Undergraduate Course: Placement 1 (EDUA08055)
Course Outline
| School | Moray House School of Education |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Placement |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Education |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Placement 1 consists of where possible serial days or enquiry weeks in semesters 1 and 2 and a block placement following the Easter break. Students, unless circumstances prevent it, will be placed in pairs. These pairings will facilitate collaborative learning through providing opportunities to share developing understandings, provide feedback and generally support each other. Where pairings prove impossible alternative strategies to facilitate peer learning will be used.
The serial days or enquiry week in semester one are with upper stages and those in semester two with lower stages. Two of the serial days in semester two will be given over to a community study. The purpose of the serial days is to encourage students to take a broad perspective on schools and their social context. As well as taking their first steps as practising teachers, they have opportunities to learn about school life in general, different ages/classes and the local community. The block placement focuses on the nursery stage.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Description |
Weeks |
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| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Additional information |
35 hour(s) per week for 4 week(s). Block placement of 4 weeks commences 19 April 2010.
Serial days or enquiry weeks over semesters 1 and 2.
Preparation classes prior to block placement |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
The purposes of Placement 1 are to develop understanding and professional competence in relation to:
- curriculum, principles and practices in early education;
- the role of observation and reflection in planning for effective teaching successful learning;
- socio-cultural and psychological perspectives on early childhood development;
- the roles of teachers and other associated professionals within and beyond the school;
- self-evaluation to improve teaching and learning.
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Assessment Information
Evidence of achievement of the Learning Outcomes is derived from:
- The Teaching File
- The Professional Development Portfolio, containing written tasks and Progress Review
- Successful completion of the placement
Details of how these assessment points are overtaken are given to the students in writing in the full Placement 1 documentation
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mrs Mary Andrew
Tel: (0131 6)51 6361
Email: Mary.Andrew@education.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Paulo Nunes De Moura
Tel: (0131 6)51 6313
Email: v1pnmour@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
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