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.

Please note that given the circumstances of COVID-19, there may be some modifications to the assessment schedule promoted in Handbook for Semester 1 2020 Units. Students will be notified of all approved modifications by Unit Coordinators via email and Unit Blackboard sites. Where changes have been made, these are designed to ensure that you still meet the unit learning outcomes in the context of our adjusted teaching and learning arrangements.

  • Unit Title

    Programming and Assessment in Literacy
  • Unit Code

    CUR6010
  • Year

    2020
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Rozita DASS

Description

Through this unit, pre-service Teachers will develop, reflect upon and apply their knowledge about Literacy teaching and learning. The unit looks at the relationship between assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation and reflection in the Literacy planning process. Theories and frameworks related to the planning and assessment of language and literacy are explored. Children's individual language differences and methods of monitoring these facets are examined.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must have completed LAN6015 and MPE6105 to enrol in this unit.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Research and apply knowledge of theories of language learning to the planning and assessment of literacy.
  2. Demonstrate an advanced understanding of planning for language learning across the curriculum.
  3. Formulate strategic learning goals that cater for diverse learning needs in language learning.
  4. Construct appropriate assessments to monitor children’s literacy development.
  5. Plan and critique strategies for teaching literacy in primary schools.
  6. Critically examine a range of texts as resources for professional and classroom use.
  7. Design a learning program for children from a range of language backgrounds and different levels of attainment, demonstrating understanding of the links between assessment, teaching, learning and evaluation.

Unit Content

  1. Theories of language learning, contemporary research and current issues.
  2. Review of current curriculum documents in the planning and assessment process.
  3. Principles of planning, implementing and evaluating language interactions in a variety of contexts.
  4. Effective methods of identifying and taking into account students' current knowledge and strategies and keeping records of literacy development.
  5. Classroom resources for the teaching of literacy.
  6. Effective classroom teaching of literacy, including monitoring progress and investigating individual differences in language development.
  7. Exploration of a range of texts and classroom resources in literacy teaching.
  8. Assessment techniques and resources to enable profiling of children's language development.

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 1Not Offered8 x 3 hour seminarNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences through ECU Blackboard as well as additional ECU learning technologies.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Seminars, discussion of readings and related research, school-based learning, ICT, group work and presentations.

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
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentAssignment40%
ProjectProject60%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentAssignment40%
ProjectProject60%

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.

Please note that given the circumstances of COVID-19, there may be some modifications to the assessment schedule promoted in Handbook for this unit. All assessment changes will be published by 27 July 2020. All students are reminded to check handbook at the beginning of semester to ensure they have the correct outline.

  • Unit Title

    Programming and Assessment in Literacy
  • Unit Code

    CUR6010
  • Year

    2020
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Rozita DASS

Description

Through this unit, pre-service Teachers will develop, reflect upon and apply their knowledge about Literacy teaching and learning. The unit looks at the relationship between assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation and reflection in the Literacy planning process. Theories and frameworks related to the planning and assessment of language and literacy are explored. Children's individual language differences and methods of monitoring these facets are examined.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must have completed LAN6015 and MPE6105 to enrol in this unit.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Research and apply knowledge of theories of language learning to the planning and assessment of literacy.
  2. Demonstrate an advanced understanding of planning for language learning across the curriculum.
  3. Formulate strategic learning goals that cater for diverse learning needs in language learning.
  4. Construct appropriate assessments to monitor children’s literacy development.
  5. Plan and critique strategies for teaching literacy in primary schools.
  6. Critically examine a range of texts as resources for professional and classroom use.
  7. Design a learning program for children from a range of language backgrounds and different levels of attainment, demonstrating understanding of the links between assessment, teaching, learning and evaluation.

Unit Content

  1. Theories of language learning, contemporary research and current issues.
  2. Review of current curriculum documents in the planning and assessment process.
  3. Principles of planning, implementing and evaluating language interactions in a variety of contexts.
  4. Effective methods of identifying and taking into account students' current knowledge and strategies and keeping records of literacy development.
  5. Classroom resources for the teaching of literacy.
  6. Effective classroom teaching of literacy, including monitoring progress and investigating individual differences in language development.
  7. Exploration of a range of texts and classroom resources in literacy teaching.
  8. Assessment techniques and resources to enable profiling of children's language development.

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 1Not Offered8 x 3 hour seminarNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences through ECU Blackboard as well as additional ECU learning technologies.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Seminars, discussion of readings and related research, school-based learning, ICT, group work and presentations.

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
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentAssignment40%
ProjectProject60%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentAssignment40%
ProjectProject60%

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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