EDUC3052
10 units
3000 level
Course handbook
Description
This course will develop students' pedagogical understanding of programming and assessment procedures suitable for use within the science Key Learning Area. It will consider the rationales of the Stage 6 science syllabi, program design and development of assessment strategies suitable for work appropriate to a NSW syllabus, drawing on their science major.
Availability2024 Course Timetables
Callaghan
- Semester 1 - 2024
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Develop science lesson plans and programs for their discipline major at the Stage 6 level of the 7-12 curriculum;
2. Demonstrate integration of aims, objectives, content, outcomes and banded statements of learner achievement;
3. Use a range of strategies, technologies and resources for teaching their discipline major;
4. Apply their understanding of key assessment issues to the preparation of a specific Stage 6 assessment task relevant to their science major; and
5. Use the educational literature to defend practice within current Board of Studies parameters.
Content
- Patterns and principles of assessment in NSW Science courses
- Impact of changing national policies on NSW assessment practice
- Deep understanding of principles of standards-based assessment
- Integration of coherent assessment principles into unit design and programming
Requisites
Enrolment in this course is dependent on meeting the teacher education admission milestone of successful completion of
- Three HSC band 5s (including one in English) or
- 80 units of UoN courses or
- Regulatory authority approved comparable pathways
Teacher Education Milestone
Assumed knowledge
EDUC1101 and EDUC2052
Assessment items
Proposal / Plan: Unit Plan
Essay: Essay
Contact hours
Semester 1 - 2024 - Callaghan
Field Study-1
- Face to Face Off Campus 6 hour(s) per week(s) for 1 week(s) starting in week 8
- Field work, one day off campus (Saturday)
Lecture-1
- Face to Face On Campus 1 hour(s) per week(s) for 8 week(s) starting in week 1
Tutorial-1
- Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 8 week(s) starting in week 1
Course outline
- EDUC3052 - Semester 1, 2024 (All) (PDF, 408.4 KB)
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