Pedagogy and Practice in Education

LEARNING OUTCOMES
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
PASS/ REFER
ASSESSOR COMMENTS
1 Understand what is meant by subject pedagogy.
1 Explain subject pedagogy in own educational specialism or subject.
2 Analyse teaching, learning and assessment approaches relevant to own subject area.
3 Evaluate teaching, learning and assessment approaches potential for pedagogy.
2 Understand the nature of knowledge and its role in developing pedagogy.
1 Critically evaluate the relationship between policy, practice and theory
2 Examine how enquiry in practice can extend understanding of pedagogy.
3 Be able to draw on theory and research to support own pedagogic practices.
1 Apply pedagogic theory and practice.
2 Improve professional practice through observation, reflection, evaluation, enquiry and collaboration.
3 Self-evaluate and apply learning to enhance practice.
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Important Notes:
1 You are encouraged to make use of images, graphs, tables, and statistics as part of your response. Make sure to reference everything using Harvard referencing system.
2 Make sure you understand the task before starting to write. Please do refer to the Guide for completing tasks, available in the Downloads Section.
3 The books provided as part of the list of resources should be your main reference point. However, you are welcome to buy other books. Amazon.co.uk is a good point to buy the books where Kindle editions are also available to instantly download onto your Kindle device or on your smartphone/desktop app if you do not own a Kindle.
4 There are no word limits. However, you must sufficiently address the assessment criteria.
5 Learners are required to complete their assignment tasks in the boxes provided next to the tasks.
For this assignment you are required to research on theoretical and practical approaches to teaching and learning, related to subject pedagogic knowledge and pedagogic practices. You will summarise your findings in the form of essays, for which further information has been provided below.
Task 1: Understand what is meant by subject pedagogy
Please use the box below to write an essay of about 3000- 3,500 words to cover the following.
* Explain subject pedagogy in your own educational specialism or subject (1.1).
* Analyse teaching, learning and assessment approaches relevant to your own subject area (1.2).
* Evaluate teaching, learning, and assessment approaches potential for pedagogy (1.3).
* Apply pedagogic theory and practice (3.1).
Pedagogy is a branch of educational research focusing on understanding how people learn specific subject matter and how teachers can effectively impart this knowledge to their students. It is a complex and dynamic field that combines various theories of learning, instruction, assessment, and current research in each subject area. Pedagogy considers the unique characteristics of each subject and the specific goals that students should be able to achieve after studying its concepts (McDonald & Michela, 2019). For example, in mathematics, pedagogy focuses on how students develop an understanding of mathematical concepts and critical thinking skills. Science explores how students can learn...