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Education 220-3 Psychological Issues in Education
Fall, 1986
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Instructor: Roger D. Gehibach
Tuesdays & Thursdays
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Office: MPX
8661
8:30 - 9:20
am.
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Phone:
291-3222
Tutorials: One hour per week
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Office Hours:
9:30 -
10:
3
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Tuesdays
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Course Description
This course surveys the discipline of educational psychology. The focus will
be on those aspects of psychological theory that are relevant to the problem
of designing educational programs, with a special emphasis on public schools.
On every issue, the objective will be to derive from our knowledge of human
behaviour formative and analytical tools that will provide students with
beginning competence to understand common instructional experiences.
Evaluation
1.
Three 2-page "think papers", in which students critically analyze an
aspect of psychology related to education (1
5
of mark).
2.
A mid-term, multiple-choice examination (25Z of mark).
3.
A
major term paper or tutoring project
(30
of mark). Topics and
guidelines will be distributed in class.
4.
A final, multiple-choice examination
(30
of mark).
Re
quired Text
Good, T. & Brophy, J. Educational Psychology: A Realistic Approach (3rd
Ed). New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston,
1986.
Recommended Text
Good, T., et al. Student Study Guide to Educational Psycholgy. New York:
Holt, Rinehart & Winston,
1986.
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Educati on
2203
Fs y c:hoioci cal Issues in Educati on
Spring, 1986
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Instructor: Dr. John Ellis
Tuesda y
s ' Thursdays,
8:30 - 920 &
i 1 hour
tutorial per
week
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Location:
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MPX 7618
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Human variabilit y
relationships
between motivation, learning and
development.
COURSE CONTENT
The course will contain two elements: psychological
information which bears upon the practice of education and
current educational issues which contain psychological
components.
Psychological topics will include the following: learning
theory, motivation, individual differences, assessment.
Educational issues will be selected from among the
following: class size, provision for learning disabilities
(and other forms of human variabilit
y ) , public versus
professional control conflicting views of schooling.
E X FE CT T I ONS
It is expected that students who successfull
y com p
lete this
course will be able to do the following:
1.
To demonstrate knowledge of specific psychological
matters which bear upon education.
2.
To comment knowledgeably on the psychol
ogi
cal aspects of
major educationai. issues.
3.
To demonstrate an awareness of the complexity of an
educational issue,
REQU I RE MEN IS
1. Three short papers (300 words, typed,
double-spaced) ?
- 1 for
p ractice
30
pts
2.
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Mid-term exam - short
essay
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- based
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Lectures and text
readings to date.
20
pts
3.
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Longer paper ?
(1000
words, ?
typed, ?
double
spaced)
40 pts
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Final ?
exam - short
essay - based on
lectures and text
readings.
10
pts
TEXTBOOI<:
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(required)
Ga p
e and Berliner. Educational Psychology (3rd ed.)
Rand McNall
y
, 1984.
