Unit details
Prerequisites
ECP3101 - Junior Secondary Curriculum and Pedagogy
ECP3102 - Secondary Specialisation Assessment and Reporting
ECP3103 - Senior Secondary Curriculum and Pedagogy
ECP3104 - Innovations in Secondary Curriculum and Pedagogy
Satisfactory completion of Year 3 secondary school practicum Successful completion of the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE) for students enrolled in EBED only. This unit is only for Education students undertaking the courses EBED and ABED.
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Learning Outcomes
1. | Critically analyse formative and summative assessment tasks in order to demonstrate an advanced understanding of assessment practices in literacy and connecting to issues of equity and social justice | ||
2. | Critically analyse the dilemmas and debates in regard to curriculum in literacy, which may be influenced by historical, socio-cultural and political factors and connecting to issues of equity and social justice | ||
3. | Demonstrate familiarity with the legislative requirements, administrative and organisational policies and processes, including those for students with disabilities. | ||
4. | Demonstrate understanding of a range of strategies for reporting on literacy to students, parents/carers, including the purpose of keeping accurate and reliable records of student achievement, and show familiarity with a range of strategies for involving parents/carers in the educative process. | ||
5. | Apply expert content knowledge to teaching and learning domains in literacy. |
Assessment
Assessment type | Description | Grade |
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Report | Primary Specialisation: Analysis of assessment and reporting | 30% |
Exercise | Assessment to Graduate Teaching Element 4 | 20% |
Review | Conduct a review of curriculum, including a critical analysis of teaching and learning in chosen primary specialisation. | 50% |
Required reading
Curriculum and assessment: storylines 2nd ed
Ewing, R 2013
Oxford University Press, Australia
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