Course duration

This is a year long course. It commences in Semester 1, 2019 and completes in Semester 2, 2019.

Course description

This course prepares pre-service teachers to teach Accounting in the senior phase of schooling. Pre-service teachers will be provided with opportunity to develop knowledge and understanding of relevant curriculum documents. This course provides opportunities for pre-service teachers who are qualified to undertake a teaching area in Accounting to build on the knowledge and skills developed in EDUC7632 Business: Curriculum Studies. The course will engage pre-service teachers in a critical analysis of recent disciplinary developments in scholarship and professional practice in the teaching of Accounting. They will be provided with opportunities to develop the appropriate knowledge and teaching strategies to effectively deal with literacy and numeracy demands and learning opportunities that exist in Accounting. Pre-service teachers will demonstrate the application of knowledge and skills to practice through (i) designing, implementing and evaluating effective learning and teaching sequences and discipline specific assessment tasks that draw on curriculum, assessment, reporting, and ICT knowledge; and (ii) identifying and designing discipline specific opportunities for professional engagement and communication within the school context, teaching networks and the broader community. EDUC7632 Business: Curriculum Studies is a co-requisite for this course.

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