ED4S089 - Exploring Pedagogies 01 Sep 2022 - 31 Aug 2029 | Version 2

Associated Module Information

Module Code: ED4S089
Module Title: Exploring Pedagogies
Faculty: Faculty of Life Sciences and Education
Faculty Group: Professional Learning in Education
Faculty Sub Group: Social Work
Module Leader: Bethan Mitchell
Module Team: Bethan Mitchell
First Intended Intake: SEP 2021 Final Year of Intake:
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 7
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100459 - education studies
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 2
Valid From 01 Sep 2022
Valid To 31 Aug 2029

Module Aims

1. To explore multiple perspectives and international debates around the key pedagogical principles that underpin effective learning and teaching across different education settings and contexts.

2. To critically evaluate theories of learning to inform pedagogical practices and to evaluate those that are most effective to achieve a broad range of learner outcomes.

3.To enable students to extend, deepen, evaluate and, where appropriate, to apply their knowledge of pedagogical theory and research to their own professional settings and contexts.

4. To engage students in a critical assessment of the major international research developments in the fields of learning and pedagogy to inform their professional practice

Content Summary

• International debates around key pedagogical principles that underpin effective learning and teaching in different education settings and contexts.
• Theories of learning that inform pedagogical practices and contemporary perspectives on learning theory
• Pedagogical theory and research in professional settings and contexts.
• International research developments in the fields of learning and pedagogy
• Definitions of pedagogy; consideration of subject/domain-specific pedagogies and the relationship between specific and general pedagogies.
• Engagement with international literature on subject knowledge and Pedagogic Content Knowledge (PCK) for teaching and learning at different levels and with specific groups of learners.
• Consideration of the role of Welsh language pedagogy across the curriculum and throughout the entire learning continuum.
• Shared pedagogy of practice; whole-school approaches to improving teaching and learning.
• Systems of tracking and monitoring, including the evaluation of the progress of the learners, looking at potential barriers to learning including the effects of personal and social wellbeing; gender; the recognition of vulnerable groups of children; an exploration of evidence-based practice related to poverty and attainment.

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Lecture 16
Seminar 6
Independent Study 178
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Explore multiple perspectives and international debates around the key pedagogical principles that underpin effective learning and teaching across different education settings and contexts.<br /><br />
LO2 Critically evaluate theories of learning to inform pedagogical practices and to evaluate those that are most effective to achieve a broad range of learner outcomes.<br /><br />
LO3 Enable students to extend, deepen, evaluate and, where appropriate, to apply their knowledge of pedagogical theory and research to their own professional settings and contexts.<br /><br />
LO4 Engage students in a critical assessment of the major international research developments in the fields of learning and pedagogy to inform their professional practice

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Asynchronous Assessment Critique 1 Critical reflection on the implementation of an innovative teaching intervention with student evidence of effectiveness /impact 0 4000 100 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2 LO3 LO4
Critique 1

Reading List

Muijs, D. and Reynolds, D. (2018) Effective Teaching. London: Sage.

Sharples, M., (2019) Practical Pedagogy. London: Routledge

Hendrick, C. and Macpherson, R. (2017) What does this look like in the classroom. Catt: Woodbridge.

Herring, M. C., Koehler, M. J., & Mishra, P. (Eds.). (2016). Handbook of technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) for educators. Routledge. Holt, J. (2017). How children learn. Hachette UK.

Lemov, D. (2015). Teach Like a Champion 2.0. Jossey-Bass: San Francisco.

Power, S & Taylor, C. (2020). Re-educating the nation? A Curriculum Journal special issue on the new curriculum for Wales: Bera.

Quigley, A. (2018). Closing the Vocabulary Gap. London: Routledge.