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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 capstone unit will assist pre-service teachers to further develop knowledge, skills and application of contemporary research in education contexts designed to positively impact student learning. The final year Teaching Performance Assessment (TPA) is a course requirement that is situated within this unit. The TPA is an assessment of teaching performance that is designed to measure pre-service knowledge, skills and ability with relation to the Graduate level of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers. The unit links to the work previously undertaken throughout intial teacher education courses. Data required for the assessment of this unit must be collected during the final professional experience units. This is a research unit as part of AQF-level 9. An Assessment Task that is submitted late will not be marked, unless Special Consideration is given. An extension of time will not be available for a Time-Sensitive Assessment Task such as the TPA written submission. Designated unit: This Teaching Performance Assessment (TPA) unit is a capstone National Accreditation Requirement and deemed to be a fundamental course requirement and may only be attempted twice. Failure to pass these TPA units after the second attempt will result in exclusion from the course.
This unit is taken in an intensive mode before students commence their final professional experience.
Should be studied at same time as PPA6460
Replaces EDU6222
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's LMS
| Joondalup | Mount Lawley | South West (Bunbury) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Not Offered | 1 x 3 hour lecture | Not Offered |
| Semester 1 | Not Offered | 6 x 2 hour seminar | Not Offered |
| Semester 2 | Not Offered | 5 x 2 hour seminar | Not Offered |
For more information see the Semester Timetable
Students will engage in learning experiences via ECU’s LMS as well as additional ECU learning technologies
Students experience an environment where they observe and/or participate in the application of theoretical knowledge and skills in a professional setting, under the supervision of an expert or professional in the field. Examples include study tours, observation, shadowing, fieldwork, industry tours.
A range of teaching and learning strategies including key note lectures, panel discussions, online materials, as well as participative large-group discussions and small group interaction will be utilised. Pre-service teacher learning will be enhanced by professional readings and the Teaching Performance Assessment task is designed to further develop pre-service teacher capacity as a teacher researcher and a professional practitioner. There are two streams in this unit: Stream A and Stream B. Stream A is for pre-service teachers who are taking this unit for the first time concurrently with their final practicum unit. Stream A pre-service teachers will collect their data as part of the planning, teaching and assessment cycle on their final professional experience placement. Stream B is for pre-service teachers who are repeating this unit having already successfully passed their final practicum. Stream B Pre-Service Teachers, in order to collect TPA data will need to be placed in a site for a Work Integrated Learning micro-placement. The timing of this placement will be reliant on the placement site and the School of Education calendar, and will take place full time for up to 4 weeks. If data collection fails to be completed due to a lack of engagement on the part of the Pre-Service teacher with the planning, teaching and assessing cycle then the pre-service teacher will fail this unit.
GS2 GRADING SCHEMA 2 Used for Undifferentiated Pass/Fail units inc. practical units or work-integrated learning
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.
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Reflective Practice | Written reflection |
| Presentation | Oral presentation |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Reflective Practice | Written reflection |
| Presentation | Oral presentation |
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.
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. Informal vivas may be conducted as part of an assessment task, where staff require further information to confirm the learning outcomes have been met. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.
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 as well as any generative artificial intelligence tools that may have been used. 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:
Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people or generative artificial intelligence tools, 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).
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).
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.
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.
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.
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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