Teaching plan for the course unit

(Short version)

Referring to knowledge

Students obtaining a final grade of 9 or more, may, at the discretion of the faculty, be awarded a ’matrícula d’honor’, albeit that no more than 5% of the students enrolled on the course can receive this award.

Student assignments must be original work. Students copying on a test or plagiarising in a written assignment will be deemed to be in breach of the student code and automatically failed (see Article 16.7 and the annex to the Regulations governing the teaching, assessment and grading of learning at the University of Barcelona: http://www.ub.edu/acad/noracad/avaluacio_2020.pdf).

Attendance and active participation in class sessions is compulsory. Students must attend at least 75% of the sessions in order to opt for continuous assessment.

The subject is assessed in two parts: quantitative analysis and qualitative analysis.

In each of the parts, student participation in classroom activities represents 15%.

Participants have to submit two individual reports (15% each) analysing an article indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), relating to Educational Psychology or Education & Educational Research, examining the criteria presented in each part of the course. Guidelines are provided for this task.

Finally, students have to prepare a team project (maximum of three or four members) which is to be presented orally and in which students should demonstrate their mastery of both general and specific aptitudes. The project represents 40% of the overall grade - 30% for the project itself and 10% for the oral presentation. To pass the subject, students must pass all assessed activities.

Aspects evaluated	% allocated
Participation in the qualitative analysis block	15
Participation in the quantitative analysis block	15
Individual exercises: two reports or analyses of research articles	30 (15 and 15)
Applied exercise: research project design and presentation	40 (30 and 10)
TOTAL	100%

Assessment criteria: conceptual rigour, capacity of analysis and synthesis, adherence with guidelines

 

Repeat assessment

Students that fail the continuous assessment mode of evaluation are entitled to repeat the assessment tasks. Students opting for repeat assessment renounce any grades awarded previously as part of their continuous assessment. Repeat assessment comprises a written exam covering all course content, both theoretical and practical.  Students sit the exam on the date and time set by the MIPE Academic Committee for the repeat assessment of the subject. The final grade for students sitting the repeat assessment is the grade obtained on this exam and this exam only.

Examination-based assessment

Prerequisite
 

In accordance with University regulations, any student can request they be evaluated by single assessment. To do so, they must fill out the "Single assessment request" form, which can be downloaded from the virtual classroom, and submit it within the deadline established by the Faculty of Psychology.

 

Activities and criteria

Single assessment comprises a written exam in which students have to complete three exercises, two on the content of each theme taught, and to present a research project related to educational psychology. The first two exercises are worth 2.5 points each and the third is worth 5. To pass the course, students must obtain a minimum score of 5 points.

 

Repeat assessment

Students that fail the single assessment mode of evaluation are entitled to repeat the assessment tasks. Repeat assessment comprises a written exam covering all course content, both theoretical and practical. Students sit the exam on the date and time set by the MIPE Academic Committee. The final grade for students sitting the repeat assessment is the grade obtained on this exam and this exam only.