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    EDUCATION
    220-3
    PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES IN EDUCATION
    FALL, 190 ?
    INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Ron Marx
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    Tuesday/Thursday
    11:30 -
    12:30
    (1us 1 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:
    1)
    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 will 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 (hat other people
    have written about an is
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    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.
    1) Final exam. This will cover lecture and text material for the entire semester.
    It will be worth
    35
    points.
    TEXTBOOKS:
    GAGE, N. L. & BERLINER, D. C.; EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY (2nd edition) Chicago:
    Rand McNally,
    1975
    (required)
    BIERLY, M., GAGE, N.L. & BERLINER, D.C.; STUDENT STUDY GUIDE TO EDUCATIONAL
    PSYCHOLOGY, Chicago: Rand McNally,
    1975
    (optional)

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