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THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF GENERAL DIDACTICS

PAOLA AIELLO THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF GENERAL DIDACTICS

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DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN, PHILOSOPHIC AND EDUCATION SCIENCES
Bachelor or equivalent first cycle
SCIENCES OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES, SPORTS AND PSYCHOMOTOR EDUCATION
2026/2027

OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 2
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2025
AUTUMN SEMESTER
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
636LESSONS


PAOLA AIELLO T Curriculum
Objectives
GENERAL OBJECTIVE
THE COURSE AIMS TO PROMOTE THE ACQUISITION OF THE MAIN THEORIES OF DIDACTICS, FOSTERING THE SKILLS NECESSARY FOR THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF EDUCATIONAL AND INSTRUCTIONAL INTERVENTIONS IN BOTH FORMAL AND NON-FORMAL CONTEXTS. IN PARTICULAR, THE OBJECTIVE IS TO RAISE STUDENTS’ AWARENESS THROUGH REFLECTION ON THE POSSIBLE INTERCONNECTION BETWEEN THEORY AND TEACHING PRACTICE, THEREBY ENCOURAGING AUTONOMOUS AND CRITICAL REASONING ABOUT THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESSES EMBEDDED IN INTERACTION AND EMERGING WITHIN THE TEACHING–LEARNING PROCESS.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

AT THE END OF THE COURSE, STUDENTS WILL BE EXPECTED TO DEMONSTRATE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE DISCIPLINE IN RELATION TO THE FOLLOWING TOPICS: ONTOLOGY AND EPISTEMOLOGY OF DIDACTICS; DIDACTICS AND DISCIPLINARY KNOWLEDGE; THEORIES AND MODELS OF DIDACTICS; COMMUNICATION AND EDUCATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS; INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIATION; INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN AND ASSESSMENT: MEANINGS AND PARADIGMS; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES AND MEDIA EDUCATION; ENACTION, HUMAN ACTIVITY, AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS; EMBODIMENT AND COGNITION IN DIDACTICS; DIDACTICS AS A KEY TO UNDERSTANDING, ADDRESSING, AND OVERCOMING THE COMPLEXITY OF THE TEACHING–LEARNING PROCESS; AND SIMPLESS DIDACTICS.

IN LIGHT OF THE TOPICS COVERED AND THE METHODOLOGIES PRESENTED, STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO:

APPLY ONTOLOGICAL AND EPISTEMOLOGICAL CONCEPTS TO GUIDE THEIR METHODOLOGICAL CHOICES;
EVALUATE TEACHING THEORIES, MODELS, AND TECHNOLOGIES IN ORDER TO SELECT APPROPRIATE STRATEGIES;
ADOPT COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUES AND MEDIATION TOOLS TO FACILITATE INTERACTION AND UNDERSTANDING;
ADDRESS EDUCATIONAL COMPLEXITY THROUGH FLEXIBLE AND SYSTEMIC APPROACHES.

APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

AT THE END OF THE COURSE, STUDENTS WILL BE EXPECTED TO:

DEVELOP AWARENESS OF THE THEORIES UNDERPINNING EDUCATIONAL ACTION;
UNDERSTAND THE METHODOLOGICAL AND DIDACTIC FOUNDATIONS FOR MANAGING AND EVALUATING EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING PROCESSES;
BE ABLE TO USE METHODOLOGIES AND INTERVENTION STRATEGIES APPROPRIATE TO THE LEARNING OBJECTIVES OF INDIVIDUAL LEARNERS.
Prerequisites
NONE
Contents
THE DISTANCE LEARNING HOURS (6–10 HOURS) WILL BE DELIVERED DURING THE INITIAL PHASE OF THE COURSE AND WILL BE DEDICATED TO STRENGTHENING AND REINFORCING THE PREREQUISITE KNOWLEDGE RELATED TO THE COURSE CONTENT. THE COURSE WILL FOCUS ON THE
FOLLOWING TOPICS:
- ONTOLOGY AND EPISTEMOLOGY OF
DIDACTICS
- THEORIES AND MODELS OF DIDACTICS
- GENERAL DIDACTICS AND
DISCIPLINARY KNOWLEDGE
- EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES
- DESIGN, ACTION, EVALUATION AND
DOCUMENTATION
- COMMUNICATION IN DIDACTICS
- MODELS, THEORIES, FORMS AND AREAS
OF PLANNING TEACHING
- BODY AND COGNITION IN DIDACTICS
- TRANSPOSITION AND MEDIATION IN
DIDACTICS

- DECODING AND COPING WITH THE COMPLEXITY OF THE TEACHING-LEARNING PROCESS
Teaching Methods
THE 36-HOUR COURSE WILL COMPRISE
LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS AIMED AT
ACQUIRING THE KNOWLEDGE AND
UNDERSTANDING OF THE DISCIPLINE
NECESSARY FOR THEIR APPLICATION.
Verification of learning
IN LINE WITH THE LEARNING OUTCOMES,
THE ASSESSMENT WILL BE BASED ON AN
ORAL EXAM, ON THE CONTENTS OF THE
COURSE.
Texts
AMATORE G. E FREGOLA C. (2026) DIDATTICA GENERALE. AGENCY TRASFORMATIVA E PROSPETTIVE INCLUSIVE ONLIFE. RAFFAELLO RICERCA E UNIVERSITÀ - GRUPPO EDITORIALE RAFFAELLO. MONTE SAN VITO (AN)
SIBILIO (2019). INTERAZIONE DIDATTICA. BRESCIA: LA SCUOLA.

RECOMMENDED BOOK
BERTAGNA, G., & TRIANI, P. (2019). DIZIONARIO DI DIDATTICA. CONCETTI E DIMENSIONI OPERATIVE. NUOVA EDIZIONE. BRESCIA: LA SCUOLA
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