Университет Лидса, MA, Естественнонаучное образование

Compulsory: Critical study; directed study in education 1; science education: teaching and learning; science education: purposes, policy and professional development; optional: introduction to educational research methods and approaches to data collection; citizenship education and cultural diversity; citizenship education: principles and practice; directed study in education 1; science education: teaching and learning; science education: purposes, policy and professional development; issues in information communications technology and education; learning with virtual worlds; design and evaluation of web-based learning environments; e-learning: principles and practices; psychology and the education of adults; educational leadership and management in the professions; lifelong learning: being a learner, being a teacher; lifelong learning in changing contexts; researching lifelong learning and post-compulsory education and training; developing practice in primary schools; international educational management: developing leadership; international educational management: developing people for school improvement; international educational management: developing financial and material resources; international educational management: effective development of policies and plans for change; the 14-19 curriculum; assessment in education; special educational needs: principles and practice; special educational needs: international perspectives; developmental disorders i: dyslexia and developmental coordination disorder; developmental disorders ii: attention deficit disorder and autistic spectrum disorder; teaching children with learning difficulties; teaching children with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties; learning and teaching in teachers of English to speakers of other languages (TESOL); investigating language for TESOL; learning and teaching vocabulary; grammar learning and teaching; syllabus design and development for TESOL; evaluation and testing for TESOL; teacher education for TESOL; materials development for TESOL; classroom discourse; language learning and teaching with information communications technology - online; teaching languages to young learners.

Degree in relevant subject area; IELTS 6.0 for those whose 1st language is not English; experience in science teaching or some other related science education activity is desirable but not essential.

This course is designed to meet the needs of professionals working at all levels in Science Education; it covers learning and teaching science, curriculum, assessment, professional development and research issues.