PSYC 2310 - Educational Psychology

Credit Hours: 3.00

Objectives:

1. Describe the ways in which theories of cognitive development as related to learning and teaching.
2. Summarize the influence of Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development influence on a student’s personality development.
3. Identify the ways in which cognitive development influences moral thinking and behavior.

Outcome 2: Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to apply the different views of learning and motivation to learning and teaching.

Objectives:

1. Relate behavioral and social cognitive approaches to learning and teaching.
2. Apply the components of the informational processing theory to learning.
3. Explain how thinking, problem solving, and social constructivism apply to learning and teaching.
4. Illustrate how the theories of motivation apply to learning and teaching.

Outcome 3: Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able analyze the impact of individual differences on learning.

Objectives:

1. Interpret the research on differences in intelligence, learning styles and creativity to improve instruction and assessment.
2. Identify group differences in socioeconomic status, ethnicity, gender and language as related to learning and instruction.
3. Describe how to accommodate for student variability in the classroom including intellectual disabilities, learning disabilities, emotional disturbances and gifted and talented students.

Outcome 4: Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to analyze different methods of teaching and assessing.

Objectives:

1. Differentiate between the different approaches to classroom management.
2. Contrast the different approaches to classroom instruction.
3. Compare the different classroom assessment, grading, and standardized testing techniques.

1. Introduction to Educational Psychology
   1. Research Methods of Educational Psychology
   2. Developmental Theories Related to Learning
      1. Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development
      2. Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory
      3. Erikson’s Psychosocial Development
2. Individual Variations in Learning
   1. Intelligence
   2. Learning Styles
   3. Students with Disabilities
   4. Gifted Students
3. Group Differences in Learning
   1. Socioeconomic
   2. Culture and Ethnicity
   3. Gender
   4. Language
4. Approaches to Learning
   1. Behavioral Approach
   2. Social Cognitive Approach
   3. Informational Processing Approach
   4. Thinking and Problem Solving
   5. Social Constructivist Approach
5. Methods of Teaching and Learning
   1. Motivation and Achievement
   2. Classroom Management Techniques
   3. Lesson Planning
   4. Technology and Education
   5. Classroom Assessment and Grading
   6. Standardized Testing