Postgraduate CUR-MTS515-2022
Curriculum and Instruction Senior Secondary: Science
Get prepared to teach upper secondary science. Learn to plan curriculums, assess and develop teaching strategies. Develop strong instructive skills reporting to educational stakeholders. Create individual learning plans to meet diverse student needs.
$2,306 $2,556
Your upfront cost: $0
Duration
13 weeks
Study method
100% Online
Available loans
- HECS-HELP
- FEE-HELP
Assessments
100% online
Prior study
Not required
Start dates
- 28 Nov 2022
QS RANKING 2022
11
Times Higher Education Ranking 2022
17
Subject details
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- establish critical and reflective practice in Senior Secondary Science based on local, national and international theory, research and practice
- establish robust practices for the recording and reporting of student achievement in Senior Secondary Science to educational stakeholders
- apply high-level discipline knowledge, principles and concepts to plan and develop assessments to enhance learning for a diversity of students in Senior Secondary Science
- generate assessment strategies and interpret assessment data to evaluate and refine teaching programs to monitor, measure and make consistent and comparable judgements of student learning in Senior Secondary Science
- apply high-level discipline knowledge, principles and concepts to plan and develop inclusive and engaging teaching programs to enhance enhance learning for a diversity of students in Senior Secondary Science
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- Curriculum and Pedagogy
- Planning
- Assessment
- Evaluating
In order to enrol in this subject, you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Elective
- CUR-SEC-MAS-2022
- CUR-SEC-MAS-2022
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
This subject was previously known as Curriculum and Instruction Upper Secondary: Science.
Curriculum and Instruction Senior Secondary: Science prepares pre-service teachers to teach the Senior Secondary Science curriculum. The focus of the subject is on curriculum planning, teaching strategies, assessment, reporting, the demonstration of positive impact on student learning and research relating to Senior Secondary Science. The subject examines moderation, the provision of feedback and responding to a diversity of learners.
Please Note: If it’s your first time studying a Curtin University subject you’ll need to complete their compulsory ‘Academic Integrity Program’. It only takes two hours to complete online, and provides you with vital information about studying with Curtin University. The Academic Integrity Program is compulsory, so if it’s not completed your subject grades will be withheld.
Find out more about the Academic Integrity module.
- Critical Course Review and Reflection (50%)
- Portfolio of Senior Secondary Programming and Assessment and Reflection (50%)
Current study term: 29 May 22 to 28 Aug 22
The Art of Teaching Science: A Comprehensive Guide to the Teaching of Secondary School Science
Dawson, V., et al.
ISBN 9781760528362
Required
Next study term: 27 Nov 22 to 26 Feb 23
Check the learning management system (LMS) of your university for textbook details.