Master of Science by Coursework in Learning and Teaching

• 1. The CandidatesCourse forshall be under the M.Sc.supervision in Learning and Teaching may only be admitted toof the courseAcademic ifCommittee they are graduates who have been awarded Qualified Teacher Status inof the UnitedDepartment Kingdom,of or an equivalent UK or overseas award recognised by the Departmental BoardEducation. They must also be employed in a teaching post within a school or other educational setting. All candidates will be admitted initially for the Postgraduate Diploma in Learning and Teaching.

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• 2.  Every candidate must follow for at least three and at most ninesix terms a part-time course of instruction in Learning and Teaching.
   
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• 3.  The course will consist of one programme of study, covering four main topics as set out in the Schedule, and a research and development project. The examination shall beconsist in three parts as follows:

  • Part 1 will be examined byof one coursework assignment, asrelating describedto inthe clauseprogramme 4of below.

    Partstudy, II will be examined by one coursework assignment as described in clause 4 below.

  • Part III will be examined byand a research and development project report as described in clause 6 below.

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• 4. candidatesThe whocoursework meet the criteria set out in clause 7 belowassignment will berelate exemptto fromtopics Partone Ito four of the programme.

• 4. Parts I and II of the M.Sc. in Learning and Teaching shall each be examined by means of one coursework assignment relating to thecourse content of the Part. (Candidates may choose, in consultation with their supervisors, whether the assignment should be presented as a single piece of work, focused on the same issue, explored from the two different perspectives required, or as two smaller scale pieces, each focused on a different topic within the programme of study but linked by a reflective introduction that brings the two studies together within the candidate’s own practice of professional learning.) The assignmentand must be between 8,000 and 10,000 words in length, or their equivalent.  One The electronic copydetails of the assignmentassessment (inrequirements awill softwarebe format availableprovided in the department)Course must be submitted via the online Examinations portal to the Chair of Examiners, Postgraduate Diploma/MHandbook.Sc. in Learning and Teaching. The deadline for submission of assignmentsthe willassignment takemust placebe before Week 510 of Trinity Term of the candidate’’s secondfirst year of study (or the first year if the candidate is exempted from Part I), and will be no later than noon on a date specified by the examiners and published in the course handbook..

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• 5. Candidates Partmust III of the M.Sc. in Learning and Teaching shall be examined throughsubmit a research and development project report, which presents a systematic account of a substantial practitioner research enquiry, focused on the design and implementation of a specific innovation in teaching and learning with a strong emphasis on the choice of appropriate criteria, and relevant evidence for evaluating its impact. The research and development work must involve a significant degree of collaboration with other adults, either engaging others in research; or enabling others to learn from research findings within the candidate’s own school or educational setting. The research and development project report must be between 15,000 and 20,000 words in length, or their equivalent. OneThe electronicdetails copyof (inthe aassessment requirements softwarewill formatbe availableprovided in the department)Course Handbook. The research and development project must be submitted via the online Examinations portal to the Chair of Examiners, M.Sc. in Learning and Teaching no later than noon on the third FridayTuesday in September of the candidate’’s thirdfinal year on the course.

   

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• 6. All assessments must be submitted using the University approved online submission system. Technical information on the requirements for online submissions is provided in the Course Handbook. 

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• 7. If Thosea candidatescandidate whoreceives meeta failing mark for any of thetheir followingassessments, criteria will be exempt from Part I ofincluding the examination and will only be required to undertake Parts II and III.

  • (a) Those candidates who havedissertation, since October 2007, successfully completed the course leading to the award of a Postgraduate Certificate in Education at the University of Oxford (i.e. the Oxford Postgraduate Certificate in Education examined at Master’s level).

  • (b) Those candidates who have successfully completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Education at another university, assessed at Master’s level and including an award equivalent to at least one third of a full Master’s degree.

  • (c) Those candidates who have successfully completed the course leading to a Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Studies from the University of Oxford.

• 7. Candidates who fail to satisfy the examiners in an assignment or in the research and development projectthey may be permitted to resubmit the assignment or project reportassessment on one further occasion, only. For both an assignment and a research development projectwhen the deadline for resubmissionassessment is normallynext the standard submission deadline forexamined the following year.  For Part I and Part II assignments, theor candidate can choose to resubmit within the deadline set for the next Part III research and development project within the same academic year (as described in clause 6 above).

• 8. Candidates who fail outrighton an assignmentearlier withindate either Part I or Part II of the examination will not normally be permitted to embark on the next year’s programme of study within the M.Sc. in Learning and Teaching until they have successfully resubmitted their assignment. Candidates who are awarded a marginal fail will normally be permitted to embark on the next year’s programme of study within the M.Sc. in Learning and Teaching, butwhich will be requiredpublished to resubmitin the assignmentCourse Handbook.

   
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• 98.  Candidates may also be examined orally on their final research and development project.

• 10. Candidates who successfully complete Parts I and II of the M.Sc. in Learning and Teaching (or who are exempt from Part I and successfully complete Part II) and who choose not to continue with their programme of study may be awarded a Postgraduate Diploma in Learning and Teaching. Candidates who successfully complete Parts I and II of the M.Sc. in Learning and Teaching (or who are exempt from Part I and successfully complete Part II) and receive a fail mark for Partany III, either at the time of the original submission (and do not wish to re-sit) or after re-submission, may apply to exit the programme with a Postgraduate Diploma in Learning and Teachingassessment.

   

Schedule

Programme of study: 

• Teachers and Learners

  • Part I: Teacher identity and agency

     

  • Part II: Pupil identity and agency

• Curriculum, pedagogy and assessment 

  • Part I: Curriculum, pedagogy and assessment - introduction

     

  • Part II: Mediation, alignment and assessment design

• Responding to pupils

  • Part I: Learners, diversity and inclusion

     

  • Part II: Motivation and task design

• Schools, equity and achievement

  • Part I: Educational research, professional communities and networks

  • Part II: Policy, schooling and research