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EDF5841 · Teaching performance assessment
2026 Handbook6 credit pointsLevel 5Faculty of Education
Last checked: 23 Aug 2026 UTCOverview
This unit has been designed to be taken in conjunction with your final professional experience placement. This unit prepares you for your transition into professional practice as a teacher and invites you to develop a deep and actionable understanding of your current and future role as a teacher. Drawing on a range of research evidence and the knowledge, skills and professional experiences developed during your course, you will complete a teaching performance assessment (TPA) in which you will plan, teach, assess and critically reflect on your performance. You will demonstrate you have achieved the identified Australian Professional Standards for Teachers at the Graduate level.
Offerings
| Campus | Teaching period | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Clayton | Second semester | Some activities have a choice of on-campus or online teaching activities in a block period (FLX-BLK) |
| Clayton | First semester | Some activities have a choice of on-campus or online teaching activities in a block period (FLX-BLK) |
Assessment
The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.
| # | Assessment | Type | Weight | Hurdle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TPA context, planning and teaching (2000 words or equivalent) | Project | 50% | — |
| 2 | TPA assessing and reflecting (2000 words or equivalent) | Project | 50% | — |
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Requisites
corequisite
prohibitions
- EDF5019 — Teacher as professional leader
Learning outcomes
- critically analyse evidence of the impact of your teaching practice on the learning outcomes of the learners you teach
- document and reflect on evidence of your professional practice against achievement of the Australian Professional Standards for Teaching at the Graduate level
- evaluate your professional knowledge and understanding to identify and plan for areas of future professional learning.
Workload
The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per teaching period comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Usually, you can expect to engage with: • 24 hours* of scheduled learning delivered on campus via weekly/regular directed learning activities; and • the remaining hours to be allocated towards self-directed/independent study Scheduled learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement. *Subject to variation due to professional experience requirements
| Activity | Duration |
|---|---|
| Tutorials | 21 hours |
| Lectures | 3 hours |
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