EDF1070 Understanding students as learners

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

1. 1

   understand both childhood and adolescence (P-12) as periods of diverse individual development,
   behaviours and relationships in society

2. 2

   understand and apply various approaches to fostering positive interactions in classroom contexts
   across P-12, including developing a broad range of strategies for involving parents/carers in the
   educative process to maximise success for students with diverse needs

3. 3

   understand and apply various approaches to managing challenging behaviours in classroom
   contexts across P-12, including developing a broad range of strategies for involving parents/carers
   in the educative process to maximise success for students with diverse needs

4. 4

   examine the likely impact of factors such as culture, family, genetic inheritance, environment and
   life experiences on children and adolescents

5. 5

   analyse a range of learning theories, contemporary theoretical perspectives and practical
   approaches to fostering positive interactions

6. 6

   identify effective teaching strategies that support positive interactions and or address challenging
   behaviours, whilst enhancing learning.