Course

Learning, Problem Solving, and the Development of Expertise - EDST5303

Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

School: School of Education

Course Outline: School of Education

Campus: Sydney

Career: Postgraduate

Units of Credit: 6

EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2

Enrolment Requirements:

Prerequisite: Enrolment in one of the following programs, 1970, 2354, 2359, 7401, 7960, 8910, 8926, or 8960; or enrolled in an Education or Educational Leadership plan in 8224. Students in 8926 must have completed EDST6761

CSS Contribution Charge: 1* (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

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Description

This course examines how cognitive structures are organised into a coherent architecture enabling humans to learn, think, reason and solve problems. It examines how expertise develops and how teaching strategies should be matched to individual needs to promote knowledge acquisition. An introduction to cognitive load theory is provided, and a number of practical applications for the classroom and other educational environments are discussed.
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