Cognitive Learning Theory

Course aim

To familiarise students with research and findings in the area of human learning and information processing. Within this course an emphasis is placed upon the central problem of how the brain acquires knowledge. Implications for eduactional and instructional settings are reviewed.

Course content

Historical approaches, information processing theory and the modal model, mental capacity and the working memory system, encoding and retrieval processes, the role of strategies and their development, mental representation processes, cognitive load and overload factors.

Textbook(s)

Bruning, R.H., Schraw, G.J., Norby, M.N. & Ronning, R.R 2004, Cognitive Psychology and Instruction, 4th, Merrill Pearson, Columbus, Ohio

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
EXTERNAL, MAGILL, DISTANCE EDUCATION
External	130 hours x over 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Essay, Progress Review Worksheet

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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