Last modified: 31 May 2022 13:28
This course introduces MA Education students to the use of fictional stories in the Primary classroom for the teaching and learning of science. Students will engage with a range of stories which relate to science concepts within the Scottish primary curriculum. Students will then have opportunities to develop knowledge and understanding of these concepts prior to applying this new learning in a creative context.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 1 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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This course explores fiction as an approach to introducing scientific concepts to Primary children in a school context.
Students will explore a range of texts suitable for different stages of learning to identify the science content and to consider how this is communicated to the audience. Students will then engage with experiential and collaborative learning to develop their knowledge and understanding of the science.
Developing this further, students will apply their scientific knowledge and previous critique of effective texts to create a story which is appropriate for the teaching and learning of science within the Primary classroom. They will also present their ideas about supporting classroom-based activities for pupils.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 19 | Feedback Weeks | 25 | |
| Feedback |
Individual recorded presentation using knowledge from the course, exemplified in a newly created fictional story with scientific content, and a discussion of the associated learning opportunities for Primary school children. Feedback will be made available in MyAberdeen. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Analyse | Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of scientific concepts, appropriate for the primary school classroom. |
| Conceptual | Create | Create a fictional text for the primary school classroom and present the associated teaching and learning ideas. |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Evaluate how fiction texts communicate scientific concepts to learners in the primary school classroom. |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 40 | Feedback Weeks | 43 | |
| Feedback |
Individual recorded presentation using knowledge from the course, exemplified in a newly created fictional story with scientific content, and a discussion of the associated learning opportunities for Primary school children. Feedback will be made available in MyAberdeen. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Evaluate | Evaluate how fiction texts communicate scientific concepts to learners in the primary school classroom. |
| Conceptual | Analyse | Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of scientific concepts, appropriate for the primary school classroom. |
| Conceptual | Create | Create a fictional text for the primary school classroom and present the associated teaching and learning ideas. |
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