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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
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Education 220-3
INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
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(D1.00)
Dr. Jack Martin
MPX 9503
291-3835
291-3395
Spring Semester, 1994 ?
Instructor:
(January 4- March 31)
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Office:
Tuesdays and Thursdays, ?
Telephone:
12:30 - 13:20 p.m. & tutorials
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Messages:
Location: AQ 3182
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.
REQUIRED TEXTBOOK
Lefrançois, G. R. (1991). Ps
y cholog y
for Teaching (7th edition). Belmont,
CA: Wadsworth.
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Centre
Simon Fraser
for Distance
University
Edon
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Faculty of Education
TC 3100 291-3524
EDUCATION 220-3
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INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION
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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:
Travers, J.F., Elliott, S.N. (1993).
Educational Psychology: Effective Teaching,
E
ffective Learning.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
Five Assignments.
11/10/93
COURSE INSTRUCTOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES WITHOUT NOTICE.
