EDED20488 - Curriculum in Senior Secondary

General Information

Unit Synopsis

School-based moderation and assessment practices, evaluation and curriculum planning and their theoretical underpinnings are examined in this unit as well as a range of emergent contemporary issues in senior secondary schooling. Materials collected from and experiences undertaken in learning sites will provide both individual and collective opportunities to analyse and reflect upon current schooling practices and trends. Students should be able to explore and utilise practices in senior secondary schooling and the role of the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority in developing syllabuses, other curriculum documents, assessment, accreditation and certification processes. Students also critique the four areas of learning that may contribute to the Queensland Certificate of Education and co-curricula activities in terms of how to support senior school students in their learning.

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 4.3 (on a 5 point Likert scale), based on a 37.04% 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: Student feedback
Feedback
Ability to use the State curriculum that was relevant
Recommendation
Continue to allow students to base assignments on their state specific context
Action Taken
Students in Vic, NSW, and WA used the curriculum relevant to their future workplace for assessment tasks.
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Examine and discuss curriculum frameworks relevant to senior secondary schooling
  2. Apply knowledge of school work programs, study plans and Vocational Education and Training (VET) learning programs
  3. Critically explore school-based assessment and moderation practices in senior secondary school contexts
  4. Identify a range of current issues and initiatives in senior secondary school contexts
  5. Evaluate and critique syllabus and school work program development and implementation.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5
1 - Written Assessment
2 - Written Assessment
3 - Off-campus Activity
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Advanced Level
Professional Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5
1 - Knowledge
2 - Communication
3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills
4 - Research
6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility
7 - Leadership
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
Advanced Level
Professional Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 - Written Assessment
2 - Written Assessment
3 - Off-campus Activity