Undergraduate Course: Curriculum and Pedagogy 3c: Health and Well-Being and Sciences (EDUA10115)
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 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Education |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
This Honours level course builds on previous work covered in Curriculum and Pedagogy courses from years 1 and 2 of the programme. It aims to promote deeper understanding of both the content and knowledge associated with Sciences and Health and Well-Being but also considers the interplay between these curriculum areas. A key element in the course is the consideration of he individual needs of the learner from a health and well-being perspective.In linking Sciences and Health and Well-Being this course will engage learners in measurement, experimentation and investigation of human activity and use such exploratory work to illustrate the effect and influence of diet and physical activity on well being. |
Entry Requirements
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Weeks |
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Tuesday |
Wednesday |
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| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course students are able to:
- Evaluate the role of the primary school in Scotland's drive towards a healthier population, in particular through attitudes towards diet and physical activity.
- Reflect on how national initiatives on Sciences and health translate to school policies and influence classroom practice.
- Plan a range of appropriate indoor and outdoor activities for learners or all ages, justifying their construction and value from supportive reading.
- Develop the knowledge, understanding and skills to involve children in safe exploration of personal physical activities and health-related experiments.
- Consider ways of integrating an appreciation of active lifestyles with an investigative approach to finding out about our bodies.
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Assessment Information
The assessment will be via an extended assignment task.
The task will have two sections. The first will invite students to consider a topical Sciences and /or health and well being issue as exemplified by a media sound bite such as a newspaper headline. They will be expected to explore not only the Science issues underlying the topic but also be critical of the manner in which the information has been presented. The second part of the assignment will invite students to consider this same sound bite and show an understanding of how children might engage with the underlying ideas in a school or school and home context. This curriculum dimension will be expected to be supported by references to educational materials relating to national policy, curriculum design and to research papers.
The submission should be no longer than 4000 words
The sections will carry equal weighting. |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Ms Jannet Robinson
Tel: (0131 6)51 6032
Email: jannet.robinson@education.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Elena Novo Cabana
Tel: (0131 6)51 6012
Email: elena.novocabana@ed.ac.uk |
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