12390 (v.3) Ed 702 - Contemporary Perspectives on Teaching and Learning

Area:

Department of Education

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

2.0

Lecture:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Syllabus:

Different approaches to studies of effective teaching and learning. Critiques of existing policy and practice. Efficacy of models of teaching effectiveness. Assessments of effective teaching, learning outcomes, and mediating variables. Social and individual forces in learning. Implications of research on teaching and learning in specialist fields.

Unit Outcomes:

On successful completion of this unit, students will have- An understanding of the main theoretical approaches to research on teaching and learning. Considered what is good research on teaching and learning. Reviewed and critiqued selected research on teaching and learning.

Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.

Unit References:

American Psychological Association. (2001), Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (fifth edition). Washington, American Psychological Association. Biddle, B.J., Good, T.L. and Goodson, I.F. (1997), International handbook of teachers and teaching (Volume three, pp. 879-937). Dordrecht, Boston, Kluwer Academic Publishers. Denzin, N.K. and Lincoln, Y.S. (2000), Handbook of qualitative research (pp. 248-261). Thousand Oaks, Sage Publications. Richardson, V. (ed.) (2001), Handbook of research on teaching (fourth edition). Washington, American Educational Research Association.

Unit Texts:

Good, T.L. and Brophy, J.E. (2002), Looking in classrooms (ninth edition). New York, Addison Wesley Longman.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Assignment 1 Paper 20%, Assignment 2 Workshop 30%, Assignment 3 Literature review 50%. This is by grade/mark assessment.

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y