Learning Area A2

Subject EDUC90598 (2011)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2011.

Credit Points: 6.25
Level: 9 (Graduate/Postgraduate)
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This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2011:

January, Parkville - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period not applicable
Assessment Period End not applicable
Last date to Self-Enrol not applicable
Census Date not applicable
Last date to Withdraw without fail not applicable


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Time Commitment: Contact Hours: 18 hours
Total Time Commitment: 60 Hours.
Prerequisites: You must have taken the following subjects prior to enrolling in this subject
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Corequisites: You must take the following subject in the same study period
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Recommended Background Knowledge: None
Non Allowed Subjects: None
Core Participation Requirements: For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry.

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Subject Overview: These subjects will further develop the associates’ understanding of and capabilities in the curriculum, pedagogy and assessment of their specific teaching areas. As in first year, the subjects will be taught largely online and through individual mentoring. The specific focus will be on refining practice through assessment of student learning, action research and critical reflection. Associates will undertake a small action research project into their current practice or a specific pedagogic problem, and use the results to inform their future planning for learning and teaching.
Objectives: On completion of this subject associates will be able to;
  • Demonstrate an enhanced ability to gather evidence that will enable them to reflect critically on their own practice in relation to student needs;
  • Demonstrate an enhanced ability to plan and evaluate learning and teaching experiences for diverse learners in their Learning Areas;
  • Design interventions that maximise each individual student’s learning;
  • Reflect deeply on their professional practice as teachers of their Learning Area.
Assessment: A report of an Action Research project investigating an issue arising from teaching experience (linked to Individualising Learning and Teaching 2) (3000 words) due end of semester (100 per cent).
Prescribed Texts: None
Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.
Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills: On completion of the subject, associates will have the knowledge, skills and understanding to enable them to:
  • Be skilled communicators who can effectively articulate and justify their practices as knowledgeable agents of change;
  • Be flexible and able to adapt to change through knowing how to learn;
  • Understand the significance of developing their practice on the basis of research evidence;
  • Work in teams with skills in cooperation, communication and negotiation;
  • Be independent of mind, reasonable, resilient, self-regulating;
  • Have a conscious personal and social values base.

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