Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Education (Parkville Campus) (Volume 5 page 174)
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Note: Students will have school placements equivalent to two days each week, which will be arranged by the Faculty. Credit will not be granted for this subject and School Studies D1, D10 or D50.
Credit points: 30.0
Coordinator: Marilyn Woolley.
Prerequisite: Completion of an approved sequence of School Studies subjects over Years 1 to 3 of the BEd (Primary) course, or approved equivalent studies.
Contact: Not less than 48 hours in workshop/seminar/tutorial sessions; two days a week in school placements.
Timetable: Double semester.
Objectives:
On completion of this subject students should be able to:
- analyse and reflect on an integrated curriculum unit in which they have participated;
- demonstrate knowledge of appropriate models of teaching and learning from which a theoretical understanding of classroom practice may be developed;
- provide collaborative frameworks for the development and implementation of integrated curriculum;
- contribute to a forum for the sharing of ideas and issues related to classroom practice and theory;
- investigate an aspect of their professional practice using an appropriate methodology such as action research and provide a publishable report on that research; and
- conduct a review of the literature relating to a field being investigated.
Content:
Exploration of possibilities for integrating the primary school curriculum (following curriculum and teaching studies which tend to present the primary school curriculum as a set of discrete subject areas). A conceptual framework for curriculum integration developed through a practical, workshop approach. The planning, implementation and evaluation of school-based curricula. Directed observation and analysis of curriculum planning and implementation in classrooms. Participation in simulated integrated curriculum units in the initial phase of the subject.
Assessment:
A 2000-word observation log and reflective journal compiled during the initial phase of the subject (30 per cent); 3,000 words of documentation of planning, implementation and evaluation of integrated curriculum activities and units (40 per cent); 2,000 words of cumulative records and final report on a teaching skills improvement project (30 per cent).
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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Education (Parkville Campus) (Volume 5 page 174)
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