Professional Certificate in Evidence-Based Teaching
Course code: PR-EBT
January, July
AUD $9,000 (2026 indicative first year fee). Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) are not available
January, July
AUD $9,624 (2026 indicative first year fee)
IELTS 6.5: with no band less than 6.0
Course structure
Overview
What you will learn
Diverse pedagogical strategies to provide rich and creative learning environments that empower learners
You’ll gain the knowledge and skills to use evidence to make sound evidence-based judgments about the nature and implementation of teaching interventions.
Understand how to identify and critically appraise appropriate evidence-based practices in response to identified student needs
You’ll learn to generate and analyse diverse sources of data that can effectively assess and inform student learning and development.
Analyse and integrate key findings from research to understand major influences on student learning and teacher performance
Evaluate the impact of your teaching on your students’ learning and demonstrate an understanding of the ways in which theory and research inform practice.
Course structure
To gain the Professional Certificate in Evidence-Based Teaching you must complete two 12.5 point subjects
These two subjects are taken sequentially over two terms.
After completing this program, you may be eligible for 25 credit points towards the Master of Education in Evidence-Based Teaching.
Workload
The estimated hours required for each subject is between 15 -19 hours per week, but this varies for each student and depends on your task management and planning, familiarity with the material, reading style and speed.
Single subjects
You can also study single subjects to contribute to your professional development. For more information, please contact Student Support.
Sample course plan
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25 point program
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Explore the subjects you could choose as part of this certificate.
Students must complete two core subjects.
| Accordion | |
|---|---|
| Clinical Teaching and Learning · 12.5 pts |
This subject will introduce participants to clinical practice in schools as a paradigm for learning and teaching. It will explore the importance of data, theory and research in informing interventionist teacher practice and introduce participants to models of clinical practice and the notion of clinical judgment. It will enhance participants’ capacity to utilise individual student data in determining student zone of proximal development in order to establish the starting point for teaching. The developmental model of learning will provide the theoretical basis through which a range of assessment tools and feedback approaches are explored. There will be an emphasis on linking concepts studied to the school context. |
| Evidence-based Practice · 12.5 pts |
The major focus of this course is the exploration of research evidence that informs and supports the implementation of Clinical Teaching in classroom contexts. Participants will consider how they can use evidence-based practice to enhance the effectiveness and impact of their classroom actions and identify appropriate interventions for students, when necessary. Specifically, they will use the clinical judgement decision-making model to examine the current evidence base about what works best, what criteria can be developed to make decisions about student success, and how to select, implement, review and communicate research-supported teaching strategies that address identified student needs. |