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I.
PREREQUISITES
Psychology 101, General Psychology, is a prerequisite for this course.
Students who have credit for EDCI 275, Learning Processes in the Classroom,
may not enroll in this course. (NOTE: The pass-fail option may not be
used for this course.)
II.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Educating is an activity in which nearly all of us find ourselves engaged
at one time or another in our personal or professional lives. Many educational
psychology courses are geared exclusively for people intending to become
classroom teachers. However, many students who take our undergraduate
course in educational psychology do not have formal teacher training and
do not expect to become classroom teachers. In addition, many students
take this course simply out of interest, convenience, or because it satisfies
a degree requirement. But even those falling into these later categories
may someday be teachers—teachers of their own children. Therefore,
I believe that nearly everyone can benefit from a good course in educational
psychology.
This course is intended to introduce you to the application of psychological
theories and models of learning to education.
| The following specific goals apply to this course. |
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To increase your
understanding and appreciation for the importance of scientific research
and it's role in education. |
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To increase your
awareness of the relationships among social, emotional, mental, and
developmental characteristics of children in schools today. |
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To enable you
to acquire a general understanding regarding the theories of human
development and discuss how they relate to actual classroom instruction. |
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To increase
awareness that each individual has a unique set of needs, strengths,
and weaknesses which should be considered when planning instruction
for the classroom. |
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To provide general
knowledge concerning the importance of teacher's role in instruction
as a facilitator of learning, creativity, and healthy development
in the classroom. |
III.
TEXTBOOKS
ISBN 0072855878
Educational Psychology by John W. Santrock, 2nd edition, McGraw
Hill, 2003
...available from
EdMap's distance-learning online
bookstore.
| STUDENTS
ARE STRONGLY ADVISED NOT TO BUY TEXTBOOKS UNTIL REGISTERED
IN COURSES AS REQUIRED EDITIONS CAN CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. |
IV.
NATURE OF THE EXAMINATION
You will be allowed three hours to complete the examination. All materials
will be provided; you will not be permitted to use any textbooks, notes,
or supplementary aids.
The exam will consist of 160 multiple-choice questions designed to test
your ability to recognize facts and concepts, to evaluate evidence, to
compare and critique ideas, to draw logical conclusions, and to apply
concepts to real-world situations.
V.
GRADING CRITERIA
Your grade
will be based on the percentage of correct answers on the exam.
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94 - 100 =
A
90 - 93 = A-
88 - 89 = B+
84 - 87 = B
80 - 83 = B-
78 - 79 = C+
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74
- 77 = C
70 - 73 = C-
68 - 69 = D+
64 - 67 = D
60 - 63 = D-
Below 60 = F |
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