Study programme 2025-2026Français
Psychology of school learning for teaching
Programme component of Master's in Teaching (Section 4) (MONS) (day schedule) à l"Teacher Training School

CodeTypeHead of UE Department’s
contact details
Teacher(s)
UF-M1-MENSS4-005-MCompulsory UEDUROISIN NatachaB101 - Service Education et Sciences de l’apprentissage
  • DANGREAU Sophie
  • DUROISIN Natacha

Language
of instruction
Language
of assessment
HT(*) HTPE(*) HTPS(*) HR(*) HD(*) CreditsWeighting Term
  • Français
Français180120044.002nd term

AA CodeTeaching Activity (AA) HT(*) HTPE(*) HTPS(*) HR(*) HD(*) Term Weighting
F-SFEN-006Psychology of school learning for teaching1801200Q2100.00%

Programme component

Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

  • Academic, social and cultural skills.
    • Understand the ethical issues and respect the ethical and regulatory frameworks of the profession in a democratic and responsible manner.
  • Skills for organising and supporting learning in an evolving dynamic.
    • Understand the learning process and research the various models and theories of teaching.
  • Reflective practitioner skills.
    • Critically read the results of scientific research in education and didactics and draw inspiration from them for their teaching activities, all the while drawing on various disciplines in human sciences to analyse and act in professional situations.
    • Carry out, individually and with peers, a critical and rigorous observation and analysis of their own practices and the impact these have on pupils, in order to improve their teaching and develop the strategies and conditions for implementation to ensure effectiveness and equity.

Learning Outcomes of UE

By the end of this teaching, students will be able to:
- rely on the most up-to-date knowledge in the psychology of school learning in order to prepare teaching-learning devices corresponding to the needs of the pupils;
- implement certain teaching-learning devices which call for precise cognitive mechanisms;
- take a critical and documented look at the teaching-learning systems tested.

UE Content: description and pedagogical relevance

Psychology of school learning, teaching, developmental psychology, cognitive psychology, cognitive mechanisms, executive functions, school learning, reading (deciphering and comprehension), spelling, textual production, graphic production, calculation, arithmetic and algebraic symbolization, reasoning, problem solving , flexibility, planning, inhibition, working memory, transfer, motivation, differentiation of learning

Prior Experience

Not applicable

Type of Teaching Activity/Activities

AAType of Teaching Activity/Activities
F-SFEN-006
  • Travaux pratiques
  • Projets supervisés

Mode of delivery

AAMode of delivery
F-SFEN-006
  • Hybrid

Required Learning Resources/Tools

AARequired Learning Resources/Tools
F-SFEN-006Course material available on Moodle

Recommended Learning Resources/Tools

AARecommended Learning Resources/Tools
F-SFEN-006Brown, P., Roediger, H., McDaniel M. (2016). Mets-toi ça dans la tête ! Les stratégies d'apprentissage à la lumière des sciences cognitives. Genève : Editions Markus Haller.
Crahay, M., Dutrevis, M. (2012). Psychologie des apprentissages scolaires. Bruxelles : De Boeck.
Ferrand, L., Lété, B. & Thevenot, C. (2018). Psychologie cognitive des apprentissages scolaires: Apprendre à lire, écrire, compter. Paris: Dunod.
Rossi, S., Vidal, J., Létang, M., Houdé, O., & Borst, G. (2019). Adolescents and adults need inhibitory control to compare fractions. Journal of Numerical Cognition, 5, 314-336.
Savicki, V. (2023). The psychology of student learning abroad. In Student learning abroad (pp. 215-238). Routledge.

Other Recommended Reading

AAOther Recommended Reading
F-SFEN-006Not applicable

Grade Deferrals of AAs from one year to the next

AAGrade Deferrals of AAs from one year to the next
F-SFEN-006Authorized

Term 2 Assessment - type

AAType(s) and mode(s) of Q2 assessment
F-SFEN-006
  • Production (written work, report, essay, collection, product, etc.) - To be submitted in class
  • Oral examination - Face-to-face

Term 2 Assessment - comments

AATerm 2 Assessment - comments
F-SFEN-006A written group work, of about fifteen pages, structured in five main parts (problematic, theoretical framework, methodology, results, discussion), must be submitted before the first day of the session. This written work must be accompanied by a five-minute video illustrating the teaching-learning system implemented.

Term 3 Assessment - type

AAType(s) and mode(s) of Q3 assessment
F-SFEN-006
  • Production (written work, report, essay, collection, product, etc.) - To be submitted online

Term 3 Assessment - comments

AATerm 3 Assessment - comments
F-SFEN-006A written group work, of about fifteen pages, structured in five main parts (problematic, theoretical framework, methodology, results, discussion), must be submitted before the first day of the session. This written work must be accompanied by a five-minute video illustrating the teaching-learning system implemented.
(*) HT : Hours of theory - HTPE : Hours of in-class exercices - HTPS : hours of practical work - HD : HMiscellaneous time - HR : Hours of remedial classes. - Per. (Period), Y=Year, Q1=1st term et Q2=2nd term
Date de dernière mise à jour de la fiche ECTS par l'enseignant : 16/05/2025
Date de dernière génération automatique de la page : 14/03/2026
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