PED6202 - Practitioner Enquiry

Objectives:

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

1. Select a range of relevant primary and secondary sources, including theoretical and research-based evidence, to extend their knowledge and understanding.
2. Use a range of evidence to formulate appropriate and justified ways forward and potential changes in practice.
3. Articulate their own approaches to learning and organise an effective work pattern including working to deadlines.
4. Process and synthesise empirical and theoretical data, to create new syntheses and to present and justify a chosen position having drawn on relevant theoretical perspectives.

Content:

This module enables students to carry out a small-scale investigation into an aspect of their own professional practice.

Students are supported in semester 1 with taught sessions that focus on basic principles and processes associated with practitioner enquiry – including ethical considerations. They will be guided to plan and carry out their study by a supervising tutor. There will be a focus on ‘taking responsibility for improving teaching through appropriate professional development…’ (DfE / TDA Standard 8).

The module will address the following 2012 Teaching Standards 8. Fulfil wider professional responsibilities

Learning and Teaching Information:

Taught sessions will include a variety of approaches to promote collaborative and active learning in line with the university’s teaching and learning policy. It will seek to encourage students to draw upon and apply their professional knowledge and learning through case studies and modelling of practice. Taught sessions will include elements of sharing good practice and exemplification of enquiry projects. Students are responsible for attending sessions on ethical procedures and for ensuring these are shared with class teachers and mentors in schools.

Supervising tutors will support students through semesters 1 and 2. The VLE will be used to provide support materials and frameworks for students to follow for independent study.

Lectures, workshops Contact hours: 10
Intended Group size: 40

Individual Tutorials
Contact hours: 1.5

Other relevant matters
This module will help students evaluate how specific practices inform successful outcomes against the following from the Teachers' Standards effective from 1st September, 2012:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/301107/Teachers__Standards.pdf
These outcomes are assessed in PED6242, Teaching in the Primary School 3.

2 Promote good progress and outcomes by pupils
3 Demonstrate good subject and curriculum knowledge
4 Plan and teach well-structured lessons
6 Make accurate and productive use of assessment

Further details relating to assessment
A suggested report proforma is provided for students. This recommendations how students will structure their reports, with indicative word counts for each section. Although the submission date for the report is in semester two, students are encouraged to complete a draft plan of their work for discussion with their tutor by the end of semester one.

Ethical approval for the enquiry report must be obtained by a specified date as a condition for submission of the report.

Assessment:

001 Plan & Literature review 1500w sem 1 50%
002 Enquiry report 2000 words semester 2 50%

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Ms Caroline Tobbell
Level - 6
Credit Value - 20
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 6YLQ6YLQ

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