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Undergraduate Course: Curriculum and Pedagogy 3c: Health and Well-Being and Sciences (EDUA10115)

Course Outline
SchoolMoray House School of Education CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis 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 and the relationship between these curricular areas and national initiatives. In Science there is a strong emphasis on developing a critical understanding of how scientific concepts can be developed through a range of pedagogical approaches. The Health and Wellbeing strand is divided into two components. The first component emphasises the teacher's responsibility to promote positive mental health, the second focuses on developing skills for teaching physical activities.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Curriculum and Pedagogy 2b: Mathematics, Sciences and Technologies (EDUA08060) AND Curriculum and Pedagogy 2c: Health and Well-Being and Religious and Moral and Philosophical Studies (EDUA08074)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2016/17, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  1
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 196 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 90 %, Practical Exam 10 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Micro teaching: 10%
Written assignment of 2500 words 90%
Feedback Interactive Oral feedback during group discussion during active workshops (week
Week 3, 4 (H&WB) week 6 (SCIENCE)( immediate oral feedback)
Micro teaching
(week 6- immediate peer assessment & tutor oral feedback
week 7 -written tutor feedback , written self assessment )
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Demonstrate a critical understanding of how scientific concepts can be developed through a range of pedagogical approaches
  2. Critically analyse how national initiatives on Sciences and Health translate to school policies and influence classroom practice
  3. Plan a range of appropriate indoor and outdoor activities for learners of all ages justifying their pedagogical value from support reading
  4. Offer professional insights into the role of the primary school in Scotland's drive towards a healthier population through physical education
  5. Demonstrate professional insight into the teacher's role in the promotion of positive mental health and generate creative ways to develop children's emotional wellbeing.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills (Developed through student learning activities)
Research and Enquiry
¿ Provide clear arguments concerning pedagogical choices in the teaching of scientific concepts
¿ Make appropriate use of policy documentation as a primary source and interrogate its usefulness
¿ Analyse classroom learning contexts
¿ Show understanding of the social context and learning environment of primary schools
¿ Access and use a range of relevant reading to challenge inform their thinking about the enacted curriculum in schools

Personal and Intellectual Autonomy
¿ Use creativity in designing learning activities
¿ Use formative assessment feedback to improve own learning during workshops and from presentation to essay
¿ Consider professional and ethical issues in teaching choices made

Communication Skills
¿ make effective use of oral, written and visual means to critique, negotiate, create and communicate understanding (oral presentations, group discussions, micro teaching, essay writing)

Personal and Effectiveness
¿ Have the confidence to use resources imaginatively
¿ Work collaboratively with others on group workshop tasks
KeywordsScience Health Well-Being Primary Education
Contacts
Course organiserMs Morag Crolla
Tel: (0131 6)51 6224
Email: Morag.Crolla@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Victoria Lindstrom
Tel: (0131 6)51 4906
Email: vlindstr@exseed.ed.ac.uk
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