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ECM333 - Secondary Humanities 1

2025

Sector

Higher Education

Discipline

Education

Credit Points

Equivalent Units

Prerequisites

Incompatible

ECM514 -OR- Incompatible with achievement in ECM591 -OR- Incompatible with achievement in ECM518 -OR- Incompatible with achievement in ECM214 -OR- Incompatible with achievement in ECM291 -OR- Incompatible with achievement in ECM218

Assumed Knowledge

Unit Description

This unit will develop preservice teachers' specialised knowledge for the professional practice of learning and teaching humanities in the junior years of secondary education. This will be achieved through critical reflection and synthesis of the Australian Curriculum: Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS), in the areas of history, geography and Indigenous knowledges. The unit equips preservice teachers with the indepth knowledge and skills to implement the Australian Curriculum across the three core humanities areas. Through critically reviewing multiple disciplinary approaches to teaching and learning, preservice teachers will be provided with the opportunity to apply diverse pedagogical practices and teaching strategies to engage students. The unit will develop preservice teachers' skills to think critically and constructively.

Unit Learning Outcomes

1.	Apply content knowledge to develop learning experiences in history, geography, Indigenous knowledges.
2.	Apply contemporary pedagogical approaches and teaching strategies, including explicit teaching, modelling and scaffolding to professional practice as a teacher of history, geography, Indigenous knowledges.
3.	Identify and apply established theories and strategies appropriate for meeting the learning needs of students from a range of diverse backgrounds.
4.	Apply knowledge of current research to develop conceptual ideas about the learning and teaching of history, geography, Indigenous knowledges.
5.	Critically review a range of resources, including those provided through professional associations, appropriate for the teaching of history, geography, Indigenous knowledges.
6.	Utilise appropriate tools and resources, such as technology and literacy and numeracy skills, to enhance humanities instruction.
7.	Identify and demonstrate teaching strategies, including explicit teaching, modelling and scaffolding to support teaching and learning relevant to age and stage of learning development.

Assessment Overview

	Assessment Task	Value (of total mark)	Related Learning Outcome/s
1.	Online quizzes (2 x 10 questions)	20%	1,2,3,4,5
2.	Review of literature (1,500 words)	40%	1,2,3,4,5,6,7
3.	Portfolio (1,500 words or equivalent)	40%	1,2,3,4,6,7

Unit Availability

Year	Semester	Att Mode	Location	Learning Method	Timetable*
2025	Semester 1	Internal	Casuarina Campus	OLR	View
2025	Semester 1	External	External Studies	OLR	View

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OLR: Internet access is required for this unit as students are required to access study materials provided on-line through Learnline. Please log into Learnline on the first day of each teaching period. For more information about Learnline, please click here.

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