Learning and Assessment: Theory and Practice (EDU242)

Points: 

6

Enrolment Options: 

Murdoch: Y-internal, Y-external
Rockingham: Y-internal

[see Teaching Periods and Census Dates] 

Description: 

This unit addresses learning and assessment processes at primary, secondary and post-secondary levels of education. It addresses the psychological and educational bases of major theories of learning, aspects of affective and social development, and their implications for educational practice. It also addresses the principles, functions and methods of assessment and evaluation as integral parts of the teaching-learning process, and the use of assessment for diagnostic and decision making purposes and for monitoring the standards and progress of education.

Contact time: 

Lectures/workshops: 3 hours per week for 20 weeks.

Prerequisites: 

Successful completion of EDU101/E101/EDU1011/E1011 or permission of the Unit Coordinators.
Co-requisite: Internet access if studying externally.

Exclusions: 

Students who have successfully completed E245/EDU245 Learning and Assessment Processes may not enrol in this unit for credit.

Used in these Courses: 

Education (BEd) [Early Childhood and Primary Teaching] (Four Years)
Education (BEd) [Primary Teaching] (Four Years)
Education (BEd) [Primary Teaching] (Four Years) + Australian Indigenous Studies (BA)
Education (BEd) [Primary, 1-10 Health and Physical Education]
Education (BEd) [Secondary Teaching] (Four Years)
Education (BEd) [Secondary Teaching] + Sports Science (BSportsSc)
Education (Graduate) (BEd) [Secondary Teaching] (Two Years)