Course code

KAI6015.HR

old course code

Course title in Estonian

Tunnetusprotsessid

Course title in English

Cognitive Processes

ECTS credits

3.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester

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

lecturer of 2024/2025 Spring semester

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

Course aims

Supporting aquiring knowledge about the nature and development of cognitive processes involved in learning. Preparing for planning, analysing and designing learning environments and activities in accord with cognitive processes and their development.

Brief description of the course

Development, learning, maturation. Biological maturation processes in cognition, individual x environment interactions in development, neuroconstructivism. Overview of basic cognitive processes – their nature, functions and distinctions. The role of perception, attention, working memory, long-term memory, thinking and conceptual development in learning.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- is able to describe and notice cognitive process involved in learning;
- is able to analyse the role of cognitive processes in learning;
- is cabable of designing teaching based on the nature and development of cognitive processes
- is aware of possibilities for supporting the development of cognitive processes during the learning process;
- uses correct vocabulary for describing cognitive processes.

Teacher

Kati Aus

The course is a prerequisite

Study programmes containing that course

Primary School Teacher (KAKLI/22.HR)
Primary School Teacher (KAKLI/21.HR)
Primary School Teacher (KAKLI/20.HR)
Early Childhood Education (KAALB/22.HR)
Early Childhood Education (KAALB/21.HR)
Early Childhood Education (KAALB/20.HR)