Middle Years of Schooling

Course aim

To develop educators who are able to understand the needs of adolescent students and the contemporary principles and practices of middle schooling.

Course content

Preservice teachers will examine the nature of adolescence, the learning and social needs of the adolescent, philosophies of middle schooling, middle schooling pedagogies and middle schools and social justice.

Textbook(s)

Pendergast, D., Main, K., & Bahr N. (eds) 2017, Teaching Middle Years: Rethinking curriculum, pedagogy and assessment, 3rd edition, Australia: Allen & Unwin Academic

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Tutorial	3 hours x 12 weeks
EXTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES, ONLINE
Online (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.

Assessment

Contribution, Essay, Presentation, Viva Voce

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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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.