Master's Degree Dissertation
Code: 45456 ECTS Credits: 6| Degree | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Training for Secondary Schools, Vocational Training and Language Centres (Spec. Mathematics) | TFE | 1 |
Contact
- Name:
- Albert Mallart Solaz
- Email:
- albert.mallart@uab.cat
Teachers
- (External) Vicenç Font Moll
- (External) Yuly Vanegas
Teaching groups languages
You can view this information at the end of this document.
Prerequisites
To be able to present the Final Master's Project, you must have passed the practicum module
Objectives and Contextualisation
The TFM is a final reflective work in which the student will have to show, through a public oral presentation in front of a court, that he has acquired the master's set of skills and that enable him to start his performance as a mathematics teacher in a secondary education center.
It is aimed at demonstrating transversal professional achievements, as well as the interrelationship between theoretical and practical knowledge, through the realization of an educational proposal for teaching innovation/improvement, which integrates the various contents worked on in the Master's and applied to the practicums, justified in based on research results and/or innovation and research methodologies.
The Master's Final Thesis (TFM) must allow:
(1) to carry out a transversal work of a large part of the skills provided for in the master
(2) for the student to show that he has acquired the skills of the Master's in Secondary Teacher Training of Mathematics
Learning Outcomes
- CA17 (Competence) To apply an equity and gender perspective in both the planning and management of the mathematics classroom.
- CA18 (Competence) To build a professional identity within the framework of the master's degree final project, reflecting on the level of achievement of professional competences.
- SA15 (Skill) To use evidence and mathematics education theories to analyse teaching actions with a view to enhancing the processes and outcomes of learning mathematics.
- SA16 (Skill) To analyse strategies of mathematics education that promote the students' capacity to learn by themselves and with others and develop critical thinking and decision making skills that facilitate autonomy, self-confidence and initiative.
- SA17 (Skill) To analyse evidence and data as part of the process of completing the master's degree final project, with a view to improving professional teaching skills.
- SA18 (Skill) To demonstrate digital competence as a teacher in mathematics education software and help students use these programs.
- SA19 (Skill) To demonstrate a command of oral and written expression in both the written portion and oral presentation of the master's degree final project.
- SA20 (Skill) To integrate a perspective sensitive to the multilingual reality of classrooms and the importance of language as a resource in mathematics, while promoting the use of Catalan as the vehicular language.
Content
The subject is made up of the following blocks of content:
• Elements of reflective analysis of one's own practice in order to identify problems in mathematics education.
• Search for bibliographical references and research results related to the identified problems and use of research techniques in mathematics education.
• Elaboration of a master's final work report that includes an innovative proposal/improvement justified based on results and/or innovation and research methodologies.
Activities and Methodology
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type: Directed | |||
| Participation in the TFM follow-up general seminar | 10 | 0.4 | |
| Type: Supervised | |||
| Participation in the TFM follow-up seminar | 10 | 0.4 | |
| Type: Autonomous | |||
| Written report of the TFM and oral presentation | 100 | 4 |
It will be ensured that the tutor of the Practical II (PII) and the TFM are the same to guarantee continuity between the internship period and the Master's Final Thesis.
The teaching and follow-up of the Final Master's Thesis will be carried out through seminars with the tutor with the aim of helping the students to organize their reflection between what they have experienced at the secondary school and the knowledge of the master's. The teaching staff will encourage shared reflection between the students doing internships at the same centre.
The TFM will be developed in 4 phases:
(1) Choice of subject (preferably a justified improvement proposal for your internship period)
(2) Preparation of work and guidance
(3) Public defense of the Work
(4) Evaluation
In addition to the seminar with a TFM tutor, participation in a general seminar aimed at all students in the group is contemplated.
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Assessment
Continous Assessment Activities
| Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral defense of the TFM | 30% | 5 | 0.2 | CA17, CA18, SA15, SA16, SA17, SA18, SA19, SA20 |
| Participation in the TFM follow-up seminar | 20% | 10 | 0.4 | |
| Written report of the TFM | 50% | 15 | 0.6 | CA17, CA18, SA15, SA16, SA17, SA18, SA19, SA20 |
Requirements to be entitled to the final assessment will be:
Attendance at seminars with the whole group and with the tutor (a minimum of 80% of the sessions).
The delivery of the written Report of the Final Master's Thesis within the established deadlines
The oral defense of this report in front of a court
Bibliography
In addition, the following references are of interest:
Software
The TFM can be edited in word or latex. The tutor will indicate, if necessary, other software to use
Groups and Languages
Please note that this information is provisional until 30 November 2025. You can check it through this link. To consult the language you will need to enter the CODE of the subject.