Critically evaluate your design of a sustained intervention or innovation in primary education, evidencing this in relation to English, Mathematics or science
For this study, you will submit the following elements:
• Proposal (formative)
• Written assignment ( including your ethics protocol) (these two elements account for 70% of your overall grade)
• Presentation (this element accounts for 30% of your overall grade)
Please note: This study will require ethical clearance. You will be supported in developing and submitting your intended project title or research methods for ethical clearance.
Proposal (Approximately 500 words- template provided)
You will establish a working title and a clear outline of the intervention or innovation to be designed and evaluated investigated with reference to national frameworks, related significant literature and your intended research strategy.
Your proposal will be reviewed before the project proceeds, and you will receive formative feedback.
You will use this to support the development of your ethics protocol which will be submitted (as an assessed element) with your written project report.
Assignment (5000 words limit)
You are advised to structure your study to include these sections:
• Abstract (Approx. 150 -not included in word count)
• Research question: Introduction/context/rationale for study (800)
• Literature review (700)
• Research methods (500) identify and evaluate the key data collection methods you could use to evaluate the impact of your intervention if you were to implement it
• Research report –analysis of evidence of the intervention you have designed and critical evaluation (2,500) You should critique, evaluate and justify your pedagogical choices
• Conclusions (500)
