School: Education
This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.
Unit Title
Lower Secondary Art Education (Years 7-9)Unit Code
AED2303Year
2016Enrolment Period
1Version
1Credit Points
15Full Year Unit
N
Mode of Delivery
On Campus
Description
This unit investigates the changing complexity of teaching and learning experiences as students move from primary to middle school visual arts education. The importance of integrated projects, visual literacy foundations and valid assessment practices informs the content of this unit.
Prerequisite Rule
Students must pass 1 units from AED2203
Equivalent Rule
Unit was previously coded AED2301, AED3201, AED3311
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
- Demonstrate proficiency in planning lessons and devising integrated learning experiences in art making and art interpretation.
- Design, present and evaluate a peer teaching art history/criticism lesson (microteaching).
- Explain assessment regimes for criterion and norm-referenced programs within the visual arts at middle years levels.
- Explain the content and intention of the DET Outcomes and Standards Framework (2004)(OSF), and relate this to the emerging Australian Curriculum.
- Identify significant sociological and cultural issues underpinning middle years visual arts education.
- Make clearly expressed contributions to any discussion about visual literacy (including encoding and decoding of visual text).
- Plan and write simple assessment criteria and related rubrics for lower secondary art projects.
Unit Content
- Art critical and art historical study of images and artefacts.
- Assessment principles and practices.
- Planning and teaching strategies for integrated middle years visual arts programs.
- Practical analysis of visual arts activities and resources.
- Western Australian and National Curriculum materials for the Arts (early adolescence).
Additional Learning Experience Information
This unit consists of formal lectures, practical workshops and student research. The unit is underpinned by a Reader, prescribed text, collaborative learning experiences, individual student support and on-line resources through Blackboard.
Assessment
GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.
ON CAMPUS| Type | Description | Value |
|---|
| Assignment | Curriculum Assignment | 70% |
| Presentation | Microteaching | 30% |
Text References
- ^ Bates, J. K. (2000). Becoming an art teacher. Belmont: Thompson.
- ^ Kuntyj, L., & Harcourt, B. (2008). Visual arts: A resource for units 1A - 1B. Cottesloe, WA: Impact Publishing.
- ^ READER: AED2303. Available in the ECU Bookshop.
- Macdonald, S. (2004). The history and philosophy of art education. Cambridge: Lutterworth.
- Jane, S. (1999). Art is (2): Making, creating and appreciating. Milton, QLD: Jacaranda.
- Curriculum Council of Western Australia (1997). Curriculum framework for kindergarten to Year 12 education. Perth, WA: Curriculum Council of W.A.
- Arnhelm, R. (2002). Art and visual perception: A psychology of the creative eye. London: University of California Press.
- Efland, A.D. (2002). Art and cognition: Integrating the visual arts in the curriculum. New York: Teachers College Press.
- Kunty, L., & Harcourt, B. Visual arts: A resource for units 2a-2b. Cottesloe: Impact Publishing.
- Freedman, K. (2003). Teaching visual culture: Curriculum, aesthetics and the social life of art. New York: Teachers College Press.
- Israel, G. (2004). Senior artwise (2): Visual arts 11-12. Milton, QLD: Jacaranda.
Website References
^ Mandatory reference
Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
Academic Misconduct
Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
- plagiarism;
- unauthorised collaboration;
- cheating in examinations;
- theft of other students' work;
Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.
The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.
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School: Education
This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.
Unit Title
Lower Secondary Art Education (Years 7-9)Unit Code
AED2303Year
2016Enrolment Period
2Version
1Credit Points
15Full Year Unit
N
Mode of Delivery
On Campus
Description
This unit investigates the changing complexity of teaching and learning experiences as students move from primary to middle school visual arts education. The importance of integrated projects, visual literacy foundations and valid assessment practices informs the content of this unit.
Prerequisite Rule
Students must pass 1 units from AED2203
Equivalent Rule
Unit was previously coded AED2301, AED3201, AED3311
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
- Demonstrate proficiency in planning lessons and devising integrated learning experiences in art making and art interpretation.
- Design, present and evaluate a peer teaching art history/criticism lesson (microteaching).
- Explain assessment regimes for criterion and norm-referenced programs within the visual arts at middle years levels.
- Explain the content and intention of the DET Outcomes and Standards Framework (2004)(OSF), and relate this to the emerging Australian Curriculum.
- Identify significant sociological and cultural issues underpinning middle years visual arts education.
- Make clearly expressed contributions to any discussion about visual literacy (including encoding and decoding of visual text).
- Plan and write simple assessment criteria and related rubrics for lower secondary art projects.
Unit Content
- Art critical and art historical study of images and artefacts.
- Assessment principles and practices.
- Planning and teaching strategies for integrated middle years visual arts programs.
- Practical analysis of visual arts activities and resources.
- Western Australian and National Curriculum materials for the Arts (early adolescence).
Additional Learning Experience Information
This unit consists of formal lectures, practical workshops and student research. The unit is underpinned by a Reader, prescribed text, collaborative learning experiences, individual student support and on-line resources through Blackboard.
Assessment
GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.
ON CAMPUS| Type | Description | Value |
|---|
| Assignment | Curriculum Assignment | 70% |
| Presentation | Microteaching | 30% |
Text References
- ^ Bates, J. K. (2000). Becoming an art teacher. Belmont: Thompson.
- ^ Kuntyj, L., & Harcourt, B. (2008). Visual arts: A resource for units 1A - 1B. Cottesloe, WA: Impact Publishing.
- ^ READER: AED2303. Available in the ECU Bookshop.
- Macdonald, S. (2004). The history and philosophy of art education. Cambridge: Lutterworth.
- Jane, S. (1999). Art is (2): Making, creating and appreciating. Milton, QLD: Jacaranda.
- Curriculum Council of Western Australia (1997). Curriculum framework for kindergarten to Year 12 education. Perth, WA: Curriculum Council of W.A.
- Arnhelm, R. (2002). Art and visual perception: A psychology of the creative eye. London: University of California Press.
- Efland, A.D. (2002). Art and cognition: Integrating the visual arts in the curriculum. New York: Teachers College Press.
- Kunty, L., & Harcourt, B. Visual arts: A resource for units 2a-2b. Cottesloe: Impact Publishing.
- Freedman, K. (2003). Teaching visual culture: Curriculum, aesthetics and the social life of art. New York: Teachers College Press.
- Israel, G. (2004). Senior artwise (2): Visual arts 11-12. Milton, QLD: Jacaranda.
Website References
^ Mandatory reference
Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
Academic Misconduct
Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
- plagiarism;
- unauthorised collaboration;
- cheating in examinations;
- theft of other students' work;
Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.
The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.
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