Bachelor of Education (Secondary Mathematics)

Students in 2015-2017 rules who have not completed:

EDCX302 must complete EDCX313 AND PREX304 (zero cps) – these two replacement units do not have to be completed in the same Trimester of study

Reference to TPA changed to GTPA

References to the Teaching Performance Assessment (TPA) have been changed to the Graduate Teaching Performance Assessment

Admission Rules - Transferring students

A clarification of admission rules relating to students transferring from one award to another has been added. This clarification of the admission requirements, will avoid any issues of students being able to use their initial method of application to UNE as the basis for admission, when their latest studies are not meeting the admission requirements.

Progression Requirements & Exit Pathways

Students unable to pass the mandatory requirements of LANTITE clauses have been added to all ITE awards for 2021 to indicate that students unable to pass LANTITE will be transferred to a non-teaching award.  This

Note change to Graduate Teaching Performance Assessment

Note changes to admission, progression and exit pathways

Admission

Trimester 3 admission is only available on a part-time basis

Nil

Program of Study

Group 3 – Compulsory Education Units

• EDUC106 replaced with EDUC104

Group 5 – Listed Elective Education Units

• EDSP354 title change
• EDSS374 deleted
• EDSS375 deleted

Note unit, unit code and/or title changes

Candidates under pre-2020 rules may choose to move to the new rules or continue in their current rules.

Candidates under pre-2020 rules may complete EDUC106 in place of EDUC104.

2019 Program of Study:Group 2 Listed Units:

• Notes have been added at the bottom of the Group 2 –   Listed Units section for students wishing to complete the Software Design and   Development as an additional teaching areas needing to completed 24 to 30   credit points in COSC coded units form GROUP 2 and EDIT301 and EDIT302 from   Group 5.

Group 3 – Compulsory Education Units

• EDSP410 title changed to Inclusive Teaching: PrEx 30 days

Group 5 – Listed Elective Education Units

• EDIT301 has been added
• EDIT302 has been added
• Notes have been added at the bottom of this Group 5   section to confirm that only candidates wishing to complete the requirements   of Software Design and Development as an additional teaching area should   completed EDIT301 and EDIT302.

Note unit title changes and unit additions.

Candidates in pre-2019 rules may apply to transfer to the new rules or complete under their current rules.

From 2018, all initial teacher education students must pass the National Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students prior to their final professional placement; students must also pass a Teaching Performance Assessment (TPA) during the final professional experience placement.

Mathematics Discipline Component

Group 2 – Listed Units:

• COSC220 title changed to Software Development Studio 2
• GEOL110 title changed to Our Blue Planet
• GEOL120 title changed to Dynamic Earth

Education Component:

Compulsory Education Units:

• Credit points changed from 54 cps to 60 cps
• EDCX302, EDIT101, EDSP300 and EDUC105 have been withdrawn
• EDCX313, EDIT124, EDSP410, EDUC104 and EDUC456 have been   added
• EDEE300 title changed to Literacies and Numeracies in   Context
• EDUC303 title changed to Teaching for Cultural   Diversity-EAL/D Students

Mandatory Literacy and Numeracy Tests amended to Mandatory Literacy and Numeracy Tests/Teaching Performance Assessment

Group 5 – Listed Elective Education Units

• Groups 5A, 5B and 5C are now combined
• Credit points changed from 18 cps to 12 cps
• EDUC456 has been withdrawn
• EDLT371 has been deleted
• EDSE353 title changed to STEM Education in the   Middle Years

Note unit title changes

Candidates under pre-2018 rules may complete under their current rules, (or apply to transfer) although they will be required to complete a Teaching Performance Assessment in their final Professional Experience Placement as per the most recent advice from the accrediting body.

Candidates under 2017 course rules should transfer to 2018 course rules.

Candidates under pre-2017 course rules should remain in their current course rules and complete the embedded professional experience and the TPA in EDCX302.  Only those candidates in pre-2017 course rules who have not yet completed any professional experience components or EDSP300 should transfer to the 2018 course rules.

Candidates under previous rules may take Listed Units added for 2018 rules.

The School will contact all currently enrolled students to advise of the changes for 2018 and the retrospective nature of the Teaching Performance Assessment.  Candidates will need to be advised on a case-by-case basis.

There are no changes to the Program of Study for 2017

Nil

Mathematics Discipline Component:

Group 1 – Core Units

• Credit point changed from 72 cps to 60 cps
• MATH101 has been withdrawn and replaced with MTHS120
• MATH102 has been withdrawn and replaced with MTHS130
• AMTH140 moved to Listed Units
• AMTH250 moved to Listed Units and title changed to Introduction to Programming in The Sciences
• STAT261, STAT354 and STAT356 have been withdrawn

Group 2 – Listed Units

• Credit points changed from 24 cps to 36 cps
• Note Students… must complete all four COMP units changed to Students… must complete four COSC units
• STAT100 has been added
• COSC260 and COSC370 have been added
• COMP286 has been withdrawn
• COMP131 has been withdrawn and replaced with COSC110 Introduction to Programming and the UNIX Environment
• COMP132 has been withdrawn and replaced with COSC120 Object Oriented Programming
• COMP284 has been withdrawn and replaced with COSC220 Software Engineering Studio

Bachelor of Education Component:

Group 3 – Compulsory Education Units

• 80 days embedded Professional Experience has been added
• EDSP300 title changed to Educating Students in Inclusive Environments
• Added – Mandatory Literacy and Numeracy Tests:
  Candidates are required to pass online literacy and numeracy tests prior to commencing their final professional experience placement.

Group 5 – Listed Elective Education Units

Group 5C:

• EDSP245 title changed to Development and Learning in Childhood and Adolescence
• EDSP354 has been added

Current students may continue under current course rules or apply to transfer to the 2016 rules subject to meeting admission requirements.

Current students under current rules will be required to pass BOSTES-mandated Literacy and Numeracy tests (“GTIL 1.2”) from 2016 prior to attempting their final Professional Experience placement. The literacy and numeracy test requirements from 2016 apply to all students in ITE courses regardless of commencement date.

Upon advice from BOSTES, current students under current rules who have already completed their professional experience placements will be advised of whether or not they are required to also pass BOSTES-mandated Literacy and Numeracy tests prior to graduating.

Note credit point changes

Note unit, unit code and/or title changes

Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their course.

Note addition of embedded Professional Experience

Note addition of Mandatory Literacy and Numeracy Tests