Education 2: Philosophical and Sociological Perspectives on Curriculum, Assessment, Pedagogy and Social Justice (U04319)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 8 ? Acronym : EDU-2-U04319

The course consists of two problem-based learning blocks:
1) Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment;
2) Schooling and Social Justice

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Students will normally be expected to have completed Education 1A and 1B. By negotiation with the course organiser, students who have completed alternative courses with substantial input on Education may be admitted to the course.

? Costs : Students will be expected to buy two core texts. They will be expected to pay for the printing of texts (e.g. journal articles and e-reserve chapters) to be used in tutorials and for private study.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Education, (The Moray House School of Education, Schedule C)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 2nd year

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Contact Teaching Time : 4 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Wednesday	09:00	09:50	Central
Tutorial	Wednesday	11:10	13:00	Central
Lecture	Thursday	09:00	09:50	Central

? Additional Class Information : Attendance at lectures and tutorials is compulsory.

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

On completion of Education 2, and at a level appropriate to the second year of an undergraduate course, students will be able to:

Analyse and discuss different perspectives on curriculum development;
Apply their knowledge of curriculum development to recent innovations in Scotland, including A Curriculum for Excellence;
Analyse and discuss the relationships between curriculum, pedagogy and assessment;
Critique and evaluate current developments in pedagogy and assessment, including Assessment is for Learning (AiFL) in Scotland;
Analyse and discuss distinct perspectives on social justice;
Demonstrate understanding of the effects of social injustices for individual pupils and groups of pupils;
Articulate an evolving personal position in relation to schooling and social justice, appropriately justified with reference to theory and experience
Access and read academic texts critically and analytically, discuss the construction of academic texts, and apply this analysis to their own writing.

Assessment Information

A single assessment, based on two activities, equally weighted:
1) Group oral presentation of a proposal for an interdisciplinary curriculum project for a chosen age-range;
2) Individual narrative response to Social Justice case study (e.g. discussing possible outcomes) and theoretical analysis of the situation (2000 words).

As a course requirement, students will be expected to maintain a reflective commentary on their reading, reflection, responses to lectures, and observations. In extreme cases, e.g. to resolve a problem in group assessment, this reflective commentary, a short viva, and/or some writing under supervision may be used as supplementary evidence in reaching a final grade. Students will be required to gain a mark of at least 40% in each task to pass the course, in accordance with the common marking scheme.