ESS744 - Science Curriculum Inquiry
| Year: | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Cohort rule: | Students commencing in 2020 must be enrolled in course D304, D351, E377, E760, E763, E763T or E765 |
| Prerequisite: | D304 students must have passed 24 credit points of study at levels 1, 2 & 3 with a minimum WAM of 60% Students enrolled in course E762, E763 and E765 must pass EEE754 plus 1 unit from EEE755, EEE756, EPR721, EPR731, EPR751, EPR781 Students enrolled in course E377 - minimum discipline study requirement is successful completion of three relevant units of science with at least one of these units at the second year level. Otherwise: Nil |
| Corequisite: | Students enrolled in course E762 must complete EPR724 or EPR784 Students enrolled in course E765 must complete EPR754 or EPR784 |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Study commitment | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus | 1 x 3-hour on-campus seminar per week (in non-placement teaching weeks – approx. 6-9 weeks) (recording provided) 1 x 1.5-hour online seminar per week (in non-placement teaching weeks – approx. 6-9 weeks) |
| Scheduled learning activities - online | 1 x 2-hour online seminar per week (in non-placement teaching weeks – approx. 6-9 weeks) Approximately 6-hours of online learning tasks per week |
| Note: | E762 Internship students should not be enrolled in this unit. Please contact Student Services to confirm your course map. |
Content
The principal aim of this unit is to prepare students for teaching middle year and secondary science through an inquiry approach.
The unit will focus on aspects such as curriculum influences and curriculum design (both in Victoria and nationally). Each aspect of this unit will complement and support specialisms offered in other Science Education Curriculum Inquiry Studies.
The inquiry approach to teaching and learning science will be deeply explored, through engagement with a broad range of topics, such as the nature of science and the rationale for teaching it, research into student's understandings of science and thus the implications for teaching science, and scientific literacy in communities, including public engagement with science.
Unit Fee Information
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