ECE380 - Inquiry Into Science Curriculum

Year:	2023 unit information
Enrolment modes:	2023 and 2024: Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online Trimester 3: Burwood (Melbourne), Online From 2025: Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Credit point(s):	1
EFTSL value:	0.125
Cohort rule:	Students must be enrolled in course E330, E333 or E334
Prerequisite:	Students enrolled in course E330 must have completed unit ECE220 Students enrolled in course E333 and E334 must have completed units ECE212, ECE220 and ECP228
Corequisite:	Nil
Incompatible with:	Nil
Study commitment	Students will on average spend 150-hours over the trimester undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.
Scheduled learning activities - campus	1 x 2-hour seminar and 1 x 1-hour online workshop per non-placement teaching weeks (approx. 6-9 weeks), 1 x conference per trimester
Scheduled learning activities - cloud (online)	1 x 1-hour online workshop per non-placement teaching week (approx. 6-9 weeks) and 2 x 1-hour online class per trimester, 1 x conference per trimester
In-person attendance requirements	The unit also includes a professional experience placement (15-days). For the most up-to-date advice regarding your placement please see here.
Note:	*Community Based Delivery (CBD) refers to the National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation (NIKERI) Institute

Content

Students will deeply explore the relationship between curriculum, policy and professional teacher standards in early childhood and primary school contexts. An inquiry will be undertaken as part of this unit into science curriculum and teaching pedagogies to develop a sequence of lesson plans that can be delivered in a kindergarten or primary school classroom.

In their exploration of the science curriculum, students will examine the historical, political and regulatory influences on science content and teaching approaches. Their inquiry will focus on aspects of teaching science understanding and science inquiry skills, with deep consideration of teaching strategies that will support learners from kindergarten to grade 6, and how the use of resources impacts teaching methods.

Hurdle requirement

Brief summary of hurdle requirement	Rationale	Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
15-days of professional experience placement in an early childhood or primary school classroom.	Successful completion of practical teaching experience is a requirement of the Victorian Institute of Teaching and ACECQA. ECE380 has a professional experience component of 15 days embedded and as such, the academic tasks and practical teaching knowledge and competencies must be successfully completed in order to pass this unit. If students do not pass either the practicum or assessment parts of this unit, the entire unit, including placement will need to be repeated.	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving GLO6: Self-management GLO7: Teamwork

Brief summary of hurdle requirement

Rationale

Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes

15-days of professional experience placement in an early childhood or primary school classroom.

Successful completion of practical teaching experience is a requirement of the Victorian Institute of Teaching and ACECQA. ECE380 has a professional experience component of 15 days embedded and as such, the academic tasks and practical teaching knowledge and competencies must be successfully completed in order to pass this unit. If students do not pass either the practicum or assessment parts of this unit, the entire unit, including placement will need to be repeated.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO4: Critical thinking

GLO5: Problem solving

GLO6: Self-management

GLO7: Teamwork

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