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Unit Overview
- Description
In this unit, pre-service teachers will further develop their knowledge, skills and dispositions to differentiate curriculum?for students with a range of abilities and diverse backgrounds. They will learn how to plan for multi-age group learning, and how to differentiate assessments. Pre-service teachers will connect theory and research to practice through completing a formal, assessed?full-time professional experience placement of 20 days, (with the option to undertake this practicum in a regional primary school setting).
- 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) plan and implement learning strategies to cater for students with diverse backgrounds, range of abilities, social skills and motivation for learning; (2) apply content and subject knowledge to establish effective teaching programs that cater for students with diverse backgrounds, range of abilities, social skills and motivation for learning; (3) design and implement a variety of learning, assessment and instructional strategies and resources (including ICT), which
take into consideration students with diverse backgrounds, range of abilities, social skills and motivation for learning; (4) create and maintain safe learning environments to promote positive behaviours, which includes the management of student participation, classroom activities and the safe and responsible use of ICT; (5) assess, provide feedback and report on student learning: Utilise assessment strategies to make judgements about future teaching interventions, and report on students' achievements; and (6) demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the key principles of the Code of Ethics for the teaching profession, legislative acts and regulations.
- Assessment
Indicative assessments in this unit are as follows: (1) differentiated lesson demonstration and (2) professional Experience Mentor Report. Further information is available in the unit outline.
To pass this unit, a student must: (a) achieve an overall mark of 50 per cent or higher for the unit; and (b) achieve the requisite requirements(s) or a mark of 50 per cent or greater, whichever is higher and specified in the unit outline, for the differentiated lesson demonstration and professional Experience Mentor Report components.
This unit is assessed on an ungraded pass/ungraded failed basis. All assessment items must be successfully completed.Supplementary assessment is not available in this unit.
- Unit rules
- Prerequisites
- Successful completion ofUnit(s) EDUC1014 Introduction to Professional ExperienceSuccessful completion ofUnit(s) EDUC1018 Professional Experience 1: Environment and RelationshipsSuccessful completion ofUnit(s) EDUC2014 Professional Experience 2: Planning for Effective Teaching and LearningEnrolment inBH020 Bachelor of Education (Primary) (Honours)
- Contact hours
- 30 hours (plus 20 days formal professional experience)
- 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.