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Postgraduate CUR-MTS515-2019

Curriculum and Instruction Upper 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.

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Duration

13 weeks

Study method

100% online

Available loans

  • FEE-HELP
  • HECS-HELP

Assessments

100% online

Prior study

Not required

Study terms

  • 01 Jun 2020
Curtin University

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

Times Higher Education Ranking

  • 2019
  • 2020

Subject details

What you'll learn

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

  1. apply high-level discipline knowledge, principles and concepts to evaluate and refine teaching programs to enhance student learning in Upper Secondary Science
  2. interpret assessment data to provide feedback and inform teaching and learning in Upper Secondary Science
  3. establish robust practices for the recording and reporting of student achievement in Upper Secondary Science to educational stakeholders
  4. use contemporary research-based knowledge and understanding of Upper Secondary Science curriculum to create learning plans to meet diverse needs of students
  5. generate assessment strategies to monitor, measure and make consistent and comparable judgements of student learning in Upper Secondary Science.
Topics covered
    • The nature and importance of Science
    • Science as Inquiry
    • Online and other resources for teachers of mathematics
    • Planning individual lessons
    • Planning and conducting practical lessons
    • Planning and conducting excursions
    • Formative assessments in Upper Secondary Science
    • Summative assessments in Upper Secondary Science
    • Designing assessment items in Upper Secondary Science
    • Marking and moderating assessment items
    • Reporting on student achievment
    • Creating a positive learning environment
    • Review and Reflection
  • Study resources

    • Instructional methods

      • Audio/Video conferencing
      • Discussion forum/Discussion Board
      • E-Portfolios
      • Embedded Multimedia
      • Online assignment submission
      • Podcasting/Lecture capture
      • Standard Media
      • Streaming Multimedia
      • Web links
    • Online materials

      • Audio-Video streaming
      • FAQs
      • Online Assessment
      • Resources and Links
Entry requirements

In order to enrol in this subject, you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Core
  • CUR-SEC-MAS-2019
Elective
  • OUA-PSU-GCE-2019
  • CUR-SEC-MAS-2019
  • UNE-PRO-GCE-2019

Special requirements

  • OtherDetails -

    Access to Microsoft Office or a unit approved alternative, access to video creation and editing software.

Description

This subject is designed to prepare pre-service teachers to teach the Upper 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 Upper Secondary Science. The subject examines moderation, the provision of feedback and responding to individual student needs.

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

  • Case Study (50%)
  • Report (50%)
Textbooks


Textbook information is pending.

Related degrees

postgraduate CUR-SEC-MAS-2019

Master of Teaching Secondary Education

postgraduate OUA-PSU-GCE-2019

Postgraduate Single Subjects

postgraduate UNE-PRO-GCE-2019

Graduate Certificate in Professional Practice

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