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

    Secondary Science Education
  • Unit Code

    SCE6712
  • Year

    2020
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    10
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Geoffrey Ian SWAN

Description

This unit will expand students' understanding of current principles and issues in teaching, learning and the assessment of secondary science and its links with technology. The unit will continue to develop contemporary curriculum and pedagogical strategies for Years 7-12, with an emphasis on teaching upper school science. 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 unit: SCE6711

Equivalent Rule

Unit previously coded SCE4277

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. Demonstrate skill in translating contemporary science curriculum documents into meaningful science learning sequences as informed by current learning theory.
  3. Analyse a range of curriculum offerings to create a range of valid and reliable formative and summative assessment techniques relevant to the teaching of science.
  4. Implement a range of meaningful uses of information communication technology (ICT) in the delivery of effective science learning sequences.
  5. Critically appraise the rationale, aims, learning outcomes and curriculum resources of courses in at least two of the upper secondary science specialisations.

Unit Content

  1. The rationale, aims, syllabus requirements, and curriculum resources for the delivery of upper school science specialisations. The requirements of secondary graduation and tertiary entrance.
  2. Planning teaching programs in secondary science as informed by current learning theory, with particular reference to cooperative learning strategies and student-centered ICTs.
  3. Create meaningful digital educational resources for the classroom to promote higher order thinking.
  4. Assessment techniques in science subjects; diagnostic, formative and summative assessment; ensuring validity and reliability of test instruments; conducting practical tests; and monitoring and reporting student progress.
  5. Resources to support the development of scientific literacy: eg. Information communication technology, science investigations, the school laboratory (technician), excursions (e.g. Perth Zoo), video, school library and other outreach activities.

Learning Experience

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

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 210 x 3 hour seminarNot Offered10 x 3 hour seminar

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Workshop style teaching and learning processes where lectures will interweave with group discussions, demonstrations, peer teaching, 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 Board of Examiners.

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.

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

    Secondary Science Education
  • Unit Code

    SCE6712
  • Year

    2020
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    10
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Geoffrey Ian SWAN

Description

This unit will expand students' understanding of current principles and issues in teaching, learning and the assessment of secondary science and its links with technology. The unit will continue to develop contemporary curriculum and pedagogical strategies for Years 7-12, with an emphasis on teaching upper school science. 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 unit: SCE6711

Equivalent Rule

Unit previously coded SCE4277

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. Demonstrate skill in translating contemporary science curriculum documents into meaningful science learning sequences as informed by current learning theory.
  3. Analyse a range of curriculum offerings to create a range of valid and reliable formative and summative assessment techniques relevant to the teaching of science.
  4. Implement a range of meaningful uses of information communication technology (ICT) in the delivery of effective science learning sequences.
  5. Critically appraise the rationale, aims, learning outcomes and curriculum resources of courses in at least two of the upper secondary science specialisations.

Unit Content

  1. The rationale, aims, syllabus requirements, and curriculum resources for the delivery of upper school science specialisations. The requirements of secondary graduation and tertiary entrance.
  2. Planning teaching programs in secondary science as informed by current learning theory, with particular reference to cooperative learning strategies and student-centered ICTs.
  3. Create meaningful digital educational resources for the classroom to promote higher order thinking.
  4. Assessment techniques in science subjects; diagnostic, formative and summative assessment; ensuring validity and reliability of test instruments; conducting practical tests; and monitoring and reporting student progress.
  5. Resources to support the development of scientific literacy: eg. Information communication technology, science investigations, the school laboratory (technician), excursions (e.g. Perth Zoo), video, school library and other outreach activities.

Learning Experience

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

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 210 x 3 hour seminarNot Offered10 x 3 hour seminar

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Workshop style teaching and learning processes where lectures will interweave with group discussions, demonstrations, peer teaching, 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 Board of Examiners.

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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