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

    Young Children's Learning and Development
  • Unit Code

    ECS1265
  • Year

    2018
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Ms Vanessa Lauren WINTONEAK

Description

This unit provides students with an understanding of the principles and theories of child development and learning and the ways in which this influences effective early childhood practice. Examination of the biological, environmental and social forces that impact on young children's development and learning are addressed. Students will use a socio-cultural perspective to critically analyse and reflect on contemporary issues, constructions of childhood and their impact on children aged 0-8 years. Tools for observing, assessing and evaluating children's learning and development are examined.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded ECS1112, EDL1002, EDL1260

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Critically analyse contemporary issues and their impact on young children from diverse backgrounds.
  2. Critically examine principles and theories of development and learning through a socio-cultural lens.
  3. Describe children's cognitive, physical, language, psycho-social and moral development and their interrelatedness.
  4. Outline the biological, environmental and social forces that influence development and learning.
  5. Reframe understandings of how childhood is constructed across cultures and how this is influenced and changes over time.

Unit Content

  1. Children's cognitive, physical, language, psycho-social and moral development.
  2. Constructions of childhood and its effect on practice.
  3. Contemporary issues and their impact on children's development and learning.
  4. Diverse range of factors that influence children's growth, development and learning.
  5. Observe and record development for program planning and evaluation.
  6. Principles and theories of growth, development and learning.

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 210 x 1 hour lecture10 x 1 hour lectureNot Offered
Semester 210 x 2 hour tutorial10 x 2 hour tutorialNot 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

This may include: Lectures Tutorials and discussion (On campus) Independent study Online learning experiences (Off campus students) Research and directed reading Group based learning Reflection and critical analysis

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
AssignmentAssignment60%
ExaminationExamination40%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentAssignment60%
ExaminationExamination40%

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

    Young Children's Learning and Development
  • Unit Code

    ECS1265
  • Year

    2018
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Ms Vanessa Lauren WINTONEAK

Description

This unit provides students with an understanding of the principles and theories of child development and learning and the ways in which this influences effective early childhood practice. Examination of the biological, environmental and social forces that impact on young children's development and learning are addressed. Students will use a socio-cultural perspective to critically analyse and reflect on contemporary issues, constructions of childhood and their impact on children aged 0-8 years. Tools for observing, assessing and evaluating children's learning and development are examined.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded ECS1112, EDL1002, EDL1260

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Critically analyse contemporary issues and their impact on young children from diverse backgrounds.
  2. Critically examine principles and theories of development and learning through a socio-cultural lens.
  3. Describe children's cognitive, physical, language, psycho-social and moral development and their interrelatedness.
  4. Outline the biological, environmental and social forces that influence development and learning.
  5. Reframe understandings of how childhood is constructed across cultures and how this is influenced and changes over time.

Unit Content

  1. Children's cognitive, physical, language, psycho-social and moral development.
  2. Constructions of childhood and its effect on practice.
  3. Contemporary issues and their impact on children's development and learning.
  4. Diverse range of factors that influence children's growth, development and learning.
  5. Observe and record development for program planning and evaluation.
  6. Principles and theories of growth, development and learning.

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 210 x 1 hour lecture10 x 1 hour lectureNot Offered
Semester 210 x 2 hour tutorial10 x 2 hour tutorialNot 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

This may include: Lectures Tutorials and discussion (On campus) Independent study Online learning experiences (Off campus students) Research and directed reading Group based learning Reflection and critical analysis

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
AssignmentAssignment60%
ExaminationExamination40%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentAssignment60%
ExaminationExamination40%

Core Reading(s)

  • Kearns, K. (2017). Play and Learning. In Birth to big school (pp. 278–342). Cengage.
  • Charlesworth, R. (2017). Understanding child development (10th ed., pp. xxiii, 550 ). Boston, MA : Cengage Learning.

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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