| Effective Term: | 2025/05 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Education, Arts & Community |
| Unit Title: | Psychology Curriculum 2 |
| Unit ID: | EDMAS6116 |
| Credit Points: | 15.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | (EDMAS6016) |
| Co-requisite(s): | Nil |
| Exclusion(s): | Nil |
| ASCED: | 070105 |
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| Brief description of the Unit |
This course will continue to develop postgraduate Pre-Service Teachers (PSTs) knowledge of the scientific nature and diversity of Psychology as a field of study and its key experiments. The course will acquaint PSTs with the assessment procedures of V.C.E. Units 3 and 4, and encourage them to examine how the curriculum frameworks can be used to design effective learning experiences and assessment tasks. PSTs will reflect critically on their teaching practice in the light of contemporary research findings into teaching and learning. |
| Grade Scheme: | Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF) |
| Work Experience Indicator: |
| No work experience |
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| Supplementary Assessment:No |
| Supplementary assessment is not available to students who gain a fail in this Unit. |
| Course Level: |
| Level of Unit in Course | AQF Level(s) of Course | | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | | Introductory | | | | | | | | Intermediate | | | | | | | | Advanced | | | | |  | |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
| Knowledge: |
| K1. | Develop a working knowledge of the concepts, substance and structure of the relevant senior Psychology curriculum documentation and guidelines, particularly for Psychology Units 3 and 4, including assessment and moderation requirements. |
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| K2. | Develop, understand and apply contemporary theories, research and research practices related to the field of psychology. |
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| K3. | Demonstrate understanding of effective learning, teaching and assessment strategies and approaches, in the Psychology specialist teaching area. |
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| K4. | Develop understanding of the application of ICT and the use of literacy and numeracy teaching strategies in the Psychology teaching area. |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Apply the research skills needed to trace original research reports in either print or non-print media. |
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| S2. | Plan learning sequences that consist of engaging classroom materials in a variety of media for a variety of learning needs. |
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| S3. | Demonstrate knowledge of a range of resources, including ICT, that engage students in their learning. |
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| S4. | Competently develop and evaluate a range of appropriately differentiated, resourced and sequenced lessons or units of work. |
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| S5. | Evaluate the use of formal and informal formative assessment to enhance students reflective capacity and Psychology knowledge and skills. |
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| S6. | Apply literacy and numeracy teaching strategies in the Psychology teaching area. |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Design and articulate pedagogical reasoning for a series of VCE Unit 3 or 4 lessons.. |
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| A2. | Reflect on and critique sequence of lessons related to VCE Psychology Units 3 or 4, with particular attention to curriculum, teaching, learning and assessment issues and catering for diverse students needs. |
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| Unit Content: |
Topics may include:
1. Refreshing knowledge of key experiments outlined in the VCE Study Design and drawing attention to subsequent related research
2. Current theories in Psychology and making them comprehensible to VCE students in memorable and enjoyable ways
3. The complex paired assessment procedures of the V.C.E. Units 3 & 4, and exploring how these procedures may be used to create optimal participation, learning and enjoyment for their students
4. Examination of VCE summative assessment approaches including SACs, topic tests and revision sheets and recognising opportunities for formative assessment
5. Reflecting on teaching practice in the light of research findings into learning, memory, meta-memory, metacognition, and group interaction
6. Investigation into evidence-based teaching strategies relevant to teaching VCE units 3 and 4 in Psychology |
| Graduate Attributes: |
| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | | 1. | K1, K2, K3, K4, S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6, A1; APST: 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1 | Design and present a VCE Unit 3 or 4 sequence of lessons embedding teaching strategies which cater for diverse learners, include resources (including the use of ICT), assessment approaches and teach a lesson from the sequence with differentiated content, resources and assessment. | Curriculum Design and Teaching Performance | 40-60% | | 2. | K1, K2, K4, S3, S6, A3; APST: 2.1, 2.5, 3.6, 4.1 | Produce a reflective journal that examines curriculum, teaching, learning and assessment issues and strategies with links to course content within the VCE Units 3 and 4 of Psychology and which includes reflections and evaluation of a school's approach to curriculum issues related to VCE Units 3 and 4 Psychology | Reflective Journal | 40-60% |
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