Module Action Research

Action Research is a fully online module that will offer you the opportunity to gain masters level credits based on the INSET courses you do as part of your continuing professional development (CPD).

The module allows you to gain experience of M-level study without fully committing to an MA. It is designed to work around your ongoing continuous professional development so it has direct relevance to your professional practice in school.

Graduate destinations

This module is an ideal first entrance to M-level study for serving teachers. Successful study of this module attracts 30 M-level credits which can then be used towards a full MA in Education in your future studies.

Course summary

You will critically examine a range of perspectives and theoretical frameworks relevant to your workplace and use these to inform the design, implementation and evaluation of a practical action research project aimed at developing your practice.

By the end of this module, you will be able to:

demonstrate self-awareness in selecting an area of personal professional practice for development and articulate an understanding of the relationship between this area and relevant theoretical and policy frameworks
select and evaluate a range of relevant texts including education literature and policy documents to identify key concepts and use these to formulate new and innovative approaches to practice
identify and provide a rationale for an appropriate action research design to structure and carry out a trial of these new approaches
critically evaluate the action research process and its impact on practice

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Programme Specification

Assessment, Feedback, and Teaching and Learning methods

1st or 2nd class honours degree.

Students with other qualifications may be admitted to the course, please contact the Enquiry Centre for further details.

Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) may be considered for relevant prior learning at the same academic level.

Selection criteria

To be eligible to study this module you should be a serving teacher currently working in school.

Applications should be made online from the Apply Now button within the course information page.

Please note that the direct entry application system will not recognise your current Student IT Network login. Please select the New User option from the Apply Now button.

Skills Test Changes

Government Announcement

As of 12 February 2018, there is no limit on the number of tests would-be teachers can take, and the first three tests are now free of charge! Additionally, the two year lock-out period for those re-taking the test has been removed.

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Location	Online
Duration	Part-time, Single Module
Start date	September 2016, 2017; January 2017

Graduate destinations

Course outline

Course summary

Modules

Programme Specification

Assessment, Feedback, and Teaching and Learning methods

Entry requirements

Selection criteria

Application information

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Skills Test Changes

Government Announcement