Foundations: Data & Science of Learning (EDUC91318)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
Contact information
Semester 1
Semester 2
Overview
| Availability | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
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
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Option 1 - 150pt Program
Admission into the 150pt Program course entry point in the MC-ED Master of Education
OR
Option 2 - 200pt Program
Admission into one of the following: MC-TESOL Master of TESOL, MC-MLED Master of Modern Languages Education, 200pt Program course entry point in the MC-ED Master of Education
AND
All of
| Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDUC90929 | Education Policy in Context |
Semester 2 (Online)
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| EDUC90930 | Literacies in Local and Global Contexts |
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
AND
One of
| Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDUC91316 | Engaging with Research in Education |
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Online)
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| No longer available | |||
| EDUC90900 | Resilience and Relationships |
Term 3 (Online)
Term 1 (Online)
|
12.5 |
AND
One of
| Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDUC91029 | Understanding the Student as Learner |
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Online)
Semester 1 (Online)
|
12.5 |
| EDUC90830 | The Student as Learner |
Term 1 (Online)
Term 3 (Online)
|
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Written Analysis: Analysis of a learning scenario
| Mid teaching period | 35% |
Comparison of assessment practices across two different learning contexts
| End of the teaching period | 35% |
Written Essay: Improvement of learning/assessment using evidence-based approaches
| During the assessment period | 30% |
Attendance Hurdle requirement: A minimum of 75% attendance at, or engagement with, all sessions identified as contact hours (may include lectures, tutorials, seminars, workshops and activities, both synchronous and asynchronous). | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Coordinator Sean Kang Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 hours comprising 8 x 2 hour on campus seminars and 8 hours asynchronous activities Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 3 March 2025 to 1 June 2025 Last self-enrol date 14 March 2025 Census date 31 March 2025 Last date to withdraw without fail 9 May 2025 Assessment period ends 27 June 2025 Semester 1 contact information
- Semester 2
Coordinator Sean Kang Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 hours comprising 8 x 2 hour on campus seminars and 8 hours asynchronous activities Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 28 July 2025 to 26 October 2025 Last self-enrol date 8 August 2025 Census date 1 September 2025 Last date to withdraw without fail 26 September 2025 Assessment period ends 21 November 2025 Semester 2 contact information
What do these dates mean
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- Your tuition fees, academic transcript and statements.
- And for Commonwealth Supported students, your:
- Student Learning Entitlement. This applies to all students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).
Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement.
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Further information
- Texts
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of TESOL Course Master of Education Course Master of Modern Languages Education - Links to additional information
Faculty of Education: https://education.unimelb.edu.au/
Last updated: 4 March 2025