- Code
- EDU 102
- Name
- Psychology of Education
- Semester
- 0
- Lecture hours
- 3.00
- Seminar hours
- 0.00
- Laborator hours
- 0.00
- Credits
- 3.00
- ECTS
- 5.00
- Description
-
Educational psychology course introduces students to research-based concepts and principles about human learning, development, and motivation and how that information is applied to classroom teaching. This course will examine the contributions that psychology can make to educational practice. It will provide a review of the human growth and development literature that is essential knowledge for those who will be working with children and adolescents in educational settings. The implications of psychological theory for educational research and practice will be discussed. Other topics include ability grouping, gifted and talented students, learning disabilities, community differences and diversity issues in education and psychology, motivation, and educational measurement (standardized testing and classroom assessment).
- Objectives
-
At the end of the course, the student should be able: - To understand key concepts in the areas of development, learning theory, motivation and teaching. - To explore applications of concepts in contemporary educational settings through case studies, visits to schools, and other activities. - To become familiar with contemporary issues in educational psychology and to consider those issues from various viewpoints (e.g. teacher, student, parent, administrator). - To develop your personal philosophy of education, principles of learning, views of the role of education in the development of the individual, and suggestions for improving current educational practices.
- Java
- Tema
- 1
- Introduction to Educational Psychology - What role does educational psychology play in teaching? - What teachers need to know in order to teach effectively and solve classroom problems - What methods are used to study the psychology of learning? - Designing and conducting our own experiment
- 2
- Cognitive and Language Development - An Overview of Child Development - Cognitive Development - Language Development
- 3
- Social Contexts and Socio-emotional Development - Contemporary Theories - Social Contexts of Development - Socio-emotional Development
- 4
- Individual Variations - Learning and Thinking Styles - Intelligence - Personality and Temperament
- 5
- Socio cultural Diversity - Culture and Ethnicity - Multicultural Education - Gender
- 6
- Learners Who Are Exceptional - Various types of disabilities and disorders - The legal framework and technology advances for children with disabilities - The approaches of teaching gifted children
- 7
- Behavioral and Social Cognitive Approaches - What Is Learning? - Behavioral Approach to Learning - Applied Behavior Analysis in Education - Social Cognitive Approaches to Learning
- 8
- Midterm Exam
- 9
- The Information-Processing Approach - The Nature of the Information-Processing Approach - Information processing model - Attention - Memory
- 10
- Complex Cognitive Processes and Learning - Conceptual Understanding - Thinking - Problem Solving
- 11
- Planning, Instruction, and Technology - Planning - Teacher-Centered Lesson Planning and Instruction - Learner-Centered Lesson Planning and Instruction-
- 12
- Motivation, Teaching, and Learning - Exploring Motivation - Achievement Processes - Motivation, Relationships, and Socio-cultural Contexts
- 13
- Managing the Classroom - Why Classrooms Need to Be Managed Effectively - Designing the Physical Environment of the Classroom - Creating a Positive Environment for Learning
- 14
- Standardized Tests and Testing - The nature and purpose of standardized tests as well as the criteria for evaluating them - Comparison of aptitude and achievement tests and different types of achievement tests - The teacher’s roles in standardized testing. The evaluation of some key issues in standardized testing
- 15
- Project presentations
- 16
- Final Exam
- 1
- Use the concepts, language, and major theories of psychology
- 2
- Explain major perspectives of psychology: behavioral, cognitive, and socio-culturalv
- 3
- Describe psychology in relation to other disciplines or interdisciplinary fields of study, particularly education.
- 4
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding in theory and research in learning and cognition, individual differences, and developmental changes; overarching themes in psychology; applications of psychology
- 5
- Explain different research methods used by psychologists.
- 6
- Explain how psychological theories and principles relate to everyday life.
- 7
- Transfer knowledge from classroom learning and research findings to applied situations
- 8
- Adopt psychological explanations as a foundation for understanding and problem solving
- 9
- Tolerate ambiguity and assume behavioral explanations will be complex.
- 10
- Examine the major socio-cultural components that have influenced individual identities
- 11
- Relate how privilege, power and oppression affect prejudice, discrimination, and inequity.
- 12
- Reflect on experience and find meaning in it.
- Quantity Percentage Total percent
- Midterms
- 1 30% 30%
- Quizzes
- 1 10% 10%
- Projects
- 1 10% 10%
- Term projects
- 0 0% 0%
- Laboratories
- 0 0% 0%
- Class participation
- 0 0% 0%
- Total term evaluation percent
- 50%
- Final exam percent
- 50%
- Total percent
- 100%
- Quantity Duration (hours) Total (hours)
- Course duration (including exam weeks)
- 16 3 48
- Off class study hours
- 14 3 42
- Duties
- 1 10 10
- Midterms
- 1 10 10
- Final exam
- 1 15 15
- Other
- 0 0 0
- Total workLoad
- 125
- Total workload / 25 (hours)
- 5.00
- ECTS
- 5.00