Undergraduate Course: Education 2B (Childhood Practice) (EDUA08073)
Course Outline
School |
Moray House School of Education |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Not available to visiting students |
Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 08 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
Home subject area |
Education |
Other subject area |
None |
Course website |
None |
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Course description |
Learner Study, during Placement (or equivalent for non-ITE students), relating Pedagogy, Curriculum/Assessment, and aspects of Social Justice to the learning, development and educational experiences of 2-4 children/learners. Future Schools challenge, requiring study of recent advances/research in Pedagogy, Curriculum/Assessment, and aspects of Social Justice and their application to current problems and future development of education. |
Course Delivery Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
The student should be able to:
- evaluate the impact of teaching, curriculum, and the relationship between schools and other life experiences to the learning and development of different children/learners;
- understand some current issues of social and cultural change and their implications for educational policy and practice;
- show development of a personal critical perspective on current practice, relating to social problems and values framework;
- show development of some proposals for educational improvement, drawing on recent policy change and international examples of good practice;
- have enhanced professional skills of organising and managing learning. |
Assessment Information
A single assessment, based on two activities, equally weighted:
1) Learner Study - individual written report (2000 words)
2) Group oral presentation, with visual display, of proposals for a Future School.
Both presentations must include reference to curriculum & assessment, teaching & learning, and schools & social justice
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, 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% on each assessment, as well as a final (aggregate) mark of at least 40% to pass the course, in accordance with the common marking scheme.
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Special Arrangements
Not entered |
Contacts
Course organiser |
Dr Shereen Benjamin
Tel: (0131 6)51 6147
Email: shereen.benjamin@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Fiona Eldem
Tel: (0131 6)51 6434
Email: fiona.eldem@ed.ac.uk |
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