LD2004 Cognitive Psychology for Teachers: Project course 3.0 credits

This course is a project course in learning and cognitive science, with a focus on application in education. The aim of the course is for the student to apply practical methods in a classroom environment that can facilitate participation and improve learning for all pupils. The course aims to deepen skills and abilities in understanding, analysing, planning and implementing learning strategies based on research within learning and cognitive psychology.

• In-depth review of research and literature from the areas of cognitive psychology and learning.
• Critically review and evaluate research from cognitive psychology, and how research findings can be applied in learning situations.
• Plan and design a lesson based on research and literature from cognitive psychology and learning.
• Evaluate and analyse lessons.

After passing the course, the student should be able to:

• Describe and reflect on how current research and literature within learning and cognitive psychology can be applied to the student's own teaching context to enable students' learning.
• Describe and analyse, based on research and the course literature, how strategies and methods can be applied in their own teaching context to enable students' learning.
• Plan, design and apply learning activities that can enable students' learning in their own teaching context, and justify choices made based on research and literature.
• Analyse and reflect on designed learning activities based on research and the course literature.

Bachelor's degree

If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.

• LEXA - Continous assessment, 3.0 credits, grading scale: P, F

Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.

The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.

Compulsory attendance in course meetings.

Malin Jansson

• All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
• In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
• In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.

Recommended preparatory course:

LD1001 Classroom psychology: Cognitive psychology and learning

LD1006Cognitive psychology for teachers: Mathematics