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    EDUCATION 220-3
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    PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES IN EDUCATION
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    REGULAR SESSION 1980
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    INSTRUCTOR: John Walsh
    Thursday, ?
    9:30 - ?
    12:30
    WHAT IT'S
    ABOUT
    This' course surveys the discipline of educational psychology.
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    Basic
    knowledge about theories of human behavior and Instruction Is the first general
    objective of the course.
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    The second goal of the course is to illustrate the
    use of these theories as alternative lensepleces for analysing teaching and
    learning In school.
    WHO MIGHT TAKE IT
    Anyone interested In schooling will
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    find the psycholgical perspective of
    education a useful
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    supplement to their knowledge.
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    Students planning a minor
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    in education (see
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    247 - 248
    of the Calendar) are especially encouraged to
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    consider taking this course-in satisfying lower division requirements.
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    The
    course also is strongly recommended for all students considering teaching as a
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    career.
    COURSE REQUIREMENTS
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    Four 2 page '!think papers
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    in which you declare and support a position..
    about a major psychological
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    issue in education.
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    Topics are assigned,
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    (10 points each, total
    40
    points)
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    A
    mid-term exam covering the first half of the course
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    (30 points)
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    A final exam covering the entire course.
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    (30 points).,.
    TEXT
    Gage, N.L.
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    & Berliner, ?
    D.C.
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    EdUcational
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    Psychology.
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    Rand-
    McNally,
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    1979,.
    OUTLINE OF TOPICS.-,:.
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    The nature and methods of educational psychology.
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    Theories of Learning
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    Respondent
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    Operant
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    Social
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    Cognitive
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    Individual ?
    Differences
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    Intelligence
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    History and purpose of Intelligence tasks!
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    Contemporary models of intelligence
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    2. Creativity
    3.
    Learning Disabilities
    4. Motivation
    5.
    Development change
    a. Cognitive development
    b.
    Moral development
    D. Teaching and Instructional Theory
    1.. Psychological perspectives on teaching
    2. Models of teaching
    3.
    Teaching skills and strategies
    E. Measurement and Evaluation
    1. Standardized testing
    2.
    Informal and teacher-made tests
    3.
    Systematic observation

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