GEC1101

Teaching and curriculum studies 1A

Dr K E Stead

6 points
* 3 hours per week
* First semester
* Gippsland

Objectives Upon successful completion of this subject, students should have reflected on themselves as learners and become more effective learners as a consequence; have experienced both observation and understanding of children as learners; have become aware of the role of children's literature in learning; have developed both understanding of learning and a positive approach to the curriculum areas of language, mathematics and science; be able to demonstrate wordprocessing and information retrieval skills.

Synopsis This subject has as its focus the learner: both the university student and the child as learner. This first-year subject seeks to have students examine learning and learners with specific concentration on language, mathematics and science to introduce prospective teachers to fundamental elements which underpin teaching and curriculum.

Assessment Three assignments: 10%, 25% and 25%
* Examination (2 hours): 40%

Recommended texts

Betts K and Seitz A Writing essays in the social sciences Nelson, 1993
Bowden G Guided information technology using Clarisworks on the Macintosh Coghill, 1993
de Bono E Teach your child to think Penguin, 1993
Department of Education Victoria Mathematics course advice primary Dept Educ. Vic., 1995
French S Change the locks Ashton Scholastic, 1988
Klein R Came back to show you I could fly Puffin, 1989
Patterson K The great Gilly Hopkins Ashton Scholastic, 1988