NB Language of instruction is English
Admission requirements
N.a.
Description
This course provides an interdisciplinary view plus unique balance between theory, diagnosis and teaching strategies, including case studies. Students study recent research published in main journals (e.g., Journal of Educational Psychology, Reading Research Quarterly, Developmental Psychology, Journal of Learning Disabilities). Attendance of all classroom sessions is obligatory.
The selection of research papers includes traditional themes related to learning problems (dyslexia, dyscalculia) but adds coverage on at risk preschool children, language delayed children, teacher as collaborative consultant, meaning based approaches to reading, attention deficit disorders, using computers to enhance learning, social interaction and learning, and other high-interest current topics in the field.
Students are expected to reflect critically on scientific literature and on their own scientific behavior, to determine one’s position based on transparent scientific reasoning.
Course objectives
State of the art
Development of scientific reasoning
Presenting a small scale study
Timetable
Mode of instruction
Lectures.
Assessment method
Written exam with open and MC-questions (66.6%)
Written reviews (33.3%)
Presentations
Knowledge clip
Research Masterstudents write all exams and reviews in English.
Small changes are possible, see Blackboard!
Blackboard
In order to get access students need to enroll the Blackboard course.
A detailed course description will be uploaded on Blackboard.
All course announcements will be placed on Blackboard.
Students hand in their reviews and a knowledge clip on Blackboard.
Reading list
Hulme, C. & Snowling, M. J. (2009). Developmental Disorders of Language Learning and Cognition. Oxford, UK: Wiley-Blackwell.
Scientific papers (to be announced, see course description on Blackboard).
Small changes are possible (also in the reading list), see Blackboard!
Registration
Course
Students need to register for lectures in uSis. It is not possible to take a course without a valid registration.
Exam
Students are not automatically registered for exams. They can register themselves in uSis until 10 calendar days before the exam date at the latest. Students who are not registered will not be permitted to take the exam.
Please consult the course and exam registration website for information on registration periods and further instructions.
Contact information
Co-ordinator if this course is dr. T. M. Sikkema-de Jong. She will hold office hours (the hour following the lecture) and will be available by e-mail or by appointment.