| Credit |
6 points |
| Availability |
Semester 1 |
| Old unit code |
310.491, HMES8491 |
| Outcomes |
Students determine and justify a health education rationale, and plan for and critically evaluate teaching pedagogy and content which is underpinned by the Western Australian Curriculum framework. They identify and apply teaching strategies/methods that serve to increase teaching/learning effectiveness in health education. |
| Content |
This unit provides an in-depth study of values and attitudes that promote health. It uses the medium of health to explore the techniques and presentation skills necessary for the teaching of health. |
| Assessment |
This comprises the presentation and self-evaluation of micro-teaching sequential development of health education lesson plans and the creation and presentation of a role-play activity.
Supplementary assessment is not available in this unit. |
| Unit Co-ordinator(s) |
Dr Peter Whipp |
| Location |
UWA (Crawley) |
| Mode |
on-campus |
| Unit Rules |
| Prerequisites: enrolment in the Graduate Diploma in Education |
Contact hours—lectures: 3 hrs per week; workshops: health extension evening and a role-play night
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- The availability of units in Semester 1, 2, etc. was correct at the time of going to press but may be subject to change.
- Assistance with study skills, including English language skills, is available free of charge from Student Services for all enrolled students (see http://www.studentservices.uwa.edu.au/ss/learning). Student Services location: Second Floor, South Wing, Guild Village; telephone: 6488 2423.
- Books and other materials wherever listed may be subject to change. Book lists relating to 'Preliminary Reading', 'Recommended Reading' and 'Textbooks' are, in most cases, available at the University Co-operative Bookshop (from early January) and appropriate administrative offices for students to consult. For first-year units the Bookshop will endeavour to make available photocopies of book lists for individual units. Books marked with an asterisk (*) are available in paperback.
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