Interdisciplinary Learning Assignment

Interdisciplinary Learning

DescriptionA 1,000-word essay demonstrating understandings of
interdisciplinary learning.

Demonstrate your understandings of one of the four capabilities outlined in the Victorian Curriculum F-10 (Critical and Creative Thinking,
Ethical, Intercultural and Personal and Social). Argue for why it is an essential part of the primary school curriculum and how, through
specific resources and evidence-based theory, student and teacher learning can occur.
Research, plan and write an extended piece of writing that addresses this topic and that demonstrates your understandings of and possible
teaching / learning experiences of your chosen capability.
In your writing, you need to demonstrate:
• a sound knowledge of relevant curriculum documents.
• familiarity with how curriculum connections are made in a variety of primary school settings and year levels.
• appreciation of the role of research, information technology and additional resources to scaffold student learning and extend
your own professional learning.
(These are some of the Intended Learning Outcomes for this subject)
You need to explicitly and closely refer to ideas from 4 different sources from the Library Reading list for this subject in the body of your
essay. You need to draw on ideas from these readings as well as on the concepts discussed in our classes. Your in-text references and
references list must be formatted following APA 6 style.
Your writing style
Your writing should be in continuous prose, rather than in dot-pointed lists of ideas. It should be organised into clear paragraphs, each with
a main idea. You need to reference all materials you quote, both directly or indirectly (paraphrase), in the body of your writing using the
APA6 referencing system. This includes materials found on websites related to school curriculum. You should refer to three different
sources from the set readings for this subject in your writing plus at least three more sources either from the set readings or other relevant
readings that you find. You need to include a list of all sources of information used in your essay at the end in a reference list which needs to
be formatted following the APA 6 style of referencing. (The words in this list are not part of the word count). Submit your writing via LMS.
Information to assist you with this task:
• essay writing
• referencing
• finding suitable resources for your assignment
• editing and proof-reading your work

*CRITERIA*

ADDRESSES THE TASK / RELEVANCE

– Your writing clearly and consistently demonstrates your thorough understanding of the requirements of this assignment and you address these fully. Your writing is clearly targeted at a specific audience/ reader.

DEMONSTRATES OF UNDERSTANDING OF CONCEPTS OF INTERDISCIPLINARY CURRICULA AND LEARNING AND THEIR VALUE FOR LEARNERS

– Your writing consistently demonstrates deep and clear understanding of the concepts of your chosen
interdisciplinary capability and why it should be taught in primary schools. You argue convincingly for the value of developing this in your learners.

USE OF SOURCES

– There is clear evidence of reading the set texts for your chosen capability. At least six sources have been cited in the body of your essay. At least three of these are from the set reading for this subject. You have drawn on ideas from these readings in ways that clearly demonstrate your engagement with, and thorough understanding of these. You also clearly demonstrate your understanding of many of the concepts discussed in our classes.

ORGANISATION AND STRUCTURE OF WRITING

– You demonstrate your ability to develop a clear and
convincing written argument that addresses the topic
effectively. The ideas you present are clearly
communicated, well organised and well supported by
relevant evidence. The quality of writing is consistently
very high. This includes using language, writing style and structure that are appropriate and accurate. Care has been taken to edit the essay before submission to avoid errors and inconsistencies. Appropriate formatting of the document contributes to the clarity of your writing. Use of references, both in-text and in a reference list is consistently well managed with close attention to detail and follows APA 6 style.