Early Childhood Development Research and Practice
PostgraduateMAQ-ECHX82402024
Previously MAQ-ECHX824
Course information for 2024 intake
Extend your knowledge of child development. Consider the measurement of child development, quality in childcare, and evaluation of children's environments. Analyse research to develop your skills in using evidence-based approaches to teaching
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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
Early Childhood Development Research and Practice
About this subject
On successful completion of this subject, you will be able to:
- Demonstrate critical, analytical and integrative thinking in applying developmental theory and research in early childhood
- Have a good understanding of child development theory to enable the critical assessment of children's learning environments
- Use sound analytical skills and evidence from child development research to address everyday problems concerned with children's early development
- Utilise child development knowledge in actively contributing to policy discussions concerning early childhood practice
- Communicate child development research effectively to other professionals and parents.
- A week-by-week guide to the topics in this unit will be provided in the study materials.
This subject was previously known as ECHX824 Early Child Development Research and Practice.
This subject is designed to extend students' knowledge of child development with a particular emphasis on approaches to understanding and measuring child development, considerations for quality in childcare, and evaluation of children's environments. Recent research studies of child development, especially in relation to prior-to-school settings, will be used as a major resource for examining contemporary theory and research in child development. Students will analyse research to develop their skills in using evidence-based approaches in teaching, to inform policy, and evaluate programs within prior-to-school settings.
- Quiz (20%)
- Parent information sheet/infographic (30%)
- Essay (50%)
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Entry requirements
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.
Prior study
You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:
one of
MAQ-ECHX602 (Not currently available)
MAQ-ECEX602 (Not currently available)
MAQ-ECHX6020-Early Childhood Development (no longer available)
Equivalent subjects
You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:
MAQ-ECHX824 (Not currently available)
MAQ-ECEX824 (Not currently available)
Others
NCCW (pre-2020 units) ECED824, ECEX824, ECED605, ECHX824
Pre-requisite Admission to MTeach(0-5) and (ECHX602 or ECEX602 or ECHX6020)
Additional requirements
- Other requirements - Students who have an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion under Macquarie University's Academic Progression Policy are not permitted to enrol in OUA units offered by Macquarie University. Students with an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion who have enrolled in units through OUA will be withdrawn.
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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