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EDUC. 220-3 PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES IN EDUCATION
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Fall, 1981
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INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Ron Marx
Lecture: Tues./Thurs. 10:30 - 11:20
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LOCATION: Campus
(plus one hour of tutorial)
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION: Human variability; relationships between motivation,
learning and development.
RANGE OF TOPICS:
The course will be divided into three components: basic psychological principles,
psychology of instruction and evaluation, and decision making. The first part
of the course will cover psychological issues such as learning theory, individual
differences, motivation, child development, and personality. The second section
of the course will relate these issues to problems of teaching.
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Included will
be a review of teaching models and strategies, and principles of instructional
design. Finally, the last section of the course will explore the role of
judgment and decision making in education. Recent research will be discussed
in each of these sections.
REQUIREMENTS:
Students will be required to complete the following assignments:
i) Three short papers (maximum three typed, double-spaced pages) on assigned
topics. These papers, called "Think Papers'' will require you to demonstrate
understanding of contemporary psychological issues in education, such as
''Are group intelligence tests biased against native Indians?" Each paper
will be worth five points.
2)
Midterm exam. This exam wfll be a combination of multiple choice and short
essay, and will cover material presented in lectures and assigned readings
during the first half of the semester. The exam will be worth 15 points.
3)
A tutoring project or term paper
(35
points). Students will choose one of
these tasks.
a)
The term paper is not simply an act of writing down iihat other people
have written about an issue. The paper should address a problem and
suggest a resolution of the problem which grows out of evidence and
good reasoning.
b)
The tutoring project is designed for students who plan on becoming
teachers. Students will tutor a child or adult (or small group) and
write a report of the teaching and learning, using concepts and principles
of educational psychology.
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Final exam. This will cover lecture and text material for the entire semester.
It will be worth
35
points.
TEXTBOOKS:
GAGE, N. L.
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BERLINER, D. C.; EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY (2nd edition) Chicago:
Rand McNally,
1975
(required)
BIERLY, Il., GAGE, N.L. & BERLINER, D.C.; STUDENT STUDY GUIDE TO EDUCATIONAL
PSYCHOLOGY, Chicago:
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Rand McNally,
1975
(optional)