Last modified: 31 Jul 2024 15:16
This course provides a range of learning contexts, delivered both through on-campus and online learning, to acquire knowledge and understanding of current issues in Scottish Education relevant to Early/First level.
Students will engage with educational theory, policy and literature in order to further underpin the development of professional practice.
This course will support students to develop the skills required to engage with practitioner research and enquiry.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 20 | Feedback Weeks | 26 | |
| Feedback |
Analysis of literature to support area identified for enquiry (2,000-words) |
Word Count | 2000 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Apply | Reflect, evaluate and respond to knowledge and understanding of early years’ pedagogical theories and child development |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of national policies and priorities relevant to the Early/First Level classroom |
| Procedural | Analyse | Support practice through engagement with assessment data in order to inform next steps in teaching |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the professional values, skills, abilities and challenges relevant to teaching at Early/First Level |
| Reflection | Apply | Demonstrate the application of skills which support practitioner research and enquiry |
| Reflection | Create | Demonstrate commitment to professional reflection in order to support lifelong learning |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment Weeks | 29 | Feedback Weeks | 32 | |
| Feedback |
Analysis of literature to support area identified for enquiry (2000 words) |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Reflection | Create | Demonstrate commitment to professional reflection in order to support lifelong learning |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of national policies and priorities relevant to the Early/First Level classroom |
| Procedural | Analyse | Support practice through engagement with assessment data in order to inform next steps in teaching |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the professional values, skills, abilities and challenges relevant to teaching at Early/First Level |
| Reflection | Apply | Demonstrate the application of skills which support practitioner research and enquiry |
| Conceptual | Apply | Reflect, evaluate and respond to knowledge and understanding of early years’ pedagogical theories and child development |
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