Handbook

This course forms part of the Graduate Certificate in Child Development (7419). This course will address advanced-level topics relating to learning and cognition. These include models of associative learning, the biological and physiological basis of learning, decision-making (choice, control, and judgement), models of attention and memory, and thinking and reasoning. In addition, this course will discuss the ways in which theories and models of learning and cognition can be applied in child development and education. Course content will review the research methodology, findings, and contemporary theories relating to fundamental learning and cognitive processes. Students will gain experience in conducting empirical research, scientific writing, and the application of theoretical and empirical research to real-world situations. This course is taught entirely online, using a variety of lectures, tutorials (synchronous and asynchronous options), self-paced learning modules, readings and revision exercises.