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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

    Secondary Science Education 2

  • Unit Code

    SCE3122

  • Year

    2021

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Geoffrey Ian SWAN

Description

The unit will continue to develop contemporary curriculum and pedagogical strategies of the specialist science teacher for Years 7-12. A key emphasis of this unit is to extend the students' ability to plan effective learning activity sequences, as well as develop meaningful formative and summative assessment strategies. This unit will also help students become familiar with uses of information communication technologies to support learning in the 21st century secondary science classroom.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 1 units from SCE3101, SCE3121

Equivalent Rule

Replaces SCE3102

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Understand the structure, rationale, scope and sequence of the upper school science learning area, as expressed in Australian contemporary curriculum documents, by applying these to the construction of lesson sequences.
  2. Creatively plan and implement a variety of active teaching and learning strategies appropriate to the delivery of inquiry-based science curriculum across Years 7-12.
  3. Implement a range of meaningful uses of information communication technology (ICT) in the delivery of effective science learning sequences.
  4. Analyse and create a range of valid and reliable assessment techniques relevant to the teaching of science.

Unit Content

  1. The relationships between learning outcomes and teaching procedures: making appropriate choice of techniques for given learning outcomes.
  2. Organisation of the upper secondary curriculum, with particular reference to science courses and the requirements for secondary graduation and tertiary entrance.
  3. Planning teaching programs in secondary science: with particular reference to catering for multi-level classes - small group teaching techniques, self paced programmes, individualised instruction, learning styles.
  4. Resources to support the teaching of science: eg. Information communication technology, science investigations, the school laboratory (technician), excursions (e.g. Perth Zoo), video, school library and other outreach activities. Creating meaningful digital educational resources for the classroom.
  5. Assessment techniques in science subjects; diagnostic, formative and summative assessment; ensuring validity and reliability of test instruments; conducting practical tests; and monitoring student progress.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECUs LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 29 x 3 hour seminarNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Workshop style teaching and learning processes where lectures will interweave with group discussions, peer teaching, demonstrations, practical activities and directed readings.

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 School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
ProjectDigital resource40%
AssignmentProgram60%

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

    Secondary Science Education 2

  • Unit Code

    SCE3122

  • Year

    2021

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Geoffrey Ian SWAN

Description

The unit will continue to develop contemporary curriculum and pedagogical strategies of the specialist science teacher for Years 7-12. A key emphasis of this unit is to extend the students' ability to plan effective learning activity sequences, as well as develop meaningful formative and summative assessment strategies. This unit will also help students become familiar with uses of information communication technologies to support learning in the 21st century secondary science classroom.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 1 units from SCE3101, SCE3121

Equivalent Rule

Replaces SCE3102

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Understand the structure, rationale, scope and sequence of the upper school science learning area, as expressed in Australian contemporary curriculum documents, by applying these to the construction of lesson sequences.
  2. Creatively plan and implement a variety of active teaching and learning strategies appropriate to the delivery of inquiry-based science curriculum across Years 7-12.
  3. Implement a range of meaningful uses of information communication technology (ICT) in the delivery of effective science learning sequences.
  4. Analyse and create a range of valid and reliable assessment techniques relevant to the teaching of science.

Unit Content

  1. The relationships between learning outcomes and teaching procedures: making appropriate choice of techniques for given learning outcomes.
  2. Organisation of the upper secondary curriculum, with particular reference to science courses and the requirements for secondary graduation and tertiary entrance.
  3. Planning teaching programs in secondary science: with particular reference to catering for multi-level classes - small group teaching techniques, self paced programmes, individualised instruction, learning styles.
  4. Resources to support the teaching of science: eg. Information communication technology, science investigations, the school laboratory (technician), excursions (e.g. Perth Zoo), video, school library and other outreach activities. Creating meaningful digital educational resources for the classroom.
  5. Assessment techniques in science subjects; diagnostic, formative and summative assessment; ensuring validity and reliability of test instruments; conducting practical tests; and monitoring student progress.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECUs LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 29 x 3 hour seminarNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Workshop style teaching and learning processes where lectures will interweave with group discussions, peer teaching, demonstrations, practical activities and directed readings.

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 School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
ProjectDigital resource40%
AssignmentProgram60%

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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