Course overview
To introduce students to key constructs associated with how children learn science as the basis for planning and assessing disciplinary-based learning experiences across the primary years of schooling. Students will develop an understanding of inquiry-based and social constructivist perspectives of learning. Students will investigate current pedagogies, thinking and working scientifically and make links with other curriculum areas. Students will confidently and capably plan, implement and evaluate a unit of work in science that supports the building of inquiry skills, builds understanding of science concepts (embedded in biology, chemistry, earth and space and/or physical sciences) and makes connections to real-world context.
Course learning outcomes
- Describe key aspects of thinking and working scientifically and the role of scientific inquiry in planning for learning
- Design a sequence of science learning experiences that incorporate a range of pedagogical strategies to engage learners in thinking and working scientifically, and to build and assess understanding across all three strands of the Australian Curriculum: Science
- Develop, select, and use a range of resources, including digital resources, for teaching and assessing children’s scientific understanding
- Understand explicit teaching, modelling and scaffolding practices and explain how these support how a student’s brain learns
Degree list
The following degrees include this course