Unit name | Curriculum Research |
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Unit code | EDUCM0074 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
Unit director | Mrs. Lythgoe |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Education |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit focuses on the theory and research underpinning the practice of teaching and learning in the specialist subject area.
It supports trainees to develop the knowledge, understanding and skills needed to become effective practitioners and encourage them to make informed decisions about their teaching. It will introduce examples of good practice and recent research in their subject discipline.
Subject-based work will model good practice and introduce trainees to a range of research based perspectives to inform the development of their own professional identities. It encourages exploration of various teaching styles and evaluation of their possibilities through personal experience and reference to a range of literature.
Aims:
This unit aims to:
Upon successful completion of this unit trainees will be able to:
The programme lead will introduce the unit, assessment and intended learning outcomes. This be further supplemented by both University and School subject specialists through seminars, observations, workshops and tutorials.
During the year students will carry out a range of formative tasks designed to develop their teaching skills. They will base a formal assessment on one of these, as appropriate within their specific subject. Because of the different nature of school subjects this will vary, but will be based on practical activities underpinned by research in the appropriate professional literature.
The formal presentation may include:
Reading lists will be determined by the subject specialism with further details provided in subject handbook information.
Other texts will be recommended dependent upon the subject content learnt and ways of learning it, negotiated with the tutor.