LEARNING TOOLS.

NATIONAL AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF MEXICO
FACULTY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
1. COURSE SYLLABUS:
LEARNING TOOLS (652)
2. SEMESTER:
Second
3. CYCLE:
Basic
4. AREA:
5. COURSE TYPE:
Theory and Practice (Elective)
6. DURATION:
Hours per week:
Total number of hours:
7. REQUIREMENTS:
16 weeks
Theory:2
Theory: 32
None
8. GENERAL OBJECTIVES:
By the end of the course, students will become
acquainted with those learning strategies which
will enable them to optimize their academic
performance.
They will learn about the study techniques that
will provide them with the necessary tools to
best deal with their academic challenges.
Make use of metacognitive strategies and will
work out their own learning styles and do
practical work of everything learned throughout
the course.
Practice:2
Practice: 32
9. TEACHING UNITS
9.1. Unit 1 Course Framework
9.1.1 Diagnostic test
9.1.2Course framework
9.1.3 Metacognition and learning styles
9.2. Unit 2 Metacognition and Learning Styles
9.2.1 Metacognition
9.2.2 Learning styles
9.3. Unit 3 Goals
9.3.1 Life goals: DVM . Time line
9.3.2 Short, medium and long-term goals
9.3.3 Strategies for planning, developing and evaluating personal and academic activities
9.4. Unit 4 Awareness
9.4.1 Listening Awareness
9.4.2 Reading Awareness
9.4.3 Note taking
9.5. Unit 5 Writing a Summary
9.5.1 Notecards
9.5.2 Synopsis
9.5.3 Concept Maps
9.5.4 Mind Maps
9.6. Unit 6 Writing an Assignment
9.6.1 Topic Selection
9.6.2 Introduction
9.6.3 Topic development
9.6.4 Conclusions
9.6.5 Bibliography
9.6.6 Writing and Spelling
9.6.7 Title Page
9.6.8 Index
9.6.9 Layouts
9.7. Unit 7 Assignment Development and Oral Presentation
9.7.1 Development Standards of support
9.7.2 Materials
9.7.3 Voice Modulation
9.7.4 Personal Appearance. Body Postures and Non-Verbal Communication when
Addressing a Group of People
9.7.5 Emotional Control
9.8. Unit 8 Studying for an Exam
9.8.1 Types of Exams
9.8.2 Developing Study Guides
9.8.3 Self-evaluation
9.8.4 Doing an exam
9.9. Unit 9 Reading Comprehension in a Foreign Language
9.9.1 Key Words
9.9.2 Main Ideas
10.0 Unit 10 Socio-cultural resources supporting learning
9.10.1 Movies
9.10.2 Theater
9.10.3 Non-scientific Literature
9.10.4 Sports
9.10.5 Music
10. BASIC BIBLIOGRAPHY
10.1 Boggino NA: ¿Problemas de Aprendizaje o Aprendizaje Problemático?: estrategias
didácticas para prevenir dificultades en el aprendizaje. Homo Sapiens. Rosario, Argentina,
2000.
10.2 Cervantes VL. El ABC de los Mapas Mentales. 3a ed. Asociación de Educadores
Iberoamericanos, México, 1999.
10.3 Ibarra LM. Gimnasia Cerebral para Aprender Mejor. Gernika, México. 1999.
10.4 Ibarra LM. Mapeando con Luz María. Gerinka, México. 2003.
10.5 Johnsons DW. El Aprendizaje Cooperativo en el Aula. <paidos, Buenos Aires,
Argentina. 199.
10.6 Klinger KC, Vallido BG. Psicología Cognitiva. Estrategias en la Práctica
Docente.Mc. Graw Hill Interamericana, México.1999.
10.7 Ruiz-Primo MA. On the Use of Concept Maps as an assessment tool in science:
What we have learned so far. Revista Electrónica de Investigación Educativa. 2000;
2(1):29-52
11. SUPLEMENTARY BIBLIOGRAPHY
11.1 Boggino NA. Cómo Evaluar Mapas Conceptuales en la Escuela. Aprendizaje
significativo y globalizado. Educación inicial. Ed. Homo Sapines. Rosario, Argenitna.
1997.
Cervantes VL. El ABC de los Mapas Mentales para Niños. Asociación de Educadores
Americanos, México. 2001.
11.2 Espasa Calpe S.A. Enciclopedia Temática Espasa. Espasa Siglo XXI. España. 1998.
11.3 Lerner deZD. El Aprendizaje de la Lengua Escrita en la Escuela. Reflexiones sobre
la propuesta pedagógica constructivista. Ed. Aique, Buenos Aires. 2001.
11.4 Maclure S, Davis P. Aprender a Pensar, Pensar en Aprender. Gedisa, Barcelona.
1994.
12. TEACHING METHODOLOGY
Theory:
Oral Presentation with questions included
Commented Reading
Group Work
Study Guides
Music Therapy
Practice:
Concentration and Relaxation Techniques
Utilization of all learned strategies and
techniques
Extra practice to reinforce all learning strategies
previously learned
13. COURSE EVALUATION
14. REQUIREMENTS FOR
TEACHING THE COURSE
Oral and written assignments
Homework to Hand in
Class Participation
Veterinarian or other professionals
postgraduate studies in pedagogy
with a