units

EDF1052

Faculty of Education

18 September 2017 22 December 2024

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This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2016 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.

Monash University

0 points, SCA Band 1, 0.000 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Faculty

Education

Offered

Berwick

  • Second semester 2016 (Day)

Peninsula

  • Second semester 2016 (Day)

Synopsis

This unit monitors early years professional experience in the Bachelor of Education in Early Childhood and the Bachelor of Education (Honours). Students complete the required number of days and the activities specified in the unit guide. Students' learning is supported by relevant academic staff in the Faculty of Education, and by teacher mentors in the education setting in which they are placed.

Outcomes

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

  1. complete the required number of days of professional experience and the activities specified in the unit guide
  2. document their professional learning through means such as a professional experience folder which records lesson planning, self-reflections and an evaluation on developing practice
  3. achieve a satisfactory level of progress in their development as teachers in line with the requirements outlined in the unit guide and the placement report.

Fieldwork

5 days with children aged 3 to 5 years in long day care or other appropriate setting

Assessment

This unit is graded 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. This means students must achieve a satisfactory report and complete documentation of their learning as required, including detailed records of their planning and reflection on their practice during their professional experience.

Workload requirements

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. Students must attend their professional experience days and meet the required number of days as outlined in the unit guide.

See also Unit timetable information

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

Early years education
Early years and primary education

Co-requisites

EDF1304