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Unit of Study EDUC1007 - Brain and Learner: Navigating Processes and Contexts (2026)

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Unit description

This unit supports students’ critical evaluation of cognitive, social-emotional, physical, and language development and how these interact with learning and skill acquisition from novice to expert and across cultures and contexts. By engaging with contemporary research, reflective practice, and diverse learning experiences, students will analyse how learners acquire, retain, and apply knowledge across the lifespan. The unit enables students to critique misconceptions about learning, integrate evidence-based strategies, and explore research-informed frameworks that support all learners.

Unit content

  1. From Rolling to Reasoning: The Whole Child in Motion
  2. Progressing from Novice and Expert learning
  3. The Science of Learning: Memory and Learning Overload
  4. Beyond One-Size-Fits-All: Brain-based learning theories and frameworks
  5. Don’t Believe Everything You Hear: Critically Examining Learning Neuro-myths
  6. Theory in Action: Learners in Real-World Contexts

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Location Domestic International
Coffs Harbour
Term3
Term3
Gold Coast
Term1,3
Term1,3
Lismore
Term3
Term3
Online
Term1,3
Term1,3

Learning outcomes

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:

analyse cognitive, social-emotional, physical, and language development in relation to progressing from novice to expert learners across diverse contexts.

evaluate the impact of memory, cognitive load, and knowledge retention on learning, applying research-based perspectives to address learning challenges.

critique neuromyths and misconceptions about learning by synthesising contemporary research on the brain and developmental theories.

apply theoretical learning and development perspectives to critically evaluate research-informed frameworks that support all learners.

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