Department: Master of Education
Module Description: This module helps students to gain knowledge of the nature of learning and what implications this has for teaching and curriculum implementation. The main themes will be theories of developmental and cognitive psychology, memory and the structure of knowledge, analysis of problem solving and reasoning, metacognitive processes, cultural experience and curriculum design. Expert vs novice performance, issues in transfer of learning, children as learners, and effective teaching and assessment for learning will be reviewed in the light of learning theories and the implications for various instructional strategies of subjects and student achievement.
Busch, B., Watson, E., & Bogatchek, L. (2023). Teaching & Learning Illuminated: The Big Ideas, Illustrated. Routledge.
Trifonas, P. P., & Jagger, S. (Eds.). (2024). Handbook of Curriculum Theory, Research, and Practice. Springer.
Yan, Z., & Yang, L. (Eds.). (2021). Assessment as learning: Maximising opportunities for student learning and achievement. Routledge.
