Informal understanding of child development and learning are formalised and students develop evaluative and teaching strategies with particular reference to language and mathematics. Year 3 provides for an extensive and comprehensive study of curriculum, emphasising the integrative nature of learning and teaching and the specifics of subjects, and is parallelled by sustained teaching experiences. Students are thus able to identify knowledge gaps which can be covered through the selection of appropriate elective subjects. Policy making and program development are examined in the school setting. In Year 4 students examine learning in relation to their classroom experiences and develop integrated curriculum units appropriate to their particular teaching situation.
Opportunity is provided for students to become active school-based researchers.
Experienced teachers undertake a form of this study which has been adapted to their circumstances. School Studies A is available for part-time and repeating students in 1996.