EDUC9736 Research Application in Cognition and Instruction

2019

4.5

1 x 1-hour seminar weekly

1 Admission into MDPP-Master of Disability Policy and Practice
1a Admission into MDPPA-Master of Disability Policy and Practice [1.5 years]
1b Admission into BAMTPR-Bachelor of Arts, Master of Teaching (Primary)
1c Admission into BAMTS-Bachelor of Arts, Master of Teaching (Secondary)
1d Admission into BGSCMTPR-Bachelor of General Science, Master of Teaching (Primary)
1e Admission into BSCMTS-Bachelor of Science, Master of Teaching (Secondary)
1f Admission into MCPEP-Master of Cognitive Psychology and Educational Practice
1g Admission into MED%
1h Admission into MCPEPA - Master of Cognitive Psychology and Educational Practice - 1.5 years
1i Admission into GCE-Graduate Certificate in Education
2 EDES9402 - Psychology and Instruction
2a 2.0000000000 of EDUC9733, EDUC9734
3 ^ EDUC9735 - Research Design in Cognition and Instruction
Must Satisfy: ((1 or 1a or 1b or 1c or 1d or 1e or 1f or 1g or 1h or 1i) and (2 or 2a) and 3)

In this topic students will undertake a practical project that uses appropriate research methods to investigate a problem which has emerged in the area of cognition and instruction. Students will prepare a practical project report that presents their identification of the problem, their selection of appropriate research methods, their investigation, and their analysis of results.

This topic aims to:

• foster research-informed enquiry, critical analysis, synthesis, evaluation and reflection as essential educational practices;

• further extend students' ability to critically review, evaluate and apply research literature in the field of cognitive psychology and educational practice;

• extend students' abilities to undertake an independent research investigation in the field of cognitive psychology and educational practice;

• extend students' abilities to generate a detailed research paper, in the appropriate academic style, reporting the method and results of an original investigation into a teaching-learning problem;

• extend students' abilities to lead informed debate about future directions for research and practice in the field of cognitive psychology and educational practice.

• develop advanced capabilities for self-regulated learning;

• lead improvements in professional decision making;

• lead the informed construction of educational policy, whether local, national or global;

• translate knowledge gained from reading, discussion, research and writing into educational practices;

• lead the dissemination of knowledge gained from reading, discussion, research and writing to professional colleagues

• lead interdisciplinary and intercultural partnerships and work collaboratively;

• engage in and lead professional reflective practice.

On completing this topic students will be able to:

• demonstrate extended, synthesised theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of cognitive psychology and educational practice;

• understand and adhere to ethical research standards and practices;

• conduct and report on an independent original research project, in the form of an educational intervention, in the field of cognitive psychology and educational practice;

• critically evaluate an independent original research project in the field of cognitive psychology and educational practice;

• generate recommendations for future research, practice and policy in the field of cognitive psychology and educational practice;

• demonstrate high standards of academic literacy.