Education Studies

CONTENTS OF CORE MODULES & PRESCRIBED ELECTIVES

Year	Module Code	Title	Module Category	No. of AUs	Pre-requisites
1	DED130	Educational Psychology I: Theories and Applications for Learning and Teaching	Core	2	-
	DED131	Educational Psychology II: Providing for Individual Differences in Learning and Teaching and Classroom Management	Core	2	-
	DED132	ICT for Engaged Learning	Core	2	-
2	DED230	The Social Context of Teaching and Learning	Core	2	-

DED130		Educational Psychology I: Theories and Applications for Learning and Teaching
		This module provides the foundation for understanding the learner, their development and the psychology of learning. Key areas include: Understanding different aspects of pupil development and how these influence the teaching and learning processes. Psychosocial development, stages of moral development and the self-concept, and theories of intellectual development. Application of psychological principles and learning theories to classroom learning; understanding how pupils learn and how some pupils fail to learn; proactive approaches to motivate and enhance learning, develop creative and critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
DED131		Educational Psychology II: Providing for Individual Differences in Learning and Teaching and Classroom Management
		Pupils with diverse abilities and needs are increasingly found in mainstream schools in Singapore. Greater diversity among pupils requires pedagogical approaches that are inclusive of the learning needs of all and yet responsive to individual abilities. This module seeks to help student teachers to understand the characteristics and needs of diverse learners and how to provide optimal learning for all students. This module also seeks to help student teachers acquire and apply basic knowledge and skills in relation to creating conducive learning environment, managing and facilitating teaching and learning activities, and school/classroom discipline. The importance of the practice of proactive classroom management and positive teacher-student relationship will also be emphasized.
DED132		ICT for Engaged Learning
		Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) are an important part of classroom environments in Singapore today. In line with MOE’s Second Masterplan for IT in Education, this module adopts four major thrusts: working in teams to modify or create authentic interactive ICT-based learning resources for engaging learners creating and facilitating online collaborative learning environments managing ICT learning environments professional development by independent self-learning of innovative technologies
DED230		The Social Context of Teaching and Learning
		This module provides beginning teachers with an introduction to the Singapore education system that they will be working in. They will need to know the functions of the school system in socializing citizens for economic, political and social roles in the context of a multi-ethnic and multicultural society. They will have the opportunity to understand the rationale of major education policies and new government initiatives that impact the work of school leaders, teachers, students and other stakeholders in order to achieve the Desired Outcomes of Education laid out by the Ministry of Education. At the same time, they will be made aware of the diverse and multiple roles that are played by teachers in the education system.

Educational Psychology I: Theories and Applications for Learning and Teaching