Useful links
Unit of study_
EDPZ6012: Data Literacy for School Teachers
2025 unit information
The pressures and incentives that are driving the need for data literacy for school teachers come from many directions: (a) the move to a standards referenced system, (b) the integration of international, national and statewide high stakes testing programs, and (c) the requirement in the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers that directly address data literacy. In this unit data literacy is broadly defined as the ability to understand and use data effectively to inform teaching and learning decisions.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Arts and Social Sciences
| Study level | Postgraduate |
|---|---|
| Academic unit | Education |
| Credit points | 6 |
|
Prerequisites:
?
|
None |
|---|---|
|
Corequisites:
?
|
None |
| Prohibitions:
?
|
None |
| Assumed knowledge:
?
|
None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Define data literacy in relation to assessment literacy.
- LO2. Define data-driven decision and consider some of the more common data-based decision making models.
- LO3. Collect, organise, analyse, interpret, draw conclusions from and apply assessment results to modify teaching practice.
- LO4. Interpret key statistics that are used to evaluate the outcomes from analyses of student assessment data, e.g.effect size; trend graph; standard error of measurement; confidence-intervals; and value-added.
- LO5. Explain and give examples of how assessment results can be misinterpreted and lead to unintended consequences.
- LO6. Explain the role of moderation in making assessments like the HSC and NAPLAN comparable.
Unit availability
This section lists the session, attendance modes and locations the unit is available in. There is a unit outline for each of the unit availabilities, which gives you information about the unit including assessment details and a schedule of weekly activities.
The outline is published 2 weeks before the first day of teaching. You can look at previous outlines for a guide to the details of a unit.
| Session | MoA ? | Location | Outline ? |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Semester 2 2025
|
Online | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
|
Find your current year census dates
Modes of attendance (MoA)
This refers to the Mode of attendance (MoA) for the unit as it appears when you’re selecting your units in Sydney Student. Find more information about modes of attendance on our website.
Important enrolment information
Additional advice
All sessions will be delivered by Webinar
