Courses & Units

Human Development and Learning EMT504

Minimum enrolment number of 12 applies to this offering. Should enrolments not reach the minimum number required for on-campus study, students may be transferred to the on-line offering and advised of this change before semester commences.

Introduction

Effective teaching practice is informed by an understanding of students’ physical, intellectual, social, emotional, moral, and spiritual development and how they learn. In this unit, you will explore the following overarching questions: How can teachers create the conditions that promote students’ development and learning? What factors influence human flourishing? You will analyse key theories of development, engage with research into how students learn, and consider the implications for your teaching practice.

Summary

Unit name Human Development and Learning
Unit code EMT504
Credit points 12.5
College/School College of Arts, Law and Education
Faculty of Education
Discipline Education
Coordinator Doctor Cassandra Thoars
Delivered By University of Tasmania
Level Postgraduate

Availability

Location Study period Attendance options Available to
Hobart Semester 1 On-Campus International Domestic
Online Semester 1 Off-Campus International Domestic

Key

On-campus
Off-Campus
International students
Domestic students
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Key Dates

Study Period Start date Census date WW date End date
Semester 1 26/2/2024 22/3/2024 15/4/2024 2/6/2024

* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (refer to How do I withdraw from a unit? for more information).

Unit census dates currently displaying for 2024 are indicative and subject to change. Finalised census dates for 2024 will be available from the 1st October 2023. Note census date cutoff is 11.59pm AEST (AEDT during October to March).

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Learning Outcomes

  • Analyse the physical, intellectual development, social, emotional, moral, and spiritual development of students and explain how this may affect learning.
  • Synthesise research into how students learn and explain the implications for teaching.
  • Manage and communicate specialised knowledge using verbal, written, and digital communication strategies, with use of APA 7th edition referencing conventions where relevant.

Fee Information

Field of Education Commencing Student Contribution 1,3 Grandfathered Student Contribution 1,3 Approved Pathway Course Student Contribution 2,3 Domestic Full Fee 4
070103 $555.00 $555.00 not applicable $2,324.00

1 Please refer to more information on student contribution amounts.
2 Please refer to more information on eligibility and Approved Pathway courses.
3 Please refer to more information on eligibility for HECS-HELP.
4 Please refer to more information on eligibility for FEE-HELP.

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Requisites

Concurrent Prerequisites

EMT502

Teaching

Teaching Pattern

Off Campus: 
Weekly online lecture (2 hours), weekly online tutorial (2 hours), independent learning (7 hours)

On Campus: 
Weekly online lecture (2 hours), weekly face-to-face tutorial (2 hours), independent learning (7 hours)
 

AssessmentWeekly Online Quiz (10%)|Scenario Responses (40%)|Reflective Video (50%)
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Textbooks

Required

Margetts, K., & Woolfolk, A. (2018). Educational psychology (5th ed.). Pearson Australia.
Recommended

Bergin, C.A.C., & Bergin, D. A. (2018). Child and adolescent development in your classroom (3rd ed.). Cengage Learning.
Crafter, S., Maunder, R., & Soulsby, L. (2019). Developmental transitions: exploring stability and change through the lifespan. Routledge.
Duchesne, S., & McMaugh, A. (2018). Educational psychology for learning and teaching. Cengage Learning.
Green, M., & Piel, J. A. (2016). Theories of human development: a comparative approach. Routledge.
McDevitt, T. M., Ormrod, J. E., Cupit, G., Chandler, M., & Aloa, V. (2019). Child development and education (2nd ed.). Pearson.
McInerney, D. (2014). Educational psychology: constructing learning (6th ed.). Pearson.
Sanders, M. R., & Morawska, A. (Eds.). (2018). Handbook of parenting and child development across the lifespan. Springer.
Sigelman, C. K., De George, L., Cunial, K., & Rider, E. (2019). Lifespan Human Development. Cengage Learning.

White, F. A., Hayes, B. K., & Livesey, D. J. (2015). Developmental psychology: from infancy to adulthood (4th ed.). Pearson.

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