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 | 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.
Availability
Specific information on 2027 unit availability will be available in August
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
2027 fee information will be available in August.
Requisites
Concurrent Prerequisites
EMT502Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | Off Campus: On Campus: |
|---|---|
| Assessment | Content Consolidation Tests (12%)|Critique Teaching Approaches (43%)|Micro-Teaching (45%) |
| Timetable | View 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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