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Pedagogy

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:8.00
Study Course Accepted:19.02.2024 16:12:46
Study Course Information
Course Code:ZHAS_012LQF level:Level 5
Credit Points:2.00ECTS:3.00
Branch of Science:Pedagogy; General PedagogyTarget Audience:Dentistry
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:Anda Mironova
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:Department of Conservative Dentistry and Oral Health
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:Riga, 20 Dzirciema Street, zhsatrsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67455560
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)5Lecture Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Lectures10
Classes (count)3Class Length (academic hours)3Total Contact Hours of Classes9
Total Contact Hours19
Full-Time - Semester No.2
Lectures (count)2Lecture Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Lectures4
Classes (count)3Class Length (academic hours)3Total Contact Hours of Classes9
Total Contact Hours13
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
Not necessary.
Objective:
To provide students with basic skills in pedagogy and health education, to give an overview of planning processes, understanding information, education strategies and methods ,conditions for creating teaching materials according to selected strategies and teaching methods, evaluation of the learning process.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.TopicType of ImplementationNumberVenue
1Introduction to Pedagogy.Lectures1.00E-Studies platform
2Theories of pedagogy.Lectures1.00E-Studies platform
3Cognitive regularities at different ages: 1-3 y.o.Lectures1.00E-Studies platform
4Cognitive regularities at different ages: 4-7 y.o.Lectures1.00E-Studies platform
5Cognitive regularities at different ages: 7-11 y.o. Cognitive regularities at different ages: 12-18 y.o.Lectures1.00E-Studies platform
6Older people training peculiarities.Lectures1.00E-Studies platform
7Teaching methods.Lectures1.00E-Studies platform
8Motivating interview.Classes2.00auditorium
9Analysis of different situations.Classes1.00auditorium
10Application of learning methods in the clinic.Classes2.00clinical base
11Presentations of the pedagogical project. Exam.Classes1.00auditorium
Assessment
Unaided Work:
Work with literature, group work, analysis of different situations, acquisition of e-study materials, independent work in assessing and educating patients. Within the framework of the course, presentations on a pedagogical topic are prepared. Completion of the course evaluation questionnaire.
Assessment Criteria:
The student understands the importance of pedagogical processes, education and the importance of educational work to maintain the patient's health and living standards. The final assessment consists of 50% of the presentations and reports, and 50% the written exam on lecture topics.
Final Examination (Full-Time):Exam
Final Examination (Part-Time):
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:Includes an understanding of the learning process as a whole (motivation, needs assessment, definition of learning goals and objectives, selection of strategies and teaching methods, assessment of the effectiveness of the learning process), approaches to health education, information transfer according to prevention levels (primary, secondary, tertiary), general communication and communication, traditions of different cultures, races and religious affiliations.
Skills:The student will have mastered the planning of the study process according to the needs assessment, select and apply the most appropriate teaching methods and implement them, create positive and respectful communication with patients of different ages, manage patient fears and anxieties, follow Latvian literary norms in business and business style.
Competencies:The student will be able to: develop and implement new educational programs and methodological tools, to apply the existing educational programs for different age groups of the population, to organize and conduct educational events for the promotion of oral health for various age and social groups of the population, to develop positive communication with patients of all ages, as well as patients with special needs, communicate with the patient, their families, relatives involved in the care of the dental patient, logically argue, discuss, present one's position, express an opinion and obtain the necessary information in communication with clients of different age and colleagues.
Bibliography
No.Reference
Required Reading
1Fadels Čārlzs, Bialika Maja, Trilings Bērnijs. Četru dimensiju izglītība. 2017, Lielvārds
2Fišers Roberts. Mācīsim bērniem mācīties. RAKA, 2012 (akceptējams izdevums)
3Pedagoģijas terminu skaidrojošā vārdnīca R.: ZVAIGZNE ABC 2000. (Terminoloģija ir atbilstoša šī brīža vajadzībām)
4Purēns Vilnis. Kā attīstīt kompetenci. 2017, RaKa
5Šteinberga Airisa. Pedagoģiskā psiholoģija. RaKa, 2013 (akceptējams izdevums)
6 Martinsone Kristīne. “Pieaugušo izglītība”. RAKA, 2012 (akceptējams izdevums)
Additional Reading
1Ann Alder. “Pattern Making, Pattern Breaking: Using Past Experience and New Behaviour in Training, Education and Change Management”. Taylor & Francis Group, 2010 (akceptējams izdevums)
2David I. Mostofsky, Farida Fortune, Donald B. Giddon, and Farida Fortune. Behavioral Dentistry. 2013 (akceptējams izdevums)
3Gill Robins. “Praise, Motivation and the Child”. Taylor & Francis Group, 2012 (akceptējams izdevums)
4Susan Wallace. Motivating Unwilling Learners in Further Education: The Key to Improving Behaviour. 2017