Critically informed rationale
Plan a research-informed sequential unit of work which demonstrates some originality and creativity, supported by a rationale which references existing literature, policy and current school practice (3000 words equivalent). 80%
ASSIGNMENT/COURSEWORK GUIDANCE
• You should produce a six to eight lesson unit plan. A suggested format is given in appendix 2, but students may wish to adapt this.
• This lesson plan should be accompanied by a research-informed scholarly justification of not more than 2500 words (not including references)
• A possible structure for your scholarly justification is as follows (but students may wish to diverge from this.)
o Why is this topic/theory/approach important (drawing on research literature)? Explain this both in terms of its value to children and the subject/ discipline.
o What possible approaches exist to teaching this topic/approach (drawing on research literature)? How is this topic/approach currently taught in schools (drawing on experience and literature? Why might this topic theory/approach not be taught at present?
o What difficulties/ pitfalls are associated with teaching and learning this topic/approach (drawing on literature)?
o What significant research exists in your subject domain about this topic/approach and how would you incorporate it? What significant educational research exists which might be relevant?
o Why have you chosen the resources/ activities/ examples that you have?
o How would you assess student understanding (drawing on research literature)?
