Practitioner-Research in Secondary Mathematics Education: Work Based Research Project - DHT0004

Assessment 1: Project work

Formative feedback on the project plan will be provided through tutorials with the University Tutor and discussions with the workplace mentor. Students will also benefit from discussing their ideas on the project with peers. 

Project work

Assessment 1: Project Work

A project related to a current work-related problem or issue. The research study should engage critically with relevant theory and include a high level of evaluation, analysis and synthesis. It should indicate whether the project has enhanced professional practice.

Project Work

<p>This module aims to develop your ability to engage in practitioner based research. You will undertake a self-managed project on a particular area of interest within the field of mathematics education in the secondary sector. In this module you will put into practice your developing knowledge of practice based educational research accumulated throughout the course. The investigation conducted as part of the project might engage with whole-school improvement efforts or result in recommendations for school-based practice.</p>

School of Education and Professional Development

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DHT0004 - Practitioner-Research in Secondary Mathematics Education: Work Based Research Project

Practitioner-Research in Secondary Mathematics Education: Work Based Research Project

Be able to initiate change in own field of practice.

Connect the outcomes of empirical research into teaching, learning and assessment in mathematics pedagogy to proposed changes to practice.

Assimilate the literature relating to the effective acquisition of mathematics to inform a reappraisal of practice. 

Engage critically with relevant evidence-based sources in the field of secondary mathematics acquisition. 

Be able to reach informed judgements about an issue of professional relevance using a range of relevant theories

Identify an opportunity for change in the subject area making relevant links to current policy and practice. 

Be able to interrogate the theory relating to teaching, learning and assessment practices in the secondary mathematics curriculum. 

Demonstrate a critical understanding of the ethical issues that underpin the process of educational research and the ethical and statutory frameworks that govern the profession. 

Challenge existing assumptions and paradigms connected to the research topic. 

Critically examine a range of discipline-specific scholarship relevant to the practice based issue addressing its applicability to the research context.

Be able to engage critically with a range of appropriate sources relating to the practice problem. 