Secondary Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 2

EDU736

Level 7
15 Credits
0.125 EFTS
Delivery type:

Online
Course duration: 16 weeks
Course Duration
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When you start your course, you will have a study guide to follow that outlines what topics to aim to work on each week.

For many courses the study guide will be based on teaching weeks, which is shorter than course duration. This is to allow time at the end of the course for assessment marking, extensions and exams.

Withdrawal dates are based on the course duration. Learn more about withdrawals and course transfers.
Course cost:

$842 NZ Domestic

Course Cost

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Workload - Approximately 10 hours per
week
Workload

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Number of credits times 10 divided by the number of teaching weeks for the course.

The hours are rounded up to the nearest whole number.

Workload is only a guide – you may need more or less time each week. You might also need to allow more time when you have assessments due or exams.

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Availability

Monthly course availability for upcoming periods
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In this online course ākonga synthesise their knowledge and understandings of the New Zealand Curriculum and develop an holistic idea of curriculum, pedagogy and assessment and their impact on learning.

Ākonga will investigate complementary research-based approaches, pedagogies and assessment, which deepen their understanding of the educative process. Drawing on their own subject specialisation, ākonga critically analyse various research-based approaches to curriculum, pedagogy, assessment and reporting to improve the learning and teaching cycle

Learners who successfully complete this course will be able to:

Apply a range of assessment for learning principles, theories and processes in specialist subject areas.
Devise learning to support a local curriculum for specialist subject areas
Critique research-based pedagogies that support effective learning and teaching.
Integrate literacy, numeracy and information technology into a project-based/cross-curricular unit of work.

Assessment

This course is 100% internally assessed.

Textbooks

No textbooks are required for this course.

Computer and internet requirements

This course is delivered online, so you will access your course material and submit assessments online. Our online courses may include reading, videos, quizzes or activities, and you may need to download content.

For online learning you need:

Access to a laptop or desktop computer
Reliable internet and data plan.

If you are unsure if your current computer, Windows or internet access will allow you to study online, please contact us before applying to enrol.

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How to apply

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Graduate Diploma

Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Secondary Education) OP7036 Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Secondary Technology Education) OP7037

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