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COURSE NUMBER: ?
Education 220
COURSE NAME: Psychological Issues in Education
SEMESTER: Summer. 1976
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION: Human variability, relationships between motivation,
learning and development.
COURSE INFORMATION:
Dates
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Day (s)
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Time (s)
Dr. Stan M. Shapson
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May 10-August 6
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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 differences: identifying learning strategies; psychological con-
ceptions of the student
-- alternative educational environments
-- evaluation and measurement: intelligence testing, teacher expectations,
psychological effects of testing
Reading
The following text will be required. It can be purchased in the bookstore:
Biehier, Robert F. Psychology Applied to Teaching. Boston: Houghton
Mifflin, (second edition).
In addition, a list of recommended readings for specific topics will be distributed
the first week of lectures.