EDPRAC 106 : Practicum 1
Education and Social Work
2025 Semester Two (1255) (15 POINTS)
Course Prescription
Course Overview
This practicum course provides an important learning opportunity for students to begin developing an informed understanding of theory and content knowledge through applying it in practice. Students will be working with experienced associate teachers in our partnership schools who will provide students with the opportunity to observe effective practice and to complete specific tasks as they explore how young students learn. The course is structured around a combination of on-campus workshops, online tutorials and a total of 20 days in a practicum school.
Capabilities Developed in this Course
| Capability 1: | People and Place |
| Capability 3: | Knowledge and Practice |
| Capability 6: | Communication |
| Capability 7: | Collaboration |
| Capability 8: | Ethics and Professionalism |
Learning Outcomes
- Apply research-informed methods to gain insights into how children learn. (Capability 3.1, 3.2, 6.1, 7.1, 8.1 and 8.2)
- Develop observation and reflection skills to explore the diverse ways children learn across various curriculum areas, how they communicate, and how they respond in different situations. (Capability 3.1, 3.2, 6.1, 7.1, 8.1 and 8.2)
- Engage with authentic educational settings and link these experiences to theoretical frameworks and the New Zealand curriculum. (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 6.1, 7.1, 8.1 and 8.2)
Assessments
| Assessment Type | Percentage | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Reflections | 25% | Individual Coursework |
| Observation Tasks | 25% | Individual Coursework |
| ePortfolio | 50% | Individual Coursework |
| 3 types | 100% |
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcome Addressed | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| Reflections | ||||||||||
| Observation Tasks | ||||||||||
| ePortfolio | ||||||||||
All assessment tasks must be submitted by the student. The Associate Teacher will also complete a form attesting to the student's professional disposition for teaching. Practicum is a pass/fail based on evidence of meeting all the Learning Outcomes, as well as the Associate Teacher form.
Workload Expectations
This course is a standard 15 point course and students are expected to spend 10 hours per week involved in each 15 point course that they are enrolled in.
There will be a total of three 2-hour workshops and nine 40-minute tutorials in addition to the 20 days in a practicum placement school.
Delivery Mode
Campus Experience
For this course, you can expect: three 2-hour on-campus workshops, nine 40 minute tutorials, 9 Fridays and an additional 11 consecutive days in your practicum school.
Students are expected to attend their allocated practicum school for up to eight hours each day during their 20 days of in-school placement. Starting and finishing times will be negotiated with the associate teacher (usually between 8.30 am – 3.30 pm).
Learning Resources
Student Feedback
At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.
Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.
Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.
This course is new in 2025.
Academic Integrity
The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework, tests and examinations as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. A student's assessed work may be reviewed against electronic source material using computerised detection mechanisms. Upon reasonable request, students may be required to provide an electronic version of their work for computerised review.
Class Representatives
Class representatives are students tasked with representing student issues to departments, faculties, and the wider university. If you have a complaint about this course, please contact your class rep who will know how to raise it in the right channels. See your departmental noticeboard for contact details for your class reps.
Inclusive Learning
All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.
Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website http://disability.auckland.ac.nz
Special Circumstances
If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.
If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.
This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.
Learning Continuity
In the event of an unexpected disruption we undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and your assessment is fair, and not compromised. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator, and if disruption occurs you should refer to the University Website for information about how to proceed.
Student Charter and Responsibilities
The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html.
Disclaimer
Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.
In this course you may be asked to submit your coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. The final decision on the completion mode for a test or examination, and remote invigilation arrangements where applicable, will be advised to students at least 10 days prior to the scheduled date of the assessment, or in the case of an examination when the examination timetable is published.