ECE 2013 The Expressive Arts in Early Childhood

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RATIONALE:

The arts in early childhood have played an important part in early childhood education for many decades. There has recently been a shift away from the activity/recipe orientation to a more thoughtful philosophical approach. While each of the arts is seen as individual disciplines each with its distinctive characteristics, the possibilities of effective integration need to be carefully considered when working with young children.

SYNOPSIS:

The course explores the nature of the arts as individual disciplines as well as examining them in the light of total integration in the curriculum. It incorporates visual arts, music, movement, drama, story telling and story making. The themes of creativity and multiple intelligence flow throughout the course. Students will also be introduced to the historical changes that have occurred over the years in the approaches to the arts in early childhood education.

OBJECTIVES:

On successful completion of this course students will be able to:

• be sensitive to the arts;
• understand the general artistic stages of development;
• be familiar with philosophical disputes in arts education;
• be capable of planning an integrated arts program in Early Childhood;
• understand and facilitate story making and drama for children birth to 8 years;
• understand and facilitate visual arts, music and movement for children birth to 8 years.

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TEXT and MATERIALS required to be PURCHASED or accessed:

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IMPORTANT ASSESSMENT INFORMATION

1. Attendance requirements:
   (a) There are no attendance requirements for this course. However, it is the students' responsibility to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration.
2. Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
   (a) To complete each of the assessment items satisfactorily, students must obtain at least 50% of the marks available (or at least a grade of C-) for each assessment item.
3. Penalties for late submission of required work:
   (a) If students submit assignments after the due date without prior approval then a penalty of 10% of the total marks available for the assignment will apply for each working day late.
4. Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
   (c) To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must achieve at least 50% of the available weighted marks for the summative assessment items.
5. Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
   (a) The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the weighted aggregate of the marks (or grades) obtained for each of the summative assessment items in the course.
6. Examination information:
   (e) There is no examination in this course.
7. Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
   (d) There will be no Deferred or Supplementary examinations in this course.
8. University Regulations:
   Students should read USQ Regulations 5.1 Definitions, 5.6. Assessment, and 5.10 Academic Misconduct for further information and to avoid actions which might contravene University Regulations. These regulations can be found at the URL http://www.usq.edu.au/corporateservices/calendar/part5.htm or in the current USQ Handbook.

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