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Postgraduate CUR-EDU575-2021

Curriculum and Instruction - Social Sciences (Upper Secondary)

An introduction to general curriculum. Analyse and evaluate curriculum documents, processes and micro-teaching: planning, teaching and evaluating lessons. Appreciate learners' needs, such as cultural diversity, learning styles and abilities

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$2,285 $2,535

Your upfront cost: $0

International student?

Duration

13 weeks

Study method

100% online

Available loans

  • FEE-HELP

Assessments

100% online

Prior study

Not required

Study terms

  • 31 May 2021
  • 29 Nov 2021
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Start your career with Curtin’s globally recognised courses and extensive industry connections. Through OUA, our online courses offer an interactive and collaborative learning experience that gets you the same degree as if you studied on campus. Curtin is a global university with a vibrant culture of innovation and collaboration and is ranked in the top one per cent of universities worldwide.

QS RANKING 2021

13

Times Higher Education Ranking 2021

13

  • 2021

Subject details

What you'll learn

At the completion of this subject students will be able to:

  1. evaluate general and degrees of study curriculum documents
  2. integrate knowledge of general and degrees of study curriculum in planning, teaching, evaluating lessons and assessing student achievement
  3. adapt curriculum to meet the diverse needs of learners
  4. integrate technology into subject-specific upper-secondary teaching and learning processes
  5. reflect critically on personal beliefs and assumptions in relation to learning and teaching.
Topics covered
    • A week-by-week guide to the topics you will explore in this subject will be provided in your study materials.
Entry requirements

Others

Students MUST complete either two History or two Geography subjects.

Special requirements

No special requirements

Description

This subject will cover an Introduction to general curriculum. Introduction to local, national and international perspectives on curriculum. Critical analysis and evaluation of curriculum documents. Curriculum planning processes. Micro-teaching - planning, teaching and evaluating lessons. Teaching for diversity of learners' needs (including cultural diversity, diversity of learning styles and abilities). Assessment of student achievement. Social sciences upper-school curriculum. Degrees of study. Personal beliefs and assumptions in relation to learning and teaching.

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.

Assessments

  • Assignment 1 — Inquiry (30%)
  • Project (40%)
  • Assignment 2 — Plan Teach Evaluate (30%)
Textbooks

Check the learning management system (LMS) of your university for textbook details.

Check the learning management system (LMS) of your university for textbook details.

Related degrees

Postgraduate OUA-PSU-GCE-2021

Postgraduate Single Subjects

Postgraduate CUR-GYT-GCE-2021

Graduate Certificate in Geography Teaching

Postgraduate UNE-PRO-GCE-2021

Graduate Certificate in Professional Practice

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