Unit details
ESS744 - Science: Curriculum Study
| Offered at: | (B, X) |
|---|---|
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| Offerings: | Trimester 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Cohort rule: | (For students enrolled in course E760 only) |
| Unit chair: | P Hubber |
| Prerequisite: | A sub-major sequence in one area of science or an approved equivalent. |
| Incompatible with: | EME213, EME444, ESS244, ESS444 |
| Contact hours: | 3 hours per week or equivalent |
Content
Topics to be addressed in this unit include:
• Lesson planning in science;
• The nature of science and rationale for teaching it;
• Research into students’ understandings of science and implications for teaching science;
• Contemporary understandings about students’ learning of science;
• Victorian Essential Learning Standards (VELS) structure as it relates to the teaching of science.
• The Nature of Science and implications for the teaching and learning of science – models and representations in science, and argumentation;
• Assessing the development of students’ understandings and skills in science;
• Teaching and learning strategies to support students’ understandings in science;
• Planning and management of practical science learning activities;
• Scientific literacy and literacies of science; and
• Applications of ICT in the science classroom.
Assessment
Review and Presentation of a Teaching Resource 20%
Review and presentation of a teaching resource found in the science teaching journal literature. (1000 words)
Concept Mapping Task 20%
Construction of a concept map of a set of prescribed science education pedagogical terms.
Development of a Science Learning and Teaching Unit 60%
A full planning document that provides details of the teaching of a complete science topic taught in Years 7-10. (3000 words)
Prescribed texts
Venville, G & Dawson, V 2004, The Art of Teaching Science, Allen & Unwin, Sydney.
Unit Fee Information
| Student Contribution Rate* | Student Contribution Rate** | Student Contribution Rate*** | Fee rate - Domestic Students | Fee rate - International students |
| $706 | $565 | $565 | $1872 | $2394 |
* Student contribution rate for Commonwealth Supported students who commenced studies from 2010
** Student contribution rate for Commonwealth Supported students who commenced studies from 2009
*** Student contribution rate for Commonwealth Supported students who commenced studies from 2008
Please note: Unit fees listed do not apply to Deakin Prime students.
