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Curriculum and Instruction - Social Sciences (Upper Secondary)
Postgraduate | CUR-EDU575 | 2022
Course information for 2022 intake
View information for 2023 course intakeAn 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
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
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Curriculum and Instruction - Social Sciences (Upper Secondary)
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- evaluate general and degrees of study curriculum documents
- integrate knowledge of general and degrees of study curriculum in planning, teaching, evaluating lessons and assessing student achievement
- adapt curriculum to meet the diverse needs of learners
- integrate technology into subject-specific upper-secondary teaching and learning processes
- reflect critically on personal beliefs and assumptions in relation to learning and teaching.
- A week-by-week guide to the topics you will explore in this subject will be provided in your study materials.
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.
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Find out more about the Academic Integrity module.
- Assignment 1 — Inquiry (30%)
- Project (40%)
- Assignment 2 — Plan Teach Evaluate (30%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Elective
- OUA-PSU-GCE-2022 - Postgraduate Single Subjects
- CUR-GYT-GCE-2022 - Graduate Certificate in Geography Teaching
- UNE-PRO-GCE-2022 - Graduate Certificate in Professional Practice
Others
Students MUST complete either two History or two Geography subjects.
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Postgraduate
OUA-PSU-GCEPostgraduate
CUR-GYT-GCEPostgraduate
UNE-PRO-GCE