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    SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
    EDUCATION 220-3
    INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
    Fall Semester, 1990
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    Instructor: Judy Lapadati
    (Sept. 4- Nov. 30, 1990
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    Tim Seifert
    Tuesdays andThursdays
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    Phone: ?
    291-3395
    13:30-14:20
    Location: C9002
    COURSE DESCRIPTION:
    The focus of this course is on educational psychology with an emphasis on
    psychological processes involved in learning and motivation in school settings.
    Recent advances in research and development will be discussed in each of several
    major topics:
    The Nature of Educational Psychology
    Motivation Theory
    Memory and Cognition
    Instructional Methods and Classroom Processes
    Instructional Psychology of School Subjects
    Measurement and Evaluation
    ASSIGNMENTS:
    Students will be required to complete the following assignments:
    1.
    Two short papers (maximum of five typed, double-spaced pages) on assigned
    topics. These papers will require you to demonstrate understanding of
    contemporary psychological issues in education. Each paper is worth 12
    points.
    2.
    A tutoring project worth 28 points. The tutoring project is designed for you to
    apply principles of educational psychology in an instructional setting. You will
    be required to tutor a child, adult, or small group and write a report about the
    teaching and learning that took place.
    3.
    One midterm exam (24 points) and one final exam (24 points) covering the
    lectures and readings.
    REQUIRED TEXTBOOK
    Mayer, R.E. (1987). Educational ps
    y cholog
    y
    : A cognitive approach. Toronto:
    Little, Brown.
    Stipek, D.J. (1988). Motivation to learn: From theor
    y
    to practice. Toronto:
    Prentice-Hall.

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