Undergraduate Course: Curriculum and Pedagogy 3c: Health and Well-Being and Sciences (EDUA10115)
Course Outline
| School | Moray House School of Education |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This Honours level course builds on previous work covered in Curriculum and Pedagogy courses from years 1 and 2 of the programme. It aims to promote deeper understanding of both the content and knowledge associated with Sciences and Health and Well-Being and the relationship between these curricular areas and national initiatives. In Science there is a strong emphasis on developing a critical understanding of how scientific concepts can be developed through a range of pedagogical approaches. The Health and Wellbeing strand is divided into two components. The first component emphasises the teacher's responsibility to promote positive mental health, the second focuses on developing skills for teaching physical activities. |
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Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate a critical understanding of how scientific concepts can be developed through a range of pedagogical approaches
- Critically analyse how national initiatives on Sciences and Health translate to school policies and influence classroom practice
- Plan a range of appropriate indoor and outdoor activities for learners of all ages justifying their pedagogical value from support reading
- Offer professional insights into the role of the primary school in Scotland's drive towards a healthier population through physical education
- Demonstrate professional insight into the teacher's role in the promotion of positive mental health and generate creative ways to develop children's emotional wellbeing.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
(Developed through student learning activities)
Research and Enquiry
¿ Provide clear arguments concerning pedagogical choices in the teaching of scientific concepts
¿ Make appropriate use of policy documentation as a primary source and interrogate its usefulness
¿ Analyse classroom learning contexts
¿ Show understanding of the social context and learning environment of primary schools
¿ Access and use a range of relevant reading to challenge inform their thinking about the enacted curriculum in schools
Personal and Intellectual Autonomy
¿ Use creativity in designing learning activities
¿ Use formative assessment feedback to improve own learning during workshops and from presentation to essay
¿ Consider professional and ethical issues in teaching choices made
Communication Skills
¿ make effective use of oral, written and visual means to critique, negotiate, create and communicate understanding (oral presentations, group discussions, micro teaching, essay writing)
Personal and Effectiveness
¿ Have the confidence to use resources imaginatively
¿ Work collaboratively with others on group workshop tasks |
| Keywords | Science Health Well-Being Primary Education |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Morag Crolla
Tel: (0131 6)51 6224
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Course secretary | Miss Victoria Lindstrom
Tel: (0131 6)51 4906
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