STEM Education: Addressing Global Challenges

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• Develop an understanding of real-world applications of STEM subjects and their relevance in everyday life
• Understand and critically evaluate current trends in STEM educational research
• Demonstrate awareness of current trends and best practices in STEM education

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Organise and articulate arguments using relevant specialist vocabulary and appropriate theoretical and empirical sources
• Engage in reflective practice

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Apply knowledge and skills acquired in this module to real-world scenarios
• Recognizing the benefits of innovative pedagogy in various learning environments

Typically, this module will cover:

Current trends in STEM education and educational research

Theoretical frameworks in STEM education

Game-based learning and informal education in STEM

Real-world applications of STEM subjects and their significance in STEM education

This module is taught through a mix of interactive lectures and workshops along with directed reading and suggested additional research material. One of the sessions will take place in an informal environment outside the University (such as museum).

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.