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Undergraduate Course: Curriculum and Pedagogy 1a: Health and Well-Being, Mathematics (EDUA08058)

Course Outline
SchoolMoray House School of Education CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaEducation Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThe course introduces students to the underlying aims and principles of Curriculum for Excellence, particularly in relation to the Early and First Level Outcomes in the areas of Health and Well-Being, Mathematics and Numeracy
While these will be addressed as important and discrete curricular strands, students will also be encouraged to identify and investigate aspects of content and pedagogy that they share. Additionally they will be encouraged to make meaningful connections to other curriculum areas and to children's everyday experiences.
Links will also be made with theoretical perspectives on learning and teaching in the complementary Education 1A course and the Curriculum and Pedagogy course 1b.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1) Learn enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Course Start Date 16/09/2013
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 14, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 6, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 16, Formative Assessment Hours 2, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 156 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 50 %, Coursework 50 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)Curriculum and Pedagogy 1a: Health and Well-Being, Mathematics1:30
Resit Exam Diet (August)Curriculum and Pedagogy 1a: Health and Well-Being, Mathematics1:30
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students will show understanding, competence and awareness in relation to:

- the content, progression and approaches to teaching and learning exemplified in the Curriculum for Excellence Early and First Level Outcomes for Health and Well-Being, Mathematics and Numeracy;
- theoretical and research-informed perspectives associated with our understanding of the ways in which young children develop concepts in these curriculum areas;
- the need to address diversity among learners by being able to recognise and respond to learning difficulties and the need to challenge able pupils;
- the wide range of resources that can be used to support teaching and learning.
Assessment Information
There are two summative assessment tasks each of which has a weighting of 50%. Students must achieve a minimum of 40 marks for each task in order to pass the course.
The assessments comprise:

- a 90 minute short answer examination focusing on aspects of early mathematical development and associated pedagogy
- A 1000 word essay considering the key issues in the health, well-being and physical education of early years children.

Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsMathematics Education, Numeracy, Health and Well-Being, Physical Education, Primary Teaching
Contacts
Course organiserMrs Ruth Forrester
Tel: (0131 6)50 5052
Email: ruth.forrester@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Marzia Ballardin
Tel: (0131 6)51 6381
Email: Marzia.Ballardin@ed.ac.uk
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