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Units with modes Online timetabled and Online flexible are available for any student to self-enrol and study online.
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Unit Overview
- Description
Literacy and numeracy are critical for student success in secondary discipline areas. In this unit, preservice teachers will build an understanding of evidence-based approaches to pedagogy and practices to support the literacy and numeracy development of diverse groups of students. Approaches such as the science of reading, explicit instruction, critical literacy and IT integration will be explored and applied along with scaffolding and modelling. Preservice teachers will apply evidence-based approaches to reading, writing, speaking and listening and multimodality within their discipline areas and across the curriculum in preparing learning materials and in practical teaching activities. They will also deliver explicit numeracy instruction to support student capacity in the use of numerical, spatial, graphical and statistical mathematical concepts, and relate the mathematical proficiencies, to their discipline area(s) and across the curriculum.
- Credit
- 6 points
- Offering
(see Timetable) Availability Location Mode Non-standard teaching period UWA (Perth) On-campus -
The timetable for this teaching period is not currently available. Please see the Important Dates page for the timetable release date and other key date information.
- Outcomes
Students are able to (1) analyse the role of literacy and numeracy in discipline areas and school achievement; (2) apply contemporary reading, writing and multimodal pedagogies to support student learning in discipline areas and across the curriculum; (3) apply contemporary numeracy and mathematics pedagogies to support student learning student learning in discipline areas and across the curriculum.; (4) use data to evaluate student literacy and numeracy capacity and develop resources to support student learning student learning in discipline areas and across the curriculum; and (5) apply innovative approaches to supporting literacy and numeracy across the learning areas.
- Assessment
Indicative assessments in this unit are as follows: (1) plan, deliver and evaluate learning; (2) case study; and (3) teaching resources. Further information is available in the unit outline.
To pass this unit, a student must: (a) achieve an overall mark of 50 per cent or higher for the unit; and (b) achieve the requisite requirements(s) or a mark of 50 per cent or greater, whichever is higher and specified in the unit outline, for the plan, deliver and evaluate learning, case study, and teaching resources components.
Student may be offered supplementary assessment in this unit if they meet the eligibility criteria.
- Unit Coordinator(s)
- Dr Jennifer Shand and Chris De Haer
- Unit rules
- Prerequisites
- Successful completion of
- Advisable prior study
- curriculum major/minor units in pre-service teacher education
- Contact hours
- 30 contact hours (150 hours total time commitment). Further information is available in the unit outline.
- The availability of units in Semester 1, 2, etc. was correct at the time of publication but may be subject to change.
- All students are responsible for identifying when they need assistance to improve their academic learning, research, English language and numeracy skills; seeking out the services and resources available to help them; and applying what they learn. Students are encouraged to register for free online support through GETSmart; to help themselves to the extensive range of resources on UWA's STUDYSmarter website; and to participate in WRITESmart and (ma+hs)Smart drop-ins and workshops.
- Visit the Essential Textbooks website to see if any textbooks are required for this Unit. The website is updated regularly so content may change. Students are recommended to purchase Essential Textbooks, but a limited number of copies of all Essential Textbooks are held in the Library in print, and as an ebook where possible. Recommended readings for the unit can be accessed in Unit Readings directly through the Learning Management System (LMS).
- Contact hours provide an indication of the type and extent of in-class activities this unit may contain. The total amount of student work (including contact hours, assessment time, and self-study) will approximate 150 hours per 6 credit points.
Face to face
Predominantly face-to-face. On campus attendance required to complete this unit. May have accompanying resources online.
Online flexible
100% Online Unit. NO campus face-to-face attendance is required to complete this unit. All study requirements are online only. Unit is asynchronous delivery, with NO requirement for students to participate online at specific times.
Online timetabled
100% Online Unit. NO campus face-to-face attendance is required to complete this unit. All study requirements are online only. Unit includes some synchronous components, with a requirement for students to participate online at specific times.
Online Restricted
Not available for self-enrolment. Students access this mode by contacting their student office through AskUWA. 100% Online Unit.
NO campus face-to-face attendance. All study and assessment requirements are online only. Unit includes some timetabled activities, with a requirement for students to participate online at specific times. In exceptional cases (noted in the Handbook) students may be required to participate in face-to-face laboratory classes when a return to UWA’s Crawley campus becomes possible in order to be awarded a final grade.
External
No attendance or regular contact is required, and all study requirements are completed either via correspondence and/or online submission.
Off-campus
Regular attendance is not required, but student attends the institution face to face on an agreed schedule for purposes of supervision and/or instruction.
Multi-mode
Multiple modes of delivery. Unit includes a mix of online and on-campus study requirements. On campus attendance for some activities is required to complete this unit.