Online Courses Handbook 2003

6804 (v.7) Ed 602 - Research on Learning in Educational Contexts

Area:	Faculty of Education
Contact Hours:	3.0
Credits:	25.0
Lecture:	1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):	11062 (v.6) Ed 620 - Foundations of Educational Research or any previous version
Current issues, theory and research on learning in educational contexts. Possible topics include current models of learning, information processing, constructivism, generative learning, mastery learning, cooperative learning. Instructional approaches which support the learner. Problem solving. Thinking, metacognition. Learning strategies. Self management. Theories of motivation. Characteristics of the learner. Affective influences on learning.