Undergraduate Course: Education 2: Philosophical and Sociological Perspectives on Curriculum, Assessment, Pedagogy and Social Justice (EDUA08051)
Course Outline
| School |
Moray House School of Education |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 08 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Education |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
The course consists of two problem-based learning blocks:
1) Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment;
2) Schooling and Social Justice |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | 09:00 - 09:50 | | | | Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | 09:00 - 09:50 | | | Central | Tutorial | | 1-11 | | | 11:10 - 13:00 | | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Additional information |
Attendance at lectures and tutorials is compulsory. |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of Education 2, and at a level appropriate to the second year of an undergraduate course, students will be able to:
Analyse and discuss different perspectives on curriculum development;
Apply their knowledge of curriculum development to recent innovations in Scotland, including A Curriculum for Excellence;
Analyse and discuss the relationships between curriculum, pedagogy and assessment;
Critique and evaluate current developments in pedagogy and assessment, including Assessment is for Learning (AiFL) in Scotland;
Analyse and discuss distinct perspectives on social justice;
Demonstrate understanding of the effects of social injustices for individual pupils and groups of pupils;
Articulate an evolving personal position in relation to schooling and social justice, appropriately justified with reference to theory and experience
Access and read academic texts critically and analytically, discuss the construction of academic texts, and apply this analysis to their own writing.
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Assessment Information
A single assessment, based on two activities, equally weighted:
1) Group oral presentation of a proposal for an interdisciplinary curriculum project for a chosen age-range;
2) Individual narrative response to Social Justice case study (e.g. discussing possible outcomes) and theoretical analysis of the situation (2000 words).
As a course requirement, students will be expected to maintain a reflective commentary on their reading, reflection, responses to lectures, and observations. In extreme cases, e.g. to resolve a problem in group assessment, this reflective commentary, a short viva, and/or some writing under supervision may be used as supplementary evidence in reaching a final grade. Students will be required to gain a mark of at least 40% in each task to pass the course, in accordance with the common marking scheme. |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Shereen Benjamin
Tel: (0131 6)51 6147
Email: shereen.benjamin@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Norma Turnbull
Tel: (0131 6)51 6210
Email: norma.turnbull@ed.ac.uk |
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