Quality Assessment of Educational Contexts

Code:

LPSI317

Acronym:

AQCE

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Psychology

Instance: 2022/2023 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Psychology
Course/CS Responsible:	First degree in Psychology

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LPSIC	31	Official Curricular Structure	3	-	3	27	81

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

- To get to know conceptual models to study the quality of educational contexts;
- To identify critical context dimensions in the promotion of development and learning;
- To get to know different phases of reflection and action to develop quality practices;
- To integrate the assessment and development of quality into a systemic-ecological rationale.

Learning outcomes and competences

The objectives were defined above as learning outcomes.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1) Conceptualization of quality of educational contexts. Models to analyze quality of educational contexts. Different perspectives on quality. Global quality and quality in specific domains. The impact of quality on development and learning.
2)Quality in early childhood education. Assessment of global quality in child care and preschool centers.
3) Quality of language and literacy environment: An example of quality assessment in a specific domain.
4) Quality of teacher-student interactions: From elementary to secondary school. Emotional support. Classroom organization. Instructional support.
5) The inclusion of students with disabilities: Quality of inclusive experience and development of participation in educational contexts.

Mandatory literature

Gamelas Ana Madalena de Almeida Vieira; Literacia e qualidade em contextos pré-escolares inclusivos
Cadima Joana Dias; Teacher-child interactions and classroom quality in Portuguese elementary school classrooms
Vários; Qualidade e projecto na educação pré-escolar., Ministério da Educação, 1997
Odom, S.; Alargando a roda. A inclusão de crianças com necessidades educativas especiais na educação pré-escolar., Porto Editora, 2007
Portugal, G.; Avaliação em educação pré-escolar. Sistema de acompanhamento das crianças., Porto Editora, 2010
Leal, T., Gamelas, A. M., Barros, S., & Pessanha, M. ; Quality of early childhood environments: Discussion on the concept of quality and future perspectives, London: Palgrave MacMillan, 2017. ISBN: ISBN 978-3-319-64212-3

Comments from the literature

Specific literature will be indicated in the summary of the respective lesson.

Teaching methods and learning activities

To participate in the expository sessions prepared by the teacher and to read the bibliography; To train the application of instruments to assess quality of educational contexts with the support of videotaped short scenes for scoring practice; To use specific procedures with the support of videotaped situations and records of classroom events; To participate in small and large group discussions of practical situations and in problem solving activities.

 

keywords

Social sciences > Psychological sciences > Psychology > Educational psychology

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Trabalho escrito	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	31,00
Frequência das aulas	30,00
Trabalho escrito	20,00
Total:	81,00

Eligibility for exams

Students must attend at least 75% of the classes. Each student has to present a written report on a selected subject approached in the Curricular Unit. 

Calculation formula of final grade

The final grade corresponds to the classification obtained in the written report.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Students under special conditions should contact the responsible of the curricular unit at the beginning of the semester.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Students in special conditions should contact the responsible for the unit at the beginning of the semester.

Classification improvement

Students can improve their grade attending the 
curricular unit in the year following the respective
approval, if the curricular unit is in operation.