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PSYC645 Learning Processes and Problems

10 cp
Prerequisites PSYC630 Psychological Assessment and PSYC631 Psychological Disorders
Teaching Organisation 2 hours per week over twelve weeks or equivalent.

This unit provides an introduction to contemporary theories of learning. It will focus on the following issues: individual differences in learning; competence versus performance; cognitive and social influences on the means by which individuals display knowledge; the development, implementation and evaluation of appropriately-referenced instructional procedures; developmental trends in the acquisition of knowledge in the areas of literacy and mathematics; the psychology of learning disabilities; the assessment of learning disabilities and the design and implementation of effective intervention. The unit is applied and will focus on the development of processes, interventions, and activities relevant to Educational Psychology to improve the situation for students with psychological problems associated with learning.

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