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Area/Catalogue
EDUC 4055

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Course Level
Undergraduate

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Offered Externally
No

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Course ID
011757

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Unit Value
9

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University-wide elective course
No

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Timetable/s

The 2025 timetable is
not yet available.

Course owner

Course owner
School of Education

Course aim

To enable students to relate the values and understandings of critical reflection to an analysis and development of teaching proficiencies as required for a specific educational sector.

Course content

Social and cultural influences on teaching; teaching as a political and moral practice; a social justice framing of curriculum; critical analysis and development of teaching practices in order to develop effective programs and teaching competencies (planning and programming, managing the learning environment, engaging students in learning, assessment and reporting, valuing diversity including Indigenous issues, multiculturalism, gender and special learning needs; skills of critical reflection, communication and interpersonal relationships; teachers as reflective practitioners and life-long learners.

Textbook(s)

Groundwater-Smith, S, Ewing, R & Le Cornu, R 2011, Teaching challenges and dilemmas, 4th edition, Cengage, Melbourne

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number Course Name
EDUC 4094 Reflective Practice 1
EDUC 4043 Reflective Practice 2

Prerequisite courses as above plus 18 units of curriculum courses or EDUC 4173 Introduction to Australian Education

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Lecture 1 hour x 5 weeks
Workshop 2 hours x 5 weeks
Field Placement (Professional Experience Placement) 7 hours x 28 days

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.


Assessment

Professional experience placement, Research proposal, presentation and report , Self review

Note: This is a non-graded course and your result will be a pass or fail.

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.250
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
To determine the fee for this course as part of a Commonwealth Supported program, go to:
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
International students and students undertaking this course as part of a postgraduate fee paying program must refer to the relevant program home page to determine the cost for undertaking this course.

Non-award enrolment
Non-award tuition fees are set by the university. To determine the cost of this course, go to:
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Not all courses are available on all of the above bases, and students must check to ensure that they are permitted to enrol in a particular course.

* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.

Course Coordinators

Dr Ruth Geer
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