<p>Lecture, three hours. Students gain theoretical analysis research skills. Focus on theories of learning and development across multiple contexts. Exploration of topics from sociohistorical lens and with domain specificity (e.g., attention, emotion, identity, memory, motivation, etc.). Study considers how theory shapes and is shaped by work done in explicit and implicit ways. Consideration also of how theory connects to practices experienced by learners across contexts of learning and development. Students observe and analyze learning, critically discuss extant theories of learning and development, and ultimately link theory to their own nascent area of study. Letter grading.</p>

Education

School of Education and Information Studies

EDUC 203B - Learning and Development across Contexts

Learning and Development across Contexts

Students will Identify and articulate their own assumptions about human learning and development.

Articulate in writing and in discussion the main components of each of the theories and topics that will be covered throughout the quarter. 

Coordinate the theories with student's own assumptions about learning and development.

Engage in a knowledgeable and productive dialogue with colleagues about human learning, development, and educational practice. 

Connect these theories and topics to student's work (or projected work) in the field.

Identify and articulate assumptions about learning and development inherent in each of the theories and topics that will be covered throughout the quarter.

General Catalog

Learning and Development across Contexts

EDUC 203B

4 units