Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 1:
Display knowledge and understanding of theory and praxis in research.
Show advanced knowledge base of the meaning and purpose of theory in scientific knowledge production.
Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between theory, research question, method and interpretation of data in a study.
Develop analysis and argumentative skills for the choice and use of theory in scientific texts.
Display skills to analyse and debate for the choice of theory with (a) specific research question(s).
Differentiate the research paradigms that influence the development of a framework for research.
Demonstrate the application of theory, methodology and research techniques related to education research.
Present the logic of theoretical and methodological positions in the field of educational research.
Show the ability to explain and deliberate on the nature of education, theory and educational theory and relate these to research and practice.
Interpret and communicate the relationship between educational theory, research, ethics and education.
Theorise education by deliberating concepts of discourse, knowledge, learning, pedagogy and curriculum.
Interrogate multiple sources of knowledge of education to trouble regimes of truth, and knowledge and evaluate processes of knowledge production.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 2:
Understand the importance of applying ethical principles during the conduct of the empirical study.
Acquire an overview of important issues in research ethics.
Show skills of presenting discussions and conclusions of ethical studies.
Appreciate the basic outlines of rules and regulations that manage the ethical issue.
Show an overview of important issues in research ethics.
Display a thoughtful understanding of ethical foundations.
Detect and address ethical issues by presenting the appropriateness of diverse ethical value systems in specific contexts.
Observe and apply ethical conventions or etiquettes for human participants or subjects in data collection.
Identify and address ethical issues based on critical reflection on the suitability of different ethical value systems to specific contexts.
Demonstrate skills that show an advanced level of observing ethical protocols both professional and research ethics.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 3:
Use writing and reading for inquiry.
Understand ways in which writers, texts and readers interact.
Demonstrate knowledge of basic essay structures, including introduction, body and conclusion.
Make appropriate grammatical and lexical choices in the academic manuscripts.
Employ the various stages of the writing process, including pre-writing, writing and re-writing.
Display the ability to write for an academic audience and readership.
Employ corrective citation styles, including parenthetical, in-text citation and works cited pages.
Avoid plagiarism.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 4:
Construct and administer different research tools or instruments.
Demonstrate knowledge, understanding, application and construction of research instruments.
Demonstrate specialised methodological knowledge of research instruments.
Ability to critically and systematically integrate knowledge and application of research instruments is shown.
Identify and formulate the basic principles of constructing research instruments.
Demonstrate the required skills for interviews in participatory research.
Demonstrate the ability in the construction and application of a research questionnaire.
Explain and conduct an interview.
Prepare an observation schedule.
Explain the difference between a rating scale.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 5:
Show the ability to apply appropriate research methodologies and techniques for educational research at an advanced level.
Critique, reflect, record and evaluate research methodologies.
Show preparedness for research-based post-graduate studies.
Display research capacity in the methodology and techniques of the discipline.
Display a high level of theoretical engagement and intellectual independence is displayed.
Show an advanced reflection and development using a systematic survey of current thinking, practice and research methods in an area of specialisation.
Demonstrate an ability to conduct and report on the research.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 6:
Prepare a basic research proposal.
A full-fledged research study is conducted.
Produce and defend an independent mini research report, based on a selection and application of appropriate research methodologies, engagement with theories of knowledge, intellectual independence and ethical and scholarly research in the field of Education.
Demonstrate the ability to take full responsibility for own work, decision-making and the use of resources.
Exhibit research capacity in the methodology and techniques of the discipline.
Integrated Assessment:
Assessment in this qualification will comply with institutional assessment policy. Integrated continuous assessments will be included in the qualification, allowing demonstration of achieved competences as required by the outcomes of the qualification. All the modules in the BEd Hons programme are examination modules.
The number of assessment tasks will vary according to the particular module, with a minimum of 4 assessment tasks per module, plus examination. These could include tests, case studies, simulations, presentations, essays, gobbets, poster presentations and other assessment tasks that are appropriate on NQF Level 8. In the case of the research methodology module, it will inter alia include a literature review, the design of research instruments, the writing of research reports and the drafting of a research proposal.
Formative and Summative Assessment: Learners will be required to attend class sessions and independently and in groups prepare presentations as well as written pieces for discussion, as part of formative assessment opportunities. At the end of the programme, the learners will be sitting for the final examination and be required to submit a research report as part of the summative assessment for the qualification. |
