units

EDF4004

Faculty of Education

18 September 2017 22 November 2024
Monash University

Undergraduate - Unit

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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LevelUndergraduate
FacultyFaculty of Education
OfferedClayton First semester 2014 (Day)
Gippsland First semester 2014 (Off-campus)
Coordinator(s)Dr Ian Mitchell (On-campus, Clayton); Dr Ann Ryan (Gippsland)

Synopsis

In this unit students will critically engage with various theoretical views relating to curriculum and how assessment is positioned within these views. A focus of this unit will be upon what makes particular curricula and assessment approaches have educative value. Consequently the political and moral dimensions inherent in all curricula will be explored. This unit will promote the importance of developing the professional capacity of educators to make value judgments in terms of curriculum planning, action and evaluation. A key component to making such professional judgments is the capacity for engaging in philosophical aims and purposes of the curriculum and of assessment.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. critically inquire into how the notion of 'curriculum' is embedded in the praxis of education rather than the discourse of learning if it is to have educative value
  2. critically inquire into the moral and political aspects inherent in all curricula and assessment
  3. understand various curricula and assessment practices to determine their educative value
  4. critically inquire into their beliefs about education, learning and assessment and be comparing these with theories found in professional literature
  5. design a range of methods for generating evidence of student learning, including appropriate application of information and communication technology (ICT)
  6. inquire into reporting processes in terms of clarity for their audience and usefulness for future learning.

Assessment

Critical inquiry essay (2000 words, 50%)
Design and analysis task (equivalent to 2000 words, 50%)

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Ian Mitchell

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload equals 12 hours per week comprising:

(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:

  • 3 contact hours per week

(b.) Additional requirements

  • 9 hours of independent study per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Education - Secondary

Prerequisites

Undergraduate degree, enrolment in Graduate Diploma of Education or by special permission

Prohibitions

EDF3001
EDF5422