An exploration of current theory and research on learning and teaching relevant to a broad range of educational settings.
EDUC 403 Perspectives on Teaching and Learning
- Theories of learning:
- Explore and critique a range of theories of learning, such as information processing, and social cognitive theory
- Consider their application to learning contexts
- Assessment
(formative and summative):
- Understand approaches to assessment and how they impact upon student learning
- Metacognition:
- Understand metacognition
- how metacognition impacts on academic success
- how metacognitive thinking can be scaffolded
- Teacher and learner beliefs and motivation:
- Understand the part that affective factors, such as self efficacy beliefs, have on student success
| Paper title | Perspectives on Teaching and Learning |
|---|---|
| Paper code | EDUC403 |
| Subject | Education |
| EFTS | 0.1667 |
| Points | 20 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 2 (Distance learning) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees (NZD) | $1,206.91 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Limited to
- PGCertEdLn, PGDipEdLn, MEdLn, BA(Hons), PGDipArts, MA(Coursework), MA(Thesis)
- Notes
- Students outside of the approved programmes, with 54 300-level EDUC points, may be admitted with approval from the Dean of the College of Education.
- Contact
- Teaching staff
- Teaching Arrangements
This Distance Learning paper is taught remotely
- Textbooks
Students will be expected to access required readings via the library and the Internet and to source their own relevant readings.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship,
Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Environmental literacy,
Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
By the end of this paper, students will be able to:
- Comprehend the richness and complexity of teaching
- Apply current perspectives of how people learn
- Explore options for teaching approaches for different learning outcomes
- Identify and evaluate a wide range of research on teaching and learning
- Gain an enhanced understanding of themselves as learners
