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EDMAS6066 Effective learning and teaching

This unit is designed to build knowledge, skills and teaching practices related to e¿ective learning and teaching in secondary schools. PSTs examine learning theories, including constructivism and cognitive science and identify the implications for teaching well. They examine how learners develop schemas and mental models as they interact in dynamic social and physical contexts. Through investigations into cognitive processes, PSTs learn how to surface prior knowledge and retrieve memories, and through appropriate scaffolding, to support students to retain information, avoid cognitive overload and develop increasingly sophisticated conceptual understandings. PSTs will understand the nature of explicit instruction and how to plan collaborative and independent tasks for learning. They examine notions of engagement and motivation and how students can become metacognitive and regulate their own learning through voice and agency. Using evidence-informed instructional models, PSTs learn how to plan, structure and sequence lessons and to use a range of core teaching practices that foster active learning and inclusive participation.

Credit points
15
EFTSL
0.125
Band
Band 1

Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) unit fee

A Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) is one that is subsidised by the Australian Government, which means students only pay the student contribution amount of the tuition fee. CSPs are only available to eligible domestic students.

The student contribution amount depends on the unit and how much funding the Government provides. Each unit is classified into a band based on its discipline (which may be different to your overall course discipline).   

2025 student contribution amount: $578


2025 grandfathered student contribution amount (for students who commenced before 1 Jan 2021*): $578

* If you are a continuing student (who commenced your course before 1 January 2021) you will continue paying the same amount as you would have, had legislative reforms not been implemented for any units that would otherwise have an increased student contribution amount.

Clinical Psychology & Professional Pathways 

For Clinical Psychology & Professional Pathways bands, the student contribution amount is determined by the accredited course. Visit our CSP page for further information, including a list of accredited courses. Students not studying in an accredited course will pay the fees listed above. 

Domestic full fee–paying places

A domestic full fee–paying place is one that isn’t subsidised by the Australian Government. These places are offered to postgraduate students or those who are ineligible for a CSP. Domestic postgraduate tuition fees are course-based annual fees, which means individual unit fees vary according to the degree. To find out more about domestic tuition fees and view the relevant fee schedule visit our fees website. 

International full fee–paying places

International tuition fees are course-based annual fees and the unit fee you pay will vary according to the degree you are studying. To find out more about international tuition fees and view the relevant fee schedule visit our fees website