EDN3355

Teaching studies 5 (primary)

Mr R T White

4 points
* 2 hours per week plus practicum in primary schools
* First semester
* Peninsula
* Prerequisite: EDN2095

Objectives Upon successful completion of this subject, students should be able to undertake teaching responsibilities and practise basic teaching skills in senior level grades for daily periods ranging from a half-day to one week in duration; discuss and compare their off-campus experiences with the experiences of other students, reflecting on the teaching and class management styles they have encountered, exploring why teachers utilise different approaches and strategies; demonstrate mastery of the detail of a curriculum decision-making model; show mastery of the detail of an evaluation model; demonstrate familiarity with a simulated school situation in which operational policies and practices (including curricula) are determined; demonstrate understanding and knowledge of the specific Curriculum and Standards Framework publication selected for the practical work of this subject.

Synopsis This subject consists of two complementary strands. Strand `A' provides the opportunity for students to undertake a wide range of advanced teaching and management tasks, with students accepting considerable responsibility for extended program planning and implementation. The aim of strand `B' is to prepare students in a practical way to achieve basic mastery of the curriculum decision-making process as it operates currently in Victorian schools, and more specifically the curriculum decision-making component of the internship to be encountered in the fourth year of study.

Assessment Practice-teaching (strand `A', off-campus): 48%
* Teaching skills examination (strand `A', on-campus): 26%
* Curriculum issues examination (strand `B', on-campus): 26%

Recommended texts

Cole P G and Chan L K S Teaching principles and practice Prentice-Hall, 1987
Curriculum Development Centre Core curriculum for Australian schools Canberra, 1980
Fordham R Ministerial papers Nos 1-6 Victorian Government Printer, 1983-84