PED4312 - English, Maths and ICT

Objectives:

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

1 Begin to accommodate new principles and understandings.
2 Begin to organise and articulate opinions and arguments in speech and writing using relevant vocabulary.
3 Begin to use ICT in their study and other appropriate situations.

Content:

This module establishes students’ subject knowledge and understanding related to English (with particular emphasis on the teaching of reading), mathematics and information and communication technology (ICT). It extends and develops ICT skills.

Subject knowledge, understanding and skills will underpin students’ capacity to plan, teach and carry out assessments for formative purposes in the junior years as per relevant national frameworks and structures.

This module will address the following from the Teachers’ Standards effective from 1st September, 2012:
2 Promoting good progress and outcomes by pupils
3 Demonstrate good subject and curriculum knowledge
4 Planning and teaching well structured lessons
6 Make accurate and productive use of assessment

Learning and Teaching Information:

Taught sessions will include a variety of approaches to promote active and collaborative learning, incorporating integrative assessments and elements of the university’s proto-curriculum. Learning will also be supported by resources in CLARCS packs and the VLE.

English lectures and workshops
Contact hours: 20
Intended Group size: 40

Mathematics lectures and workshops
Contact hours: 20
Intended Group size: 40

ICT: workshops
Contact hours: 20
Intended Group size: 40
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%

Assessment:

001 English Assignment 1 x 1500 words P/F (end of semester 1) 0%
002 Maths: self audit portfolio 1 x 1250 words (end of sem 1) 50%
003 ICT: E Portfolio reflecting on practice 1250 words (end of sem 1) 50%


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