Programme of Study Catalogue

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:

1) Begin to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the underlying values and principles relevant to education.
2) Begin to analyse educational concepts, theories and issues in a systematic way.
3) Begin to demonstrate the ability to reflect on their own and others values systems.
4) Begin to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the diversity of learners and the complexities of the education process.
5) Select a range or relevant primary and secondary sources, including theoretical and research based evidence to extend their knowledge and understanding.

Content:

Begin to create knowledge and understanding in relation to pedagogical approaches in supporting young children�s learning. (eg. Introduction to how schools organise learning. Introduction to the relationship between planning, teaching and assessment.)
Consideration of how teachers create environments to support learning (eg. start to consider teaching strategies. Introduce planning for learning, organisation of learning and assessment for learning. Introduction to behaviour management strategies)
Start to analyse educational concepts, theories and policy in a systematic way. (eg. introduce and start to consider the National Curriculums in Early Years and Primary Schools and their aims, values and principles. Introduce and start to consider approaches to teaching and learning and the underpinning learning theory. Introduce and start to consider learning skills and attributes for learners.)
Reflect on values, skills and attributes necessary for teachers. This module will address the following Teacher Standards for 2012:
2. Promote good progress and outcomes by pupils
4. Plan and teach well structured lessons
6. Make accurate and productive use of assessment

Learning and Teaching Information:

Lectures
Contact Hours: 18
Intended Group size: 40

Workshops
Contact hours: 18
Intended Group size: 40

Tutorials
Contact hours: 4
Intended Group size: 6-8

Further assessment information

Modules with formative assessment elements will be graded in the following way:

The formative assessment element will have a 10% weighting for the module.

For the purposes of entering the marks formative assessment will be pass/fail. Students pass if they have engaged with formative assessment, IT IS NOT TO DO WITH WHETHER THEY WOULD HAVE PASSED AGAINST THE MARKING CRITERIA. Students will not receive the pass/fail grade, just the formative feedback.

The following formula will be used for calculating summative grades for module using formative assessment:

Summative assessment 1 45%
Formative assessment 10%
Summative assessment 2 45%
Or
Formative assessment 10%

Summative assessment 90%

etc.

This will change according to whether students engage with formative assessment and receive a P or whether they do not and receive an F

This will result in the summative assessment being weighted in the following way, for example:

Example 1:
Summative assessment 1 45%
Formative assessment F
Summative assessment 45%
Or
Summative assessment 1 50%
Formative assessment P
Summative assessment 2 50%

Example 2:
Formative assessment F
Summative assessment 90%
Or
Formative assessment P
Summative assessment 100%