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Inquiry and Literacy in Science (EDUC91038)

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The Victorian 7 – 10 Chemical Sciences Curriculum will be the content focus for this subject. Science inquiry and literacy practices will be the major pedagogical focus for this subject. This will be done through consideration of the Victorian 7 – 10 Chemical Science curriculum. Teachers are supported to understand areas of the curriculum that pose conceptual difficulty for students and to plan for and implement strategies to enhance students’ learning, including formative assessment tasks.

Evidence based literature will be used to consider how inquiry can best be designed and incorporated into the science curriculum. By utilizing and evaluating both digital and non-digital resources, teachers will reflect on approaches to inquiry that can enhance students’ understanding of scientific process while developing the language and skills for effective science communication.

Intended learning outcomes

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

  • Utilize evidence-based literature to evaluate, inform and employ literacy practices to address conceptual difficulties in chemistry and develop students' science communication skills
  • Utilize evidence-based literature to evaluate, design and place inquiry-based practices into lesson and unit plans in ways that reflect best practice in science education
  • Incorporate both digital and non-digital resources into lesson and unit plans to enhance students' meaning making as they traverse the macroscopic, sub-microscopic and symbolic representations toward understanding natural phenomena
  • Consolidate their understanding of developing students' scientific literacy and inquiry practices to design and implement effective assessment strategies for diagnosing students' conceptual understanding

Generic skills

  • Clinical reasoning and thinking
  • Problem solving
  • Evidence based decision making
  • Creativity and innovation
  • Learning to learn and metacognition
  • Teamwork and professional collaboration
  • Responsiveness to a changing knowledge base
  • Linking theory and practice
  • Reflection for continuous improvement
  • Inquiry and research
  • Active and participatory citizenship.

Last updated: 10 February 2024