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INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY ?

(DLOO)

Fall Semester, 1992 ?

Instructor: Dr. Jack Martin

(September 8-December 4)

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Office: ?

MPX 9503

Tuesdays and Thursdays

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Telephone: 291-3835

1:30-2:20 p.m. + tutorials

Location: B9200

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course examines psychological theories and research concerned with

learning, development, motivation, individual differences, and assessment in

school settings. Students will attend two 1-hour lectures and one 1-hour

tutorial each week during the thirteen weeks of instruction.

ASSIGNMENTS

Students will be assigned:

1. Two short "Think Papers" (maximum of six typed, double-spaced papers)

on specific topics determined by the instructor. Each paper will contribute

15 points toward a student's final grade in the course.

2.

One multiple choice mid term (30 points) and one multiple choice final

examination (40 points) based on the content in lectures and textbook.

Lefrançois, G. R. (1991). Ps

ycholog y

for teaching (7th edition). Belmont, CA:

Wadsworth.

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Centre for Distance Educn

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Faculty of Education

Simon Fraser University

TC 3100 ?

INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION PSYCHOLOGY

This course surveys contemporary theories of students' learning and motivation as

grounds for models of instruction. The focus of the course is binocular. Through one

lens, the course presents and critically examines research as one basis for a scientific

discipline of educational psychology. Through a second lens, the course looks for

information that can guide the practice of teaching.

Major topics addressed are: basic theories of learning, achievement motivation,

intrinsic motivation, attribution theory, anxiety, cognitive development, learning and

thinking strategies, learning in subject areas (reading, writing, mathematics, science),

classroom processes and teacher expectancy effects, evaluating learning outcomes,

and individual differences.

PREREQUISITE: None.

REQUIRED

TEXTS:

Mayer, R. E.

Educational Psychology - A Cognitive Approach.

Boston: Little, Brown

and Company, 1987.

Stipek, D. J.

Motivation to Learn - From Theory to Practice.

Englewood Cliffs, NJ:

Prentice-Hall,

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

Five Assignments (8-10 pages)

Tutoring Project (20-30 pages)

70% (14% each)

30%

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