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Undergraduate Course: Placement 1 (EDUA08055)

Course Outline
SchoolMoray House School of Education CollegeCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate)
Course typePlacement AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis first placement, made up of an enquiry week and a block placement, is designed to allow students to gain an overview of life in a school and its wider community. Emphasis in the enquiry week is on developing students¿ observation skills, extending understandings about how children learn and how teachers collaborate with a range of other professionals through carrying out set tasks and engaging in ¿learning conversations¿. In the Block Placement students have the opportunity to develop understandings about teaching and learning in the nursery school/class setting. They will have the opportunity to develop their observation/diagnostic and teaching skills, their understanding of the value of teamwork, their own skills in making contributions as a team member, and their awareness of how the school relates to the wider community.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites Students MUST also take: Curriculum and Pedagogy 1c: Expressive Arts, Languages, Sciences and Technologies (EDUA08059)
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements Only available to students registered on the BEd Primary Programme (UTPREDB)
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
The purposes of Placement 1 are to develop understanding and professional competence in relation to:

- curriculum, principles and practices in early education;
- the role of observation and reflection in planning for effective teaching successful learning;
- socio-cultural and psychological perspectives on early childhood development;
- the roles of teachers and other associated professionals within and beyond the school;
- self-evaluation to improve teaching and learning.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Additional Class Delivery Information 35 hour(s) per week for 4 week(s). Block placement of 4 weeks commences 19 April 2010.
Serial days or enquiry weeks over semesters 1 and 2.
Preparation classes prior to block placement
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserMs Deborah Holt
Tel: (0131 6)51 6609
Email:
Course secretaryMiss Marzia Ballardin
Tel: (0131 6)50 3920
Email:
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