
Teaching and Learning of the Natural, Social and Cultural Environment
Code: 102046Credits: 10
| Degree programme | Type | Course |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Education | OB | 2 |
Contact lecturer
- Name :
- Myriam Gonzalez Sanz
- Email :
- myriam.gonzalez.sanz@uab.cat
Teaching staff
- Beatriz Ximena Cantero Riveros
- Èlia Tena Gallego
- Francisco Gil Carmona
- Juan Llusà Serra
- Victor Pastor Castro
- Mònica Suils Robles
Group languages
You can consult this information at the end of the document.
Prerequisites
Non prerequisites
Objectives
- To analyse the Primary Education curriculum related to Natural, Social and Cultural Environment Education.
- To interpret the curriculum in terms of several criteria to select, organise or order school contents related to natural and social education.
- To identify and value the contributions of experimental sciences to teaching and learning, for a definition of a school science.
- To identify and value the contributions of social sciences, geography and history to teaching and learning, for the building of a geographical space, historical time and social studies in the school
- To value equality between all human beings.
Learning outcomes
- Demonstrate that attitudes regarding sustainability of the natural environment are identified, practiced and defended.
- Being able to use basic models of the experimental sciences in order to interpret and act on the phenomena in everyday life.
- Identifying and analysing aspects of interdisciplinarity present in the curriculum, taking into account aspects of the content, of the methodology of teaching and of the processes for learning the social and experimental sciences.
- Demonstrate that attitudes regarding gender equality are identified, practiced and defended.
- Demonstrate that attitudes regarding human rights as knowledge and tools for coexistence are identified, practiced and defended.
- Identifying the purposes, content and structure of the experimental sciences in the nature studies curriculum in primary education.
- Apply models of experimental sciences to the development of the curriculum on knowledge of the pec.
- Knowing how to design didactic sequences and evaluate them, based on consistent teaching resources.
- Being able to develop basic skills from the Environmental Studies curriculum in the students.
- Being able to apply scientific knowledge in order to interpret and act on the phenomena in everyday life.
- Identifying the purposes, content and structure of the social sciences in the social environment curriculum in primary education.
- Apply models for teaching social sciences in developing the curriculum on knowledge of the Environment.
- Knowing how to interpret the contents of Environmental Studies and assess the learning using curriculum materials and relevant resources.
- Correctly relating the contents of Environmental Studies with the possible contributions in the corresponding skills.
- Explain the explicit or implicit code of practice of one's own area of knowledge.
Contents
Course Introduction:
- Didactic Models and Objectives of Teaching and Learning about the Natural and Social Environment.
- Curriculum: Knowledge and Competencies
Disciplinary Knowledge Block:
- The perspective on the environment from Social Sciences and Natural Sciences
- Children's ways of thinking from Social Sciences and Natural Sciences
- Ways of working from Social Sciences and Natural Sciences
- Ways of acting from Social Sciences and Natural Sciences
Interdisciplinary Instructional Design Block:
- Good Questions
- Sequencing Activities
- Assessing Learning
- Field Trips
- Heritage Education and Excursions
Application Block:
- Field Trip to Poblet
- Design and Presentation of a Project based Learning which includes a Field Trip to a Site in Catalonia
Learning activities and methodology
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students' elaboration of papers, seminar reports, and tasks related to the whole group sessions. Students' search for information and materials, study and preparation of exams, readings. | 125 | 5 | |
| Tutorials and assessment of students reports and papers (case studies, posters, oral presentations, lab reports, field trip...) | 42 | 1.68 | |
| (Whole group sessions) Presentations about basic content knowledge carried out by the professor. These sessions are offered to the whole group and allow discussing main contents promoting students' active participation. | 43 | 1.72 | |
| (Whole group) Field trip Outdoor activity | 15 | 0.6 | |
| (Seminars) Work spaces in reduced groups (1/3 out of the whole group) supervised by the professor. These sessions are devoted to deepen the contents tackled in whole group sessions. In these seminars, students work in groups to analyse and elaborate report | 25 | 1 |
This subject has been planned taking into account that there will be:
- Presentations by the teaching staff of the contents and basic issues of the syllabus
- In some cases, students prepare readings and materials before the session for classroom discussion, following the flipped classroom methodology.
-Debates and discussions in small groups by students to analyse and prepare evaluation, study and/or case resolution reports
- Cooperative learning by students to deepen the contents and themes worked on during the lectures.
- Use of digital tools to carry out the different activities that are carried out in master classes, seminars and laboratory practices
- A two-day trip to Empúries, for groups 21 and 31 on April 7 and 8, 2026, and for groups 41 and 71 on April 12 and 13, 2026. Attendance at the outing is compulsory, and if for a justified reason (work or health) the student cannot attend, there will be an alternative job.
Note: 15 minutes of a class will be reserved, within the calendar established by the centre/degree, for students to complete the surveys for the evaluation of the performance of the teaching staff and the evaluation of the subject/module.
Assessment
Continuous assessment activities
| Title | Weight | Hours | ECTS | Learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presentation of the analysis made on fieldwork, outings and interdisciplinarity (Block 3, group) | 25% | 0 | 0 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 |
| Individual assessment about knowledge developed (Written exam about content knowledge. Block 1, individual) | 50% | 0 | 0 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 |
| Preparation of reports relevant to each of the contents to be worked on (Block 2, group) | 25% | 0 | 0 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 |
Continuous assessment:
The continuous evaluation of the subject includes:
AC1: Individual written exams (50% subject grade), including:
- Initial exam (3/11/2026)
- Midterm exam (12/01/2027)
- Final exam (20/04/2027)
AC2: Group assignments following seminars (25% of course grade):
Throughout the course, the instructor will request seminar-related tasks to be delivered on paper at the end of each seminar session.
If the seminar work group does not turn in an assignment on time, the entire group will receive a 0 for that assignment, which will be averaged with the other assignments.
If a group member does not attend or is absent for more than 30 minutes from a seminar, their corresponding individual grade will be a 0 and will be averaged with the rest of the assignments.
Each professor may, at their discretion, request changes to submissions that do not meet minimum criteria, and a specific submission period will be established at all times.
AC3: Project Based Learning (PBL) Submission and Presentation (25% of the course grade):
Includes the submission of a written PBL design (04/06/2027) and the evaluation of its oral presentation on 08/06/2027, as well as the completion of Poblet field trip's pre-, during-, and post-trip activities.
Students' attitude and engagement during these activities will also be taken into account.
In order to pass the subject with continuous assessment modality, it is necessary:
- Achieve an average of 5 or higher on the three individual exams (initial, midterm, and final) (AC1), with a minimum score of 3 out of 10 on each of these three exams. Otherwise, you must take and pass a single retake exam for the course on June 15, 2027, which will cover material from the entire course. The maximum score on this retake exam is 5.
- Achieve a score of 5 or higher on the average of the Seminar (AC2) submissions. Otherwise, students will be required to submit a set of tasks equivalent to those completed during the seminars, which must be turned in on June 15, 2027. In this case, the maximum recoverable grade is a 5.
- Having actively participated in all workshops during the Poblet trip or having completed the substitute tasks.
The AC3 task is not recoverable.
A person will be considered to automatically fail the subject without any type of retake if:
- Commits some type of fraudulent practice: deliberately cheating in any exam, falsifying a document or pretending to be another person, use of wearable technologies (glasses, headphones, etc.) that facilitate the resolution of assessment tasks, etc.
- Deliberately failing to comply with the laboratory's safety regulations, endangering personal or others' physical integrity.
- Deliberately failing to comply with the rules of safety and coexistence during any of the outings or seminars.
Single assessment
The single assessment for the course includes:
AU1: Single exam (Individual - 50% of the course grade) covering all course material, to be held on 25/05/2027.
The overall score for the exam must be 5 out of 10, with a minimum score of 3 out of 10 in each of the blocks equivalent to the continuous assessment partial exams.
AU2: Individual assignment equivalent to the post-seminar assignments (Individual - 25% of the course)
It will include the submission of the set of tasks requested by the instructors throughout the course in a single document on 25/05/2027. The grading criteria will be equivalent to those used in the continuous assessment format, but will include a short oral presentation to defend the document, demonstrating the student's authorship and authenticity of their learning.
AU3: Submission and Presentation of the Post-Poblet Project (Individual - 25% of the course):
Includes the submission of the written assignment and a short oral presentation to defend the document, demonstrating the student's authorship and authenticity of their learning on 25/05/2027. It includes as well as photographic evidence from the visit to Poblet on dates prior to the paper's submission.
All single assessment tests and assingments will be held in person on 25/05/2027, coinciding with the exam that will be taken by the continuous assessment students of the interdisciplinary common block.
The conditions for passing or failing the subject in single assessment format are the same as those of continuous assessment, and the recovery mechanisms of the different blocks as well, being on the same date (15/06/2027).
Synthesis Test:
In the case of students who sit in the second call or more, who in previous years have submitted and passed the tasks AC2 and AC3, they may take a single synthesis test that consists of a single exam that includes content from the entire course. The date of the final test will be 25/05/2027.
Use of AI in tasks throughout the course:
In this subject, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is allowed as an integral art of the development of the work, provided that the final result reflects a significant contribution of the student in the analysis and personal reflection. The student will have to clearly identify which parts have been generated with this technology, specify the tools used and include a critical reflection on how they have influenced the process and the final result of the activity. Lack of transparency in the use of AI will be considered a lack of academic honesty and may result in a penalty in the grade of the activity in the form of a zero, or greater penalties in cases of seriousness, which may include failing the subject.
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Course groups and languages
The information provided is provisional until November 30. After this date, you will be able to consult the language of each group through this link. To access the information, you will need to enter the course CODE
| Type of teaching | Group | Language | Semester | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (TE) Theory | 21 | Catalan | annual | morning-mixed |
| (TE) Theory | 31 | Catalan | annual | morning-mixed |
| (TE) Theory | 41 | Catalan | annual | afternoon |
| (TE) Theory | 71 | English | annual | afternoon |
| (PLAB) Practical laboratories | 211 | Catalan | annual | morning-mixed |
| (SEM) Seminars | 211 | Catalan | annual | morning-mixed |
| (PLAB) Practical laboratories | 212 | Catalan | annual | morning-mixed |
| (SEM) Seminars | 212 | Catalan | annual | morning-mixed |
| (PLAB) Practical laboratories | 311 | Catalan | annual | morning-mixed |
| (SEM) Seminars | 311 | Catalan | annual | morning-mixed |
| (PLAB) Practical laboratories | 312 | Catalan | annual | morning-mixed |
| (SEM) Seminars | 312 | Catalan | annual | morning-mixed |
| (PLAB) Practical laboratories | 411 | Catalan | annual | afternoon |
| (SEM) Seminars | 411 | Catalan | annual | afternoon |
| (PLAB) Practical laboratories | 412 | Catalan | annual | afternoon |
| (SEM) Seminars | 412 | Catalan | annual | afternoon |
| (PLAB) Practical laboratories | 711 | English | annual | afternoon |
| (SEM) Seminars | 711 | English | annual | afternoon |
| (PLAB) Practical laboratories | 712 | English | annual | afternoon |
| (SEM) Seminars | 712 | English | annual | afternoon |