EED503 Learning and Development K-6 (8)
Abstract| Abstract This subject introduces you to the field of child development theory and research. Major theoretical perspectives of development including cognitive, constructivist, behavioural and ecological theories will be explained and applied to educational contexts. Major theories of children's physical, socio-emotional and cognitive development during the primary school years are introduced. Child development theories and contemporary research are applied in understanding individual identity, individual differences, and the role of agency in development and learning. The Implications of theoretical and research-based evidence for pedagogical practice are considered. Observational and other data-gathering techniques will be applied in an authentic case-study relating to a developmental theory or issue, and findings considered in relation to theory and contemporary child development research. The implications for pedagogical practice based on these understandings and findings will be drawn. Mastery of the subject content will be assessed in a final exam.
|
|
|
+ Subject Availability Modes and Location
| Session 1 | | Online | Bathurst Campus |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: EED503
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
|
|
Subject information| Duration | Grading System | School: |
|---|
| One session | HD/FL | School of Teacher Education |
|
|
| Incompatible subject(s) |
|---|
| EED409 |
|
Learning OutcomesUpon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- be able to know how child development and learning theory and research are generated;
- be able to know and understand major physical, socio-emotional and cognitive changes that occur during primary school;
- be able to research and analyse data about the variables that influence learning;
- be able to know and understand the influences of family, culture and community;
- be able to evaluate and understand the strategies of effective learners; and
- be able to understand how child development and learning theory apply to effective pedagogical practice.
|
|
|
SyllabusThe subject will cover the following topics:
- The Field And Study of Child Development
- Biological and Physical Development
- Theories of Cognitive Development and Learning
- Psychosocial Development: Self and Identity
- Contexts of Development
|
|
|
Back
The information contained in the 2017 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 25 August 2017. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.
