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.

Your unit may be subject to government or third party COVID-19 vaccination requirements. Please consider this before enrolling in this unit, and speak with the unit coordinator if this raises any concerns.

  • Unit Title

    Secondary Science Education
  • Unit Code

    SCE6712
  • Year

    2022
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    10
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Christina Maria NORRIS

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.

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 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 Integrity

Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.

Breaches of academic integrity can include:

Plagiarism

Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).

Unauthorised collaboration (collusion)

Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).

Contract cheating

Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.

Cheating in an exam

Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.

Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.

ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.

All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.

Assessment Extension

In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.

Special Consideration

Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.

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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.

Your unit may be subject to government or third party COVID-19 vaccination requirements. Please consider this before enrolling in this unit, and speak with the unit coordinator if this raises any concerns.

  • Unit Title

    Secondary Science Education
  • Unit Code

    SCE6712
  • Year

    2022
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    10
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Christina Maria NORRIS

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. Use the structure, rationale, scope and sequence of the upper school science learning area, of the Australian and Western Australian contemporary Science curriculum documents, to construct a sequence of lessons and forward planning document.
  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's LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 212 x 3 hour seminarNot Offered11 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 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 Integrity

Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.

Breaches of academic integrity can include:

Plagiarism

Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).

Unauthorised collaboration (collusion)

Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).

Contract cheating

Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.

Cheating in an exam

Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.

Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.

ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.

All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.

Assessment Extension

In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.

Special Consideration

Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.

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