Area: | Department of Education |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 11062 (v.6) Ed 620 - Foundations of Educational Research or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Main theoretical approaches to research on teaching. Criteria for what constitutes good research on teaching. Review and critique of selected research on teaching, including Australian research. The importance of, and strategies for, working collaboratively in research undertakings. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have - An understanding of the main theoretical approaches to research on teaching. Considered what is good research on teaching. Reviewed and critiqued selected research on teaching. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | American Psychological Association, (2001). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. Washington DC, American Psychological Association. Biddle, B.J., Good, T.L. and Goodson, I.F. (1997), International Handbook of Teachers and Teaching (Volume 3, pp 879-937). Dordrecht, Boston, Kluwer Academic Publishers. Denzin, N.K. and Lincoln, Y.S. (2000), Handbook of Qualitative Research. (pp 248-261). Thousand Oaks, California, Sage. Richardson, V. (ed). (2001), Handbook of Research on Teaching(fourth edition). Washington DC, American Educational Research Association. |
Unit Texts: | Good, T. L. and Brophy, J.E. (2002), Looking in classrooms (ninth edition). New York, Addison Wesley Longman. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignment 1 (paper) 20%, Assignment 2 (workshop) 30%, Assignment 3 (literature review) 50%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 70300 Curriculum and Education Studies (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 1 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Online | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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