Development, Learning and Cognition M

Course aim

To enable students to learn and critically reflect upon a body of research pertaining to human development, learning and thinking, and to begin to apply theories to practice in educational settings for children and young people from 0-18 year.

Course content

Students will be introduced to constructivist theories of development and learning, including ecological systems theory, Piaget's theory of cognitive development, Vygotsky's socio cultural theory, Bandura's social cognitive theory, and information processing approaches. Students will also be introduced to include theories of social and moral development, and intelligence, and content about early brain development and executive functioning. Students will begin to consider applications of these theories to educational settings, and develop the capacity to critique them for strengths and limitations regarding their usefulness in those settings.

Textbook(s)

Berk, LE 2013, Child development, 9th ed, Allyn & Bacon, Boston

Woolfolk, A & Margetts, K 2013, Educational psychology, 4th ed, Australasian ed, Pearson Education, Frenchs Forest, NSW

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Lecture	1 hour x 13 weeks
Seminar	2 hours x 13 weeks
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Lecture	1 hour x 13 weeks
Seminar	2 hours x 13 weeks
EXTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES, ONLINE
External (Online and other learning activities)	3 hours x 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, Presentation

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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