ED2ACE2: Art, Children and Education 2

Module code: ED2ACE2

Module provider: Institute of Education

Credits: 20

Level: Level 2 (Intermediate)

When you'll be taught: Semester 1 / 2

Module convenor: Ms Suzy Tutchell, email: s.tutchell@reading.ac.uk

Pre-requisite module(s):

Co-requisite module(s):

Pre-requisite or Co-requisite module(s):

Module(s) excluded:

Placement information: NA

Academic year: 2024/5

Available to visiting students: No

Talis reading list: Yes

Last updated: 21 May 2024

Overview

Module aims and purpose

This module is concerned with art education as a practical and inclusive field of study. At the heart of the module is the development, confidence and awareness of the student as a reflective artist teacher where they will develop their own personal art practice to inform their understanding and appreciation of art in education. Through a series of lectures, seminars and practical activities, students examine key aspects of art education and contemporary art history within primary education connected to their own sustained and shared practice. Their studio-based practice will enhance both theoretical and practical applications to art teaching. 

Aims: 

• To develop the students’ aspirations towards becoming subject leaders in primary art 
• To develop the students’ knowledge and understanding of significant changes in the history of art education 
• To lead students to a critical understanding of the development of art education 
• To provide opportunities for independent and collaborative research 
• To facilitate the communication and expression of personal ideas through art practice 
• To identify the potential of students’ personal practice to inform classroom practice 
• To further develop the students’ understanding of their potential role as artist teacherin today’s classroom 

Module learning outcomes

By the end of the module, it is expected that students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate a critical understanding of key aspects underlying theory and practice in art relating to art education and their own professional and personal practice with reference to developments in art education and their classroom art skills creatively in primary art teaching 
2. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the history of art and particularly contemporary art in relation to the classroom, child-initiated and child-responsive art  
3. Be able to make connections between contemporary, global, diverse and inclusive art education and current classroom practice, communicating and express concepts through sustained and independent art practice in a variety of mediums and using a range of materials and techniques 
4. Undertake focused research and achieve further critical awareness through the use of literature, e-learning and observation of good art practice in primary schools, gallery/museum settings and artist-in-residencies at the university and further afield. 

Module content

This module will enable students to develop and strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the art education and art practices and apply it to their classroom practice.The module requires students to engage with research in art pedagogies and apply it to art education in theory and practice. Students are expected to engage on a practical level in order to facilitate the students’ developing art practices as globally-aware, imaginative and inclusive artist teachers. 

The module makes reference to relevant and key aspects of the Primary Phase Curriculum and ITT Core Content Framework (CCF) to inform design. 

Structure

Teaching and learning methods

Teaching and learning methods will explore practical scenarios in teaching primary art. Students will learn in practical workshops, seminars and independent studio-based sessions. Taught sessions will include a balance of tutor led instruction, group discussion, practical art making and individual practical activities, alongside seminars where students explore theoretical concepts in art education applied to practical classroom teaching. Sessions will be interactive in nature building on students’ prior knowledge. The module has a Blackboard site with key material for the module. 

Study hours

At least 26 hours of scheduled teaching and learning activities will be delivered in person, with the remaining hours for scheduled and self-scheduled teaching and learning activities delivered either in person or online. You will receive further details about how these hours will be delivered before the start of the module.

Please note the independent study hours above are notional numbers of hours; each student will approach studying in different ways. We would advise you to reflect on your learning and the number of hours you are allocating to these tasks.

Semester 1 The hours in this column may include hours during the Christmas holiday period.

Semester 2 The hours in this column may include hours during the Easter holiday period.

Summer The hours in this column will take place during the summer holidays and may be at the start and/or end of the module.

Assessment

Requirements for a pass

Students need to achieve an overall module mark of 40% to pass this module.

Summative assessment

Penalties for late submission of summative assessment

The Support Centres will apply the following penalties for work submitted late:

Assessments with numerical marks

• where the piece of work is submitted after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): 10% of the total marks available for that piece of work will be deducted from the mark for each working day (or part thereof) following the deadline up to a total of three working days;
• the mark awarded due to the imposition of the penalty shall not fall below the threshold pass mark, namely 40% in the case of modules at Levels 4-6 (i.e. undergraduate modules for Parts 1-3) and 50% in the case of Level 7 modules offered as part of an Integrated Masters or taught postgraduate degree programme;
• where the piece of work is awarded a mark below the threshold pass mark prior to any penalty being imposed, and is submitted up to three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline), no penalty shall be imposed;
• where the piece of work is submitted more than three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): a mark of zero will be recorded.

Assessments marked Pass/Fail

• where the piece of work is submitted within three working days of the deadline (or any formally agreed extension of the deadline): no penalty will be applied;
• where the piece of work is submitted more than three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension of the deadline): a grade of Fail will be awarded.

The University policy statement on penalties for late submission can be found at: https://www.reading.ac.uk/cqsd/-/media/project/functions/cqsd/documents/qap/penaltiesforlatesubmission.pdf

You are strongly advised to ensure that coursework is submitted by the relevant deadline. You should note that it is advisable to submit work in an unfinished state rather than to fail to submit any work.

Formative assessment

Formative assessment is any task or activity which creates feedback (or feedforward) for you about your learning, but which does not contribute towards your overall module mark.

In weekly practical workshops, students undertake a number of peer and self-assessment tasks and are encouraged to learn to assess the quality of their work through interaction with their year group. Students may submit a plan of their assignment approximately 4 working weeks before the submission date for written feedback. 

Reassessment

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