Handbook : Unit informationEdith Cowan University

School: Education

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• Unit Title

  Home Economics Curriculum 1

• Unit Code

  HEE2312

• Year

  2019

• Enrolment Period

  1

• Version

  1

• Credit Points

  15

• Full Year Unit

  N

• Mode of Delivery

  On Campus
  

• Unit Coordinator

  Ms Sandra Faye SMITH

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Description

This unit examines the rationale and objectives for home economics teaching and learning in preparation for the initial Secondary School teaching experience. Students will develop knowledge and understanding of the aims, content and organisation of curricula in the lower secondary school. They will explore the relationship between the outcomes of these curricula and effective pedagogy while acquiring skills in the planning for effective teaching in the home economics classroom.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded HEE2310

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. Evaluate best practice models of teaching and learning in order to maintain a safe learning environment for school students working in home economics practical classes.
2. Formulate a range of home economics procedures based on appropriate teaching and learning theory within the various contexts of home economics such as Food and Nutrition, Textiles and Fashion and Childcare.
3. Identify lower secondary curricula for home economics within the Technology and Enterprise Learning Area, as expressed in the Curriculum Framework for Western Australia.

Unit Content

1. Consider the implications that the introduction of a National Curricula for Technologies and Health may have on the teaching of Home Economics in WA.
2. Develop methods to implement preventative safety procedures associated with the handling of equipment normally found in home economics classrooms.
3. Discuss and analyse the influence of teaching and learning theory on curricula in the home economics subject areas.
4. Evaluate print and non-print educational resources, using proven design principles that have been shown to assist student learning.
5. Explore strategies for specifying student behaviour, including methods of student motivation, classroom management techniques and the issuing of written and verbal instructions.
6. Explore the rationale and structure of the Technology and Enterprise Learning Area and the Curriculum Framework for Western Australian Schools with regard to lower secondary home economics curricula.
7. Investigate the teaching role and skills needed to implement a variety of procedures in home economics classes including the organisation of practical classes.
8. Use the School Curriculum and Standards Authority Scope and Sequence documents to plan lessons at the lower secondary level, including both formative and summative assessment.
9. Utilise and evaluate a range of instructional techniques to facilitate active student-centered learning including demonstration, practical activities, co-operative learning and formal presentations.

Learning Experience

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

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Blackboard documents and materials, lectures, collaborative group work and discussion , practical workshop activities, micro teaching, use of multi-media technology.

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.

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