EDF4253 Humanities and social sciences education in the primary and secondary years
Faculty of Education
EDF4253 Humanities and social sciences education in the primary and secondary years is a level 4, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Education, offered in 2021 in Semester 2 at Clayton and Peninsula. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2021
- Semester 2
- Clayton, Peninsula
- Assessment
- No exam
- 2 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2022 entry.
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Requisites
Before EDF4253
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After EDF4253
No unit lists EDF4253 as a prerequisite in the 2021 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prohibition: EDF3216
Overview
This unit examines how school students can learn to understand the world through the humanities and social sciences (geography, history, economics, and civics and citizenship education), using single-disciplinary, multi-disciplinary or integrated lenses. You will explore how the humanities and social sciences (HASS) are represented in national and local curriculum and how the learning area is taught in various ways throughout the primary and secondary years. You will engage with theoretical, philosophical, pedagogical viewpoints and assessment strategies that address issues deriving from the relevant curriculum frameworks, including the cross-curriculum priorities. You will also learn and develop the skills of lesson planning and implementation of curriculum in the learning area through single-disciplinary and/or integrated studies, using inquiry methodology.
Offerings in 2021
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | On campus |
| Second semester | Peninsula | On campus |
Assessment
- Designing fieldwork learning in HASS (2000 words or equivalent)50%
- Designing a unit of work in HASS (2000 words or equivalent)50%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Understand how students learn and develop knowledge, skills and understandings in the humanities and social sciences
- 2
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the comparative concepts, content, skills and diversity of teaching strategies relevant to the humanities and social sciences
- 3
Develop appropriate strategies and techniques for teaching humanities and social sciences from Foundation to Year 12
- 4
Devise, adapt, interpret and use courses and units in the humanities and social sciences, using single-disciplinary and integrated disciplinary approaches, a range of resources and a diversity of resource providers
- 5
Understand how the three cross-curriculum priorities in the Australian Curriculum can be utilised in the design and teaching of humanities and social sciences curriculum and assessment
- 6
Develop classroom practice that engages school students in active and inquiry-based learning, so that they may participate in and understand their local, regional and global communities.
Workload and teaching
- Teaching approachActive learning
You can expect to undertake a minimum total workload of 144 hours per teaching period which may include:
- on average 24 contact hours of scheduled activities which may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement; and
- 120 hours of self-directed/independent study to make up the minimum required hours
For the unit teaching schedule, please visit the timetable.
You will be provided with the opportunity to engage with relevant literature and resources. Further, you will be encouraged to deepen your understanding of topic areas through collegial discussion and debate, and by participating in activities designed to extend your understanding.
Additionally, you should note that scheduled classes will consist of two parts. The first part will focus on activities that are related to the topic of the week, often extending the general ideas conveyed into more specific contexts. The second part will comprise a specific deconstruction of one aspect of one or other of the two assessment tasks for the unit. Opportunity for questions and the chance to work on the relevant assessment task will be provided. It is therefore essential that attendance be a priority.
Weekly reading and other activities will be made available through Moodle. This material will take a variety of forms: videoed mini-lectures; narrated PowerPoints; screencast presentations; specific readings and other activities; and so on. It will be vital that you hear/watch/read the material and complete any activities prior to each week’s class. The lecture material should be seen as separate to the set readings for each week.
Learning resources
Recommended resources
Please visit the unit Moodle site for further information.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Howard Prosser
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Howard Prosser
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for EDF4253?
EDF4253 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is EDF4253 offered?
In 2021, EDF4253 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton and Peninsula.
How much work is EDF4253?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does EDF4253 have an exam?
No. EDF4253 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.