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EDUC267 – Classroom Management and Assessment
2015 – S2 Day
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| Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
John De Nobile
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| Credit points |
Credit points
3
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| Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
EDUC107 or (EDUC105 and EDUC106) or (admission to BEd(Prim) or BEd(Sec))
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| Corequisites |
Corequisites
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| Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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| Unit description |
Unit description
This unit provides a broad overview of classroom management theories and approaches, as well as an introduction to key concepts in educational assessment in preparation for the curriculum methodology and professional-experience-oriented units that follow.
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Important Academic Dates
Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- 1 Describe key components of classroom management for effective teaching
- 2 Explain theoretical approaches to classroom management
- 3 Plan for classroom management taking into account the theoretical bases of behaviour and knowledge of approaches
- 4 Describe and explain key concepts of educational assessment
- 5 Apply understandings of educational assessment in a variety of ways that inform and enhance curriculum and pedagogy
Assessment Tasks
| Name | Weighting | Due |
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| Online quiz 1 | 10% | Week 4 |
| Classroom Management PLan | 40% | Week 7 |
| Online quiz 2 | 10% | Week 11 |
| Assessment plan | 40% | Week 13 |
Online quiz 1
Due: Week 4
Weighting: 10%
30 questions based on content from weeks 1-3
On successful completion you will be able to:
- 1 Describe key components of classroom management for effective teaching
- 2 Explain theoretical approaches to classroom management
Classroom Management PLan
Due: Week 7
Weighting: 40%
Devise a classroom management plan in response to a case study.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- 1 Describe key components of classroom management for effective teaching
- 2 Explain theoretical approaches to classroom management
- 3 Plan for classroom management taking into account the theoretical bases of behaviour and knowledge of approaches
Online quiz 2
Due: Week 11
Weighting: 10%
30 questions based on content from weeks 4-10
On successful completion you will be able to:
- 2 Explain theoretical approaches to classroom management
- 4 Describe and explain key concepts of educational assessment
Assessment plan
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 40%
Design an assessment plan for a given class and content area
On successful completion you will be able to:
- 4 Describe and explain key concepts of educational assessment
- 5 Apply understandings of educational assessment in a variety of ways that inform and enhance curriculum and pedagogy
Delivery and Resources
2 x hr lecture weekly
1 hr tutorial weekly
Policies and Procedures
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central. Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
Academic Honesty Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html
Assessment Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy.html
Grading Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/grading/policy.html
Grade Appeal Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/gradeappeal/policy.html
Grievance Management Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/grievance_management/policy.html
Disruption to Studies Policy http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html The Disruption to Studies Policy is effective from March 3 2014 and replaces the Special Consideration Policy.
In addition, a number of other policies can be found in the Learning and Teaching Category of Policy Central.
Student Code of Conduct
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/support/student_conduct/
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Graduate Capabilities
Capable of Professional and Personal Judgement and Initiative
We want our graduates to have emotional intelligence and sound interpersonal skills and to demonstrate discernment and common sense in their professional and personal judgement. They will exercise initiative as needed. They will be capable of risk assessment, and be able to handle ambiguity and complexity, enabling them to be adaptable in diverse and changing environments.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- 3 Plan for classroom management taking into account the theoretical bases of behaviour and knowledge of approaches
- 5 Apply understandings of educational assessment in a variety of ways that inform and enhance curriculum and pedagogy
Assessment tasks
- Classroom Management PLan
- Assessment plan
Discipline Specific Knowledge and Skills
Our graduates will take with them the intellectual development, depth and breadth of knowledge, scholarly understanding, and specific subject content in their chosen fields to make them competent and confident in their subject or profession. They will be able to demonstrate, where relevant, professional technical competence and meet professional standards. They will be able to articulate the structure of knowledge of their discipline, be able to adapt discipline-specific knowledge to novel situations, and be able to contribute from their discipline to inter-disciplinary solutions to problems.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- 1 Describe key components of classroom management for effective teaching
- 4 Describe and explain key concepts of educational assessment
Assessment tasks
- Online quiz 1
- Classroom Management PLan
- Online quiz 2
Critical, Analytical and Integrative Thinking
We want our graduates to be capable of reasoning, questioning and analysing, and to integrate and synthesise learning and knowledge from a range of sources and environments; to be able to critique constraints, assumptions and limitations; to be able to think independently and systemically in relation to scholarly activity, in the workplace, and in the world. We want them to have a level of scientific and information technology literacy.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- 2 Explain theoretical approaches to classroom management
- 3 Plan for classroom management taking into account the theoretical bases of behaviour and knowledge of approaches
- 4 Describe and explain key concepts of educational assessment
Problem Solving and Research Capability
Our graduates should be capable of researching; of analysing, and interpreting and assessing data and information in various forms; of drawing connections across fields of knowledge; and they should be able to relate their knowledge to complex situations at work or in the world, in order to diagnose and solve problems. We want them to have the confidence to take the initiative in doing so, within an awareness of their own limitations.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcome
- 4 Describe and explain key concepts of educational assessment
Assessment task
- Classroom Management PLan