Humanities and Social Sciences in the Primary School 1 (EDSS223)

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:

1. demonstrate an understanding of the range of academic disciplines related to the humanities and social sciences and their place in contemporary primary school curriculum (GTSD 2.1.1, 2.4.1);
2. demonstrate knowledge of research-based pedagogies and associated learning principles in current humanities and social science syllabuses, with emphasis on pedagogies for developing knowledge and understanding and skills of acquiring information (GTSD 1.2.1);
3. design student-centred learning sequences and lessons that meet the specific learning needs of students across the full range of abilities with clear goals, outcomes, questioning strategies and assessment links for humanities and social science learning (GTSD 1.5.1, 2.1.1, 2.2.1, 2.3.1, 3.1.1, 3.2.1, 3.3.1,3.5.1 5.1.1);
4. employ the literacy, numeracy and digital literacy skills relevant to learning in the humanities learning areas including those mediated through ICT technologies (GTSD 2.5.1, 2.6.1); and
5. identify, locate and use a variety of appropriate content information resources and educational providers that support the teaching of humanities and social sciences in the primary years and develop an awareness of the safe, responsible and ethical use of such resources (GTSD 3.4.1, 4.5.1, 7.2.1).