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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.
Synthesize knowledge of the Behaviourist, Constructivist, Social-Cognitive an Humanist views of learning to recommend specific strategies to promote effective learning and teaching for students of diverse backgrounds.
Examine theories and concepts on motivation and engagement to critique strategies for effective learning and teaching for students of diverse backgrounds.
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.
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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
This unit is a prerequisite for EDN568 (MTeach Primary) and EDN584 (MTeach Secondary)