Development and Education 150 301179 Monday 8:00 – 10:00 Room 501:301 School of Education Faculty of Humanities UNIT OUTLINE Semester 1 2011 CRICOS (Perth - 00301J) (Sydney - 02637B) Development and Education Unit Outline Essential Administrative Information Unit Title Development and Education 150 Unit Description Physical, cognitive, social, emotional and moral development across the lifespan. Relationship between development and education. Unit Study Package Number 301179 Teaching Area School of Education Credit Value 25 points Mode(s) of study Internal Co-, Pre- and Anti-requisites None Additional requirements None Core Unit status If you are taking this unit as a required (core) unit in your course of study, you may be terminated from your course of study if you fail this unit twice. Tuition Pattern Read required textbook chapters and engage with online materials associated with each weekly workshop. Attend and participate in one 2-hour workshop each instructional week. Study Load It is expected that you will spend 10-12 hours per week engaged in learning activities associated this unit. Contact time in class on campus is only one aspect of your learning activities – the bulk occurs elsewhere! Result Type Grade and Mark Incidental Fees and Charges All fee information can be obtained through the Fees Centre. Visit http://www.fees.curtin.edu.au/index.cfm and/or by contacting the relevant Faculty Office. Unit Website http://oasis.curtin.edu.au Faculty Website http://humanities.curtin.edu.au Unit Controller Dr. Genevieve Marie Johnson (AKA Dr. J.) Contact Details Phone: (08) 9266 2179 Office: Building 501 Room 310 Email: g.johnson@curtin.edu.au Page: http://www.members.shaw.ca/gen.johnson/index.html Postal Address: Dr. G. M. Johnson School of Education Curtin of Technology University GPO Box U1987 Perth, Western Australia 6845 Page 2 of 7 Development and Education Unit Outline Student Feedback For Semester 1 and Semester 2 eVALUate is open for student feedback in weeks 12-17. For other study periods see http://evaluate.curtin.edu.au/info/dates.cfm We welcome your feedback as one way to keep improving this unit. Later this semester, you will be encouraged to give unit feedback through eVALUate, Curtin’s online student feedback system (see http://evaluate.curtin.edu.au). Student Rights and Responsibilities It is the responsibility of every student to be aware of all relevant legislation and policies and procedures relating to their rights and responsibilities as a student. These include: the Student Charter the University’s Guiding Ethical Principles the University’s policy and statements on plagiarism and academic integrity copyright principles and responsibilities the University’s policies on appropriate use of software and computer facilities Detailed information is available through the University's Student Rights and Responsibilities web page at http://students.curtin.edu.au/rights/ Introduction Welcome to the unit Development and Education 150. For some of you this will be one of your first units at university – so welcome to Curtin as well! Please carefully read this Unit Outline. If you misplace this copy, you can download a copy from Blackboard. Refer to the Unit Outline throughout the semester as it has important information about teaching, learning and assessment in this unit. The unit Development and Education 150 forms an important foundation to your future studies in education. Details concerning the content and aims of the unit follow. Learning Outcomes Upon successful completion of this unit the student will: 1. 2. 3. 4. Identify and explain key terms and concepts in the domains of human development. Apply concepts of human development to educational contexts. Collect, analyse and interpret data with respect to the domains of development. Develop academic essay and report writing skills. In order to achieve the above learning outcomes, you are required to read and study all chapters of the prescribed textbook and engage with online materials associated with each weekly workshop. Having studied the required textbook chapter/s and engaged in online learning and assessment activities, you attend and participate in one 2-hour workshop each instructional week during the semester (with the exception of the last week in May during which there is no face-to-face workshop). Page 3 of 7 Development and Education Unit Outline Content and Activities Human development refers to the biological and psychological changes that occur in human beings across the lifespan. Child development refers to the biological and psychological changes that occur between birth and the end of adolescence, as the individual progresses from dependency to increasing autonomy. Because these developmental changes may be strongly influenced by genetic factors and events during prenatal life, genetics and prenatal development are included as part of the study of child development. Developmental change may occur as a result of geneticallycontrolled processes known as maturation or as a result of environmental factors and learning but most commonly involves an interaction between the two. This unit focuses on understanding child and adolescent development and the psychological relevance of this to teaching and learning. The factual knowledge and conceptual understanding gained provide the foundation for constructing learning environments, engaging in effective teaching processes and making informed curriculum decisions. Understanding the growth and maturation of children and adolescents is prerequisite to responsive interactive and communicative classroom practices. The unit Development and Education 150 provides students with opportunities to: apply knowledge and concepts in classroom and community settings develop an understanding of individual similarities and differences during childhood and adolescence solve problems and consider issues that confront teachers, parents, professionals, children and adolescents become equipped to make instructional decisions based on research findings explore fundamental themes and theories in child and adolescent development Reading and Resources Unit Outline The unit outline (this document) gives you important information about the general aims of the unit, the required textbook and details about the assessment including allocation of marks, grading criteria and submission dates. You should make this unit outline the first document that you read. Study it carefully, paying particular attention to assessment instructions and submission dates. Keep it available as a reference for any questions throughout the semester. Required Textbook McDevitt, T., & Ormrod, J. E. (2010). Child development and education. (4th ed.) New Jersey: Pearson Merrill Prentice Hall. The textbook forms the basis of the unit content. New copies may be purchased from the Curtin Bookshop. You may purchase an eBook online. There may be used copies of the textbook available for purchase. The Robertson library has copies for student use. Web-Based Resources 1. Blackboard is part of the Flexible Learning Environment at Curtin (FLECS). Blackboard houses our unit – it is our virtual home. Many of the resources required to successfully complete this unit are contained within Blackboard. The tools within Blackboard will be used to communicate, access resources, and take online quizzes. You can access Blackboard training materials on the Learning Management System homepage. There is also a Help Manual under the Tools navigation button in each Blackboard module. Log into Blackboard via OASIS. 2. Hotseat, a social networking mobile web application, allows students in our class to post questions, vote on the value of posted questions, and answer posted questions. Hotseat is used to give students a voice in interpreting required learning content and is used in assessment activities. Log into Hotseat at.http://hotseat.curtin.edu.au 3. MyEducationLab is a set of online resources that accompany our textbook. An access code is included in the purchase of a new textbook. If you have a used copy of the textbook, you can purchase access to these resources online by going to http://www.myeducationlab.com. MyEducationLab is NOT compulsory but may support your learning of required unit content. Page 4 of 7 Development and Education Unit Outline Assessment Assessment serves two primary functions: 1) to motivate students to engage with learning events and activities and 2) to provide marks and grades which accurately reflect the extent to which the student has mastered specified learning outcomes. Development and Education 150 satisfies these assessment functions with frequent assessment activities which include: 1. Hotseat Questions on Required Learning Content: Computers are useless. They can only give you answers (Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973). Hotseat is an internet application that allows students to post, vote on and reply to questions relevant to required learning content. Three days prior to each of ten workshops, having engaged with learning resources as specified in the Unit Study Calendar (next page), each student will post a study question in Hotseat that will subsequently be answered by fellow students. During the first 15 minutes of each of ten workshops, students will read the questions posted in Hotseat and vote for the question to which they would most appreciate the answer (Hotseat can be access with class iPads but students are also encouraged to use their mobile phones and laptops). All students are required to vote for one question. The five students who posted the questions that received the highest number of votes receive full marks for their posted question (2%). Remaining questions are evaluated by Dr. J. for relevance to unit required learning content, clarity of expression, and precision in thinking. Marks, ranging 0% to 2.0%, will be entered in Blackboard. Students who fail to vote for a posted question will lose 0.5%. TOTAL VALUE: 10 X 2 = 20% 2. Answer to Hotseat Questions on Required Learning Content: Within four days following the workshop in which the posted questions were voted upon, each student is required to respond to any Hotseat question associated with the content required in that previous workshop. Answers are limited to a maximum of 1000 characters (approximately one paragraph) and, in this regard, must be extremely concise. (If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter. Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106 - 43 BC). Dr. J. will evaluate the answer on the basis of demonstration of understanding, clarity of expression, precision in thinking and interpretation of required learning resources. Marks will be entered in Blackboard. TOTAL VALUE: 10 X 4 = 40% 3. Online Module Quizzes: Given the limited amount of Lecturer-Student contact time in Development and Education 150, it is critical that students independently read and study the required textbook chapters. The learning events that occur during the workshops are built upon the assumption that students have engaged with required unit resources as specified in the Unit Study Calendar (next page). During each of ten instructional weeks, as specified in the Unit Study Calendar, students are required to complete a timed (20 minutes) online quiz (i.e., 20 multiple-choice items). Quizzes are marked automatically and marks are entered in Blackboard. Quiz questions assess understanding, NOT recall of specific fact and, in this regard, it is unlikely that correct answers can be located in the textbook or Hotseat answers within the 20 minute time limit. Any student who feels uncomfortable taking the quiz online may take a paper version under the supervision of Dr. J. TOTAL VALUE: 10 X 4 = 40% The Blackboard Assessment Link provides details on all aspects of assessment in Development and Education 150 including sample multiple-choice quiz items and marking criteria for Hotseat questions and answers. Additionally, all aspects of assessment are discussed in detail during workshops. Late Assessment Hotseat questions can be posted prior to each workshop. Alternatively, each student can have his/her question ready and post it using a class iPad during the first 5 minutes of class prior to student voting. If unable to attend a workshop, students can vote for their preferred question by accessing Hotseat online. Please contact Dr. J. if you are too ill to vote. If you are unable to post your answer to the posted questions within four days, please contact Dr. J.to discuss alternative arrangements. If you are unable to complete an online quiz due to serious medical or personal circumstance, please contact Dr. J. within 48 hours. Alternative arrangements must be made with Dr. J. Failure to do so will result in a 10% penalty per calendar day (e.g. 10% per day off the ‘total’ marks available – a posted answer worth 4 marks will lose .4 marks every day it is late). Postings or online quizzes more than 7 days overdue will not be accepted or marked. The Late Assessment Guidelines and Request for Extension form are available online, please see http://humanities.curtin.edu.au/current_students/late_assessment.cfm Page 5 of 7 Development and Education Unit Outline Additional Information Curtin University Policies and Procedures Support for Students Curtin provides a wide variety of academic and personal support to increase the probability of student success at university. Please visit http://students.curtin.edu.au/?subCatID=14 and navigate the links including Student Transition & Retention Team (START) and Student Wellbeing. JumpStart aims to offer a helping hand to students who show signs of experiencing difficulty during their first year of study. There are several potential signs that a student is struggling with his/her studies, such as: Not attending required classes by Week 3, or other key classes later in the semester Submitting the first major assignment late, or not at all Failing any major assignments If you are showing signs of struggling with your studies, you may be contacted by a member of the START Team who may direct you toward appropriate University support services. Alternatively, don’t hesitate to contact your Unit Lecturer or Unit Coordinator who can direct you toward support services. Enrolment It is your responsibility to ensure that your enrolment is correct - you can check your enrolment through the eStudent option on OASIS, where you can also print an Enrolment Advice. Attendance Students are expected to attend and actively participate in all workshops. Workshops are designed to maximize student learning. While workshop participation does not guarantee successful completion of the unit, it is unlikely that learning objectives can be achieved without active participation in most workshops. Fair Assessment through Moderation Moderation describes a quality assurance process to ensure that assessments are appropriate to learning outcomes and that student work is consistently evaluated by assessors. Minimum standards for the moderation of assessment are described in the Assessment Manual available from http://policies.curtin.edu.au/policies/teachingandlearning.cfm. In Development and Education 150, Dr. Johnson, Unit Coordinator and Lecturer, and Mr. Lunday, Lecturer, work together to ensure that that the posted student questions and answers are marked consistently across all primary and secondary classes. Extensions Extensions may be granted in exceptional circumstances and at the discretion of your Lecturer. Applications must be made in writing at least one week prior to the due date and supporting documentation (i.e., medical certificate) must be provided. No more than one extension per unit will be granted. Assignment Resubmissions Assignments failing to receive over 50% may be revised and resubmitted prior to the conclusion of the unit, at the discretion of your Lecturer. However, a maximum result of 50% will be awarded. Assignments that are late (without an approved extension) may not be resubmitted. Please note: Only one resubmission per unit will be granted. Plagiarism Plagiarism is using the words or ideas of others and presenting them as your own. Plagiarism can take many forms from deliberate cheating to accidentally copying from a source without acknowledgement. Whenever you use the words or ideas of another person in your posts, you must acknowledge where they came from. In making your posts, please note your source in parenthesis, such as (textbook, page 10) or (http://www.lc.unsw.edu.au/onlib/plag.html). Page 6 of 7 Development and Education Unit Outline Unit Study Calendar Semester 1 2011 Module Week Topic Resources Assessment Due Date Module 1 Practice Quiz Feb. 28-Mar 13 Startup Week Foundations of Child and Textbook Chapter 1 Adolescent Development Blackboard Module 1 1 1 2 Research to Understand Textbook Chapter 2 2 Children and Adolescents Blackboard Module 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Contexts of Child and Textbook Chapter 3 3 Adolescent Development Blackboard Module 3 Biological Foundations of Textbook Chapters 4 & 5 4 Development Blackboard Module 4 Theories of Cognitive 5 Development The Development of 6 Intelligence Behaviour Language and 7 Communication Development in the 8 Academic Domains 9 10 11 12 13 Textbook Chapters 6 & 7 Blackboard Module 5 Textbook Chapters 8 Blackboard Module 6 Textbook Chapter 9 Blackboard Module 7 Textbook Chapter 10 Blackboard Module 8 Module 2 Question = 2% March 1 - 6 Module 2 Answer = 4% March 7 - 10 Quiz Chapters 1 & 2 = 4% March 6 - 12 Module 3 Question = 2% March 11 - 13 Module 3 Answer = 4% March 14 - 17 Quiz Chapter 3 = 4% March 13 - 19 Module 4 Question = 2% March 18 - 20 Module 4 Answer = 4% March 21 - 24 Quiz Chapters 4 & 5 = 4% March 20 - 26 Module 5 Question = 2% March 25 - 27 Module 5 Answer = 4% March 28 - 31 Quiz Chapters 6 & 7 = 4% Mar. 27 - Apr. 2 Module 6 Question = 2% April 1 - 3 Module 6 Answer = 4% April 4 - 7 Quiz Chapters 8 = 4% April 3 - 9 Module 7 Question = 2% April 8 - 10 Module 7 Answer = 4% April 11 - 14 Quiz Chapter 9 = 4% April 10 - 16 Module 8 Question = 2% April 15 - 17 Module 8 Answer = 4% April 18 - 21 Quiz Chapter 10 = 4% April 17 - 26 Tuition Free Week Social and Emotional 9 Development Development of Self10 Regulation and Morality The Influence of Peers, 11 School and Society 12 Unit Evaluation Module 9 Question = 2% Textbook Chapters 11 & 12 Module 9 Answer = 4% Blackboard Module 9 Quiz Chapter s11 & 12 = 4% Module 10 Question = 2% Textbook Chapters 13 & 14 Module 10 Answer = 4% Blackboard Module 10 Quiz Chapters 13 & 14 = 4% Textbook Chapter 15 Blackboard Module 11 Survey Monkey Blackboard Module 12 14 Study Week 15 Examinations 16 Examinations Page 7 of 7 Apr. 29 - May 1 May 2 - 5 May 1 - 7 May 6 - 8 May 9 - 12 May 8 - 14 Module 11 Question = 2% May 13 - 15 Module 11 Answer = 4% May 16 - 19 Quiz Chapter 15 = 4% May 15 - 21