LD1001 Classroom Psychology: Cognitive Psychology and Learning 2.0 credits
In this course, you will learn about cognitive psychological research and its contribution to pedagogy. Students will learn how to use psychological research on cognition, motivation, learning, and memory to design teaching activities.
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Content and learning outcomes
Course contents
The course intends to develop skills and abilities to understand, analyse, plan and implement learning strategies that could improve students' learning.
- Presentation of central concepts about learning based on current research on long-term and short-term memory, motivation and cognition.
- Design learning activities that are based on robust research results from psychological research.
– Discuss how theories in cognitive psychology and learning could be used to design the teaching.
Intended learning outcomes
After passing the course, the student should be able to:
1. Describe and reflect on how students think and learn in learning situations, based on current research in cognitive psychology .
2. Analyse learning situations and argue based on current research in cognitive psychology for what in the teaching that could hamper and what could facilitate students' learning.
3. Design learning activities that could improve students' learning, based on current research in cognitive psychology.
Course disposition
Literature and preparations
Specific prerequisites
General entry requirements
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Examination and completion
If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.
Grading scale
Examination
- INLA - Assignment A, 1.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
- INLB - Assignment B, 1.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.
The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.
Opportunity to complete the requirements via supplementary examination
Opportunity to raise an approved grade via renewed examination
Examiner
Ethical approach
- All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
- In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
- In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.
Further information
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