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Human Development and Learning unit (EMT504)

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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 Arts and Society
Faculty of Education
Discipline Education
Coordinator Professor Louise Starkey
Delivered By University of Tasmania
Level Postgraduate

Sustainable Development Goals

The Unit Coordinator has identified that this unit aligns with the following UN Sustainable Development Goals. We welcome your thoughts and feedback on the alignment of the unit with these goals.

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
not applicable

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Requisites

Concurrent Prerequisites

EMT502

Teaching

Teaching Pattern

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

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

AssessmentContent Consolidation Tests (12%)|Critique Teaching Approaches (43%)|Micro-Teaching (45%)
TimetableView the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required

Margetts, K., & Woolfolk, A. (2022). Educational psychology (6th ed.). Pearson Australia.

Required reading materials will be accessed through the MyLO site.
Recommended

See MyLO site.

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