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ED503D: EFFECTIVE TEACHING OF NUMERACY 2: LEADING LEARNING (2014-2015)

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Course Overview

Applicants must be fully registered with the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS) and working in a professional context.

This course is worth 30 credit and is summatively assessed by an assignment linked to the themes listed below:

  • Critically reflect on current practice within numeracy by reviewing current context and commenting on the potential impact of new approaches
  • Design, implement and critically review a small scale action research project involving innovative learning, teaching and assessment approaches, linked to current policies and practices
  • Critically analyse the impact of these approaches on pupils, colleagues and professional learning and development

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term First Term Credit Points 30 credits (15 ECTS credits)
Campus None. Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Helen Martin
  • Mrs Catriona Macdonald

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

None.

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

There are three study units:

Unit 1: Identifying a Focus and Rationale The purposes of independent study; forms of investigation; the benefits of sustained independent study; the selection of an area, theme or focus; making links to other study modules and practice; the place of research literature and other reading.

Unit 2: Background Reading and Study Plans The value of background reading; finding sources and resources; making use of literature and other sources; identifying themes and areas for study; finding and framing questions; identifying methods of evidence gathering; setting aims and objects in a timeline; planning practicalities; time management. Negotiating a contract of study and working with others

Unit 3: Implementation and Reporting Effective communication; ensuring rigour and quality; collecting and analysing evidence; discussing and presenting findings and conclusions.

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

Formative assessment activities are embedded in the distance learning materials to prompt and structure regular participant-tutor contacts and to scaffold the final summative assessment activity. The summative assessment instrument requires participants to plan, implement and evaluate an independent learning activity centred on a theme or topic of their choice. Summative assessment will be based on submission of a 6000-8000 word report of the work undertaken, along with any associated materials generated. Assessment will be criteria-based (100%). Resit: There will be one opportunity to resubmit the work completed, as revised to take into account identified inadequacies in the original.

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Feedback

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Course Learning Outcomes

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