a minimum rating of 4 out of 10 in each final test (Natural and Social Sciences) to compensate between them and pass the course. The subject will be passed when the final average of both parts is equal to or greater than 5 points.
For every mistake of those included in the "List of mistakes to avoid" (see Moodle), the student will miss 0.2 points in the corresponding activity/test/presentation/exam up to a maximum of 1.6 points (8 mistakes). If the mistake is repeated, the repetition(s) will be also penalized.
If a fraudulent practice is detected in the evaluation test carried out by a student, the exam will result into failure, with a final grade of zero (0) in the corresponding subject.
The detection by the teacher that an assignment, essay or similar test has not been prepared by the student will result in a numerical grade of zero (0) both in the tests and in the subject in which it has been detected, regardless of the rest of the grades obtained by the student (See Article 8 of the UCLM Student Assessment Regulations). -
Non-continuous evaluation:The students who do not regularly attend class, must contact the teachers at the beginning of the course, do the same works or assignments and meet the same criteria as the rest of the students. They may be examined from these assignements.
Students must obtain a minimum rating of 4 out of 10 in each part (Natural and Social Sciences) to compensate between them and pass the course. The subject will be passed when the final average of both parts is equal to or greater than 5 points. The remaining criteria are the same than for continuous assessment.
For every mistake of those included in the "List of mistakes to avoid" (see Moodle), the student will miss 0.2 points in the corresponding activity/test/presentation/exam up to a maximum of 1.6 points (8 mistakes). If the mistake is repeated, the repetition(s) will be also penalized.
If a fraudulent practice is detected in the evaluation test carried out by a student, the exam will result into failure, with a final grade of zero (0) in the corresponding subject.
The detection by the teacher that an assignment, essay or similar test has not been prepared by the student will result in a numerical grade of zero (0) both in the tests and in the subject in which it has been detected, regardless of the rest of the grades obtained by the student (See Article 8 of the UCLM Student Assessment Regulations).
Specifications for the resit/retake exam:
Same criteria as in the ordinary call and non-continuous evaluation.
Students who have obtained a grade greater than 4 in any of the parts of the course (natural or social sciences) in the ordinary call may not attend that part.
For every mistake of those included in the "List of mistakes to avoid" (see Moodle), the student will miss 0.2 points in the corresponding activity/test/presentation/exam up to a maximum of 1.6 points (8 mistakes). If the mistake is repeated, the repetition(s) will be also penalized.
If a fraudulent practice is detected in the evaluation test carried out by a student, the exam will result into failure, with a final grade of zero (0) in the corresponding subject.
The detection by the teacher that an assignment, essay or similar test has not been prepared by the student will result in a numerical grade of zero (0) both in the tests and in the subject in which it has been detected, regardless of the rest of the grades obtained by the student (See Article 8 of the UCLM Student Assessment Regulations).
Students who have obtained a grade greater than 4 in any of the parts of the course (natural or social sciences) in the ordinary call may not attend that part.
For every mistake of those included in the "List of mistakes to avoid" (see Moodle), the student will miss 0.2 points in the corresponding activity/test/presentation/exam up to a maximum of 1.6 points (8 mistakes). If the mistake is repeated, the repetition(s) will be also penalized.
If a fraudulent practice is detected in the evaluation test carried out by a student, the exam will result into failure, with a final grade of zero (0) in the corresponding subject.
The detection by the teacher that an assignment, essay or similar test has not been prepared by the student will result in a numerical grade of zero (0) both in the tests and in the subject in which it has been detected, regardless of the rest of the grades obtained by the student (See Article 8 of the UCLM Student Assessment Regulations).
Specifications for the second resit / retake exam:
Same criteria as in the others calls.
For every mistake of those included in the "List of mistakes to avoid" (see Moodle), the student will miss 0.2 points in the corresponding activity/test/presentation/exam up to a maximum of 1.6 points (8 mistakes). If the mistake is repeated, the repetition(s) will be also penalized.
If a fraudulent practice is detected in the evaluation test carried out by a student, the exam will result into failure, with a final grade of zero (0) in the corresponding subject.
The detection by the teacher that an assignment, essay or similar test has not been prepared by the student will result in a numerical grade of zero (0) both in the tests and in the subject in which it has been detected, regardless of the rest of the grades obtained by the student (See Article 8 of the UCLM Student Assessment Regulations).
For every mistake of those included in the "List of mistakes to avoid" (see Moodle), the student will miss 0.2 points in the corresponding activity/test/presentation/exam up to a maximum of 1.6 points (8 mistakes). If the mistake is repeated, the repetition(s) will be also penalized.
If a fraudulent practice is detected in the evaluation test carried out by a student, the exam will result into failure, with a final grade of zero (0) in the corresponding subject.
The detection by the teacher that an assignment, essay or similar test has not been prepared by the student will result in a numerical grade of zero (0) both in the tests and in the subject in which it has been detected, regardless of the rest of the grades obtained by the student (See Article 8 of the UCLM Student Assessment Regulations).
9. Assignments, course calendar and important dates
| Not related to the syllabus/contents | |
|---|---|
| Hours | hours |
| Unit 1 (de 5): Introduction to the teaching and learning of social sciences. Concept and epistemological field of social sciences | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 5 |
| Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Workshops and Seminars] | 12 |
| Project or Topic Presentations [PRESENCIAL][Cooperative / Collaborative Learning] | 5 |
| Final test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests] | .8 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 6 |
| Individual tutoring sessions [PRESENCIAL][Guided or supervised work] | .6 |
| Teaching period: September-January | |
| Comment: More information on the planning and distribution of activities will be provided at the beginning and during the academic year. | |
| Unit 2 (de 5): The curriculum of Primary Education in the social sciences | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 6 |
| Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Workshops and Seminars] | 12 |
| Project or Topic Presentations [PRESENCIAL][Cooperative / Collaborative Learning] | 5 |
| Final test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests] | .8 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 6 |
| Individual tutoring sessions [PRESENCIAL][Guided or supervised work] | .6 |
| Teaching period: September-January | |
| Comment: More information on the planning and distribution of activities will be provided at the beginning and during the academic year. | |
| Unit 3 (de 5): The teaching and learning of social sciences. Methodologies, models, activities and educational resources for the teaching and learning of social sciences | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 5 |
| Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Workshops and Seminars] | 12 |
| Project or Topic Presentations [PRESENCIAL][Cooperative / Collaborative Learning] | 5 |
| Final test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests] | .8 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 6 |
| Individual tutoring sessions [PRESENCIAL][Guided or supervised work] | .6 |
| Teaching period: September-January | |
| Comment: More information on the planning and distribution of activities will be provided at the beginning and during the academic year. | |
| Unit 4 (de 5): The curriculum of Primary Education in experimental sciences | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 7 |
| Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Workshops and Seminars] | 12 |
| Project or Topic Presentations [PRESENCIAL][Cooperative / Collaborative Learning] | 5 |
| Final test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests] | .8 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 6 |
| Individual tutoring sessions [PRESENCIAL][Guided or supervised work] | .6 |
| Teaching period: September-January | |
| Comment: More information on the planning and distribution of activities will be provided at the beginning and during the academic year. | |
| Unit 5 (de 5): The teaching and learning of the Experimental Sciences in Primary Eduaction | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 5 |
| Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Workshops and Seminars] | 12 |
| Project or Topic Presentations [PRESENCIAL][Cooperative / Collaborative Learning] | 5 |
| Final test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests] | .8 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 6 |
| Individual tutoring sessions [PRESENCIAL][Guided or supervised work] | .6 |
| Teaching period: September-January | |
| Comment: More information on the planning and distribution of activities will be provided at the beginning and during the academic year. | |
| Global activity | |
|---|---|
| Activities | hours |
10. Bibliography and Sources
| Author(s) | Title | Book/Journal | Citv | Publishing house | ISBN | Year | Description | Link | Catálogo biblioteca |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Didáctica de las ciencias experimentales I | Diego Marín Librero Editor | 84-8425-458-5 | 2005 | ||||||
| Ana Rivero García; Rosa Martín del Pozo; Emilio Solís Ramírez; Rafale Porlán Ariza | Didáctica de las ciencias experimentales en educación primaria | Madrid | Sintesis | 978-84-9171-062-2 | 2017 | ||||
| Banet Hernández, Enrique | Didáctica de las ciencias experimentales II | Diego Marín Librero Editor | 84-8425-455-0 | 2005 | |||||
| Cubero, Rosario | Cómo trabajar con las ideas de los alumnos | Díada | 84-87118-82-8 | 2000 | |||||
| Domínguez Garrido, M.C. | Didáctica de las Ciencias Sociales | Pearson | 84-205-3453-6 | 2004 | |||||
| Fredericks, Anthony D. | Experimentos sencillos con la naturaleza | Oniro | 978-84-95456-48-9 | 2007 | |||||
| Morcillo, J. M., Martínez, E. P., & Ruiz-Gallardo, J. R. | Microorganismos y hábitos de higiene. Estudio longitudinal en los cursos iniciales de Educación Primaria | Revista Eureka sobre Enseñanza y Divulgación de las Ciencias | 2021 | El trabajo contrasta los aprendizajes al comparar una metodología experimental frente a la clases magistral, desde la perspectiva de los alumnos y el docente. Concluye que el aprendizaje es muy similar, mientras que trabajo del se multiplica en el sistema experimental. | https://revistas.uca.es/index.php/eureka/article/view/5877/7311 | ||||
| Pedro Cañal; Antonio García-Carmona; Marta Cruz-Guzmán | Didáctica de las ciencias experimentales en educación primaria | Madrid | Paraninfo | 978-84-2833-734-2 | Colección Didáctica y Desarrollo | ||||
| Pozo, Juan Ignacio | Aprender y enseñar ciencia : del conocimiento cotidiano al ciudadano | Morata | 978-84-7112-440-1 | 2013 | |||||
| Ruiz-Gallardo, J. R., & Paños, E. | Primary school students¿ conceptions about microorganisms. Influence of theoretical and practical methodologies on learning | Enseñanza de las Ciencias | 2018 | El trabajo explica una intervención didáctica para el fomento del conocimiento los microorganismos en Educación primaria, comparando dos metodologías de enseñanza. | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02635143.2017.1386646 | ||||
| Tirado-Olivares, S; González-Calero, JA; Cózar, R; Toledano, RM | Gamificando la evaluación: una alternativa a la evaluación tradicional en Educación Primaria | Revista Iberoamericana sobre Calidad, Eficacia y Cambio en Educación, 19, 125-143 | Universidad Autónoma de Madrid y la RINACE | 1696-4713 | 2021 | 10.15366/reice2021.19.4.008 | |||
| Toledano, RM; Vázquez, A; Gómez-Barreto, I | Las ciencias experimentales y las habilidades cognitivas de orden superior en la formación inicial de maestros: Una experiencia didáctica | Diseñando la nueva docencia del siglo XXI | Pirámide. Grupo Anaya | 978-84-368-4263-0 | 2020 | ||||
| Toledano, RM; Gómez-Barreto, I; Tirado-Olivares, S; Vázquez, A | Mapas conceptuales y metacognición en la formación inicial de maestros | Redes de Investigación e Innovación en Docencia Universitaria. Volumen 2021 | Instituto de Ciencia de la Educación. Universidad de Alicante | 978-84-09-29261-5 | 2021 | ||||
| VV.AA. | Didáctica del conocimiento del Medio Social y Cultural en la Educación Primaria | Síntesis | 975677-3-2 | 2011 |