EDFD506 to EDFD532

EDFD506 Evaluation and Measurement                                                                                               10 cp

This unit has been designed to offer the students a greater understanding of the nature and purpose of assessment, evaluation and reporting. It outlines different techniques of assessment, evaluation and measurement and their effective use in the classroom. The unit also develops knowledge of the necessary statistical procedures involved in effective assessment, evaluation, measurement and reporting.

EDFD507 Human Development in Educational Settings                                                                       10 cp

This unit will focus on current psychological principles as they apply to teaching and learning. Topics could include the developmental experience of adolescents including psychological theory, cognition and problem-solving, the self and social cognition, impact of culture and context on development. This unit is also designed to introduce students to some of the basic techniques of counselling and guidance. Significant models of learning and teaching will be introduced and illuminated by contemporary research evidence on selected topics. Lectures and tutorials will encourage the development of a critical and reflective approach to theory and evidence and their application to the secondary school setting in Pakistan.

EDFD508 Perspectives of Education in Pakistan                                                                                  10 cp

This unit provides an historical perspective of Pakistan and education. It examines the overall Muslim Education Movements and links this to a consideration of philosophical approaches to educational issues. It enables students to consider the aims and values of education and how they relate to the ideology of Pakistan.

EDFD509 School Organisation and Management                                                                                 10 cp

This unit focuses on the major aspects of school organisation and management, particularly the concepts of organisation, administration, management and leadership. These concepts are then critically examined in light of the characteristics of school organisation and management in the Pakistan context. Guided reflection on professional experience aims to integrate the theoretical and practical aspects of the course.

EDFD510 Educational Sociology                                                                                                          10 cp

This unit will focus on some of the major concepts of sociology, giving the students an opportunity of understanding how social pressures operate and how students can contribute toward the development of society and social order through the means of education. This unit will examine the application of Islamic principles in Pakistan society and education.

EDFD511 Classroom Teaching and Management                                                                                 20 cp

This unit will focus on the profession of teaching in secondary schools in Pakistan. It will assist the students to develop a range of professional teaching skills and techniques. It introduces the students to the different aspects of the role of the professional teacher. It will provide the necessary skills and knowledge required for professional practice.

EDFD513 Advanced Topics in Educational Psychology                                                                        10 cp

Students will examine current theoretical issues and concerns in the discipline of Educational Psychology. Topics could include academic achievement and the self-concept, individual differences, measurement and evaluation, intelligence and problem solving, exceptional development and approaches to providing for children and adolescents with exceptional need.

EDFD514 Introduction to Theories of Personality                                                                                 10 cp

This unit acquaints students with the major theories and issues of the study of personality and provides a sound basis in understanding the complexities of human development. Students examine current issues and theories of personality covering such topics as: heredity versus environment, person versus situation, stability versus change, major components of personality, measuring and assessing personality.

EDFD515 Contemporary Issues in Child and Adolescent Development                                                10 cp

This unit focuses on current theoretical issues in child and adolescence development. Topics could include the developmental experience of children and adolescents including psychosocial theory, cognition and problem solving, the self and social cognition, impact of culture and context on development. Significant models of development will be introduced and illuminated by contemporary research evidence on selected topics. Lectures and tutorials will encourage the development of a critical and reflective approach to theory and evidence.

EDFD516 Introduction to Social Psychology                                                                                         10 cp

This unit will explore the major theories and contemporary topics studied in the discipline of Social Psychology. The unit will focus on issues relating to how individual's behaviour influence and are influenced by the presence of others.

EDFD526 (see EDFD450) Program Planning for Literacy and Numeracy                                              10 cp

EDFD527 (see EDFD447) Diversity in the Classroom                                                                             10 cp

EDFD528 Social and Cultural Contexts of Development and Learning                                                10 cp

This unit explores the role of schooling in the society including the aims of Catholic schooling and the diverse social, cultural, ethnic and religious contexts of schooling. Students will explore the way in which these factors affect learning and impact on the identity of both school systems and individuals within these systems. This unit examines theories of learning and teaching in the context of questioning the role of education to assist teacher education students to understand human development and the impact of student’s characteristics and frames of reference.

Particular emphasis is placed on the learner, the teacher and their interrelationships. a primary goal is for students to reflect and revise their own theories of learning. They will examine and compare the processes of how others learn. This in turn will assist in developing strategies to help their students become more effective learners.

This unit is designed to enhance a greater understanding of the teacher’s role in creating effective class and school learning environments. This unit will take an approach familiarizing students with the many ways technology can contribute to learning and instruction.

The WebCT course (http://acuonline.acu.edu.au) for this unit will be constructed for students to use as a resource to form their own learning communities whilst studying teaching, learning, and development at ACU National.

EDFD529 (see EDFD448) Effective Teaching and Professional Practice                                                10 cp

EDFD530 (see EDFD458) Catering for Diversity in the Classroom                                                          10 cp

EDFD531 Program Planning for Literacy and Numeracy                                                                      10 cp

This unit extends professional knowledge, skills and values of the teacher as decision-maker and curriculum designer and implementer. The unit integrates theoretical and practical principles of the teaching and learning paradigms that have been addressed in the other education studies and curriculum units of the course. In particular, planning for literacy and numeracy learning within an inclusive and culturally responsive framework is used to develop understanding and skills in program planning more broadly. Here, students will explore the philosophies and policies that underpin current curriculum frameworks and practices and critique them in relation to social justice and equity in schooling. The unit involves students in appraising effectively professional teacher competencies in literacy and numeracy curriculum knowledge, program development and professional practice with reference to national, state and system demands for professional competence, accomplishment and leadership. The unit will also focus upon program development and evaluation together with contemporary curriculum issues including student assessment, critical reflection for enhanced teaching and learning, outcomes based education, student profiling and reporting using performance indicators and benchmarks. In addition, the unit is intended to assist students develop informed practice concerning literacy and numeracy in all curriculum area, and they will have the opportunity to develop cross-curriculum inquiry-based learning units.

EDFD532 Action Research as Reflective Practice                                                                                  10 cp

This unit is designed to introduce students to using action research as a means of enabling reflective practice thus informing their teaching and learning. The unit focuses particularly on the practical implementation of reflective processes through field based research where students will face several teaching problems or issues. They will make a choice to investigate one of these, formulating a research question focused on improving or developing their practice. They will then design and implement a research project to further their understanding of their own teaching and learning within this focus area, and evaluate the outcomes of the research finding and the impact of the selected strategies used. The unit encourages students to develop an understanding of themselves as teachers through reflecting on the findings from their research. This unit emphasises the students’ development of self-regulatory strategies that provide a scaffold for continued use of reflective practices throughout their teaching career.