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ECL228 - Humanities, Social and Environmental Education in Early Childhood

2022

Sector

Higher Education

Discipline

Education

Unit Description

This unit introduces preservice teachers to key issues and knowledges in the study of humanities and social sciences. Preservice teachers will develop skills to critically analyse issues relevant to specific discipline knowledge; diversity; cultural perspectives including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural and historical perspectives; embedded or assumed values, and social and physical sustainability. Learning activities will engage preservice teachers in a range of strategies, resources and pedagogical approaches for early childhood contexts including play-based approaches to expand their working knowledge of the Early Years Learning Framework and Australian Curriculum in Humanities and Social Sciences for children to age eight years.

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Unit Learning Outcomes

1.	Analyse content, pedagogies and assessment approaches for studies of Humanities and Social Sciences and the approved curricula content.
2.	Critically review underpinning values and assumptions in Humanities and Social Sciences curricula (including the Early Years Learning Framework and Australian Curriculum) in relation to personal values and beliefs and their impact on curricula.
3.	Explain how children develop their awareness and knowledge of concepts, skills and attitudes such as citizenship and social justice in studies of Humanities and Social Sciences.
4.	Critically analyse different pedagogical approaches, including play-based pedagogy and teaching strategies that are responsive to context, various learner needs and dispositions.

Assessment Overview

	Assessment Task	Value (of total mark)	Related Learning Outcome/s
1.	Annotated Bibliography (1000 words)	30%	1,2,3
2.	Children's Story	20%	2,3
3.	Teaching plan (1500 words or equivalent)	40%	1,2,3,4
4.	Tutorial exercises (500 words)	10%	1,2,3,4

Unit Availability

Year	Semester	Att Mode	Location	Learning Method	Timetable*
2022	Semester 2	Internal	Casuarina Campus	OLR
2022	Semester 2	External	External Studies	OLR

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2021 Domestic Unit Fees (PDF)
2022 Domestic Unit Fees will be published no later than 1 December 2021.

Commonwealth Supported Student Contribution amounts

Year	Credit Points	EFTSL	From 2010	Pre 2010
2022	10	0.125	unknown - $493