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COURSE: Education 220-3
Psychological Issues in Education
SEMESTER: Spring, 1980
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
Human variability; relationships between motivation, learning and development.
COURSE INFORMATION:
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Dates
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Time
R.W. Marx Jan. 14-Apr. 11 Tues./Thurs. 10:30-11:30
**plus one hour tutorial per week
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. 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.
Text Books
Gage, N.L. E
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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)
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.
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3) A tutoring project or' tern paper (35 points). Students will choose
one of these tasks.
a)
The term paper is not simply an act of writing down what 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.
4) Final exam. This will cover lecture and text material for the entire
semester. It will be worth 35 points.
Grading
Final course grades will be based on the following distribution:
100-96
A+
95-91
A
90-86
A-
85--
83
B+
82-79
B
78-76
B-
75-73
c+
72-69
C
68-66
C-
65-56
D
55-
F
Specific criteria for the assessment of each assignment will be discussed at
the time the assignment is given.