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EDSE4023: Teaching History 3
2024 unit information
This unit aims to equip students to teach the skills and understandings underpinning the NESA Stage 6 history syllabuses. The unit also explores the realities of teaching students at this level, and the various ways in which higher-order skills may be developed in response to the demands of the Extension History Syllabus.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Education
| Code | EDSE4023 |
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| Academic unit | Education |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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120 credit points of units, including EDSE3058 |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of central concepts, modes of enquiry and content relevant to the teaching and learning of Stage 6 History (1.2)
- LO2. demonstrate a knowledge of the particularities of the Modern, Ancient and History Extension Syllabuses linking these understandings to the history education literature and pedagogy skills addressed in History Curriculum 1 and 2 (2.1, 3.4)
- LO3. devise appropriate lesson and unit plans that scaffold learning, and develop learners' historical skills and competencies (3.2)
- LO4. demonstrate knowledge and use of a broad range of strategies to assess learner achievement of learning outcomes, building on students' pedagogical content knowledge and skills addressed in History Curriculum 1 and 2 (1.2, 2.1)
- LO5. develop effective communication and questioning skills to facilitate learner inquiry into subject content applicable to HSC Modern, Ancient and Extension History (2.1, 3.3)
- LO6. select and develop a range of resources and other teaching materials that engage learners with the knowledge and skills required to participate successfully in the Stage 6 History classroom. (2.2)
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