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SSE4225 Teaching Upper Secondary Social Science
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Credit Points: 10
 
Description:
This unit examines teaching senior school courses within the Society and Environment Learning Area. Its focus will be the Year 11 and Year 12 WACE course documents, however, some focus on lower secondary Society and Environment will also be necessary. Participants will develop a working knowledge of the underlying principles and strategies that deal with: achieving appropriate learning area outcomes, teaching-learning resources, assessments, constructing rubrics and assessment tasks. A system for planning teaching-learning programs for these courses will be processed. Students will focus in one of the following senior secondary teaching areas: economics, geography, history, political science, ancient history.

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This Unit is part of the following Courses / Unit Sets
SPAAOASocial Science Education Year 7 - 12 Area of Specialisation
 
 
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Last Updated - Higher Education: 15/03/2014 VET: 14/05/2014