Planning for Positive Behaviour

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  Upon completion of this subject, the student should be able to:

  1. Evaluate and examine key theories and philosophical approaches that relate to establishing and maintaining positive learning environments in various education settings (early childhood, primary or secondary).
  2. Identify and extract practical and ethical issues and principles related to managing educational environments.
  3. Examine and develop preventative and intervention strategies that could be used to establish a positive classroom climate within various education settings.
  4. Analyse teachers' roles in enhancing positive pro-social behaviour and resilience in students, and apply in the context of own professional practice.
  5. Incorporate a range of perspectives, synthesise information, and reference according to the APA style within written assignments.

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Entry requirements

Prior study

You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or currently be enrolled in the following subject(s) in a prior study period; or enrol in the following subject(s) to study prior to this subject:

• TAS-EDU102-Foundations of Teaching

Please note that your enrolment in this subject is conditional on successful completion of these prerequisite subject(s). If you study the prerequisite subject(s) in the study period immediately prior to studying this subject, your result for the prerequisite subject(s) will not be finalised prior to the close of enrolment. In this situation, should you not complete your prerequisite subject(s) successfully you should not continue with your enrolment in this subject. If you are currently enrolled in the prerequisite subject(s) and believe you may not complete these all successfully, it is your responsibility to reschedule your study of this subject to give you time to re-attempt the prerequisite subject(s).

Additional requirements

• Other requirements - Teaching arrangements: Weekly online lecture (1 hour), weekly online tutorial (2 hours), independent learning (7 hours)

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.

Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.