Postgraduate Course: Learning, Learners and Teaching (EDUA11094)
Course Outline
| School | Moray House School of Education |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | Introduction of the range of concepts and theories that describe how children and students learn and study - including some major psychological theories.
Understand a range of different methods in teaching and learning, and develop a range of practical skills of observing and analysing teaching.
Explore potential barriers to learning and ways of overcoming them, in order to meet learners' needs. |
| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 34 |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
| Course Start Date |
11/01/2016 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 22,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
174 )
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| Additional Information (Learning and Teaching) |
Please contact the course secretary before enrolling students to verify spaces available
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Essay assignment of 4000 words |
| Feedback |
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Learning Outcomes
i) to be able to discuss and compare alternative theories of learning, and their relationship to different practices in teaching
ii) to be able to analyse, explain and evaluate some practical examples of teaching and learning
iii) to understand some of the theoretical issues and explanations concerning teaching, and relate them to practice
iv) to consider the relationship between pedagogy, curriculum and assessment, and social context
v) to gain an understanding of some recent developments in teaching and learning.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Special Arrangements |
This course is open to students from other schools, however, please contact the course secretary prior to enrolling your Tutee in order to verify that there is space available; students on MSc Educational Research and MSc Education have priority |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Evelyn Mcgregor
Tel: (0131 6)51 6341
Email: |
Course secretary | Ms Mairi Ross
Tel: (0131 6)51 4241
Email: |
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