6 ECTS credits
180 h study time

Offer 2 with catalog number 1023468BNW for working students in the 2nd semester at a (B) Bachelor - advanced level.

Semester
2nd semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Enrollment Requirements
For this course you have to meet certain enrolment requirements. For an overview of the enrolment requirements check https://www.vub.be/en/studying-vub/practical-info-for-students/study-guidance/study-path/individual-study-path#paragraph--id--71647 Students must have taken ‘Cognitive Psychology’, before they can enroll in ‘Counseling in Schools and learning Disabilities’. Students who are enrolled in a shortened study program can take this course unit. Registration for this course is only possible for working students. Day students can register for courses whose code ends with an R. At Inschrijven / studentenadministratie@vub.be you must be registered at the VUB as a working student for the current academic year.
Taught in
Dutch
Faculty
Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences
Department
Klinische- en Levenslooppsychologie
Educational team
Martijn Van Heel (course titular)
Juliette Pollefeyt
Karen De Raeymaecker
Sarah Brantegem
Activities and contact hours
26 contact hours Lecture
9 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
Course Content

 

In this course, attention is given to learning disorders and the underlying genetic, neurological, and cognitive processes of reading skills/dyslexia and arithmetic skills/dyscalculia. Additionally, important themes within educational psychology (e.g., inclusive education, giftedness, grade retention) are discussed with a focus on practice within Flemish education.

During the practical workshops (WPOs), students have the opportunity to practice the diagnosis of learning disorders and giftedness. Afterwards, students are expected to independently administer, process, and interpret a number of diagnostic tools in the field and write a report on their findings.

Course material
Digital course material (Required) : Scientific literature on Canvas
Digital course material (Required) : Powerpoints on canvas
Additional info

HOC no mandatory presence, WPO mandatory presence

Learning Outcomes

Algemene competenties

HOC

-          The student can list characteristics of dyslexia, dyscalculia, and giftedness.

-          The student can recognize characteristics of dyslexia, dyscalculia, and giftedness in examples.

-          The student can explain the theories provided on reading, arithmetic, and giftedness.

-          The student can summarize the scientific literature provided on reading, arithmetic, and educational psychological themes (e.g., grade retention, giftedness).

-          The student can relate the functioning in various areas (genetic, neural, cognitive, behavioral) in the context of (suboptimal) reading/arithmetic.

-          The student can recognize the scientific literature on educational psychological themes in the Flemish educational landscape.

 

WPO

-          The student can establish professional contact with parents and their children in a realistic setting in collaboration with other students.

-          The student can administer a diagnostic tool (e.g., arithmetic test, reading test) in a realistic environment in collaboration with other students and with prior instruction.

-          The student can correctly and concisely (in writing) report on a diagnostic tool in collaboration with other students and with prior instruction.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 80% of the final mark.
PRAC Practical Assignment determines 20% of the final mark.

Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Schriftelijk examen with a relative weight of 80 which comprises 80% of the final mark.

Within the PRAC Practical Assignment category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Praktijkopdracht with a relative weight of 20 which comprises 20% of the final mark.

    Note: The 20% portion of the WPO is split up in 15% assignment and 5% presence. The assignment should be linguistically correct.

Additional info regarding evaluation

To pass this course, the student must have passed both the exam and the WPO. If the student fails one or both of the parts, the total score cannot exceed 7/20. Both partial results can be transferred to August examination. The partial result of the WPO can be transferred to next academic year.

The multiple-choice exam will be graded using positive scoring with a Higher Cutoff. Therefore, no points will be deducted for a wrong answer. However, the scoring of points through guessing will be accounted for in the final score by raising the passing threshold (= cutoff). The cutoff for the exam and the exact conversion table will be communicated in a timely manner on Canvas and in the exam instructions. The exam strategy is simple due to this method: do your best on the entire exam, and for questions that you do not know or partially know, guess to the best of your ability without worrying about any point deduction.

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of Psychology: Profile Profile Work and Organisational Psychology (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Psychology: Profile Profile Clinical psychology (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Psychology: Profile Profile Clinical Psychology (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Political Science and Sociology: - afstudeerrichting sociologie, minor onderwijs (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Teaching in Social Sciences: communicatiewetenschappen (90 ECTS, Etterbeek) (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Teaching in Social Sciences: politieke wetenschappen en sociologie (90 ECTS, Etterbeek) (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Teaching in Social Sciences: criminologische wetenschappen (90 ECTS, Etterbeek) (only offered in Dutch)
Bridging Programme for Master of Science in Educational Sciences: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)
Bridging Programme Master of Science in Psychology: Profile Profile Clinical Psychology (only offered in Dutch)
Schakelprogramma Master of Science in Educational Sciences: Exchange Ma Economics/Manageme (only offered in Dutch)
Preparatory Programme Master of Science in Educational Sciences: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)
Preparatory Programme Master of Science in Psychology: Profile Profile Clinical Psychology (only offered in Dutch)