EDUC2320 Understanding Learning and Teaching (Middle and Secondary) and Professional Experience 2

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In this topic, the focus is on the learner, and important foundational understandings are established upon which subsequent educational studies topics will build. The concept of learner diversity and how learning is designed in response to diversity is a fundamental aspect of professional knowledge, and a recurring theme throughout the … For more content click the Read More button below. Understanding theories that explain how individuals develop and learn will help pre-service teachers to establish relational skills, classroom organisation and curriculum that are inclusive of and effective for a range of diverse learners. Pre-service teachers will have the opportunity to experience and develop a range of teaching and learning strategies, collaborative skills, reflective writing skills and continue their development of their personal philosophy of teaching. Pre-service teachers will work in small groups using inquiry-based learning to investigate aspects of development and learning relating to teachers' practice.

In this topic, the focus is on the learner, and important foundational understandings are established upon which subsequent educational studies topics will build. The concept of learner diversity and how learning is designed in response to diversity is a fundamental aspect of professional knowledge, and a recurring theme throughout the educational studies topics. The Learners and their Development topics examine theories that help to explain how children change as they develop and learn, how teachers can apply theories of learning and development in their practice, how assessment is used in teaching and learning, and how different contexts bring about different outcomes for learners, and the implications this has for the design of optimal learning environments.

Understanding theories that explain how individuals develop and learn will help pre-service teachers to establish relational skills, classroom organisation and curriculum that are inclusive of and effective for a range of diverse learners. Pre-service teachers will have the opportunity to experience and develop a range of teaching and learning strategies, collaborative skills, reflective writing skills and continue their development of their personal philosophy of teaching. Pre-service teachers will work in small groups using inquiry-based learning to investigate aspects of development and learning relating to teachers' practice.

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Aims

This topics aims to develop pre-service teachers’ knowledge of the way people develop and learn and to understand that teaching actions are based on this knowledge.

Learning outcomes

On completion of this topic you will be expected to be able to:

Demonstrate an awareness of students' individual differences in terms of interests, abilities, disabilities, motivation, readiness for learning and learning profile

Articulate the impact of family and cultural influences on child and adolescent development, learning and well-being

Apply theories of cognitive and affective development to explain how young people interact with their environments and the possible impacts of these interactions on their learning and well-being

Articulate ways in which teachers evaluate and recognise student learning

Apply skills in inquiry-based learning to investigate issues of young people's learning and development

Connect theories of development and learning to identify effective teaching practices that enhance students' learning and well-being

Develop skills in effective collaboration in the context of inquiry-based learning

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Understanding Learning and Teaching (Middle and Secondary) and Professional Experience 2

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