Università Roma Tre

Educators:
The course aims to provide students with the conceptual and procedural tools of research in education. The first part will illustrate the historical and theoretical foundations of experimental pedagogy, the procedures for defining the areas of intervention, the methodologies and tools for collecting and analyzing data. In the second part, the discipline will be deepened through the study of a research project, whose phases will be examined also in the light of the theoretical assumptions illustrated in the first part of the course. The seminar will be dedicated to the reading and commentary of an educational classic.
With the study of Experimental Pedagogy, the student will be able to achieve the following educational objectives.
In terms of knowledge and comprehension:
- acquire the basic concepts of experimental pedagogy;
- to learn the theoretical and methodological foundations of empirical investigation.
In terms of ability to apply knowledge and understanding:
- Identify the specific areas of quantitative and qualitative research;
- define a research problem;
- formulating hypotheses.
In terms of autonomy of judgement:
- to formulate autonomous judgments deriving from the interpretation of research results.
In terms of communication skills:
- Explain the results of the research to specialists and non-specialists.
In terms of learning ability:
- Study autonomously models and procedures for research in education.

Trainers:
The course aims to provide students with the conceptual and procedural tools of research in education. The first part will illustrate the historical and theoretical foundations of experimental pedagogy; the procedures for the definition of the areas of intervention, the methodologies and tools for data collection and analysis. In the second part, the discipline will be deepened through the study of a research project, whose phases will be examined also in the light of the theoretical assumptions illustrated in the first part of the course. The seminar will be dedicated to the reading and commentary of an educational classic.
With the study of Experimental Pedagogy, the student will be able to achieve the following educational objectives.
In terms of knowledge and comprehension:
- acquire the basic concepts of experimental pedagogy;
- to learn the theoretical and methodological foundations of empirical investigation.
In terms of ability to apply knowledge and understanding:
- Identify the specific areas of quantitative and qualitative research;
- define a research problem;
- formulating hypotheses.
In terms of autonomy of judgement:
- to formulate autonomous judgments deriving from the interpretation of research results.
In terms of communication skills:
- Explain the results of the research to specialists and non-specialists.
In terms of learning ability:
- Study autonomously models and procedures for research in education.