HSIE: Secondary Curriculum and Pedagogy I
Program Overview
Unit of Study EDUC2019 - HSIE: Secondary Curriculum and Pedagogy I (2026)
Unit Snapshot
- Unit type: UG Coursework Unit
- Credit points: 12
- Faculty/College: Faculty of Education
- Placement: No
- Pre-requisites: 96 Credit Points in Bachelor of Education, or admitted to Master of Teaching, or Graduate Diploma of Teaching
Enrolment Information
Students MUST complete at least one Secondary Curriculum and Pedagogy I unit in their chosen Secondary Subject Teaching area prior to enrolling in their first Professional Experience unit. It is recommended that students have completed at least 2 HSIE teaching (subject) area units prior to enrolling in this unit.
Unit Description
Introduces students to curriculum, assessment and pedagogy in the key learning area of Human Society and its Environment (HSIE). It focuses on Years 710 (Stages 45) syllabuses within the continuum of learning. The unit encourages critical engagement with the role, value, requirements and current issues of HSIE. Students will design lessons, assessments, resources and activities related to units from their subject syllabus. These designs will be informed by a range of teaching and learning priorities including critical, creative and connected inquiry-based learning, differentiation, disability and inclusion, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, digital technologies, literacy and numeracy.
Unit Content
- Module 1: Curriculum, Learning Area, Subject and Stage
- Module 2: Syllabus, Program, and Unit Structure
- Module 3: Assessment Design and Application
- Module 4: Pedagogical Content Knowledge and Application
- Module 5: Lesson Design and Application
- Module 6: Resources and Activity Design and Application
Availabilities
| Location | Domestic | International |
|---|---|---|
| Online | Term1,5 | Term1,5 |
| Perth | Term1,5 | Term1,5 |
Learning Outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
- Demonstrate a working knowledge of the HSIE Years 710 curriculum through the design of lessons, assessments, resources and activities related to units from a subject syllabus that are informed by teaching and learning priorities including cross curriculum priorities and general capabilities, with specific emphasis on critical, creative and connected inquiry-based learning.
- Demonstrate a working knowledge of the concepts and content of the HSIE Years 710 curriculum through the design of lessons, assessments, resources and activities related to units from a subject syllabus that are informed by teaching and learning priorities including differentiation, disability and inclusion, and embedding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, digital technologies, literacy and numeracy.
- Demonstrate effective teaching and learning strategies, based on a range of current pedagogical frameworks (e.g. Quality Teaching Framework) designed to encourage the development of knowledge, understanding, skills, and student engagement.
- Apply and evaluate strategies to assess student achievement of learning outcomes, including assessment 'for' and 'of' learning, to recognise how learners use their current understanding to discover, develop and incorporate new skills, knowledge and understanding, and to report on the achievement of learning outcomes.
Prescribed Learning Resources
Term 1
- Prescribed Texts: No prescribed texts.
- Prescribed Resources/Equipment: No prescribed resources/equipment.
Term 5
- Prescribed Texts: Prescribed text information is not currently available.
- Prescribed Resources/Equipment: Prescribed resources/equipment information is not currently available. Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.