edu3pln personal literacy and numeracy skill dev
PERSONAL LITERACY AND NUMERACY SKILL DEVELOPMENT
EDU3PLN
2017
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
Pre-Service Teachers will build an understanding of literacy and numeracy as social practices. Pre-Service Teachers will examine and review essential literacy and numeracy skills required by teachers. Pre-Service Teachers will be required to identify and examine their own literacy and numeracy capabilities and practices and developed these through aseries of online skill-development modules. Through weekly reflections, students will improve their understandings of their own literacy and numeracy skills, in order to meet the literacy and numeracy demands of teachers.
SchoolSchool of Education
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorJoanna Barbousas
Available to Study Abroad StudentsNo
Subject year levelYear Level 3 - UG
Exchange StudentsNo
Subject particulars
Subject rules
PrerequisitesN/A
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Examine expectations of literacy and numeracy skills required for teaching.
- Activities:
- Lectures, set readings will set basis for understanding that will be assessed by online testing
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Study and Learning Skills)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
02. Compose a list of literacy and numeracy skills that need development in order to be prepared to teach in a secondary school setting.
- Activities:
- In class (Seminars) discussion of topics raised in lectures.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
03. Construct new literacy and numeracy knowledge in preparation for internal and external examination.
- Activities:
- Lectures and readings will form the topics that students will be assessed with preparation facilitated online practice test.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Study and Learning Skills)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
04. Identify their own capabilities within a range of literacy and numeracy concepts and applications.
- Activities:
- As part of assessment 1 students are required to develop their own study timetable. To enable them to do this students will be taught how to set their own learning expectations.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
Subject options
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Bendigo, 2017, Semester 1, Blended
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorJoanna Barbousas
Class requirements
Lecture/SeminarWeek: 10 - 22
Four 8.0 hours lecture/seminar per study period on weekends during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Create a personalised study timetable to develop literacy and numeracy skills | Word Count Equivalence 1300 | 30 | 01, 02 |
| Narrated Presentation demonstrating literacy and numeracy skills. | Word Count Equivalence 1300 | 30 | 03 |
| Undertake a University based literacy and numeracy test | Completion of a literacy numeracy test will be undertaken in this subject as part of Professional Accreditation Requirements. This hurdle must be passed in order to pass the subject. Two attempts will be given to pass this hurdle task. Word Count Equivalence 1800 | 40 | 04 |
Melbourne, 2017, Semester 1, Blended
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorJoanna Barbousas
Class requirements
Lecture/SeminarWeek: 10 - 22
Four 8.0 hours lecture/seminar per study period on weekends during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Create a personalised study timetable to develop literacy and numeracy skills | Word Count Equivalence 1300 | 30 | 01, 02 |
| Narrated Presentation demonstrating literacy and numeracy skills. | Word Count Equivalence 1300 | 30 | 03 |
| Undertake a University based literacy and numeracy test | Completion of a literacy numeracy test will be undertaken in this subject as part of Professional Accreditation Requirements. This hurdle must be passed in order to pass the subject. Two attempts will be given to pass this hurdle task. Word Count Equivalence 1800 | 40 | 04 |