COURSE NUMBER: Education 220
COURSE NAME: Psychological Issues in?
Education
SEMESTER: Spring, 1976
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CALENDAR DESCRIPTION
COURSE INFORMATION:
Human variability; relationships between motivation,
learning and development.
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Dates
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Day (s)
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Time (s)
Dr. Stan M. Shapson
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Jan. 13-Apr. 8
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Tues., Thurs.
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11:30-12:20 (LEC)
(+1 tutorial
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(tutorials to be
per week)
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arranged)
Range of Topics
Psychological approaches to motivation, learning, child development and evaluation
will be identified and their relevance and applicability to educational practice
will be developed.
Psychological issues to be dealt with will include the following:
-- intrinsic vs. extrinsic control of learning.
-- individual difference in learning: identifying learning strategies
-- alternative educational environments
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(eg. open plan)
-- evaluation and measurement: intelligence testing, teacher expectations,
psychological effects of testing
Reading
The following general introductory text will be used (it can be purchased in the
bookstore):
Biehier, Robert, F. Psychology Applied to Teaching. Boston: Houghton
Mifflin.
In addition, recommended readings for specific topics will be placed "On Reserve"
in the library (a few will also be available in the bookstore).