PSYCHOLOGY SECONDARY CURRICULUM 1

EDU4PS1

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject, pre-service teachers use knowledge and skills to develop pedagogical content knowledge, planning, implementation, reflection, assessment and reporting as relate to the Victorian Certificate of Education curriculum documents for senior secondary Psychology . The emphasis is on effective teaching and learning within an Australian context, drawing upon the examples of current curriculum and professional frameworks. Theoretical concepts, pedagogical principles state and national curriculum structures within senior secondary Psychology teaching, learning and assessment are taught, examined and applied across the learning activities and assessment tasks. Pre-service teachers will consider, demonstrate and reflect upon a theoretically, pedagogically and research-informed professional understanding of senior secondary Psychology. Concepts, issues and developments, external and internal assessment requirements and practice, integration of literacy and numeracy, application of learning technologies, audio-visual materials and resources.

School: Education (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Leanne Higham

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG

Exchange Students: No

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Students must be enrolled in either of the following courses in order to undertake this subject: Masters of Teaching Secondary (EMTCS, EMTCSB, EMTCSW), Bachelor of Education Secondary (EBEDS, EBEDSB and EBEDSM), Master of Teaching (EMTP), Master of Teaching Secondary (EMTS), Master of Teaching Secondary (EMTSB), Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Arts Education (AZAAE), Bachelor of Science//Bachelor of Science Education (SZSSE), Bachelor of Arts/Master of Teaching (AZATS), Bachelor of Science & Masters of Teaching Secondary (SZSTS)

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Demonstrate knowledge of the concepts, skills, structure of the content and teaching strategies of health education, and an in-depth understanding of how students learn in Psychology education

02. Critically analyse, plan and synthesise, a range of learning and teaching activities and sequences for secondary students which involve a variety of pedagogical approaches and resources (including safe and ethical pedagogy and use of resources including ICT appropriate to state and national curricula

03. Describe, design, and evaluate a unit of work involving a variety of teaching strategies which cater for individual differences in student learning across a range of abilities, and integrate literacy and numeracy capabilities and cross curriculum priorities of state and national curricula in Psychology at senior secondary school level

04. Examine the relationships between assessment, feedback and reporting, learning task design, student engagement and knowledge and skills to be developed in Psychology education, and apply to the requirements of curriculum documents.

Albury-Wodonga, 2020, Week 09-21, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Leanne Higham

Class requirements

Lecture/WorkshopWeek: 9 - 9
One 8.00 hours lecture/workshop per study period on weekdays during the day from week 9 to week 9 and delivered via face-to-face.
The intensive component of this subject will be delivered at the Bundoora and Bendigo campuses only.

Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 9 - 21
One 3.00 hours unscheduled online class per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 9 to week 21 and delivered via online.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
Curriculum Plan =2250 wordsThis assessment will be scaffolded with the use of course planning documents.	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	50	SILO1, SILO2
Development of a Unit of Work = 2250 wordsThis assessment will be scaffolded through the materials and teachings used in assessment 1.	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	50	SILO3, SILO4

Bendigo, 2020, Week 09-21, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Leanne Higham

Class requirements

Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 9 - 21
One 3.00 hours unscheduled online class per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 9 to week 21 and delivered via online.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
Curriculum Plan =2250 wordsThis assessment will be scaffolded with the use of course planning documents.	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	50	SILO1, SILO2
Development of a Unit of Work = 2250 wordsThis assessment will be scaffolded through the materials and teachings used in assessment 1.	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	50	SILO3, SILO4

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Week 09-21, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Leanne Higham

Class requirements

Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 9 - 21
One 3.00 hours unscheduled online class per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 9 to week 21 and delivered via online.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
Curriculum Plan =2250 wordsThis assessment will be scaffolded with the use of course planning documents.	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	50	SILO1, SILO2
Development of a Unit of Work = 2250 wordsThis assessment will be scaffolded through the materials and teachings used in assessment 1.	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	50	SILO3, SILO4