Module Provider: |
Institute of Education |
Number of credits: |
5 [2.5 ECTS credits] |
Level: |
H (Honours) |
Terms in which taught: |
Summer |
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Pre-requisites: |
ED1CS and ED2CS
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Co-requisites: |
ED3SC2 and ED3SC3
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Modules excluded: |
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Module version for: |
2006/7 |
Aims:
To provide an understanding of the values, aims and purposes of science education from Foundation Stage through Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2.
To provide sound teaching and support for the development of students’ pedagogical knowledge and practical classroom work with children in science.
To provide experiences for trainees to recognise and practice skilled teaching and assessment methods in science.
To ensure trainees’ competence in the content of the science appropriate in the Foundation Stage, Key Stage 1 and 2 Programmes of Study for pupils.
To enable them to understand the nature of science and its investigations, as well as aspects of safety and communication in life processes, materials and structures, and physical processes.
To help trainees to integrate ICT into their teaching and support of their own professional development and administration in science.
To ensure trainees’ understanding of and competence in planning and teaching to achieve differentiated learning and enable progression for children of all abilities through effective differentiated teaching and assessment for learning.
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Assessable learning outcomes:
Trainees should apply understanding of progression to evaluate the significance of all children’s work for both knowledge and process skills in science. Trainees should demonstrate a research based approach to applying the principles of assessment for learning and evaluating the role of the teacher in terms of promoting learning through imaginative planning, questioning and constructive feedback to all children. |
Additional outcomes:
The module is designed to address the needs of trainees with respect to the effective teaching and learning of science as a core subject with suitable integration of ICT. |
Outline content:
Developing planning skills to explore cross-curricular links to promote differentiated learning. Developing questioning skills to offer constructive feedback to children in order to raise awareness of the children’s own thinking. Developing skills and strategies to enable all children to their record work and make progress in the acquisition and use of scientific language. Developing trainees’ ability to promote all children’s understanding of the importance of science and technology linked to citizenship. |
Brief description of teaching
and learning methods:
This is through practical workshops, small discussion groups, short lecture sessions and self-study between sessions. |
Contact hours:
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10 |
| Tutorials/seminars |
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| Total hours |
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10 |
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Audit of subject knowledge |
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Assessment:
Coursework: Satisfactory progress report based on contribution to lectures, workshops and discussions
Relative percentage of coursework: 100%
Examinations: none
Requirements for a pass: Pass/Fail
Reassessment arrangements: submission of an essay demonstrating understanding of teaching and learning issues by a date to be decided by the Examinations Board.
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