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EDF3213

Faculty of Education

18 September 2017 20 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 Helen Grimmett (Berwick); Ms Nishta Belford (Peninsula)

Offered

Berwick

  • Second semester 2016 (Day)

Peninsula

  • Second semester 2016 (Day)

Synopsis

This unit introduces students to pedagogical and curriculum-related issues in arts education, from Foundation to Year 8, but with particular focus on teaching in, about and through the arts in primary schools. It provides students with an overview of different approaches to theories and practices of arts education. It prepares students for the tasks of selecting content and designing units of work in the arts. Students explore discipline-based arts (music, dance, drama, visual arts and media arts), as well as cross-curricula and integrative approaches to the arts.

Outcomes

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

  1. develop a critical understanding of issues in arts education
  2. understand, implement and reflect on current research-based arts education pedagogies
  3. develop an awareness of disciplinary skills and concepts in the arts
  4. develop skills in content selection and curriculum design in the arts
  5. engage with arts practices and experiences.

Assessment

Arts project (2000 words equivalent, 50%)
Peer teaching and reflection task (2000 words equivalent, 50%)

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload equals 144 hours per semester comprising:

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

  • 2 contact hours per week

(b.) Additional requirements:

  • independent study to make up the minimum required hours per week

See also Unit timetable information

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Helen Grimmett

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

Primary and secondary education
Primary and secondary special education
Primary and secondary health and physical education