6. Details of the Assignment Assignment Name: Produce a 4000-word critical analysis of an approach to teaching drama. Assignment Weighting: 100% Assignment Details: a reflective discussion of two or more critical incidents from experience in school practice that examine the central themes of the module: child and adolescent learning and development; behaviour management and assessment. Each critical incident will need to reflect how evidence from research and theory could be drawn upon to understand the implications of the incident for practice. 7. Assignment Deadline and Submission Details Deadline: by 12 noon on 9th January 2017 Submission Mode: Via a Moodle Assignment Moodle Assignments: File name: To name your file please use the following protocol: studentnumber_modulecode_description (e.g. 00023344_PG720S_critical incident) File size limit if different from the default 20MB: Information about what file types are acceptable can be found on the front page of Moodle. Students cannot submit any work for this assignment which they have submitted for any previous assignment. How you will receive Feedback: Electronic via moodle 9. Instructions for Late Submissions, Extensions and Resits Submissions* made after the deadline should be made using the same submission mode as stated in this assignment brief. *This includes late submissions, extensions, ILPs (Independent Learning Plans) and RAPs (Reasonable Adjustment Plans). Resits, and assignments submitted as agreed by the Mitigating Circumstances Board should be made using the same submission mode as stated in this assignment brief. If the mode is via Moodle, a Moodle Assignment entitled ‘Resits’ will appear on the Moodle page for these submissions.
Task Date Focus Assessed Outcomes How to Feedback Present on a research article Week 2 Drawing on research evidence Be able to access research literature Be able to summarise research methodology and findings from a journal article and peer oral feedback in session Produce a table or graphic that compares and contrasts two research articles Week 3 Critical reflection on research Be able to comment critically on research evidence Tutor feedback on mahara Write a critical discussion Week 4 300-500 word critical discussion in response to an educational ‘myth’ e.g. setting leads to better outcomes/ everybody has a preferred learning style. Be able to construct a written argument with appropriate structuring, paragraphing etc. Tutor feedback in tutorial Interview someone on a critical incident Week 5 Module A Identifying a critical incident Paired discussion interview Be able to identify a critical incident Peer and tutor oral feedback in session Grading writing against criteria only week 6 Peer marking of a critical evaluation of a lesson against grading criteria. Be able to interpret grading criteria Peer feedback PGCE Core only day from Sample standards page on mahara Week 18 Complete a sample standards evidence page on mahara Be able to present evidence of meeting the teachers’ standards Peer and tutor feedback in session Annotated lesson plan Week 19 Module B Upload a lesson plan with annotations that identifies Be able to identify an that could be Tutorial
issues to explore research evidence addressed from an evidence base 500 word Assignment proposal: End of break Module B Identify an issue in practice and present a brief review of literature. Be able to present a synthesis of an area of literature Written feedback Optional tutorial in march.