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Researching Education Practice (Primary) (EDUC90833)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
February
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Overview
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In this subject, Teacher Candidates will develop an understanding of research in education, as the first part of their capstone experience in the Master of Teaching (Primary). Candidates will participate in a series of lectures, focusing on: what constitutes research in education; the function of a literature review; common methodologies and methods in education research; key issues in research ethics; the management and analysis of data and the fundamentals of research writing. Workshops in this subject provide the opportunity for candidates to develop insight into common approaches to research in primary education, and to consider how principles of research apply to their developing professional practice. The lectures and workshops will be supported by online tasks.
This subject provides Candidates with an understanding of research principles and methods applicable to education practice or policy, a focus on the use of research to inform and improve education practice, and prepares them to undertake a research project as the second part of their capstone experience.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, Teacher Candidates should be able to:
Graduate Standards refers to the Graduate-level Australian Professional Standards for Teachers.
- Demonstrate knowledge of current research in a particular area of education (Graduate Standards 6.1, 6.2)
- Demonstrate knowledge of the processes in the conduct of research (Graduate Standard 6.2)
- Understand the relationship between issues and methodology in research (Graduate Standard 6.2)
- Demonstrate an ability to design a feasible project for independent research (Graduate Standard 6.2)
- Demonstrate an understanding of ethical issues in education research (Graduate Standards 7.1)
- Participate in reflective and critical discussion of current issues in research in education (Graduate Standards 6.3)
Generic skills
MTeach graduates will develop the following set of key transferable skills:
- Clinical reasoning and thinking
- Problem solving
- Evidence based decision making
- Creativity and innovation
- Teamwork and professional collaboration
- Learning to learn and metacognition
- Responsiveness to a changing knowledge base
- Reflection for continuous improvement
- Linking theory and practice
- Inquiry and research
- Active and participatory citizenship.
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
100 points in the Master of Teaching (Primary)
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Assessment
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Literature review
| Mid semester | 40% |
Research proposal
| End of semester | 60% |
Hurdle requirement: Short (3-minute) presentation (outline of research proposal) in final class | End of semester | N/A |
Hurdle requirement: Completion of 4 online tasks | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Hurdle requirement: Minimum of 80% attendance at all scheduled lectures, tutorials, seminars and workshops. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Dates & times
- February
Principal coordinator Richard Sallis Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 hours Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 24 February 2020 to 5 June 2020 Last self-enrol date 16 March 2020 Census date 30 April 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 29 May 2020 Assessment period ends 5 July 2020 February contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
O’Toole, J., & Beckett, D. (2013). Educational Research: Creative Thinking & Doing (Second Edition). Oxford University Press: Melbourne.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Teaching (Primary)
Last updated: 10 February 2024