| CODE | EDS1005 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Human Development and Life-long Learning Potential | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Education Studies | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit will focus on developmental psychology, with an emphasis on the development of learning throughout the lifespan. It will explore current theory and research findings in developmental psychology. Students will be provided with an understanding of the physical and social development, moral, emotional and cognitive development. It will delve into the interaction between nature and nurture and the resulting impact on development. It will also introduce students to the Interactive Learning Theory - A theory that informs the Let Me Learn Process - A process that describes the learner’s interactive Learning Processes and then invites the learner to use these processes with intention by developing a use of Personalized Learning Tools and Personalized Learning Skills. Study-unit Aims: This study-unit aims at providing students with an understanding of a person’s development throughout the lifespan. It provides an understanding of the current theoretical issues with an in-depth engagement with the foundations of cognitive psychology, and its association with brain development focusing on the neuro-cognitive foundations of learning. It also aims to provide students with an understanding of one’s learning processes and how these may be supported through metacognitive learning processes. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - List the main developmental tasks across the lifespan; - Describe theories of human development; - Discuss the interaction between brain development on the development of cognition and learning; - Discuss the brain - mind interaction theory; - List the four Learning Patterns; - Describe the characteristics of each of the learning patterns. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Apply the concepts discussed in the study-unit to working with students of different ages; - Compare theoretical concepts with real life learning situations; - Engage in a critical analysis of the theoretical constructs; - Decode learning characteristics in learning activities. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Text: - Bee, H., & Boyd, D. (2011). The developing child (13th edition). New York: Pearson. - Bee, H. & Boyd, D. (2013) Developing Child, The: Pearson New International Edition (13e). - Calleja, C. & Johnston C.A. (2015) A Learning Paradigm: Informed by Knowledge of the Learning Self: A Compendium of Applied Research on the Let Me Learn Process. Horizons. Malta. Supplementary reading: - Berk, L. E. (2013). Child development (9th edition). Chicago: Pearson. |
||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
| METHOD OF ASSESSMENT |
|
||||||||
| LECTURER/S | Sunaina Balani Victor Martinelli (Co-ord.) |
||||||||
|
The University makes every effort to ensure that the published Courses Plans, Programmes of Study and Study-Unit information are complete and up-to-date at the time of publication. The University reserves the right to make changes in case errors are detected after publication.
The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2024/5. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
|||||||||