EDF5838 Understanding and engaging adolescent learners
Faculty of Education
EDF5838 Understanding and engaging adolescent learners is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Education, offered in 2023 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2023
- Semester 1
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 2 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2023 handbook entry. See the 2025 entry.
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Requisites
Before EDF5838
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After EDF5838
No unit lists EDF5838 as a prerequisite in the 2023 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Must be enrolled in D6001
Overview
This unit provides you with a critical understanding of the notion of adolescence, adolescent identities and the societal and cultural influences that inform the teaching of adolescent learners. The biological, sociological, psychological and cognitive stages of development during adolescence will be explored and how these influence learner engagement in the secondary classroom. The unit will consider young people’s physical, social and intellectual development and student diversity. Utilising a broad range of research, you will examine how adolescent development influences student learning and the implications of this for your teaching. You will explore the broad nature of adolescent cultural worlds and draw on significant features of such worlds to examine different forms of engaging curriculum. You will apply your understanding and design relevant and engaging curriculum for adolescent learning.
Offerings in 2023
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- Study of an adolescent learner (2000 words or equivalent)50%
- A teacher resource to support adolescent learning (2000 words or equivalent)50%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
identify a range of constructions defining adolescence and adolescent identity: biological, psychological, sociological, and cognitive
- 2
articulate how young people’s physical, social and intellectual development influences learning
- 3
develop an understanding of how student characteristics and identities, including ethnicity, religion, socioeconomic status, gender and sexuality impact on how adolescents learn
- 4
analyse and apply theory, research relevant to adolescent learning and key policy documents to inform teaching approaches that engage and challenge adolescent learners
- 5
describe teaching strategies that create a supportive learning environment for adolescents.
Workload and teaching
- Lectures4 hours
- Tutorials20 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per teaching period comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study.
Usually, you can expect to engage with:
- 24 hours* of scheduled learning delivered on campus via weekly/regular directed learning activities; and
- the remaining hours to be allocated towards self-directed/independent study
Scheduled learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
*Subject to variation due to professional experience requirements
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.
Learning resources
Recommended resources
Please visit the unit Moodle site for further information.
Where it fits
EDF5838 is part of 1 area of study in the 2023 handbook.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Jessica Premier
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Jessica Premier
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for EDF5838?
EDF5838 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is EDF5838 offered?
In 2023, EDF5838 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton.
How much work is EDF5838?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does EDF5838 have an exam?
No. EDF5838 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include EDF5838?
EDF5838 is part of Secondary education.