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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
EDUCATION 220-3
INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION PSYCHOLOGY
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(D1.00)
Regular Summer Semester, 1992
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Instructor: Judy Lapadat
(May 4- July 31) ?
Phone: ?
291-4156
Tuesdays, 9:30 - 11:20 a.m. & tutorials
Location: MPX 7618
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course focuses 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.
One oral presentation and one short paper on assigned topics. The presentation
and the paper will require you to demonstrate understanding of contemporary
psychological issues in education. Each 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 TEXTBOOKS
Mayer, R.E. (1987). Educational psychology: A cognitive approach. Toronto: Little,
Brown.
Stipek, D.J. (1988). Motivation to learn: From theor
y to practice. Toronto: Prentice-
Hall.