EMA210 Teaching and Assessing the Creative Arts (8)

Abstract

In this subject students will build an understanding of the processes of planning and assessing creative arts with young children through working with a child and considering the intent of both the K-2 Creative Arts syllabus and the EYLF. They will observe, analyse and plan for and with a child to provide appropriate developmental learning activities. Students will demonstrate their understandings of various theoretical perspectives that inform arts education, and to critically analyse what they observe. They will access samples of children's work on line, analyse the information about the child's learning available in the samples and apply backward mapping processes to consider appropriate strategies for teaching the outcomes in child centred classrooms.

+ Subject Availability Modes and Location

Session 2
On Campus	Albury-Wodonga Campus
On Campus	Bathurst Campus
On Campus	Dubbo Campus
On Campus	Wagga Wagga Campus
Session 3
Online	Wagga Wagga Campus

Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: EMA210
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Subject information

Duration	Grading System	School:
One session	HD/FL	School of Education

Enrolment restrictions

Incompatible subject(s)
EMA114 EMA301 EMA303 EMA415

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:

be able to evaluate children's work samples to understand their learning;
be able to plan developmentally appropriate creative arts activities for learners;
be able to use backward mapping to plan teaching in the creative arts;
be able to design effective creative arts learning experiences;
understand the importance of appropriate assessment of the creative arts and how this supports teacher knowledge of a child's level of learning.

Syllabus

The subject will cover the following topics:

Assessment approaches in creative arts
The creative arts syllabus expectations and content
Planning creative arts learning experiences in school classrooms
Creating professional presentations using ICT tools
Theories of art learning and development
Stages of creative development and learning
Children's responses to creative tasks
Talking with parents about children's creative arts tasks

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The information contained in the 2017 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 25 August 2017. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.