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Unit of Study EDU92105 - Valuing Diversity (2017)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    PG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • AQF level

    9

  • Level of learning

    Intermediate

  • Former School/College

    Former School of Education

  • Enrolment information

    N/A

Unit description

Increases students' awareness, knowledge and experience in understanding the diverse learning needs in educational settings. Explores issues related to working and teaching in various contexts, including social justice, equity, rights and diversity of cultural, refugee and Indigenous perspectives in local, national and international contexts.

Unit content

Topic 1: Human rights, social justice and equity.
Topic 2: How well are our children faring?
Topic 3: Measuring student wellbeing.
Topic 4: Student achievement and the influence of social, economic and cultural factors.
Topic 5: Inhibiting factors that impact on learner achievement and wellbeing.
Topic 6: Enabling programs that support learner achievement and wellbeing.
 

Availabilities

Not currently available in 2017

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

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

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 Evaluate local and global data related to diverse learners’ needs and the impact this has on their learning outcomes.
2 Identify and analyse the factors that impact on the learning outcomes of children and young people.
3 Realise that the development of learner wellbeing influences a sense of belonging and that social and cultural forces shape individual and group identities.

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

  1. Evaluate local and global data related to diverse learners’ needs and the impact this has on their learning outcomes.
    • GA7:
  2. Identify and analyse the factors that impact on the learning outcomes of children and young people.
    • GA2:
    • GA3:
  3. Realise that the development of learner wellbeing influences a sense of belonging and that social and cultural forces shape individual and group identities.
    • GA2: