Competencies and objectives

 

Course context for academic year 2017-18

Teaching Visual Expression subject is part of the Degree in Primary Speciality curriculum, developed at the university sphere. The educational activity of this subject consists of a combination of theory and praxis focused on perception and visual representation.
Both in practice and in theory, the students should acquire basic knowledge of visual and plastic language, general characteristics and fundamental aspects of its syntax and semantics, and deep analysis of children's plastic language, knowledge properly adapted to their future activity as Primary school teachers.
The aim of the course is to develop the students’ expressive and creative abilities through the study of visual and plastic language. It´s also aimed to develop educational and methodological aspects and guidelines for primary school children work analysis. Future teachers must be sensitive and aware of the importance of culture, as well as their teaching contributions and educational outreach.

 

 

Course content (verified by ANECA in official undergraduate and Master’s degrees)

General Competences (CG)

  • CG1 : Identify information needs and then find, analyse, process, evaluate and communicate it effectively, critically and creatively.
  • CG2 : Plan, organise and manage processes, information, problem-solving and projects. Possess initiative, entrepreneurial spirit and the ability to generate new ideas and actions.
  • CG3 : Show oral and written language skills for teaching (official languages of the Region of Valencia and foreign languages) and the ability to communicate on different levels in different registers.
  • CG5 : Work in a team, collaborating and leading when necessary.
  • CG6 : Value diversity as a matter of fact and integrate it positively.
  • CG7 : Capacity for criticism and self-criticism, giving reasoned judgements and ethical, professional and personal commitment. Motivated to improve quality.
  • CG8 : Understand learning as a global, complex and transcendent fact, control one's own learning and mobilise all kinds of knowledge, adapting to new situations and connecting knowledge as a means of creating new knowledge.

 

Specific Competences (CE)

  • CE12 : Express oneself orally and in writing with the necessary fluency and precision in Catalan and Spanish to be able to teach at primary level and also use a foreign language as a vehicle in certain classroom situations.
  • CE7 : Design and develop educational projects, programming units, contexts, activities and materials, including digital material, to allow the curriculum to be adapted to the diverse nature of the students and promote the quality of the contexts in which the educational process takes place, thus guaranteeing their well-being.

 

 

 

Learning outcomes (Training objectives)

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Specific objectives stated by the academic staff for academic year 2017-18

1. Analyze the knowledge, attitudes and skills needed to incorporate plastic education to their future career as a Primary School teacher.
2. Recognize the subject structure, concepts and theoretical basis adapted to Primary Education.
3. Know the Plastic Expression Didactics conceptual frameworks and its adaptation to the pertinent children development stage.

 

 

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General

Code: 17540
Lecturer responsible:
FAYA ALONSO, URSULA
Credits ECTS: 6,00
Theoretical credits: 0,60
Practical credits: 1,80
Distance-base hours: 3,60

Departments involved

  • Dept: GENERAL DIDACTICS AND SPECIFIC DIDACTICS
    Area: TEACHING VISUAL EXPRESSION
    Theoretical credits: 0,6
    Practical credits: 1,8
    This Dept. is responsible for the course.
    This Dept. is responsible for the final mark record.

Study programmes where this course is taught