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Promoting Positive Behaviour (EDUC90290)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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Semester 2
Shiralee Poed: spoed@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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This subject explores strategies for promoting positive behaviour for students, particularly those with disability, enrolled in early intervention and school settings. Structured online learning experiences, along with face-to-face sessions, focus on research-validated approaches for effective behaviour management. Whole school approaches will be examined, alongside targeted interventions for students requiring intensive interventions.
Engagement in all face-to-face lectures and online modules is required.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Critically analyse the concept of ‘challenging behaviour’
- Review and contrast major theoretical perspectives on behaviour
- Investigate functional relationship between environment and behaviour
- Consider communicative function of behaviour
- Examine approaches and techniques for promoting positive behaviour
- Reflect critically on implications for promoting positive behaviour in professional practice
Generic skills
At the completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Generate questions based on experience, expertise and literature;
- Synthesise, analyse and apply information to fill self-identified gaps and extend knowledge;
- Use the language of the discipline to extend knowledge and understanding from diverse perspectives for a range of audiences.
Last updated: 10 February 2024