Unit details
ETP401 - Assessment: Ways of Knowing Learners
| Offering information: | This unit commences in 2015. |
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| Offered at: | (B, G, W) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| Offerings: | Trimester 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit chair: | M Dixon |
| Campus contact: | M Dixon (B), J Hodgens (G), B Walker-Gibbs (W) |
| Corequisite: | Students must be enrolled in course E359 |
| Incompatible with: | EEP401 |
| Contact hours: | 3 hours per week. This unit also involves 25 days of supervised professional experience. |
| Note: Online teaching methods require internet access. Please refer to the most current computer specifications. | |
Content
The unit will engage students in:
- Design and critique of the range of assessment processes including use of criteria and rubrics within primary schools
- Critical positioning of assessment tasks in local curriculum contexts.
- Pedagogical readings of assessment applications in schools
- Analysis of student responses to assessment tasks
- Analysis of data generated from national and international assessment protocols
This unit includes 25 days professional experience. During these days the pre-service teacher will:
- undertake an orientation to the school environment.
- plan, incorporate and evaluate assessment principles in their pedagogical and curriculum practices.
- teach whole class for at least two lessons a day leading to teaching at least 3 whole days
- attend meetings including a School Council meeting, be involved in yard duty, school activities and any opportunities for engagement with the broader school community.
- attend and participate in parent/teacher (/student) interviews.
- keep a journal (electronic and/or hardcopy) in which evidence of their planning, observations, collected documents, participation in school activities and reflections are kept. Pre-service teachers will be expected to share their journal with their supervising teachers and appropriate University teaching staff.
Assessment
Assessment; Reading the Data, 800 words, 20%
Assessment: Knowing the Learner, 1200 words, 30%
Hurdle Requirement
Professional Experience, 50%
This component is assessed primarily by the supervising classroom teacher in consultations with the pre-service teacher. Satisfactory completion of the Professional Experience component is compulsory in order for the student to progress.
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