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<p>This unit will provide the opportunity to explore and understand development for young children. It will cover the physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development of young children to build Pre-Service Teachers’ (PSTs) understanding of how children feel, think, and are valued. PSTs will examine theoretical perspectives on how children learn from interaction with peers and significant adults. It will focus on how adults may best provide support and advocate to give each child a way to voice their own perspectives.</p>
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<p>• Historical and current theories of child development<br>
• The Rights of the Child<br>
• Teacher / child relationships<br>
• Working with families<br>
• Strategies for teachers<br>
• Brain plasticity<br>
• Typical and atypical physical development<br>
• Documenting behaviour</p>
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<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
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Unit description
<p>This unit will provide the opportunity to explore and understand development for young children. It will cover the physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development of young children to build Pre-Service Teachers’ (PSTs) understanding of how children feel, think, and are valued. PSTs will examine theoretical perspectives on how children learn from interaction with peers and significant adults. It will focus on how adults may best provide support and advocate to give each child a way to voice their own perspectives.</p>
Unit content
<p>• Historical and current theories of child development<br> • The Rights of the Child<br> • Teacher / child relationships<br> • Working with families<br> • Strategies for teachers<br> • Brain plasticity<br> • Typical and atypical physical development<br> • Documenting behaviour</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Education, Arts & Community
Discipline:
Education
Study level:
Undergraduate
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
070303 - Education Studies
Offering:
<p><strong>Semester 2</strong><p>Berwick (On Campus)</p><p>On-line Learning</p></p>
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/edece1002">View unit fees</a>
Requisites
Prerequisite
None
Corequisite
None
Exclusion
<p>must not have completed <a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=EDBED1017" target="_blank">EDBED1017</a> OR must not have completed <a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=EDPTH1017" target="_blank">EDPTH1017</a></p>
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes
<p>On successful completion of this unit, students are expected to gain the following [K]nowledge, [S]kills and [A]pplication of knowledge & skills</p>
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K1
<p>Examine and identify physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development of young children;</p>
K2
<p>Articulate how children feel, think and are valued and how they give voice to their own perspectives;</p>
K3
<p>Identify how children learn from interaction with peers and from significant adults and events;</p>
K4
<p>Recognize how adults may best ensure support and understanding and foster agency for each child;</p>
S1
<p>Apply effective strategies and resources to support development in early childhood education;</p>
S2
<p>Design effective strategies to support individual children;</p>
S3
<p>Create an early childhood environment inclusive of all children and their backgrounds.</p>
A1
<p>Make connections between personal history and theories of development;</p>
A2
<p>Demonstrate an understanding of the historical and current contexts which impact how children develop.</p>
Assessment
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<p>Academic essay on theories relating to child development and how these may impact on their teaching in early childhood settings.</p>
<p>Essay</p>
<p>40-60%</p>
K1, K2, K3, K4, S1, A1, A2
2
<p>Analyse an individual child’s development and create a plan for future development using a provided scenario.</p>
<p>Case study analysis Written report</p>
<p>40-60%</p>
K1, K2, K3, K4, S1, S2, S3, A1
Supplementary assessment available:
Yes
Supplementary assessment information:
<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
FedTASK
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Description of FedTASK outcome
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FedTASK 1: Interpersonal
The ability to effectively communicate, interact and work with others both individually and in groups.
<p>Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines</p>
FedTASK 2: Leadership
The ability to apply professional skills and behaviours in leading others.
<p>Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines</p>
FedTASK 3: Critical Thinking and Creativity
The ability to work in complexity and ambiguity using imagination to create new ideas.
<p>Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines</p>
FedTASK 4: Digital Literacy
The ability to work fluently across a range of tools and applications to achieve a range of skills.
<p>Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines</p>
FedTASK 5: Sustainable and Ethical Mindset
The ability to consider and assess the consequences and impact of ideas and actions in enacting ethical and sustainable decisions.
FedTASK
<p>Federation University recognises that students require key transferable employability skills to prepare them for their future workplace and society. FedTASKs (<strong>T</strong>ransferable <strong>A</strong>ttributes <strong>S</strong>kills and <strong>K</strong>nowledge) provide a targeted focus on five key, transferable Attributes, Skills, and Knowledge that are embedded within curriculum, developed gradually towards successful measures and interlinked with cross-discipline and co-operative learning opportunities.</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Education, Arts & Community
Discipline:
Education
Study level:
Undergraduate
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
070303 - Education Studies
Offering:
<p><strong>Semester 2</strong><p>Berwick (On Campus)</p><p>On-line Learning</p></p>
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/edece1002">View unit fees</a>
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