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

    Primary Science Education
  • Unit Code

    SCE6103
  • Year

    2020
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Elisabeth TAYLOR

Description

This unit will promote individualised learning and extend teaching skills so a sequence of lessons can be planned and implemented using a variety of teaching strategies, with particular reference to material-centred inquiry science appropriate for primary students.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded SCE6220, SCE4103

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate an ability to collect, organise and analyse information related to primary science.
  2. Demonstrate confidence and competence in teaching primary school science.
  3. Describe and demonstrate different teaching strategies and show a particular understanding of the material-centred approach to primary school science.
  4. Describe the purpose and value of primary science.
  5. Evaluate primary students' learning in terms of conceptual understandings, skill development and attitudinal development.
  6. Explain these different teaching strategies in the context of current research findings.
  7. Identify important issues in science as a human endeavour that can be related to teaching and learning in primary science.
  8. Show a capacity to apply problem-solving strategies to the teaching and learning of primary science.

Unit Content

  1. Model teaching primary science constructively.
  2. Current primary science resources.
  3. Evaluation of primary students science learning.
  4. Planning, organising and implementing topics in primary science.
  5. The development and implementation of the Science Learning Area as required by the Australian Curriculum.

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 seminar8 x 3 hour seminar

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

The unit will comprise seminar lectures, practical workshop tasks, group discussions, independent tasks and associated reflective activities.

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
AssignmentProject: Science Investigation40%
PortfolioPrimary Science Activities60%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentProject: Science Investigation40%
PortfolioPrimary Science Activities60%

Core Reading(s)

  • n.d. (2018). K. Skamp & C. Preston (Eds.), Teaching primary science constructively (6th edition /). South Melbourne, Victoria Australia: Cengage Learning Australia. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1013782703

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

    Primary Science Education
  • Unit Code

    SCE6103
  • Year

    2020
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Elisabeth TAYLOR

Description

This unit will promote individualised learning and extend teaching skills so a sequence of lessons can be planned and implemented using a variety of teaching strategies, with particular reference to material-centred inquiry science appropriate for primary students.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded SCE6220, SCE4103

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate an ability to collect, organise and analyse information related to primary science.
  2. Demonstrate confidence and competence in teaching primary school science.
  3. Describe and demonstrate different teaching strategies and show a particular understanding of the material-centred approach to primary school science.
  4. Describe the purpose and value of primary science.
  5. Evaluate primary students' learning in terms of conceptual understandings, skill development and attitudinal development.
  6. Explain these different teaching strategies in the context of current research findings.
  7. Identify important issues in science as a human endeavour that can be related to teaching and learning in primary science.
  8. Show a capacity to apply problem-solving strategies to the teaching and learning of primary science.

Unit Content

  1. Model teaching primary science constructively.
  2. Current primary science resources.
  3. Evaluation of primary students science learning.
  4. Planning, organising and implementing topics in primary science.
  5. The development and implementation of the Science Learning Area as required by the Australian Curriculum.

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 seminar8 x 3 hour seminar

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

The unit will comprise seminar lectures, practical workshop tasks, group discussions, independent tasks and associated reflective activities.

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
AssignmentProject: Science Investigation40%
PortfolioPrimary Science Activities60%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentProject: Science Investigation40%
PortfolioPrimary Science Activities60%

Core Reading(s)

  • n.d. (2018). K. Skamp & C. Preston (Eds.), Teaching primary science constructively (6th edition /). South Melbourne, Victoria Australia: Cengage Learning Australia. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1013782703

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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