Courses Handbook 2008 - [ Archived ]

309308 (v.1) Ed 135 - Introduction to Curriculum


Area: Department of Education
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 3.0
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
Tutorial: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Syllabus: General introduction to the curriculum field including key terms, alternative viewpoints, and process components. Current developments in curriculum planning and implementation in Australia (special focus on Western Australia), and from an international perspective. Planning at different levels: (1) Macro level: introduction to the Curriculum Council of Western Australia's curriculum framework and progress maps, and (2) Micro level: planning with outcomes. Lesson planning and program development including lesson plans and evaluation of lessons. Selecting content and planning of learning experiences. Student learning styles. Introduction to assessment including key terms, purposes of assessment, collecting, recording and reporting assessment evidence. Evaluation of curriculum.
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
Field of Education: 070103 Teacher Education: Primary
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2008 Armadale Semester 1 Y        
2008 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y        
2008 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y        
2008 Esperance Community College Semester 1 Y        
2008 Geraldton University Centre Semester 1 Y        
2008 Great Southern TAFE Albany Semester 1 Y        
2008 Kalgoorlie Campus Semester 1 Y        
2008 Margaret River Campus Semester 1 Y        
2008 Midland Campus Semester 1 Y        
2008 Pilbara TAFE Karratha Semester 1 Y        
2008 Pilbara TAFE Sth Hedland Semester 1 Y        

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

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