Summary of doctoral dissertation in educational science: Assesment of pedagogics learning outcomes for students of pedagogical universities with competence based approach

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING HANOI NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION **************** NGUYEN THI THANH TRA ASSESMENT OF PEDAGOGICS LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS OF PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITIES WITH COMPETENCE-BASED APPROACH Major: Theory and history of education Code: 62.14.01.02 SUMMARY OF DOCTORAL DISSERTATION IN EDUCATIONAL SCIENCE Hanoi - 2016 The dissertation is completed at: HANOI NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION Scientific advisors: 1. Asst. Prof. PhD. Tran Thi Tuyet Oanh 2. Asst. Prof. PhD. Vu Le Hoa Reviewer 1: Asst. Prof. PhD Tran Khanh Duc, Hanoi University of Science and Technology Reviewer 2: Asst. Prof. PhD Pho Duc Hoa, Hanoi Nationnal University of education. Reviewer 3: Asst. Prof. PhD Nguyen Phuong Nga, University of Education, Vietnam National University, Hanoi The dissertation will be defended in front of the University Dissertation Examiner Council at Hanoi National University of Education At 136 Xuan Thuy, Cau Giay, Hanoi, on … 2015 It is possible to learn about the dissertation at: - National Library; - Library of Hanoi National University of Education 1 FORWARD 1. Motivation 1.1 To satisfy the high-quality human resources requirements of the current society, the World Higher Education is paying much attention to the innovation of competence-based training. 1.2 Examination and assessment are some of the most important stages of the training process. The competence-based training also requires an innovation in examining and assessing based on competence. 1.3 Higher Education in Vietnam in general and at Pedagogical Universities in particular is currently innovating program contents, teaching methods to focus on the formation and development of occupational competence for students. 1.4 Pedagogics is the professional subject of pedagogical universitieswhich provides studentswith basicpedagogicalskills. However, in fact, the evaluation of students’ competence in Pedagogicsisnot yetproperlyemphasized. The assessmentmethod forthis course is still traditional, focusing on testing theoretical knowledge, and paying little attention on requiring students to generally apply their knowledge and skills in solving a particular occupational problem. To overcome the limitations of the traditional assessment, a new learning outcomes (LO) assessment in Pedagogics using competence-based approach (CBA) is essential. However, up to now, there has been shortage offullandspecificresearch onthisissue. For the above mentioned reasons, the author chose the topic “Assessment of Pedagogics learning outcomes for students of Pedagogical Universities with competence-based approach” as the topic of the dissertation. 2. Purposes of research The dissertation proposes methods to assess students’ LO in Pedagogics subject of Pedagogic Universities with competence-based approach in order to fully assess the level of achieving competence goals of students in the subject. By improving the assessment methodology the dissertation then contributes to improve the Pedagogics teaching quality in particular and training quality of pedagogical universities in general. 2 3. Objects and subjects of research 3.1 Objects of research The assessment of learning outcomes (LO) for students of Pedagogical Universities 3.2 Subjects of research Methods to assess Pedagogics LO for students of Pedagogic Universities using competence-based approach 4. Scientific hypothesis The assessment of LO by CBA is a current evaluation trend to determine whether learners can apply their gained knowledge in practice in order to develop necessary competences. However, the assessment of students Pedagogics LO in Pedagogical Universities still based on theoretical knowledge without focusing on requiring student to apply knowledge and skills gained through the course. Although the assessment of students’ competence is performed, it is not comprehensive, sufficient and fails to specify which particular competence should be assessed and which competence level to be achieved by students. If we can propose mechanisms to assesst LO in Pedagogics which are the combination of many assessment methods; focus on the knowledge practical; reasonablly establish and use of assessing instruments then we can fully assess the level of achieving competence goals by students and also be able to make the assessment positively impacts the students’ learning process so that contribute to the improvement of the teaching quality of the Pedagogics cousrse. 5. Research tasks 5.1 To establish theoretical background on assessing Pedagogics LO using competence-based approach (CBA). 5.2 To survey the real situation of the Pedagogics LO assessment for students of Pedagogical Universities using CBA. 5.3 To propose the assessment methods of Pedagogics LO for students of Pedagogical Universities using CBA. 5.4 To experiment the assessment methods of Pedagogics LO for students of Pedagogic Universities using CBA. 6. Limitation and scope of research 3 - Assessing some general competences as well as teaching and educational competence of students while teaching the Pedagogics courses. - Surveying students and lecturers at representative Pedagogic Universities and other Universities - all over the Northern, the Central, the Southern of Vietnam including: Thai Nguyen University of Education, Hanoi Pedagogical University II, Hong Duc University (Thanh Hoa), Hue UniversityofEducation,Quy Nhon UniversityandCan ThoUniversity. 7. Research methods 7.1. Basic methodology of the research The research uses the following approach viewpoints: action approach, system - structure approach, practical approach. 7.2. System of specific research methods 7.2.1 Group of theoretical research methods 7.2.2 Groupof practical research methods: Pedagogical observation method, Questionnaire method, Expert method, research of working product method, Discussion method,andPedagogicalexperimentmethod. 8. Theoretical points 8.1 The innovation in teaching method to the direction of competence development requires the comprehensive innovation in learning assessment. The learning assessment using competence-based approach must assess competence goals to be achieved by students and must positively impact on the teaching activities. 8.2 Assessment of Pedagogics LO using CBA emphasizes on assessing students capability to apply pedagogical skills to solve given practical issuesinteaching and education.Therefore,the assessment using this approach in Pedagogics will form and develop necessary competences for future teachers in accordance with the output standards ofthe pedagogics major. 8.3 Assessment of Pedagogics LO for students of Pedagogical Universities using competence-based approach will be more efficient if it is synchronously applied with the competence targets determination and assessment process methods using CBA; together with building mechanisms to combine individual assessment results and building tools for assessing Pedagogics learning outcomes using competence-based approach; using combination of learning outcome ... - tailieumienphi.vn