UNSW Handbook Course - Mental Processes and Instructional Procedures

Mental Processes and Instructional Procedures - EDST5307


	Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
	School: School of Education
	Course Outline: http://education.arts.unsw.edu.au/education/
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Postgraduate
	Units of Credit: 8
	EFTSL: 0.167 (more info)
	Contact Hours per Week: 2
	Enrolment Requirements:
	None
	Excluded: EDST2307, EDST3307
	Fee Band: 5 (more info)
	Further Information: See Class Timetable

Description

Factors which affect learning and problem solving. Cognitive theories that can guide us in designing instruction. How to format instruction so that it accords with students' mental processes. Techniques designed to hasten the development of problem solving expertise.

Learning Outcomes

At the completion of this course students are expected to:

Understand human cognitive structures and processes and the instructional consequences that flow from those structures
Identify how cognitive structures and information structures interact with instructional design and teaching procedures
Discuss a variety of instructional designs and procedures identify their strengths and weaknesses.

Assessment

Class feedback task - 10%
Seminar presentation - 10%
Essay - 80%

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