James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2021

ED5971 - Humanities and Social Science Education for Primary Teachers

Limited to students enrolled in the Master of Teaching and Learning (Primary).

Subject Description

This subject develops the expert specialised cognitive and technical skills necessary to research, integrate and apply principles, policies and practices related to teaching and learning in the Humanities and Social Sciences in primary settings. The subject develops pre-service teachers' competence in planning, implementing and assessing humanities and social science inquiry units that position learners as active, and informed citizens through the use of evidence gathered from sources including assessment and through scholarly research. The subject builds a repertoire of strategies that promote critical and creative capabilities to enable learners to critically engage with evidence, and arrive at well-reasoned conclusions and sustainable courses of action. Particular attention will be given to collaborative pedagogical decision making and community engagement in the development of place-based programs in the humanities and social sciences within an ethical framework.

Learning Outcomes

• design, implement and evaluate curriculum, assessment, and differentiated learning opportunities for students from diverse cultural, linguistic and socio-economic backgrounds
• demonstrate expert, specialised cognitive and technical skills in the area of Humanities and Social Sciences education to independently analyse critically, complex information, data, problems, concepts, and theories and apply these
• articulate pedagogy in the development of place-based, collaborative, resources rich, intellectual challenging units and programs of inquiry learning in the Humanities and Social Sciences
• demonstrate expert, specialised cognitive and technical skills which promote students' literacy, numeracy and critical thinking capabilities within inquiry learning contexts
• model agentic dispositions that articulate a positive vision of Humanities and Social Science Education and that promote collaborative place-based programs that strengthen student, school and community partnerships

Subject Assessment

• Oral > Presentation 1 - (20%) - Individual
• Written > Critical appraisal/review - (30%) - Individual
• Written > Learning plan - (40%) - Individual
• Performance/Practice/Product > Practical assessment/practical skills demonstration - (10%) - Individual

Note that 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.

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