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| MYS4004 | Middle Schooling Curriculum and Pedagogy | ||
| SCHOOL OF EDUCATION | |||
| Credit Points: 12 | |||
| Description: | |||
| The essence of middle schooling lies not in organisational structures. Rather, it lies in a curriculum, pedagogy and classroom culture based on the principles of constructivism, cooperative learning and open, inclusive communities. These principles are critical for ensuring that schooling meets the young adolescents' needs for engagement, independence, identity, and belonging. Through this unit students will become familiar with state-defined student outcomes, able to adapt them to local contexts, and able to develop curriculum around these outcomes. The unit will also focus on the psychology and sociology of middle years' pedagogy and classroom learning communities. Consideration will be given to the relevance of multiple intelligences, professional teaching standards, authentic learning and productive pedagogies for the middle years' teacher. Full Unit Outline | |||
| Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005) | |||
| For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes, Graduate Attributes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website: | |||
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Last Updated - Higher Education: 30/04/2009 VET: 30/04/2009