Module EDUC1471: LEARNING AND TEACHING

Department: Education

EDUC1471: LEARNING AND TEACHING

Pre-requisites

Corequisites

Excluded Combinations

Aims

• To study teaching and learning within the academic discipline of Education Studies.

Content

• The module considers key theories and ideas about how people learn.
• The module also addresses the question of what teaching is and the role of the teacher.
• The key psychological processes and sociological issues involved in learning and teaching are introduced and discussed .

Learning Outcomes

• knowledge of a range of psychological and sociological constructs and processes associated with learning;
• knowledge of a range of factors which might influence the development and formation of these concepts and processes and the implications for education and learning;
• knowledge of key theories and ideas about the purpose of teaching and the role of the teacher.

• students will develop an understanding of, and be able to evaluate and reflect on, their own learning experience;
• to reflect on their own value systems and learning development;
• to interrogate the assumptions underpinning theory and research in relation to teaching and learning.

• communicate ideas, principles and theories effectively in written form;
• manage time and work to deadlines;
• construct and sustain a reasoned argument;
• evaluate and make use of information from a variety of primary and secondary sources;
• ability to manage and complete a small project.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

• Students will be introduced to a range of psychological and sociological theories relating to learning and teaching. Students will have opportunities during the seminars to engage in discussion about the central constructs and ideas and to deepen their understanding developed through the prescribed reading.
• Students will further develop their knowledge and understanding, apply and reflect on ideas and demonstrate key skills through summative assessment that requires them to critically analyse and evaluate research related to learning and teaching.
• Students will also be required to produce formative work which requires them to demonstrate their understanding of key concepts covered in the module and the interrelationships between them .

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment

Group presentations to be given during seminars, feedback will be given during the seminar. These presentations require the students to select and analyse (a) research paper(s) on the topic of Learning and Teaching, and as a group present an overview of the paper(s) to their lecturer and peers. The students will be required to demonstrate their understanding of key concepts covered in the module and the interrelationships between them in relation to their chosen paper(s).