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    SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
    EDUCATION 220-3
    INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION PSYCHOLOGY
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    (D1.00)
    Regular Summer Semester, 1992
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    Instructor: Judy Lapadat
    (May 4- July 31) ?
    Phone: ?
    291-4156
    Tuesdays, 9:30 - 11:20 a.m. & tutorials
    Location: MPX 7618
    COURSE DESCRIPTION
    This course focuses on educational psychology with an emphasis on psychological
    processes involved in learning and motivation in school settings. Recent advances in
    research and development will be discussed in each of several major topics:
    The Nature of Educational Psychology
    Motivation Theory
    Memory and Cognition
    Instructional Methods and Classroom Processes
    Instructional Psychology of School Subjects
    Measurement and Evaluation
    ASSIGNMENTS
    Students will be required to complete the following assignments:
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    One oral presentation and one short paper on assigned topics. The presentation
    and the paper will require you to demonstrate understanding of contemporary
    psychological issues in education. Each is worth 12 points.
    2.
    A tutoring project worth 28 points. The tutoring project is designed for you to apply
    principles of educational psychology in an instructional setting. You will be
    required to tutor a child, adult, or small group and write a report about the teaching
    and learning that took place.
    3.
    One midterm exam (24 points) and one final exam (24 points) covering the lectures
    and readings.
    REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS
    Mayer, R.E. (1987). Educational psychology: A cognitive approach. Toronto: Little,
    Brown.
    Stipek, D.J. (1988). Motivation to learn: From theor
    y to practice. Toronto: Prentice-
    Hall.

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