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This Unit is archived with an end date of 27/01/2022

Overview

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Offerings

MURDOCH-AU7-EXT-2018-ONGOING

MURDOCH-AU7-INT-2018-ONGOING

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Enrolment rules

Enrolment in the Master of Teaching (Primary)
Concurrent enrolment is permissible with EDN5501 OR EDN550
Enrolment in Master of Teaching (Secondary)

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Learning activities

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Learning outcomes

1.

Show an understanding of child development (physical, social, moral, emotional, and
cognitive) and the developmental characteristics of students.

2.

Connect their understandings of child development to effective teaching and learning.

3.

. Show an understanding of teaching and learning theories and approaches.

4.

Connect their understandings of teaching and learning theories and key approaches to effective teaching and learning for students from diverse background and abilities.

5.

Show an understanding of the theories and concepts on motivation and engagement.

6.

Connect their understandings of theories and concepts on motivation and engagement to the diverse backgrounds and abilities of students.

7.

Discuss how their beliefs on effective teaching and learning are informed and supported by theory and research on child development, learning and teaching as well as motivation and engagement.

Assessments

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Additional information

Unit content:

Topic 1: Learners and learning: An introduction

Topic 2: Learner physical and cognitive development

Topic 3: Learner social, emotional and moral development

Topic 4: Behavioural views of learning

Topic 5: Cognitive views of learning (Part A)

Topic 6: Cognitive views of learning (Part B)

Topic 7: Humanist views of learning

Topic 8: Motivation and engagement

Topic 9: Sociocultural factors in the learning process

Topic 10: Learners and learning: Connecting beliefs and theory

Other notes:

This unit is a prerequisite for EDN568 (MTeach Primary) and EDN584 (MTeach Secondary)