Course code

KAM7040.HR

old course code

Course title in Estonian

Õppimine ja individuaalsed erinevused

Course title in English

Learning and Individual Differences

ECTS credits

6.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester

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

lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester

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

Course aims

- to create opportunities for acquiring knowledge of the nature and development of basic and higher mental processes in the context of education.

Brief description of the course

Important mental processes, their nature, development and interconnections during learning. Structural and functional constitution of the brain, development and maturation, emergence of functions, basics of neuropsychology in learning, model of cognitive information processing, mental representations and the development of thinking units, functions of memory, executive functions, problem-solving, creativity, development of language and speech, mathematical thinking.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- has basic knowledge of mental processes, their biological foundations and the principles of assessment which form the basis of learning and development (including the development of general competences);
- is able to detect and analyse the role of different mental processes during learning at different ages (including during the development of general or key competences);
- is able to analyse the developmental needs of learners of different ages based on knowledge of mental processes.

Teacher

Grete Arro, PhD

The course is a prerequisite

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