EDF5175 Science: Psychology in secondary years A

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

1. 1

   demonstrate an appreciation of the nature and scope of psychology as a subject in secondary schools and consider its purpose, relevance and appropriateness as a standalone or integrated subject across all year levels and embedded within whole school programs

2. 2

   demonstrate an understanding of the principles of curriculum-making, psychology’s place in the curriculum and the psychology content of current curriculum policy and contemporary future-focused directions, the pedagogical perspectives and issues, forms of assessment and the implications for your classroom teaching of psychology

3. 3

   demonstrate an awareness of the ways in which psychology education research helps inform teacher practice to enhance student’s learning of psychology, including a critical awareness and understanding of the complexities of teaching and learning psychology, and the barriers raised by traditional curriculum

4. 4

   develop competence in planning purposeful and relevant learning experiences, including selecting and utilising purposeful, ethical and inclusive pedagogical procedures and assessment strategies that inspire students to learn and act in positive, sustainable and ethical ways and meet the current and future needs of your students and society in an ever changing and uncertain world

5. 5

   reflect critically on the development of your own teaching and learning to teach psychology.