Postgraduate Module Descriptor


EFPM320: Issues of Policy and Practice in Arts Education

This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 academic year.

How this Module is Assessed

In the tables below, you will see reference to 'ILO's. An ILO is an Intended Learning Outcome - see Aims and Learning Outcomes for details of the ILOs for this module.

Formative Assessment

A formative assessment is designed to give you feedback on your understanding of the module content but it will not count towards your mark for the module.

Form of assessmentSize of the assessment (eg length / duration)ILOs assessedFeedback method
Individual Presentation (face to face or online)15 minutes1, 3, 5, 7, 8Tutor verbal feedback
Group presentation (face to face or online)10 minutes1-8Tutor and peer verbal and written feedback

Summative Assessment

A summative assessment counts towards your mark for the module. The table below tells you what percentage of your mark will come from which type of assessment.

CourseworkWritten examsPractical exams
10000

...and this table provides further details on the summative assessments for this module.

Form of assessment% of creditSize of the assessment (eg length / duration)ILOs assessedFeedback method
Written assignment - Reflective Portfolio and Commentary focused on professional practice (your own or observed practice of others)755000 words1-8Tutor written feedback
Contributions to online discussions25Active contributions to online discussions and (1150 word summary)1-5, 7-8Tutor written feedback

Re-assessment

Re-assessment takes place when the summative assessment has not been completed by the original deadline, and the student has been allowed to refer or defer it to a later date (this only happens following certain criteria and is always subject to exam board approval). For obvious reasons, re-assessments cannot be the same as the original assessment and so these alternatives are set. In cases where the form of assessment is the same, the content will nevertheless be different.

Original form of assessmentForm of re-assessmentILOs re-assessedTimescale for re-assessment
Written assignment - Reflective Portfolio and Commentary focused on professional practice (your own or observed practice of others)Written assignment - Reflective Portfolio and Commentary focused on professional practice (your own or observed practice of others)1-8Normally 6 weeks
Contributions to online discussions and written summaryWritten summary of contributions to online discussions (1150 experience)1-5, 7-8Normally 6 weeks

Indicative Reading List

This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.

Addison, N. & Burgess, L. (Eds.) (2012) Debates in art and design education.  London: Routledge.

Abbs, P. (2003) Against the flow: Education, the arts and post modern culture.  London: Routledge Falmer

Bodilly, S. & Augustine, C.H. (2008) Revitalizing Arts Education Through Community-wide Coordination.  Santa Monica, CA: Rand.  [Also available online: http://www.wallacefoundation.org/knowledge-center/arts-education/Community-Approaches-to-Building-Arts-Education/Documents/Revitalizing-Arts-Education-Through-Community-Wide-Coordination.pdf ]

CAPE UK (2008) Teacher Artist Partnership Programme (TAPP): Perspectives from the Literature.  Leeds, CapeUK.   Available here: http://www.capeuk.org/assets/files/CapeUK_TAPP_02.pdf

David Wood Consultants (2012). Creative Partnerships Change Schools Programme Synoptic Evaluation 2011. Newcastle: Creativity, Culture and Education.

Department for Education (2013) Cultural Education, https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cultural-education,

Green,L. (2008) Music, Informal Learning and the School, Ashgate

OECD (2013) Art for Art’s Sake, http://www.oecd.org/edu/ceri/arts.htm

Peppler, K. (2011) New opportunities for interest-driven arts learning in a digital age.  Available online:http://www.wallacefoundation.org/knowledge-center/arts-education/key-research/Pages/New-Opportunities-for-Interest-Driven-Arts-Learning-in-a-Digital-Age.aspx

UNESCO (2006) Road Map for Arts Education http://www.unesco.org/new/fileadmin/MULTIMEDIA/HQ/CLT/CLT/pdf/Arts_Edu_RoadMap_en.pdf

Zakaras, L & Lowell, J. F. (2008) Cultivating demand for the arts: Arts learning, arts engagement, and state arts policy.  Available online:  http://www.wallacefoundation.org/knowledge-center/audience-development-for-the-arts/key-research/Documents/Arts-Learning-and-Arts-Engagement.pdf