James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2019

ED3094 - Arts Education for Early Childhood

Credit points: 03
Year: 2019
Student Contribution Band: Band 1
Administered by:

Core subject for BEd(ECE)[36110], BEd Honours (ECE)[30009] students.

This subject is an introduction to teaching young children from birth to year 3 through the ARTS, which comprises five (5) subjects - Dance, Drama, Media Arts, Music, Visual Arts. It will focus on developing Arts knowledge, understanding and skills, through Making, and Responding to authentic arts practice, in Early Childhood settings. Students will have opportunities to implement techniques, skills and processes to explore creative practice and to make art works. As artists and audiences, students will also respond to, analyse and interpret the artworks they experience in the five Arts subjects. They will develop resources for classroom implementation, and knowledge to extend the influence of arts throughout schools and their communities. The subject will be based on the Early Years Learning Framework, the Queensland Kindergarten Learning Guideline and the Australian Curriculum: The Arts Foundation to Year 10.

Learning Outcomes

Prerequisites:6 credit points of level 2 ED subjects or ADM to course code 38110
Inadmissible
Subject
Combinations:
ED4123

Availabilities

, Study Period 1
Census Date 28-Mar-2019
Contact hours:
  • 39 hours - On line engagement through collaborate lectures, tutorials and on-line resources.
    Method of Delivery:WWW - LearnJCU
    Assessment:presentations (30%); assignments (30%); centrally-administered final exam (40%).

    JCU Singapore, , Study Period 53
    Census Date 05-Dec-2019
    Contact hours:
    • 13 hours
    • 26 hours
      Assessment:presentations (30%); assignments (30%); centrally-administered final exam (40%).
      Special Assessment Requirements:Students must pass each major strand to pass the subject overall.

      JCU Singapore, , Study Period 51
      Census Date 11-Apr-2019
      Contact hours:
      • 13 hours
      • 26 hours
        Assessment:presentations (30%); assignments (30%); centrally-administered final exam (40%).
        Special Assessment Requirements:Students must pass each major strand to pass the subject overall.

        Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.