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Foundations: Data & Science of Learning (EDUC91318)

Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)

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This subject provides foundational knowledge of assessment, data, and the science of learning, and their utility in informing, evaluating and improving educational practice. Students will draw from psychological, educational, and neuroscientific literature to examine human development across the lifespan and consider the cognitive, social, and motivational aspects of learning. The key role of assessment in informing learning and ensuring assessment fairness for diverse learners will also be explored.

For Master of Education students, this subject provides preparation for The Science of Learning, and Assessment, Data and Evaluation specialisations.

Intended learning outcomes

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

  • Relate understandings of educational, psychological and neuroscientific literature to typical practices within a range of Australian and International educational contexts
  • Apply cognitive, social and motivational constructs to learning across the lifespan
  • Examine common assessment practices from a wide range of learning contexts for their fairness, especially for diverse learners (e.g., First Nations, disability, cultural background)
  • Identify evidence-based practices to supporting learning, including approaches to addressing the sustainable development goals for education.

Generic skills

This subject will assist students to develop the following transferable skills:

  • Critical reasoning and thinking
  • Evidence-based decision making
  • Problem solving
  • Self-reflection, career awareness, lifelong learning.

Last updated: 4 March 2025