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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.
This unit focuses on fundamental knowledge, skills and aptitudes required to effectively teach science to young children. Approaches to teaching pedagogies will be critiqued to assist students to use approaches that will enhance the teaching of content knowledge, skills and attitudes needed to be an effective learner of science. Further, students will develop their own scientific literacy as well as the strategies to encourage life long scientific literacy in children in their future classrooms. The students will gain a detailed understanding of the process skills and scientific method employed in the science content area and in execution of other integrated learning experiences. An essential element of this unit will be the focus on the everyday nature of science and the requirement of classroom teachers to listen to and use their students questions as provocations for real-world, problem-focused investigations.
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.
| Joondalup | Mount Lawley | South West (Bunbury) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 2 | Not Offered | 10 x 1 hour lecture | Not Offered |
| Semester 2 | Not Offered | 10 x 2 hour tutorial | Not Offered |
For more information see the Semester Timetable
Students will engage in learning experiences through ECU Blackboard as well as additional ECU learning technologies.
A combination of lectures, workshops, guest speakers, videos, required readings and group and individually assigned work are used to achieve the unit outcomes. Students are required to become independent learners, who can adapt to the roles of practitioner or learner as they contribute to workshops as competent team members.
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.
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment | Critique of resource | 50% |
| Project | Reflective activity | 50% |
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment | Critique of resource | 50% |
| Project | Reflective activity | 50% |
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.
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:
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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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.
This unit focuses on fundamental knowledge, skills and aptitudes required to effectively teach science to young children. Approaches to teaching pedagogies will be critiqued to assist students to use approaches that will enhance the teaching of content knowledge, skills and attitudes needed to be an effective learner of science. Further, students will develop their own scientific literacy as well as the strategies to encourage life long scientific literacy in children in their future classrooms. The students will gain a detailed understanding of the process skills and scientific method employed in the science content area and in execution of other integrated learning experiences. An essential element of this unit will be the focus on the everyday nature of science and the requirement of classroom teachers to listen to and use their students questions as provocations for real-world, problem-focused investigations.
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.
| Joondalup | Mount Lawley | South West (Bunbury) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 2 | Not Offered | 10 x 1 hour lecture | Not Offered |
| Semester 2 | Not Offered | 10 x 2 hour tutorial | Not Offered |
For more information see the Semester Timetable
Students will engage in learning experiences through ECU Blackboard as well as additional ECU learning technologies.
A combination of lectures, workshops, guest speakers, videos, required readings and group and individually assigned work are used to achieve the unit outcomes. Students are required to become independent learners, who can adapt to the roles of practitioner or learner as they contribute to workshops as competent team members.
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.
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment | Critique of resource | 50% |
| Project | Reflective activity | 50% |
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment | Critique of resource | 50% |
| Project | Reflective activity | 50% |
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.
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:
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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