Professional Poster by https://padlet.com/100919038/juiqwsleabwk EDU40007 (Integrated Studies) - A1 en-us 2017-11-21 09:12:54 UTC 2026-01-19 16:36:28 UTC hello@padlet.com Main Questions: 100919038 https://padlet.com/100919038/juiqwsleabwk/wish/209340774 How do integrated studies connect different subjects to better the students to gain the skills need to succeed.
- Carmel Vickers]]> 2017-11-22 06:56:20 UTC https://padlet.com/100919038/juiqwsleabwk/wish/209340774 Integrated study needs to engage students and it can engage students through: 100919038 https://padlet.com/100919038/juiqwsleabwk/wish/209352547
  • reflecting various aspects of life in the real world.
  • enabling students to see 'the big picture'.
  • catering to the various learning styles and preferences held by students.
  • making more 'sense' to the school day with meaningful contexts.
  • providing students with a greater degree of control over their learning.
  • linking purposes with activities more explicitly
    • (Murdoch, 1998)
    ]]>     2017-11-22 08:01:59 UTC https://padlet.com/100919038/juiqwsleabwk/wish/209352547     Theories have influenced the integrated studies. 100919038 https://padlet.com/100919038/juiqwsleabwk/wish/209356342      The perspective of the developmentalist sees child development as the key. The child rather than the subject provides the rationale for the school curriculum and the teaching approaches. Pedagogies are also child-focused (Brady, 2014).
          Sociocultural theory views that Children learn through social and cultural interactions. They allowed children to make sense of the world, shaping ideas and beliefs, understand themselves and express thoughts (Kearns, 2010).]]>     2017-11-22 08:17:10 UTC https://padlet.com/100919038/juiqwsleabwk/wish/209356342     Murdoch's Inquiry Model 100919038 https://padlet.com/100919038/juiqwsleabwk/wish/209363391 The emphasis in the
    inquiry approach moves from the view that knowledge is something that is
    'taught' to knowledge as learned. The inquiry approach encourages students,
    through active investigation, to unify, rather than separate knowledge as they
    move from the acquisition of facts to the development of broader concepts
    and generalisations. 
    (Murdoch, 1998)]]>     2017-11-22 08:45:17 UTC https://padlet.com/100919038/juiqwsleabwk/wish/209363391     The Australian Curriculum includes seven general capabilities (ACARA, 2017). 100919038 https://padlet.com/100919038/juiqwsleabwk/wish/209366645 The general capabilities in Australian Curriculum are meant to be integrated across traditional school subjects and
    the broader learning areas. Thus Australian Curriculum's contribution is to retain
    traditional academic school subjects and use them as the mechanisms for integration. (Brady, 2014)]]>     2017-11-22 08:58:44 UTC https://padlet.com/100919038/juiqwsleabwk/wish/209366645     Models of Integration 100919038 https://padlet.com/100919038/juiqwsleabwk/wish/209372154 The models of integration have been classified in intradisciplinary, interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary.]]> 2017-11-22 09:17:36 UTC https://padlet.com/100919038/juiqwsleabwk/wish/209372154 Integrated studies in three layers 100919038 https://padlet.com/100919038/juiqwsleabwk/wish/209378142 The integration can occur in three different layers: 
    • System-wide approaches.
    • School-wide approaches.
    • Classroom based approaches
    ]]>     2017-11-22 09:38:35 UTC https://padlet.com/100919038/juiqwsleabwk/wish/209378142     The School policy and the inquiry overview 100919038 https://padlet.com/100919038/juiqwsleabwk/wish/209623119 At the school level, an integrated learning and teaching policy need to be in place in order to provide the rationale and belief, define the models of integration and the inclusive plan.
    (St Joseph's Primary School Collingwood, n.d.)]]>     2017-11-23 08:14:13 UTC https://padlet.com/100919038/juiqwsleabwk/wish/209623119     100919038 https://padlet.com/100919038/juiqwsleabwk/wish/209626763 At whole school level, the integrated curriculum and inquiry overview needs to address the learning areas to be integrated for each term, the links to Australian Curriculum and the general capabilities, and the models of integration to be implemented. The consistency across all grades need to be considered as well.]]> 2017-11-23 08:26:41 UTC https://padlet.com/100919038/juiqwsleabwk/wish/209626763 Integration at a classroom level 100919038 https://padlet.com/100919038/juiqwsleabwk/wish/209636930 There are four principles of the integrated and inquiry approaches:
    • the importance of encouraging students to think about the topic, concept or content.
    • a structure for student articulations of queries about the specific topic
    • opportunities for students to share their work and the outcomes of their research
    • the work undertaken within these inquiries is valuable
    Various inquiry approaches:
    (Bateman, 2014)
    ]]>     2017-11-23 09:09:31 UTC https://padlet.com/100919038/juiqwsleabwk/wish/209636930     100919038 https://padlet.com/100919038/juiqwsleabwk/wish/209648970       Cognitivism emphasises the importance of maturation and the provision of a stimulating environment for children to explore. It sees children are active learners (Gillen, 2004).
           Constructivism says that people construct their own understanding and knowledge of the world, through experiencing things and reflecting on those experiences (NSW Department of Education and Training, 2006).]]>     2017-11-23 09:51:08 UTC https://padlet.com/100919038/juiqwsleabwk/wish/209648970