Primary Science & Technology Education

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  Upon successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:

  1. Explain the content of current science curriculum documents appropriately to primary school children
  2. Evaluate planning decisions and teaching practices for their potential to initiate and support effective and equitable learning in primary science.
  3. Develop and justify a repertoire of fair, valid and reliable assessment procedures for use in the teaching of primary science.
  4. Select and organise teaching approaches and resources to plan a program for effective learning in science with appropriately embedded connections to the general capabilities and cross- curriculum priorities of the Australian curriculum.

• Topics covered

• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About University of Tasmania

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Core

• TAS-EDC-MAS-2023 - Master of Teaching (Primary)

Prior study

You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or enrol in the following subject(s) to study at the same time or prior to this subject:

• TAS-EMT502-Foundations of Teaching

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.

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