units

EDF4053

Faculty of Education

18 September 2017 22 December 2024
Monash University

Undergraduate - Unit

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2014 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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0 points, SCA Band 1, 0.000 EFTSL

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LevelUndergraduate
FacultyFaculty of Education
OfferedNot offered in 2014

Synopsis

This unit is for professional experience in the Bachelor of Education (Primary) course and within the following double degree programs: Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education (Primary), Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Education (Primary), Bachelor of Sport and Outdoor Recreation and Bachelor of Education (Primary) and Bachelor of Visual Arts and Bachelor of Education (Primary). Students complete the required number of days and the activities specified in the professional experience guide for this unit. Students' learning is supported by professional experience advisers and tutors (or relevant academic staff in the Faculty of Education) and by teacher mentors in the education setting in which they are placed. This unit, together with EDF4054 Primary professional experience 4B, tracks the requirements for completing professional experience in the fourth year of the course.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students should have:

  1. completed the required number of days of professional experience and the activities specified in the professional experience guide for this unit
  2. developed a professional experience folder which records their planning of lessons and self-reflections on their developing professional practice and learning
  3. achieved a satisfactory level of progress in their development as teachers in line with the requirements outlined in the professional experience guide and the practicum report from the students' teaching mentor/s and University professional experience advisers and tutors (or relevant academic staff).

Fieldwork

20 days' placement

Assessment

This unit is pass grade only (PGO).
Students enrolled in this unit must complete learning outcomes 1, 2 and 3 in order to gain a pass grade only assessment. Students must complete and document their learning with detailed records of their planning and reflection on their practice during their professional experience.

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload comprises:

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

  • students must either attend on-campus briefing sessions or take responsibility to view the online recorded version of professional experience briefing sessions for their course

(b.) Attendance requirements for off-campus students:

  • students are not required to attend on-campus sessions but must take responsibility to view the online recorded version of the professional experience briefing sessions

(c.) Additional requirements (all students):

  • professional experience: students must attend their professional experience days and meet the required number of days as outlined in the professional experience guide for this unit

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

Education - Primary

Prerequisites

EDF3054

Co-requisites

EDF4260