Details for Educational Psychology
Educational Psychology focuses on how key psychological theories and concepts inform Teacher Education Students’ understanding of how students learn and the implications for effective learning and teaching. Topics include cognitive and social development, memory processes, theories of motivation and learning, classroom management, individual and group differences, problem solving, critical thinking, diagnostic assessment and evaluation all set against the background of guiding children to discover their goals and calling. The external professional networks available to schools to support children and families will also be explored.
Quick Info
- Currently offered by Alphacrucis: Yes
- Course code: EDU344
- Credit points: 10
- Subject coordinator: Stephen Fyson
Prerequisites
The following courses are prerequisites:
Awards offering Educational Psychology
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Unit Content
Curriculum Objective
Educational Psychology focuses on how key psychological theories and concepts inform Teacher Education Students’ understanding of how students learn and the implications for effective learning and teaching. Topics include cognitive and social development, memory processes, theories of motivation and learning, classroom management, individual and group differences, problem solving, critical thinking, diagnostic assessment and evaluation all set against the background of guiding children to discover their goals and calling. The external professional networks available to schools to support children and families will also be explored.
Outcomes
- Critically appraise the work of prominent psychologists and thereby develop understandings of how students learn and the implications for effective learning and teaching;
- Evaluate the strengths and limitations of different teaching approaches, through a psychological lens, critically appraising how they inform understandings about how students learn and the implications for teaching.
- Design work integrating higher order thinking processes associated with creativity and critical thinking.
- Describe in detail how knowledge is constructed and its relationship with the human memory system for teaching and instructional design;
- Describe in detail learning assessment techniques other than traditional testing, in terms of their strengths and limitations;
- Produce advanced psychology-based solutions to teaching/classroom problems in order to improve student learning.
This course may be offered in the following formats
- Face to Face (onsite)
- E-learning (online)
- Intensive
- Extensive
Assessment Methods
- Book Review (30%)
- Digital Presentation (40%)
- Case Study (30%)
