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Unit of Study EDU01029 - Adult Learning (2015)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    PG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • AQF level

    8

  • Level of learning

    Introductory

  • Former School/College

    Former School of Education

  • Enrolment information

    N/A

Unit description

Examines both the various processes that individuals go through as they attempt to change or enrich their knowledge, values, skills or strategies; and also the resulting knowledge, values, skills, strategies and behaviours.

Unit content

The unit comprises the following topics:

  • Education psychology and the development of theories of learning
  • Characteristics of the adult learner: physiological, self-concept, emotion, stress, anxiety, past experience, time, motivation, learning styles and abilities, developmental stages and transitions
  • The emergence and critical debate of a theory of adult learning: Andragogy vs pedagogy
  • Characteristics of the learning situation: directing, facilitating, collaborating, teaching models (information-processing, programmed learning, learner-centred), teacher characteristics
  • Adult learning principles and their application to program planning.

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Online Session 1 N/A

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 demonstrate an understanding of the general issues involved in developing theories of learning
2 examine theories of adult learning and development
3 identify and assess the characteristics of the adult learner
4 identify and assess the characteristics of the adult learning situation
5 evaluate critical features of their workplace as a learning environment
6 demonstrate an appreciation of the major issues involved in applying adult learning theory to program design and delivery.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. demonstrate an understanding of the general issues involved in developing theories of learning
    • GA4:
    • GA6:
  2. examine theories of adult learning and development
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
  3. identify and assess the characteristics of the adult learner
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
  4. identify and assess the characteristics of the adult learning situation
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
  5. evaluate critical features of their workplace as a learning environment
    • GA4:
    • GA6:
  6. demonstrate an appreciation of the major issues involved in applying adult learning theory to program design and delivery.
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
    • GA6:

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • No prescribed texts.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.