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EDUC 7018 - Psychological Theories of Education

Career: Postgraduate Coursework
Units: 3
Term: 4120
Campus: North Terrace
Contact: Up to 3 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: No
Available for Non-Award Study: Check with School
Assessment: Reports 10%, Group presentation 20%, Essay (750-1000 words) 25%, Essay (2500-3000 words) 45%
Syllabus:

Learning is central to education. Research in neuroscience is having an increasing impact on our understanding of learning. By looking at the brain, scientists are studying the very complex processes that underpin our memory, speech and language, thinking and reasoning, reading and mathematics. The course explores links between our own experiences as educators, various perspectives from cognitive psychology, and neuroscientific findings. It also addresses several 'neuromyths', where neuroscientific findings seem to have been extrapolated somewhat too far into educational practice.

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3
0.125
          
  


Course Outline

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Critical Dates

Term Last Day to Add Online Census Date Last Day to WNF Last Day to WF
4120 Mon 09/08/2021 Wed 18/08/2021 Fri 17/09/2021 Fri 29/10/2021


Class Details

Enrolment Class: Lecture
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
21500 LE01 42 22 28 Jul - 25 Aug Wednesday 10am - 12pm MyUni, OL, Online Class
6 Oct - 27 Oct Wednesday 10am - 12pm MyUni, OL, Online Class
Note: This lecture is live-streamed and recorded. You have the option of participating during the live-streaming session, or viewing any time after publication in MyUni. Please check MyUni for details once enrolled.
Related Class: Tutorial
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
21501 TU01 42 30 28 Jul - 25 Aug Wednesday 1pm - 3pm Nexus10, UB40, Teaching Room
6 Oct - 27 Oct Wednesday 1pm - 3pm Nexus10, UB40, Teaching Room
29236 TUT0 12 4 This class does not have any timetabled face-to-face sessions. Please check MyUni or contact your Course Coordinator for details.
Note: This remote class is ONLY for students for whom health or location prohibits face to face attendance, AND for whom this course is CORE (rather than elective) to their program. This remote session will be delivered synchronously with the face to face session via Zoom. Your Course Coordinator will provide a Zoom link or equivalent via MyUni.