PED6332 - Educational Project

Objectives:

On successful completion of the phase, students will be able to:
Have a secure knowledge of the relevant subject;
Have a critical understanding of developments in the subject and curriculum areas;
Reflect on and evaluate the impact of their learning on their professional practice;
Present written arguments;
Manage time effectively and accept responsibility.

Content:

The module enables students to research an area or topic using a wide variety of theoretical frameworks to extend personal understanding. Content is negotiated with the supervisory tutor but is principally led by students' personal interests. A variety of relevant topics areas will be discussed on an individual basis and students are strongly encouraged to drawn upon earlier modules studied but extend their knowledge here through deeper interrogation with literature. Understanding of ethical considerations is integral to understanding of the module. The project will encompass primary and secondary sources.
Indicative content might include:
- The changing education landscape
- Curriculum development
- The move to school academisation
- Promoting good behaviour
- Personal and social aspects of learning
- Diversity and inclusion
- Assessment in a post-levelling era.
- Use of feedback to promote pupil learning
- Children's mental wellbeing

Learning and Teaching Information:

Initial discussions with each student will frame the project and create a focus for enquiry. Students will then be supported to create a scaffold for their project which they will develop through wider reading and critical interrogation.
The module is a mixture of independent work and guided support with the supervisory tutor offering support and feedback through regular face to face tutorials and email support. Formative assessment is used to assist the overall project and students will receive written feedback on this early in the process to support the final project report. Personal reflection is a key component of this project and by dint of the independent work, students' personal management of time is key.

Individual tutorial support
Hours: 35
Intended group size: Individual

Guided independent study
Hours: 165

Further details relating to assessment

Ethical approval is not required for this project as there is no field work component and no data collection.