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Unit Overview
- Description
In this unit, pre-service teachers learn about inclusion, student diversity and how to create and maintain an inclusive classroom. The unit focuses on learner diversity, including common childhood neurodevelopmental disorders, gifted intellectual ability and cultural and linguistic diversity, how these aspects of diversity can impact learning, and responsive instruction. Pre-service teachers learn about key legislative requirements, professional responsibilities and policy relating to teaching students with diverse learning needs. There is a focus on planning using inclusive pedagogical approaches, specifically differentiation and the universal design for learning, and effective instruction for all students. There is a focus on interpreting student data, using data to inform planning and inclusive approaches to assessment. Preservice teachers also learn about effective communication, consultation and collaboration with parents/carers, families, and other relevant stakeholders as part of the educative process, with a focus individual education plans and children with disability or additional or specific needs.
- Credit
- 6 points
- Offering
Availability Location Mode Not available in 2025 UWA (Perth) Face to face - Details for undergraduate courses
- Level 3 core unit in the Primary Education major sequence
- Outcomes
Students are able to (1) identify and describe how key legislation applies to teaching children with disability; (2) plan a sequence of lessons using inclusive pedagogical approaches in response to student diversity; (3) apply knowledge of how student diversity can impact learning by planning effective instruction and differentiation in response to student diversity; (4) interpret and use student data to inform planning and plan inclusive approaches to assessment; and (5) describe the importance of effective communication, consultation and collaboration with parents/carers, families and other relevant stakeholders in the educative process, particularly for children with disability or additional or specific needs.
- Assessment
Indicative assessments in this unit are as follows: (1) case study; (2) essay; and (3) planning document. Further information is available in the unit outline.
Student may be offered supplementary assessment in this unit if they meet the eligibility criteria.
- Unit rules
- Prerequisites
- Enrolment inBH020 Bachelor of Education (Primary) (Honours)
- Contact hours
- 30 hours
- The availability of units in Semester 1, 2, etc. was correct at the time of publication but may be subject to change.
- All students are responsible for identifying when they need assistance to improve their academic learning, research, English language and numeracy skills; seeking out the services and resources available to help them; and applying what they learn. Students are encouraged to register for free online support through GETSmart; to help themselves to the extensive range of resources on UWA's STUDYSmarter website; and to participate in WRITESmart and (ma+hs)Smart drop-ins and workshops.
- Visit the Essential Textbooks website to see if any textbooks are required for this Unit. The website is updated regularly so content may change. Students are recommended to purchase Essential Textbooks, but a limited number of copies of all Essential Textbooks are held in the Library in print, and as an ebook where possible. Recommended readings for the unit can be accessed in Unit Readings directly through the Learning Management System (LMS).
- Contact hours provide an indication of the type and extent of in-class activities this unit may contain. The total amount of student work (including contact hours, assessment time, and self-study) will approximate 150 hours per 6 credit points.
Face to face
Predominantly face-to-face. On campus attendance required to complete this unit. May have accompanying resources online.
Online flexible
100% Online Unit. NO campus face-to-face attendance is required to complete this unit. All study requirements are online only. Unit is asynchronous delivery, with NO requirement for students to participate online at specific times.
Online timetabled
100% Online Unit. NO campus face-to-face attendance is required to complete this unit. All study requirements are online only. Unit includes some synchronous components, with a requirement for students to participate online at specific times.
Online Restricted
Not available for self-enrolment. Students access this mode by contacting their student office through AskUWA. 100% Online Unit.
NO campus face-to-face attendance. All study and assessment requirements are online only. Unit includes some timetabled activities, with a requirement for students to participate online at specific times. In exceptional cases (noted in the Handbook) students may be required to participate in face-to-face laboratory classes when a return to UWA’s Crawley campus becomes possible in order to be awarded a final grade.
External
No attendance or regular contact is required, and all study requirements are completed either via correspondence and/or online submission.
Off-campus
Regular attendance is not required, but student attends the institution face to face on an agreed schedule for purposes of supervision and/or instruction.
Multi-mode
Multiple modes of delivery. Unit includes a mix of online and on-campus study requirements. On campus attendance for some activities is required to complete this unit.