School of Public Policy and Professional Practice  
 
 
EDU-20027 Reflective Teaching: Critical and reflective approaches to teaching in secondary education  
Co-ordinator: Dr Sally Findlow    Room: CBA0.016, Tel:33913  
Teaching Team: Miss Tracy  Roberts, Dr Jane Essex, Mr Robert Stannard, Mrs Alison Parr, Mr Andrew Connell, Miss Jo-Anne  Watts, Prof Christopher  King  
Lecture Time: See Timetable...  
Level: 2 Credits: 15 Study Hours: 150  
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Programme/Approved Electives for
Educational Studies Dual Honours (Level 2)
Educational Studies Major (Level 2)
Educational Studies Minor (Level 2)
Available as a Free Standing Elective
Yes
Barred Combinations
none

Prerequisites
Not available to students who have completed EDU-10032 Reflective Teaching

Description

In this module students will be introduced to key concepts such as $ùreflective teaching&© and $ùcritical pedagogy&© and to some of the ways in which these have been theorised. Students will explore pedagogical issues in teaching in secondary schools and the critical role of teachers in delivering and shaping school knowledge. The module aims to explore critical and reflective learning and its applications to various school subjects drawing primarily on $ùconstructivist&© learning theory. Students will also explore the policy context for secondary school teaching and how the work of the teachers is shaped by it.
Aims
1) To introduce students to key concepts such as $ùreflective teaching&© and $ùcritical pedagogy&© and to some of the ways in which these have been theorised;
2) To critically explore pedagogical issues in teaching in secondary schools and the critical role of teachers in delivering and shaping school knowledge;
3) To explore notions of critical thinking and reflective learning and its applications to various school subjects;
4) To facilitate students' engagement with a variety of perspectives and insights into the teaching of different curriculum areas within secondary schools.
Intended Learning Outcomes
  • Employ and assess key concepts such as 'reflective teaching' and $ùcritical pedagogy&© will be achieved by assessments: 1, 2,3
  • Engage with debates on the role of the teacher in secondary education, with particular reference to designing and delivering a reflective curriculum and practice will be achieved by assessments: 1,2,3
  • Access and interrogate critical and reflective approaches to school knowledge and their relation to the taught curriculum will be achieved by assessments: 1,2,3
  • Critically reflect on some of the consequences of New Labour's $ùstandards&© agenda on critical pedagogy and reflective teaching will be achieved by assessments: 1,2,3
  • Work with others to make a presentation on module themes will be achieved by assessments: 2,3


Study hours
28 contact hours (10 Lectures, 10 Seminars, 2 hours Workshop on Assessment, 6 hours Formative and assessed presentations)
50 hours Independent study and preparation for seminars
50 hours Preparation for essay
22 hours Preparation for presentations
Description of Module Assessment
01: Essay weighted 80%
Essay (2,500 words) on module themes
An essay (from a list of options) designed to explore policies and pedagogies for teaching in secondary education
02: Presentation weighted 20%
individual presentation
individual 10 minute presentation requiring students to critique the concept of the 'reflective teacher/practitioner'
03: Group Presentation
formative group presentations
formative group presentations designed to assist students in the preparation for summative assessment
Version: (1.06B) Updated: 03/Mar/2013

This document is the definitive current source of information about this module and supersedes any other information.