EDED20487 - Learning and Pedagogy in Secondary

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit uses a contemporary research based pedagogical framework to enable the design and delivery of learning experiences that achieve student outcomes within secondary school contexts. Students should further develop knowledge and skills to design learning experiences that have learners extend, refine and use knowledge meaningfully. Students should be able to focus on complex reasoning processes and creating a meaningful context for learning within senior phase of learning subject areas. Using relevant sources of information including contemporary research, current policy, curriculum frameworks and syllabus documents to assist in the design of quality learning experiences are a core component of student?s developing knowledge and skills.

Details

Level Postgraduate
Unit Level Not Applicable
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 1
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites There are no pre-requisites for the unit.

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2024

There are no availabilities for this unit on or after Term 1 - 2024

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Written Assessment 50%
2. Written Assessment 50%
3. Off-campus Activity 0%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2017 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 4.6 (on a 5 point Likert scale), based on a 35.78% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: Unit Evaluation
Feedback
The resources provided on moodle helped with assessment tasks greatly.
Recommendation
Continue to provide scaffolding for assessment tasks through the learning objects provided on moodle.
Action Taken
Scaffolding was provided.
Source: Unit Evaluation
Feedback
Having a weekly collaborate session effectively assisted with this course.
Recommendation
Maintain weekly on-line sessions.
Action Taken
Weekly on-line sessions maintained.
Source: Unit Evaluation
Feedback
Assessment is authentic to a teaching context
Recommendation
Maintain authentic style assessment.
Action Taken
Authentic style of assessment was maintained.
Source: Unit Evaluation
Feedback
The best aspect would be the knowledge gained through the completion of each topic and applying that knowledge in the classroom whilst on embedded practice and then applying this through the authentic assessment tasks.
Recommendation
Maintain authentic style assessment which makes direct link between the theory of teaching to the practice of teaching.
Action Taken
Authentic style assessment which makes direct link between the theory of teaching to the practice of teaching was maintained.
Source: Student evaluations
Feedback
Very positive comments received regarding this unit.
Recommendation
No recommendation necessary as this unit has been terminated.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Interpret relevant curriculum frameworks for secondary school contexts
  2. Design effective pedagogical strategies based on the selected senior phase of learning subject area syllabus material
  3. Use appropriate skills in designing learning experiences focusing on complex reasoning processes and how to use knowledge meaningfully
  4. Design and implement effective pedagogical practices in secondary school contexts using a range of teaching and learning strategies and resources.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Written Assessment
2 - Written Assessment
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Advanced Level
Professional Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
Advanced Level
Professional Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
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