EDF5018 Curriculum, assessment and reporting
Faculty of Education
EDF5018 Curriculum, assessment and reporting is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Education, offered in 2020 in Semester 1 at Clayton and Peninsula. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 1
- Clayton, Peninsula
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2021 entry.
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Overview
This unit foregrounds curriculum theories and their application to teaching and learning in education, developing your understanding of curriculum guidelines, documentation, and assessment and evaluation policies that are pertinent to the education field nationally and globally. You will critically analyse curriculum documents to develop an understanding of how policies and legislative requirements intersect and inform curriculum development learning and assessment. You will develop curriculum knowledge to design learning sequences, lesson plans and effective approaches to classroom management that meet diverse learners' needs and have the opportunity to explore and use technology to provide feedback to, and support learning among diverse learners.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
| First semester | Peninsula | On campus |
| First semester | Peninsula | Online |
| First semester (Fully flex) | Clayton | Flexible |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of curriculum (e.g. as enacted, actual, hidden, take-home, contested)
- 2
Examine the ways in which data informs learning and planning, feeding back and forward into learning
- 3
Identify the relationships between curriculum, assessment and reporting
- 4
Evaluate how social, cultural and political contexts shape curriculum, with particular attention to how Indigenous knowledge and values underpin design, assessment and reporting
- 5
Demonstrate understanding of how policies and legislative requirements intersect and inform curriculum development learning and assessment
- 6
Apply knowledge and understanding in the planning, implementation or evaluation of a lesson or learning program.
Workload and teaching
Minimum total expected workload equals 144 hours per semester comprising:
(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:
- equivalent to 24 hours engagement in online, face-to-face or blended platforms
(b.) Contact hours for off-campus students:
- equivalent to 24 hours engagement in online or blended platforms
(c.) Additional requirements (all students)
- independent study to make up the minimum required hours per semester
Where it fits
EDF5018 is part of 5 areas of study in the 2020 handbook.
- EARLYPRI02Part B. Specialist education studiesEarly years and primary educationNo reviews yet
- EARLYYRS02Part B. Specialist education studiesEarly years educationNo reviews yet
- PRISEC02Part B. Specialist education studiesPrimary and secondary educationNo reviews yet
- PRIMEDU02Part B. Specialist education studiesPrimary educationNo reviews yet
- SECONDRY02Part B. Specialist education studiesSecondary educationNo reviews yet
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Corine Rivalland
- Dr Fida Sanjakdar
- Ms Lauren Armstrong
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Corine Rivalland
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for EDF5018?
EDF5018 has no prerequisites.
When is EDF5018 offered?
In 2020, EDF5018 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton and Peninsula, with an online option.
How much work is EDF5018?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Which majors and minors include EDF5018?
EDF5018 is part of Early years and primary education; Early years education; Primary and secondary education; Primary education; and Secondary education.
More details
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 5
- Study level
- Postgraduate
- Faculty
- Faculty of Education
- Type
- Coursework
- EFTSL
- 0.125
- Student contribution
- SCA Band 1
- Study abroad
- Not available
- Handbook years
- 20202021