development and maximise their choice and involvement How to evaluate learning and play materials, resources and environments to maximise learning, development and involvement How and when to assess and children’s learning development 6. Managing self, self-evaluation and reflection 7. Roles, norms and cultural aspects relating to:- The role of the family in child development and learning The role of the adult including the student’s own professional role in child development and learning 8. Power relationships between adult and child, adult and adult, worker and management organisation and organisation 9. Inter-professional relationships and group working NB: Benchmark References Assessment QAA Subject Benchmark Statement: Education Studies Key knowledge and understanding is assessed via a combination of QAA Foundation Degree Benchmark Statements essays, presentations and seminar performances. Learning and Teaching B: Cognitive and Intellectual Skills Strategy/Method Knowledge and critical understanding of the Intellectual skills are well-established principles of working within developed throughout early years settings and the way in which the programme. established and emerging theories are put into Analysis, evaluation, practice. problem-solving and Ability to apply underlying concepts and the application of principles outside the context in which they theory and concepts to were first studied including where appropriate practice are further the application of those principles in an developed through employment context tutorial work, in course Knowledge of the main methods of enquiry in exercises e.g. their subject and ability to evaluate critically the observations in the appropriateness of different approaches to workplace and solving problems in the field of study workplace mentoring. Ability to critically analyse and synthesise research Understanding of the limits of their knowledge Primary and how this influences analyses and Class exercises interpretations based on that knowledge Tutorial/seminar discussions Feedback via coursework assessment process (essays
development and maximise their choice and involvement How to evaluate learning and play materials, resources and environments to maximise learning, development and involvement How and when to assess children’s learning and development 6. Managing self, self-evaluation and reflection 7. Roles, norms and cultural aspects relating to:- The role of the family in child development and learning The role of the adult including the student’s own professional role in child development and learning 8. Power relationships between adult and child, adult and adult, worker and management organisation and organisation 9. Inter-professional relationships and group working NB: Benchmark References QAA Subject Benchmark Statement: Education Studies QAA Foundation Degree Benchmark Statements Assessment Key knowledge and understanding is assessed via a combination of essays, presentations and seminar performances. B: Cognitive and Intellectual Skills Learning and Teaching Strategy/Method Knowledge and critical understanding of the well-established principles of working within early years settings and the way in which established and emerging theories are put into practice. Ability to apply underlying concepts and principles outside the context in which they were first studied including where appropriate the application of those principles in an employment context Knowledge of the main methods of enquiry in their subject and ability to evaluate critically the appropriateness of different approaches to solving problems in the field of study Ability to critically analyse and synthesise research Understanding of the limits of their knowledge and how this influences analyses and interpretations based on that knowledge Intellectual skills are developed throughout the programme. Analysis, evaluation, problem-solving and the application of theory and concepts to practice are further developed through tutorial work, in course exercises e.g. observations in the workplace and workplace mentoring. Primary Class exercises Tutorial/seminar discussions Feedback via coursework assessment process (essays
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