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Learning and Development

Course code

KAM7501.HR

old course code

Course title in Estonian

Õppimine ja areng

Course title in English

Learning and Development

ECTS credits

6.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2026/2027 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

lecturer of 2026/2027 Spring semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

Brief description of the course

The processes which enable learning and development at different levels will be discussed. A consideration of the fundamental neural mechanisms that are responsible for memory formation and processing form the foundation in understanding how those mechanisms work together to produce cognition. The course covers aspects of cognition ( how the brain perceives and processes sensory information in order to create a coherent understanding of the environment) as well as metacognition (awareness of one’s learning , self-control and specific academic skills). These are relevant to understand, to come up with and successfully implement an educational innovation.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
describes the neural mechanisms that enable learning
explains the relationship between neural mechanisms and the development of cognition
describes the cognitive functions underlying speech, reading and writing, quantity perception, operations with quantities, and complex abstract mental operations
explains the role of metacognition in learning
analyses the impact of the environment on development

Teacher

Anneli Veispak

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