| Semester 2, 2020 Online | |
| Short Description: | Developmental Differences Sec |
| Units : | 1 |
| Faculty or Section : | Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts |
| School or Department : | School of Education |
| Student contribution band : | National Priority - Teaching |
| ASCED code : | 070105 - Teacher Education: Secondary |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
Staffing
Examiner:
Other requisites
Students enrolling in courses which do not follow the recommended enrolment pattern cannot be assured of a developmental learning experience or program completion within their preferred timeframe.
Rationale
The primary role of an educator is to facilitate opportunities for learners to access and participate in curriculum to their fullest potential. The Australian Curriculum has been envisioned on a continuum of learning development. How this curriculum can be delivered in inclusive learning environments that embrace a range of diverse learners is a necessary understanding and skill for all educators. Catering for learner diversity requires secondary educators to firstly be able to recognise these needs, secondly, understand how these needs affect learning, and lastly, provide appropriate teaching strategies to support curriculum access and participation.
Synopsis
This course will explore a range of learner developmental differences (atypical development) that may or may not be associated with a diagnosed disability but do impact upon the secondary school learner's access to and participation in, the curriculum. Areas including but not limited to attention, motor skills, communication, sensory processing, and executive functioning, will be defined and their impact on learning illustrated through examples found within a secondary school environment. Evidence-based teaching strategies specific to a secondary school environment and relevant to these developmental differences will be explored as well as data collection methods to identify these diverse needs, and inform appropriate educational practices. Additionally, the role of motivation and self-regulation in learning will be considered.
Objectives
The course objectives define the student learning outcomes for a course in accordance with the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership鈥檚 (AITSL) Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST). On successful completion of this course pre-service teachers should be able to:
- identify and explain a range of developmental differences (atypical development) that are likely to be present within a learning environment, and how these differences may impact student learning (APST 1.1, 1.2, 1.5, 1.6);
- describe appropriate data collection, assessment and moderation methods that can be used to identify and support student need in regard to identified developmental difference (APST 5.1, 5.3, 5.4);
- identify and justify appropriate evidence-based practice for teaching learners with specific developmental differences in an inclusive learning environment using a range of teaching strategies (APST 1.5, 1.6, 2.6, 3.3, 4.1);
- seek and apply constructive feedback from supervisors and teachers to improve teaching practices (APST 6.3).
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Overview of developmental differences | 10.00 |
| 2. |
Motor skills:
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15.00 |
| 3. |
Receptive, expressive and pragmatic communication:
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15.00 |
| 4. |
Executive functioning, metacognition and memory, and attentional difficulties:
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15.00 |
| 5. |
Sensory processing:
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15.00 |
| 6. |
Motivation and self-regulation:
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15.00 |
| 7. | Planning, assessment and moderation to meet student need | 15.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
ALL textbooks and materials available to be purchased can be sourced from (unless otherwise stated). (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/textbooks/?year=2020&sem=02&subject1=ESI3006)
Please for alternative purchase options from USQ Bookshop. (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/info/contact/)
Reference materials
Student workload expectations
| Activity | Hours |
|---|---|
| Directed 精东传媒app | 80.00 |
| Private 精东传媒app | 85.00 |
Assessment details
| Description | Marks out of | Wtg (%) | Due Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASSIGNMENT 1 | 50 | 50 | 19 Aug 2020 | |
| ASSIGNMENT 2 | 50 | 50 | 21 Oct 2020 |
Important assessment information
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Attendance requirements:
It is the students' responsibility to attend and participate appropriately in all activities scheduled for them, and to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration. -
Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
To satisfactorily complete an individual assessment item a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks. -
Penalties for late submission of required work:
Students should refer to the Assessment Procedure (point 4.2.4) -
Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must achieve at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course. -
Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the aggregate of the weighted marks obtained for each of the summative assessment items in the course -
Examination information:
There is no examination in this course. -
Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
Not applicable. -
精东传媒app Student Policies:
Students should read the USQ policies: Definitions, Assessment and Student Academic Misconduct to avoid actions which might contravene 精东传媒app policies and practices. These policies can be found at .
Assessment notes
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Referencing in assignments: Referencing in assignments must comply with the APA referencing system. This system should be used by students to format details of the information sources they have cited in their work. The APA style to be used is defined by the USQ library's referencing guide. This guide can be found at .
Evaluation and benchmarking
In meeting the 精东传媒app鈥檚 aims to establish quality learning and teaching for all programs, this course monitors and ensures quality assurance and improvements in at least two ways. This course:
1. conforms to the USQ Policy on Evaluation of Teaching, Courses and Programs to ensure ongoing monitoring and systematic improvement
2. forms part of the Bachelor of Education and is benchmarked against the:
- internal USQ accreditation/reaccreditation processes which include (i) stringent standards in the independent accreditation of its academic programs, (ii) close integration between business and academic planning, and (iii) regular and rigorous review
- Queensland College of Teachers
- Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST) of the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL).
Other requirements
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Participation: Students can expect it will be necessary to participate in and contribute to a range of learning opportunities in this course including online study activities, lectures, tutorials, seminar presentations, group discussions and self-directed study activities in order to apply the coursework that will enable quality assessment tasks to be submitted as evidence of professional development.