ESS745 - Physics Curriculum Inquiry Senior Years

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes: Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Credit point(s): 1
EFTSL value: 0.125
Cohort rule: This unit is only available to students enrolled in E763, E765
Prerequisite:

Students enrolled in course E763 or E765 commencing 2020, must pass unit EEE754 plus 1 unit from EEE755, EEE756, EPR731, EPR751, EPR781

Corequisite: Nil
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. 

Time engaging in learning activities is expected to total a combined equivalent of 8-10 hours per week, this includes engagement with materials, responses to tasks, independent study.

Scheduled learning activities - campus

There is a two-day intensive at Waurn Ponds in O-week.  

2-hour scheduled online seminar per non-placement teaching week (approx. 6-9 weeks). 

Scheduled learning activities - online

There is a two-day intensive at Waurn Ponds in O-week.  

2-hour scheduled online seminar per non-placement teaching week (approx. 6-9 weeks). 

Content

This unit has a focus on the teaching and learning of science at the middle and senior levels of secondary schooling as it pertains to the science area of physics. You will explore and critique the literature as it relates to research on students’ understandings of physics and implications for best practice in the teaching of concepts and skills in contemporary physics classrooms. You will apply your knowledge of inquiry-based approaches to teaching and learning to development of appropriate activities and curriculum that can be incorporated into physics classroom practice.

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