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ED302B: DEVELOPING PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE IN A CORE CURRICULAR AREA 1 (2019-2020)

Last modified: 25 Sep 2019 09:58


Course Overview

This course is designed to allow student primary teachers to develop professional knowledge and understanding within a core curricular area. Students will study Literacy / English and Numeracy / Mathematics.  Content is interactive and enquiry-based and the acquisition of current, evidence-based professional knowledge will be complemented by exploration of the core pedagogies that support the learning and teaching process.

 

 

 

 

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 3
Session First Sub Session Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Mrs Catriona Macdonald

Qualification Prerequisites

  • Either Programme Level 3 or Programme Level 4

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

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

In literacy / English student will study: talking, listening, reading, writing; coherent planning for stimulating, differentiated learning; assessment of literacy skills; strategies to support pupils with additional support needs (ASN) and specifically with English as a an additional language (EAL); relevant research, policy and theory.

In numeracy / mathematics students will study: numeracy and a full range of mathematical concepts at early/first level; coherent planning for stimulating, differentiated learning for pupils at early/first level, including planning for learning through play assessment of mathematical skills and understanding strategies to support pupils with additional support needs (ASN) relevant research, policy and theory

In both planning effectively for relevant and appropriate learning experiences within the context of their core area at first/second level and assessing learning.


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 31 August 2023 for 1st half-session courses and 22 December 2023 for 2nd half-session courses.

Summative Assessments

Report: Individual

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 100
Assessment Weeks Feedback Weeks

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Feedback

Students will receive ongoing feedback during tutorial learning sessions and through the feedback from assessment.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Resit Assessments

Re-submission of written assignment or presentation

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 100
Assessment Weeks Feedback Weeks

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Feedback
Learning Outcomes
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Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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