EDUC2052

Specialist Studies in Science 1

Faculty of Education and Arts School of Education

10 Units 2000 Level Course

Available in 2014

Callaghan Campus	Semester 2

Previously offered in 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004

This course will develop students' pedagogical understanding of a variety of teaching strategies suitable for use at the secondary school level. Students will investigate these strategies with reference to current Science syllabi. They will consider the rationale of the syllabi and use knowledge of a variety of teaching strategies introduced in this course to develop suitable lesson and unit plans that draw on their own discipline minor, and gather resources that will help them to teach that minor in Stage-appropriate ways
that are consistent with quality teaching.

Objectives

Upon completion of this course, students will be expected to:
1. articulate the role and value of Science education in contemporary society and the broader school curriculum;
2. develop science lesson plans and programs for their discipline minor at the Stage 4/5 level of the 7-12 curriculum;
3. support the literacy and numeracy demands of their discipline minor as an area of study; and
4. use a range of strategies, technologies and resources for teaching their discipline minor.

Content

* The principles and practices of teaching and learning Science in secondary schools.
* The role and value of Science education in contemporary society and the broader school curriculum.
* Lesson planning and programming for the Stage 4/5 Science curriculum.
* Strategies, technologies and resources for teaching Stage 4/5 Science.

Replacing Course(s)

N/A

Transition

N/A

Industrial Experience

Assumed Knowledge

EDUC2101

Modes of Delivery

Internal Mode

Teaching Methods

Lecture
Tutorial

Assessment Items

Essays / Written Assignments	Minor Assignment = 40%: 2,000 words or equivalent on pedagogical approaches related to Science education.
Projects	Major Assignment = 60%: 3,000 words or equivalent; Consisting of planning, programming, assessment, and resource building tasks linked to the requirements of the NSW Stage 4/5 Science Curriculum in the area of the student's science minor. This assignment will consist of multiple parts to the value indicated above.

Contact Hours

Tutorial: for 2 hour(s) per Week for 8 weeks
Lecture: for 2 hour(s) per Week for 8 weeks

Timetables