Course overview
This course will further develop preservice teachers' capabilities to teach science using contemporary approaches that are appropriate to learners in secondary school. Preservice teachers will apply and scrutinise a range of contemporary practices, including inquiry approaches, to engage, challenge and assess scientific understanding of all learners. They will critically analyse prevailing modes of teaching science and explore ways to enhance participation and engagement for all students. Preservice teachers will analyse how key curriculum documents, such as the Australian Curriculum, shape secondary school science teaching and learning, and empower their students to be scientifically literate and informed citizens.
Course learning outcomes
- Apply, analyse and evaluate a range of pedagogies, including inquiry-based approaches, that are used for teaching science in secondary schools.
- Design, enact and critically reflect on teaching and learning experiences that support the learning of all students.
- Develop, select and evaluate a range of assessments appropriate for secondary school science that support the learning of all students.
- Effectively plan science lesson sequences and science units of work that are appropriate for particular contexts and purposes.