1. Extended Case Study
What is it Extended case study:
useful for? To get students involved in a scenario undertaking independent research and exploration of
the scenario from different points of view.
Who is it Any learners who would need to explore a particular scenario/s with some depth of
useful for? analysis and critical thinking
How can you This activity can be planned to involve several stages:
use it? Provide the learners with a case study scenario and assign them a role to look at the case study
from a particular view point.
Ask the students to research and prepare their findings ready for another session.
You can set up the final session as a panel whereby panel members also take on different
roles/expertise.
Students are then asked to present their findings to the panel and be prepared to answer
questions during this process.
It could be a group session where students with different points of view listen to each other’s
findings and potentially a discussion in the form of a meeting could be instigated.
Also opportunities for students to reflect and evaluate the process afterwards would be
beneficial.
This could become a formative or summative assessment activity
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2. What are Benefits for the students:
the o Opportunity for students to undertake an in depth study
benefits? o Opportunity to develop critical thinking skills
o Opportunity to develop work further related to specific topic
o Opportunity to reflect on own progress
o Allows learners to consider a scenario from different points of
view and consider different stakeholders remits
Any other Can become quite a complex activity to set up and would
tips? benefit from a team approach