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    EDUC. 320-3 EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY: LEARNING AND INSTRUCTION
    Fall, 1981
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    INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Phil Winne
    Tues. 4:00 - 7:00
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    LOCATION: on campus
    This course surveys theories of learning and theories of motivation that
    underlie the field of instructional psychology. The major objective
    of the course is to provide students with knowledge from empirical re-
    search that can be used to plan instructional events; and to analyze the
    interactions among teacher, student, curriculum, and measures of the effects
    of instruction. A theoretically eclectic approach to instructional planning
    and analysis is emphasized.
    OUTLINE OF TOPICS
    1. Elements and interactions in instruction:
    curriculum,delivery, acquisition, E
    assessment.
    2. Models and theories: their nature and their
    roles
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    Overview of theories of learning
    b.
    Overview of theOries of motivation
    3. Classical conditioning theory
    4. Operant learning theory
    5. Social learning theory
    6. Cognitive learning theory
    7. Expectancy motivational theory
    8. Attribution motivational theory
    REQUIREMENTS
    1.
    approximately 50 pages of rrading ner week
    2.
    written homework assignments (30% of mark)
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    classroom observation assignment (20% of mark)
    4.
    midterm exam (25% of mark)
    5.
    final exam (25% of mark)
    TEXTBOOKS:
    Bransford, J.D., Human Cognition: Learning, Understanding and Remembering.
    Belmont, California: Wadsworth, 1979.
    Vargas, J.S., Behavioral Psychology for Teachers. New York: Harper
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    Row,
    1977
    These will be supplemented by several items placed on reserve in the library.

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