Module EDUM065 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
EDUM065: Primary Education and Professional Studies (School Direct)
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Aims
The principle aims of the module are to:
- enable you to gain an understanding of a range of contemporary education policies and issues, theory and practice;
- support you in reflecting critically on children’s learning and development, pedagogy and teachers’ roles and responsibilities; and
- support you to meet the standards for Qualified Teacher Status as required by the National College for Teaching and Learning.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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Module-Specific Skills | 1. identify and evaluate educational theories and policies and engage in critical debate about current issues, drawing on evidence from theory, policy, research and practice; 2. understand theories of pedagogy, learning and development, and consider how these can inform professional practice. |
Discipline-Specific Skills | 3. critically evaluate the relevance of educational theories to practice; 4. synthesise relevant educational literature in support of an argument; 5. use appropriate technologies for data handling and writing in education; 6. present data and findings in a form appropriate for educational contexts; 7. use research data in support of an argument in education (including government reports). |
Personal and Key Skills | 8. manage your own learning development and evaluation of your learning; 9. learn effectively both independently and co-operatively, and be aware of your own learning strategies; 10. express ideas and opinions, with confidence and clarity, to a variety of audiences for a variety of purposes with rational argument based on relevant and reliable data; 11. work productively in different kinds of teams (formal, informal, project based, etc); and 12. think creatively about the main features of a given problem and develop strategies for its resolution. |
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.
Aubrey, K., & Riley, A. (2018). Understanding and using educational theories. SAGE.
Bryan H, Carpenter C and Hoult S. (2010) Learning and Teaching at M-Level: A guide for student teachers. London: Sage.
Fisher, R. (2005) Teaching Children to Learn. 2nd edition. Cheltenham. Nelson Thornes.
Fisher, R. (2005) Teaching Children to Think. Cheltenham. Nelson Thornes.
Grigg, R & Lewis, H (2019) Teaching Creative and Critical Thinking in Schools. London: Sage
Kyriacou C. (2018) Essential Teaching Skills. 5th edition Cheltenham: Nelson Thornes.
Pollard A. (2014) Reflective Teaching. 4th Revised edition. Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pritchard A. (2017) Ways of Learning: Learning Theories for the Classroom, 4th edition. London: Routledge/David Fulton.
Sewell K (ed). (2012) Doing Your PGCE at M-Level: A Guide for Students. 2nd edition. London. Sage
Skinner, D. (2010) Effective Teaching and Learning in Practice. London. Continuum
Sotto, E. (2007) When Teaching becomes Learning. 2nd edition. London. Continuum.
Wilson E. (2017) School-based Research: A Guide for Education Students. 3rd edition. London, Sage.