College of Social Sciences and International Studies
Secondary Biology Subject Knowledge and Pedagogy
Module EDUM037 for 2023/4
Module EDUM037 for 2023/4
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
EDUM037: Secondary Biology Subject Knowledge and Pedagogy
This module descriptor refers to the 2023/4 academic year.
Module Aims
The principal aims of the module are to:
- enable you to gain a comprehensive understanding of the background theory, issues and practice relating to current teaching of science in the secondary curriculum, with particular reference to the teaching of biology;
- support you to meet the Standards required for the award of Qualified Teacher Status and thus be in a very good position to gain employment as a science teacher able to specialize in biology; and
- nurture your development as a reflective and autonomous professional practitioner who is able to identify strengths and areas for development in your subject knowledge and pedagogy, through evaluating current professional practice in relationship to developments in research and curriculum theory.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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Module-Specific Skills | 1. identify and evaluate educational concepts and issues related to science education; 2. recognise pupils learning needs in secondary science and interpret these learning needs in order to plan, teach, assess and evaluate lessons and schemes of work; 3. demonstrate secure subject content knowledge and pedagogic subject knowledge in secondary science at key stage 3 and biology at key stage 4-5; 4. demonstrate secure understanding of the requirements of the National Curriculum for secondary science; |
Discipline-Specific Skills | 5. critically evaluate the relevance of educational theory to practice; 6. synthesise relevant educational literature in support of an argument; 7. use appropriate technologies for data handling and writing in education; 8. present data and findings in a form appropriate in educational studies; 9. use research data in support of an argument in education; |
Personal and Key Skills | 10. manage your own learning development; 11. learn effectively and be aware of your own learning strategies; 12. express ideas and opinions, with confidence and clarity, to a variety of audiences for a variety of purposes; 13. work productively in different kinds of teams (formal, informal, project based, committee based etc); 14. think creatively about the main features of a given problem and develop strategies for its resolution. |