PSY5013 - Child Educational Psychology in Theory and Practice

Objectives:

Assessment tasks are designed to enable students to demonstrate the Learning and Employability outcomes for the relevant level of study. Level Learning Outcomes are embedded in the assessment task(s) at that level. This enables a more integrated view of overall student performance at each level.

Content:

The module will focus on two key areas of where psychological theory and practice have led to improvements in educational outcomes. The first area will focus on the development of skills utilised in academic subjects (e.g., literacy and maths). The second area will focus on broader psychological factors that influence children’s learning. These areas will be complemented by students developing reflective practice skills. Students will explore individual differences in learning and development through psychological theories, empirical findings, and reflective practice that seek to explain the learning process through a predominant focus on the individual learner. Strategies to facilitate and record reflective practice will form a cohesive part of the module. Key themes will include: typical and disordered cognitive development and learning (including reading and mathematics), the role of psychological factors (e.g., mental wellbeing, personality, and motivational factors) and educational attainment, intra-psychological theories of learning, psychological strategies to facilitate self-reflection (e.g. mentoring and coaching techniques, art therapy), and diversity in development.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Workshops
Hours: 50
Intended Group Size: 30

Guided independent study
Hours: 250

Further details relating to assessment
The presentation will enable students to demonstrate their understanding of the development of academic skills by producing a group presentation on typical/disordered academic skills.

The case study will provide students with the opportunity to apply their understanding of psychological factors influencing educational attainment as well as their own reflective practice skills.

The integrated assessment will provide students with the opportunity to draw on and synthesise their knowledge across this module and the core psychology modules.

Assessment:

001 Group presentation; 15 minutes; end of semester 1 35%
002 Case study; 2,500 words; end of semester 2 35%
003 Integrated assessment; 2,000 words or eqv.; enf of semester 2 30%

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Cameron Downing
Level - 5
Credit Value - 30
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 5YL

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