subjectKnowledge

Action Research Investigation

• Computing teacher subject knowledge gap analysis audit rework
• Masters level action research investigation

Summary

• Old audit
  • Categories vague
    • "Understand why computer hardware needs computer software (programs)"
  • Only measures confidence of trainee 1=weak 4=expert
• Goal
  • Guide subject knowledge based practical skills
    • (leading to more engaging lessons)
      • sending messages over a network, etc
  • Tighten 'working level' (no room for misinterpretation)
• Outcome
  • Confused trainees
    • Subject knowledge too low to understand how to implement (AI teachable machine, etc)
      • More guidance needed
    • Misunderstood "audit/knowledge for teachers" (not tasks for students in class's)
  • Alienated mentors
    • Not aligned with their schools curriculum or skill-set
      • (a deeper problem?)
  • Trainees have no time for anything other then surviving in school - Stress
    • Just wanted a tick list for the year
      • I've done 'iteration' - tick - (I liken this to 'ive used addition' or 'Ive used sentences')
• Action
  • Replace Subject Knowledge audit 100% with GCSE spec (mentors and trainees don't want anything more)
  • Test subject knowledge gaps with passed GCSE papers
  • Offer trainees the opportunity to take GCSE in May (Barton Court collaboration)
  • What matters is the quality of lessons delivered (Move away from audits)

Exam Board GCSE Specs

• AQA 8525 2022
• OCR: j277 2020

TODO

• Create a URL to open a PDF file at a specific page/heading

Investigate Report

• NCCE: Programming and algorithms within the computing curriculum
• NCCE: The importance of practical programming 2022
  • White paper from expert group