Interdisciplinary Studies in Science and Mathematics Education 1
Postgraduate
Postgraduate
EDUC 5177
Postgraduate
Yes
Note: This offering may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
150480
4.5
No
School of Education
To enable constructivist perspectives of student learning and focuses on interactive approaches to teaching science and mathematics from Years 3 to 9.
Students will develop critical analysis of constructivist perspectives of learning, social constructivist pedagogies including approaches to teaching, thinking and working mathematically and scientifically. Students will investigate key concepts in sorting and classifying, pattern, number, living things, force and motion using an ecologically sustainable context of the Years 3 to 9 curriculum. Students will also investigate key concepts embedded in the biological and physical science substrands of the 'Science Understanding Strands', number and algebra strand from Year 3 to 9 curriculum. The students will use the planning, teaching and evaluation of learning experiences in their Professional Experience and Reflection 1 classrooms.
Van de Walle, J, Karp, K & Bay-Williams, J 2013, Elementary and middle school mathematics: teaching developmentally, 8th ed, Pearson, New York
Skamp, K 2012, Teaching primary science constructively, 4th ed, Cengage , South Melbourne
Nil
Nil
Component | Duration | ||
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INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES | |||
Lecture | 1 hour x 1 week (Introduction) | ||
Workshop | 3 hours x 12 weeks | ||
EXTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES, ONLINE | |||
External (Lecture (online) ) | 1 hour x 1 week | ||
External (Online activities) | 3 hours x 12 weeks |
Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Essay, Plan, Report
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.