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EPR330 - Primary Professional Experience 2

2026

Sector

Higher Education

Discipline

Education

Credit Points

Unit Level

300

Equivalent Units

Prerequisites

Must have passed 1 unit in (EST245) AND Must have passed 1 unit in (EPR220) AND Must have passed 1 unit in (ECU301) AND Must have passed 1 unit in (ECU342)

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Unit Description

In this unit, preservice teachers undertake 30 days of professional experience in a primary classroom under the guidance of a mentor teacher and as precursor to the Assessment for Graduate Teachers (AfGT) undertaken in the final placement. In addition, to the prescribed teaching roles for this placement, preservice teachers are required to plan and teach a sequence of five lessons in their area of specialisation, demonstrating expert content and pedagogical knowledge. Specific assessable activities are undertaken during this placement. All assessment tasks must be satisfactorily completed to pass this unit.

Unit Learning Outcomes

1.	Demonstrate the capacity to design, plan and implement effective learning and teaching activities, taking into account the educational needs of individual or groups of students.
2.	Critically engage assessing student achievement and the provision of appropriate feedback.
3.	Critically engage in reflective practices to improve teaching and student learning.
4.	Critically reflect on strategies for working with colleagues and parents/carers.
5.	Apply feedback from school supervisor to improve teaching practice and student learning.
6.	Demonstrate expert content knowledge and effective classroom teaching in an area of specialisation
7.	Implement a range of strategies to manage the learning environment and support student well-being and safety.
8.	Display professional and ethical conduct when working with school mentors, teaching colleagues and school students.

Assessment Overview

	Assessment Task	Value (of total mark)	Related Learning Outcome/s
1.	Pre-placement quiz (20 questions) (Hurdle)	P/F	8
2.	Professional practice reflection (2,500 words) (Hurdle)	P/F	1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
3.	Mentor Teacher specialisation report (Hurdle)	P/F	2,3,5,6
4.	Satisfactory performance on 30 days professional experience (Mentor teacher reports) (Hurdle).	P/F	1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8

Unit Availability

Year	Semester	Att Mode	Location	Learning Method	Timetable*
2026	Semester 2	Internal	Danala - Education and Community Precinct	OLR	View
2026	Semester 2	External	External Studies	OLR	View

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