Curriculum and Instruction Upper Secondary: Science
PostgraduateCUR-MTS5152019
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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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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Curriculum and Instruction Upper Secondary: Science
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- apply high-level discipline knowledge, principles and concepts to evaluate and refine teaching programs to enhance student learning in Upper Secondary Science
- interpret assessment data to provide feedback and inform teaching and learning in Upper Secondary Science
- establish robust practices for the recording and reporting of student achievement in Upper Secondary Science to educational stakeholders
- use contemporary research-based knowledge and understanding of Upper Secondary Science curriculum to create learning plans to meet diverse needs of students
- generate assessment strategies to monitor, measure and make consistent and comparable judgements of student learning in Upper Secondary Science.
- 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
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.
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- Case Study (50%)
- Report (50%)
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Entry requirements
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.
Additional requirements
- Other requirements -
Access to Microsoft Office or a unit approved alternative, access to video creation and editing software.
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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