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| SCE5114 | Science and Cognition | ||
| SCHOOL OF EDUCATION | |||
| Credit Points: 15 | |||
| Description: | |||
| This unit focuses on the cognitive processes associated with concept learning and problem solving in science. Participants will develop skills of probing student conceptions, assessing and representing cognitive structure, and tracing the cognitive operations used to perform academic tasks; these techniques will be applied to the classroom. Good learning behaviours and constructivist approaches to teaching for conceptual change will be explored. Full Unit Outline | |||
| Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005) | |||
| For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes, Graduate Attributes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website: | |||
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Last Updated - Higher Education: 30/04/2009 VET: 30/04/2009