ED4S095 - Pedagogy and Practice 01 Sep 2022 - 31 Aug 2028 | Version 2

Associated Module Information

Module Code: ED4S095
Module Title: Pedagogy and Practice
Faculty: Faculty of Life Sciences and Education
Faculty Group: Professional Learning in Education
Faculty Sub Group: Social Work
Module Leader: Yasmeen Multani
Module Team:
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 2028

Module Aims

This module aims to:
1. Enable students to analyse and evaluate their own pedagogic practices and wider professional skills
2. Critically review research evidence on philosophies, key theories, models of practice as they relate to pedagogy.
3. Explore the relationship between theory, policy and practice in relation to professional and pedagogical practice.
4. Promote the development of knowledge, understanding and pedagogical skills suitable for their own context;
5. Enable students to critically reflect on key pedagogical strategies that will inform their own pedagogic practices and future teaching opportunities within their professional contexts.

Content Summary

This module focuses on the critical exploration of effective teaching and will explore key pedagogical concepts, models and theories. The module will offer contemporary pedagogical knowledge and will relate key learning theories to professional practice. It will enable students to evaluate, select and apply the appropriate learning and teaching strategies to specific learning situations. It will equip them to analyse and interpret a range of data about learning and learners. The module will support participants to reflect purposefully on their own pedagogic practices and the future teaching opportunities within their professional contexts.

Learning and Teaching Methods

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

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Critically explore effective teaching and key pedagogical concepts, models and theories.
LO2 Critically appraise contemporary pedagogical knowledge and key learning theories
LO3 Evaluate, select and apply appropriate learning and teaching strategies to specific learning situations.
LO4 Interpret and act upon a range of data about learning and learners
LO5 Reflect upon their own pedagogic practices and the future teaching opportunities within their professional contexts.

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Asynchronous Assessment Portfolio 1 Structured reflection and presentation on a pedagogic innovation – its application and effectiveness with learners drawing upon student data 0 N/A 100 No 50

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2 LO3 LO4 LO5
Portfolio 1

Reading List

Hattie, J. and Zierer, K. (2019) Visible learning Insights. London: Routledge.

Howell, J. (2014) Teaching & Learning: Building Effective Pedagogies. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Bernad-Cavero, O. and Llevot-Calvet, N. (2018) New Pedagogical Challenges in the 21st Century

Contributions of Research in Education. London: IntechOpen.

Pollard, A. with Black-Hawkins, K., Hodges, G. C., Dudley, P., James, M., Linklater, H., Swaffield, S., Swann, M., Turner, F., Warwick, P., Winterbottom, M. and Wolpert, M. A. (2019) Reflective Teaching in Schools. 5th ed. London: Bloomsbury.

Pritchard, A.M. (2014) Ways of Learning: Learning theories and learning styles in the classroom. 3rd ed. London: Routledge.

Stronge, J.H. (2018) Qualities of Effective Teachers. 3rd ed. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.

Recommended Journal: International Journal for Educational Research, Pergamom.