Overview

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Offerings

MURDOCH-S1E-EXT-2018-ONGOING
MURDOCH-S1E-INT-2018-ONGOING

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Learning activities

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Learning outcomes

1.

Apply knowledge of the cognitive, social and emotional development and characteristics of students
relevant to your teaching area to recommend specific strategies to promote child development.

2.

Critically evaluate research on how students learn and the implications for teaching to develop your
own philosophy of teaching and justify your philosophy through the key theories associated with effective
learning processes.

3.

Apply knowledge of theories associated with effective learning to analyse and modify a provided
lesson plan so that it reflects your philosophy.

4.

Explain effective goal setting, classroom management, developing a safe learning environment,
inclusive practices and sociocultural factors impacting learning informed by theories of learning.

Assessments

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Additional information

Unit content:

Topic 1: Understanding learners: Introduction to key ideas
Topic 2: The developing learner: Cognitive development
Topic 3: The developing learner: Social, emotional and moral development
Topic 4: The learning process: Behavioural views of learning
Topic 5: The learning process: Social cognitive theory and self-regulation
Topic 6: The learning process: Information processing and metacognition
Topic 7: The learning process: Humanism and wellbeing
Topic 8: The learning process: Motivation and engagement
Topic 9: The learning process: Constructivism and cooperative learning
Topic 10: The learning process: Sociocultural factors in the learning process
Topic 11: Essentials for learning: Managing the learning environment