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EDF2211

Faculty of Education

18 September 2017 19 April 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

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Education

Coordinator(s)

Dr Pearl Subban

Offered

Berwick

  • First semester 2016 (Day)

Synopsis

This unit develops student's knowledge and understanding of classroom practice including planning for learning, meeting diverse learner's needs, behaviour management and innovative practice. Students explore a range of theoretical perspectives on the pedagogical practices of teachers. Students are encouraged to research changing practices, critically reflect on their own teaching practices and those of others, and to develop a robust theoretical and practical perspective on the profession and their own classroom practice.

Outcomes

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

  1. develop knowledge and understanding of classroom practice including planning for learning, meeting diverse learner's needs, behaviour management and innovative practice
  2. identify a range of theoretical perspectives on classroom practice, and critically examine these in light of their own developing practice
  3. demonstrate their understanding of a range of effective and inclusive teaching strategies for use in the primary classroom
  4. explore and develop their own pedagogical and classroom practice
  5. reflect upon their own practices in relation to effective teaching.

Assessment

Classroom practice for engagement digital presentation (2000 words equivalent, 50%)
Classroom practice project (2000 words equivalent, 50%)

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload equals 144 hours per semester comprising:

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

  • 1-hour lecture
  • 1-hour workshop

(b.) Additional requirements:

  • 10 hours of independent study per week

See also Unit timetable information

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Pearl Subban

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

Primary and secondary education
Primary and secondary special education