Faculty of Education and Arts

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

    Diversity and Inclusion: The Differentiated Classroom
  • Unit Code

    EDU4332
  • Year

    2015
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    10
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

Inclusive education is a process of responding to the uniqueness of individuals, increasing their sense of presence, access, participation and engagement in a learning society, and in schools. Students vary in culture, socioeconomic status, language, gender, motivation, ability/disability, personal interests and more, and teachers need to be aware of these variations when creating a learning environment for all students. By considering varied learning needs, teachers can develop a more inclusive environment so that all children in the classroom can learn effectively. Differentiated instruction and learning is a framework or philosophy for effective teaching that involves providing different students with different avenues (often in the same classroom) to acquiring content; to processing, constructing, or making sense of ideas, and to developing teaching materials and assessment measures so that all students within a classroom can learn effectively, regardless of differences in ability, culture, religion, socioeconomic or linguistic background.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded EDU4232

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Communicate complex knowledge and theory about students and how they learn.
  2. Demonstrate advanced knowledge and understanding of physical, social and intellectual development and characteristics of students and how these may affect learning.
  3. Demonstrate advanced knowledge and understanding of the impact of culture, cultural identity and linguistic background on the education of students from varying indigenous, cultural, religious and socioeconomic backgrounds.
  4. Demonstrate excellent knowledge of the policies, principles, standards, ethics and legislative requirements for teaching secondary students.
  5. Initiate, plan and evaluate strategies for differentiating teaching to meet the specific learning needs of students across the full range of abilities.
  6. Select, adapt and apply teaching strategies that are responsive to the learning strengths and needs of students from diverse linguistic, cultural, religious and socioeconomic backgrounds.

Unit Content

  1. Differentiated instruction - what is it and how to apply.
  2. Diversity in Australian Schools.
  3. Indigenous and cultural perspectives of education.
  4. Learning needs as seen at secondary schools.
  5. Policy and legislation regarding diversity and inclusion.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, guest speakers, tutorials, workshops and direct observations.

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
AssignmentDifferentiated Lesson plans60%
Creative WorkInformation booklet for teachers40%

Text References

  • ^ Hyde, M., Carpenter, L., & Conway, R. (2013). Diversity, inclusion and engagement. (2nd ed.). Australia: Oxford University Press.
  • Gross, M.U.M., MacLeod, B., & Pretorius, M. (2003). Gifted students in secondary schools: Differentiating the curriculum. (2nd ed.). Australia: GERRIC.
  • Foreman, P. (Ed.). (2011). Inclusion in action. Australia: Cengage Learning Australia.
  • Ashman, A., & Elkins, J. (Eds.), Education for inclusion and diversity. (3rd ed.). Australia: Pearson Education Australia.
  • Tomlinson, C. (1999). The differentiated classroom: Responding to the needs of all learners. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
  • Tomlinson, C. (2001). How to differentiate instruction in mixed ability classrooms. (2nd ed.). Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
  • Harrison, N. (2011). Teaching and learning in Aboriginal education.
  • Chapman, C., & King, R. (2005). Differentiated assessment strategies: One tool doesn?t fit all. Thousand Oaks: Corwin Press.

^ 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.

EDU4332|1|1

Faculty of Education and Arts

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

    Diversity and Inclusion: The Differentiated Classroom
  • Unit Code

    EDU4332
  • Year

    2015
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    10
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

Inclusive education is a process of responding to the uniqueness of individuals, increasing their sense of presence, access, participation and engagement in a learning society, and in schools. Students vary in culture, socioeconomic status, language, gender, motivation, ability/disability, personal interests and more, and teachers need to be aware of these variations when creating a learning environment for all students. By considering varied learning needs, teachers can develop a more inclusive environment so that all children in the classroom can learn effectively. Differentiated instruction and learning is a framework or philosophy for effective teaching that involves providing different students with different avenues (often in the same classroom) to acquiring content; to processing, constructing, or making sense of ideas, and to developing teaching materials and assessment measures so that all students within a classroom can learn effectively, regardless of differences in ability, culture, religion, socioeconomic or linguistic background.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded EDU4232

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Communicate complex knowledge and theory about students and how they learn.
  2. Demonstrate advanced knowledge and understanding of physical, social and intellectual development and characteristics of students and how these may affect learning.
  3. Demonstrate advanced knowledge and understanding of the impact of culture, cultural identity and linguistic background on the education of students from varying indigenous, cultural, religious and socioeconomic backgrounds.
  4. Demonstrate excellent knowledge of the policies, principles, standards, ethics and legislative requirements for teaching secondary students.
  5. Initiate, plan and evaluate strategies for differentiating teaching to meet the specific learning needs of students across the full range of abilities.
  6. Select, adapt and apply teaching strategies that are responsive to the learning strengths and needs of students from diverse linguistic, cultural, religious and socioeconomic backgrounds.

Unit Content

  1. Differentiated instruction - what is it and how to apply.
  2. Diversity in Australian Schools.
  3. Indigenous and cultural perspectives of education.
  4. Learning needs as seen at secondary schools.
  5. Policy and legislation regarding diversity and inclusion.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, guest speakers, tutorials, workshops and direct observations.

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
AssignmentDifferentiated Lesson plans60%
Creative WorkInformation booklet for teachers40%

Text References

  • ^ Hyde, M., Carpenter, L., & Conway, R. (2013). Diversity, inclusion and engagement. (2nd ed.). Australia: Oxford University Press.
  • Gross, M.U.M., MacLeod, B., & Pretorius, M. (2003). Gifted students in secondary schools: Differentiating the curriculum. (2nd ed.). Australia: GERRIC.
  • Foreman, P. (Ed.). (2011). Inclusion in action. Australia: Cengage Learning Australia.
  • Ashman, A., & Elkins, J. (Eds.), Education for inclusion and diversity. (3rd ed.). Australia: Pearson Education Australia.
  • Tomlinson, C. (1999). The differentiated classroom: Responding to the needs of all learners. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
  • Tomlinson, C. (2001). How to differentiate instruction in mixed ability classrooms. (2nd ed.). Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
  • Harrison, N. (2011). Teaching and learning in Aboriginal education.
  • Chapman, C., & King, R. (2005). Differentiated assessment strategies: One tool doesn?t fit all. Thousand Oaks: Corwin Press.

^ 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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