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Autism Intervention (EDUC90859)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
Overview
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This subject considers how Students can better understand ways in which students with an Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC) interact with and experience the world, and the subsequent impacts on learning. This subject unifies research from fields including neuroscience and psychology, and explores pedagogy to create an evidence-base from which Students can build profiles and develop interventions tailored to their setting.
This subject references state and federal guidelines to focus on evidence-based delivery of curriculum content, the development of responsive instructional strategies, and changes to the learning environment that cater for the range of individuals with ASC. The subject contributes to the professional learning of teachers in working with students who have ASC.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, Students should be able to:
- Investigate functional relationships between environment, learning and behaviour;
- Develop a repertoire of instructional strategies that cater for the range of learning needs within ASCs;
- Reflect critically on classroom implications for implementing intervention strategies in professional practice; and
- Develop the confidence and knowledge to make informed critical decisions about which ASC strategies to implement in the classroom environment
Generic skills
Students will be able to demonstrate:
- Commitment to professional and academic ethics and excellence.
- Ability to set personal targets and plan to achieve them.
- Highly developed independent learning.
- Ability to read critically and present material concisely and coherently in relevant written and oral presentations.
- Skills in observation, evaluation and applying their findings to their own personal situations.
Last updated: 10 February 2024