Module Specifications..
Current Academic Year 2023 - 2024
Please note that this information is subject to change.
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Description The purpose of this module is to assist students to identify individual differences across a range of educational settings from preschool to adult, further and continuing education in order to promote inclusionary educational practice. Students will develop the ability to identify individual needs and develop a critical understanding of the impact of those needs on individual development within an educational context | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Learning Outcomes 1. Identify individual needs within an educational context across social, emotional, and cognitive domains 2. Examine the realtionship between cognitive, social and emotional difficulties on academic attainment 3. Distinguish the differences between formal and informal eduational assessment 4. Develop individual programmes to promote inclusionary practice across a range of educational settings 5. Examine the psychological impact of individual difference and diversity on educational practices | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml |
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Indicative Content and Learning Activities
Theme 1Overview of theories of developmentTheme 2Individual Differences and Diversity in human developmentTheme 3The relationship between additional needs and cognitive developmentTheme 4The impact of additional needs on human development in educational settings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of Last Revision | 07-OCT-09 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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