Studying at the University of Verona
Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.
Study Plan
The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.
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2° Year activated in the A.Y. 2021/2022
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3° Year activated in the A.Y. 2022/2023
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4° Year activated in the A.Y. 2023/2024
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English laboratory 4th year
5° Year activated in the A.Y. 2024/2025
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Legend | Type of training activity (TTA)
TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.
Basis and Teaching of Geography (2022/2023)
Teaching code
4S001192
Credits
9
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
M-GGR/01 - GEOGRAPHY
The teaching is organized as follows:
Bases and Didactics of Geography
Laboratory of Bases and Didactics of Geography [Gruppo 1]
Laboratorio [Gruppo 2]
Laboratorio [Gruppo 3]
Laboratorio [Gruppo 4]
Learning objectives
The goal of the course is to teach the main aspects of the geographical theoretical framework, from a epistemological, conceptual and methodological point of view. The course concerns the key elements of geography that are necessary to create the teaching practices. The course intends to give elements useful to plan and act efficient teaching strategies for geography in the primary and pre-primary school.
Prerequisites and basic notions
basic geographic and cartographic knowledge
Program
A- basics
- Earth and World
- methods, tasks and tools of geography
- the main paradigms characterizing the historical evolution of the geographical science.
- geographical concepts: environment, landscape, place, space, territory, region.
- Geography and geographies: concepts, topics/problems, geographical areas.
- Cartography.
- Sources.
- National and International Geographical Associations.
- Geography and other sciences.
- Geography and Didactics of geography
B – DIDACTICS
- The educational value of geographical knowledge
- The curriculum according to the dispositions of law
- The didactic design of geographical knowledge
- The didactic use of the main tools and sources of/for geography
- Field trips for geographical education
- Professional updating
Bibliography
Didactic methods
Lessons in presence, with intense interactivity, group activities, seminars, possible walks/excursions on the territory. (attention: the teaching methods are subject to change due to any covid and related health provisions)
Learning assessment procedures
Written exam with mainly open questions. ATTENTION: Due to the evolution of the epidemiological situation, the exam can be switched into an ONLINE ORAL exam on the zoom platform. Further information will be provided at the beginning of the course.
Evaluation criteria
The evaluation is out of thirty. In addition to the course contents, clarity of presentation, mastery of geographical terminology and spelling and syntactic correctness will also be evaluated.
Criteria for the composition of the final grade
For the final assessment, the written test on the fundamentals and didactics of geography and the participation and outcome of the laboratory activities are considered.
Exam language
Italiano
