Course Details in 2023/24 Session

Module Title	LI Social Psychology and Learning
School	School of Education
Department	Education & Social Justice
Module Code	11 34687
Module Lead
Level	Intermediate Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 1
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Co-requisites
Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Lecture-20 hours Seminar-20 hours Guided independent study-160 hours Total: 200 hours
Exclusions
Description	This module covers social psychology and the influence of social psychological processes on learning and achievement. Ethical, conceptual and historical issues within Social Psychology will be examined. Students will be introduced to a range of key topics within Social Psychology, including social cognition, attribution, attitudes, group processes and intergroup relations, culture, social constructivism, self and identiy and leadership. Knowledge of these topics will be applied to learning to see how social psychological processes can impact on learning and achievement in a range of settings. Changes in social psychological processes across cultures and ages (e.g. changes associated with puberty, the impact of culture on self identify) will also be examined.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Identify key ethical, conceptual and historical issues within Social Psychology. Identify and describe key social psychological processes, and explain how these may relate to learning and achievement in a range of settings. Describe how culture or age/developmental stage can impact on social psychological processes.
Assessment	34687-01 : 10 Min Video and Poster : Coursework (50%) 34687-02 : Essay 1500 words : Coursework (50%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: 1500 word essay (50%); 10 min video + poster (50%) Reassessment of failed components where overall module mark is less than the pass mark.
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