School Of EducationUnderstanding and Teaching ChildrenWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 102077.1
Discipline: TEACHER EDUCATION: PRIMARY
Student Contribution Band: 1
Level: 7
Credit Points: 10
Equivalent Units
101613 - Educational Psychology for Primary Teaching
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Students must be enrolled in 1663/1781 Master of Teaching (Primary) or 1651 Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Primary) and have successfully completed 160 credit points.
About this Unit
From 2020 students should note that core units are now taught in semesters rather than half yearly sessions. This unit is designed to facilitate prospective teachers to develop the dispositions and critical skills to create learning communities that are academically challenging, developmentally responsive, socially equitable and promote social and emotional wellbeing. The unit highlights the interacting contributions of biology and environment to the development of children and explores how teachers’ knowledge of this process informs their instructional strategies. Specifically, this unit examines a body of classic, as well as current theories, research and practice relating to the cognitive, physiological, and social/affective needs of children and focuses on the relevance of these for classroom practice. Particular emphasis is given to developing responsive teaching practices which promote social and emotional wellbeing of children and are underpinned by high-quality relationships which extend to include the valuing of families and the wider community.
Courses| 1651.6 | Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Primary) | CONTINUING |
| 1651.7 | Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Primary) | CONTINUING |
| 1651.8 | Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Primary) | CURRENT |
| 1781.1 | Master of Teaching (Primary) | CONTINUING |
| 1781.2 | Master of Teaching (Primary) | CONTINUING |
| 1781.3 | Master of Teaching (Primary) | CURRENT |
| 1782.1 | Graduate Diploma in Educational Studies (Primary) (exit only) | CONTINUING |
| 1782.2 | Graduate Diploma in Educational Studies (Primary) (exit only) | CURRENT |
| 1822.1 | Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Primary) Dean's Scholars | CONTINUING |
| 1822.2 | Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Primary) Dean's Scholars | CONTINUING |
| 1822.3 | Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Primary) Dean's Scholars | CURRENT |
| 1859.1 | Master of Educational Studies (exit only) | CONTINUING |
| 1859.2 | Master of Educational Studies (exit only) | CONTINUING |
| 1859.3 | Master of Educational Studies (exit only) | CONTINUING |
| 1859.4 | Master of Educational Studies (exit only) | CURRENT |
| 6019.1 | Diploma in Arts/Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Primary) | CONTINUING |
| 6019.2 | Diploma in Arts/Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Primary) | CURRENT |
Specialisations
| M1081.1 | Education Studies (Primary) | CURRENT |
| M1126.1 | Education Studies - Primary English Teaching Specialisation | CURRENT |
| M1127.1 | Education Studies - Primary Mathematics Teaching Specialisation | CURRENT |
| M1128.1 | Education Studies - Primary Science Teaching Specialisation | CURRENT |