Università Roma Tre

The course will focus on the following topics: the basic concepts of experimentalism; the distinction between common sense propositions and scientific judgements; the critical revision of words and concepts of educational language; the definition of a problem; the formulation of hypotheses; the definition of paths of critical revision of hypotheses; the selection of paths for problem solving; the theoretical and methodological foundations of empirical research in the educational field; the theoretical, methodological and technical foundations of educational evaluation.
With the study of Experimental Pedagogy the student will be able to achieve the following educational objectives.
In terms of knowledge and comprehension:
- knowledge and understanding of the basic concepts of experimentalism;
- knowledge and understanding of the theoretical and methodological foundations of empirical research in the field of education;
- knowledge and understanding of the theoretical, methodological and technical foundations of educational assessment.
In terms of ability to apply knowledge and understanding:
- to distinguish common sense propositions from scientific judgements;
- define a problem; formulate hypotheses;
- to establish pathways for the critical revision of hypotheses;
- select paths for the solution of problems.
In terms of autonomy of judgement:
- distinguish between different approaches to educational research;
- identify the strengths and weaknesses of the different methods used in educational research.
In terms of communication skills:
- critically review words and concepts of the educational language;
- define a problem;
- formulating hypotheses.
In terms of learning capacity:
- deepen their knowledge by using texts of a manualistic and scientific nature in the field.