Course code

KAI6013.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 2024/2025 Spring semester

Õnne Uus (language of instruction:Estonian)
Joosep Olop (language of instruction:Estonian)
Erki Soidla (language of instruction:Estonian)

lecturer of 2025/2026 Autumn semester

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

Course aims

Support the knowledge development in the context of learning and development in neurobiological general principles.
To support the development of skills in distinguishing and describing important cognitive processes in learning.

Brief description of the course

The course focuses on learning essential general neurobiological principles in the context of learning. Principles of the development and maturation of brain functions and differences in the laws governing brain development in the learning process of pre-school, adolescent and adult learners are discussed. Among other things, the focus is on understanding the role of perception, attention, memory, thinking, and performing functions in learning and teaching. Based on the above, one of the basic theories of learning motivation is considered: Carol Dweck's theory of capacities.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- has a general overview of important brain development neurobiological general principles in the context of learning;
- has an overview of important cognitive processes in the context of learning and teaching, and is able to see and describe their role in the learning process;
- knows the basic features of the theory of abilities and can combine them with practical examples.

Teacher

Joosep Olop, Ita Puusepp, Õnne Uus, Erki Soidla

Study programmes containing that course

Primary School Teacher (KAKLI/25.HR)
Primary School Teacher (KAKLI/24.HR)
Primary School Teacher (KAKLI/23.HR)
Youth Work (TPNR/25.HR)
Adult Education (KAANB/25.HR)
Social Pedagogy (STSPB/25-o.YK)
Biology (with Minor Field of Study) (MLBB/25.LT)
Youth Work (TPNR/25-o.HR)
Integrated Natural Sciences (MLLB/25.LT)
Adult Education (KAANB/25-o.HR)
Education (KAPB/25.HR)
Social Pedagogy (STSPB/25-t.YK)
Vocational Pedagogy (KAKPB/25.HR)
Early Childhood Education (KAALB/25.HR)
Special Education (KAEPB/25.HR)
Youth Work (TPNR/24.HR)
Vocational Pedagogy (KAKPB/24.HR)
Special Education (KAEPB/24.HR)
Early Childhood Education (KAALB/24.HR)
Integrated Natural Sciences (MLLB/24.LT)
Adult Education (KAANB/24.HR)
Biology (with Minor Field of Study) (MLBB/24.LT)
Social Pedagogy (STSPB/24-t.YK)
Social Pedagogy (STSPB/24-o.YK)
Education (KAPB/24.HR)
Special Education (KAEPB/23.HR)
Youth Work (TPNR/23.HR)
Biology (with Minor Field of Study) (MLBB/23.LT)
Integrated Natural Sciences (MLLB/23.LT)
Adult Education (KAANB/23.HR)
Vocational Pedagogy (KAKPB/23.HR)
Early Childhood Education (KAALB/23.HR)
Education (KAPB/23.HR)
Education (KAPB/22.HR)
Vocational Pedagogy (KAKPB/22.HR)
Social Pedagogy (KASPB/22.YK)
Integrated Natural Sciences (MLLB/22.LT)
Special Education (KAEPB/22.HR)
Adult Education (KAANB/22.HR)
Youth Work (TPNR/22.HR)
Biology (with Minor Field of Study) (MLBB/22.LT)
Special Education (KAEPB/21.HR)
Social Pedagogy (KASPB/21.YK)
Primary School Teacher (KAKLI/19.HR)
Vocational Pedagogy (KAKPB/21.HR)
Education (KAPB/21.HR)
Adult Education (KAANB/21.HR)
Youth Work (TPNR/21.HR)
Integrated Natural Sciences (MLLB/21.LT)
Adult Education (KAANB/20.HR)
Special Education (KAEPB/20.HR)
Social Pedagogy (KASPB/20.YK)
Primary School Teacher (KAKLI/00.HR)
Education (KAPB/20.HR)
Primary School Teacher (KAKLI/18.HR)
Youth Work (TPNR/20.HR)
Vocational Pedagogy (KAKPB/20.HR)
Youth Work (TPNR/19.HR)
Adult Education (KAANB/19.HR)
Education (KAPB/19.HR)
Primary School Teacher (KAKLI/17.HR)
Special Education (KAEPB/19.HR)
Social Pedagogy (KASPB/19.YK)
Primary School Teacher (KAKLI/16.HR)
Education (KAPB/18.HR)
Youth Work (TPNR/18.HR)
Special Education (KAEPB/18.HR)
Adult Education (KAANB/18.HR)
Adult Education (KAANB/17.HR)
Youth Work (TPNR/17.HR)
Special Education (KAEPB/17.HR)
Education (KAPB/17.HR)
Special Education (KAEPB/16.HR)
Adult Education (KAANB/16.HR)
Youth Work (TPNR/16.HR)
Education (KAPB/16.HR)
Education (KAPB/00.HR)