Science Education 1

Course aim

To deepen students’ personal understandings of the goals, purposes and methods of teaching science in the middle and senior years of schooling.

Course content

The students will develop deeper understanding of the nature of knowledge in and purpose of teaching science; impact of learning theories on the teaching of science; assessment in science; teaching methodologies appropriate for junior secondary science; using the laboratory in science teaching; curriculum documents, e.g. SACSA framework.

Textbook(s)

Venville, G & Dawson, V 2012, The art of teaching science for middle and secondary school, 2nd edn, Allen and Unwin, Crows Nest, NSW

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Workshop	3 hours x 13 weeks

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

Assessment

Essay, Examination, Group presentation

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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* 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.