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482-803 Education Studies 2

Part-time course Grad. Dip. Education subject.

Note: The following subject description applies to each of 476-836 and 482-803.

Credit points: 27.5

Coordinator: Bob Garton.

Contact: Total of 3-4 hours each week.

Timetable: Double semester.

Objectives:

On completion of this subject students should be able to:

• demonstrate the essential knowledge and skills that will form a platform for deliberation, planning and competent performance as a classroom teacher;
• comprehend the intellectual, social and psychological aspects of their work with learners and show evidence of capacity to synthesise theory and practice;
• understand the key concepts of curriculum policy formation and curriculum development;
• demonstrate in contributions to groups in discussion and on specific tasks the commitment, knowledge and skill to organize, develop and sustain professional relationships with colleagues;
• evaluate and use constructive criticism of their own work and of the institutions in which they will teach; and
• demonstrate a capacity for independent self education appropriate to personal and professional needs.

Content:

This subject consists of a lecture/seminar program and a complementary group program. It will also provide activities designed to develop the ideas, interests and skills of students.

Lecture/seminar program: Lecturers/seminars will be offered throughout the year in each of the areas outlined below. 2-3 hours per week throughout the year.

Philosophy and Studies in Educational Thought; A study of the goals and purposes of education. Topics will be selected from the following: The national curriculum, the concept of education, education and knowledge, values and moral issues in education, teacher authority and student interests.

Social, Political and Organizational Themes: Education occurs in a milieu which is shaped in very powerful ways by a complex array of political, economic, legal, technological, socio-cultural and demographic forces. These forces as they are encountered today have, in turn, been shaped by what has occurred in the past and will shape what occurs in the future. These forces are, to a large extent, global in their scope, suggesting that developments in Victoria should be examined in a long-term national and international perspective. The seminars are concerned with perspectives and issues that prospective teachers can be expected to face in their school placements and will face in the future.

Educational Psychology/Special Education: This area is concerned with the application of principles of psychology to classroom learning and teaching; with individual learner characteristics and their effects on educational achievement, including teaching children with special needs in the regular classroom; and with child and adolescent development including physical growth and maturation, cognitive and social and emotional development, including some behavioural disturbances of adolescents.

Groups: The group program is designed to develop the ideas, interests and skills of students introduced by staff and group members. Groups will meet for up to one hour a week throughout the year.

Electives: Students must complete 3 electives (six 2-hour sessions each). There will be two series of electives, one in each semester. Electives deal with issues such as cooperative learning in coeducational settings, communication skills, IT for teaching, alternative schools, school systems and outcomes, constructing a teaching portfolio.

Assessment:

Essays and assignments totalling 7,500 words.

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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Education (Parkville Campus) (Volume 5 page 67)

Status:          Official 1996
Date created:    Oct  9 1995
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