Concept Driven Curriculum (IB) (EDUC90261)

Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)

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Participants will explore how learners construct meaning including how understanding is acquired and what differentiates it from knowledge. Strategies for supporting the development of higher order thinking skills including the role of student directed concept-driven inquiry, the art of inquiring, and building communities of learners will be investigated. There will be a strong theoretical and practical emphasis on the development and implementation of a transdisciplinary curriculum that creates a balance between the acquisition of essential knowledge and skills, and the search for meaning and understanding.

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this subject, students should be able to:



  • Explore and demonstrate an understanding of how knowledge and understanding are constructed and how they differ;
  • Critically examine concept driven curriculum and strategies for supporting higher order thinking skills including the art of questioning;
  • Articulate strategies for promoting student-directed inquiry and the development of higher order thinking sills;
  • Demonstrate the ability to design and critique curriculum that balances the acquisition of essential knowledge with the search for meaning and understanding.

Generic skills

On completion of this subject, students should be able to:

  • Demonstrate an understanding of essential knowledge and skills to perform competently as a specialist teacher;
  • Comprehend the intellectual, social and psychological aspects of their work with learners and synthesise theory and practice;
  • Articulate key concepts of a concept driven transdisciplinary curriculum;
  • Design and implement curriculum that creates a balance between the acquisition of essential knowledge and skills, and the search for meaning and understanding
  • Evaluate and use constructive criticism of their own work and of the institutions in which

Last updated: 10 February 2024