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FALL 2009

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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY - Faculty of Education?

EDUC 320-3?

Instructional Psychology Course Outline?

INSTRUCTOR

tIeacockcsfu.ca

Dr. Tracey Leacock ?

Fridays 12:30-2:20 ?

Office: EDB 7506 ?

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AQ 3005

PREREQUISITE

EDUC 220

DESCRIPTION

Research in instructional psychology examines aspects of both teaching and

learning. This course will address questions such as: How do students learn when an instructor

tries to guide the learning process? How do ways of thinking about teaching influence students'

learning and motivation? Students will gain knowledge and skills that contribute to planning,

delivering and evaluating teaching. This course extends classical experimental research about

cognition and motivation and brings it into the context of one of our most influential and

pervasive institutions, the classroom.

This course will draw heavily on the

content

covered in EDUC 220 (some students find it useful

to keep their 220 textbook as an additional resource for 320) and will focus on deeper

understanding of research-based theories and applications.

OBJECTIVES

To deepen your knowledge of, and ability to talk and write about, educational

psychology by developing skills in

• reading about and comprehending educational research as presented in textbooks and

academic journals

• interpreting educational research for teacher-audiences

• explaining how the design of instruction can be effectively guided and justified by

research

EVALUATION

The following is the provisional evaluation structure to give you a good idea of

what this course entails. Any changes or adjustments will be announced in the first lecture and

posted as the official evaluation structure in WebCT.

There is no final exam in this course.

• Relevant and informed contributions to discussion (primarily in tutorials, but contributions in

lecture and online will be factored in, as well) - 25%

• 6 quizzes -

10%

each; best 5 of 6 will count (total 50%)

• 5 short written assignments (0.5-1 page each, based on student-identified peer-reviewed

journal articles) - 5% each (total 25%)

REQUIRED TEXTBOOK

Ormrod, J. E. (2008).

Human Learning

(5th ed.). Upper Saddle

River, NJ: Pearson. ISBN: 97801332327497

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Students will be expected to find and read additional peer-reviewed research articles to

complete assignments.

• This course will require students to use WebCT. Students may also have the opportunity to

use other technologies that may be helpful in mastering course materials.

SFU POLICIES ON ACADEMIC HONESTY AND STUDENT CONDUCT

Please note that all SFU policies apply, including those in category S10 on Academic Honesty

and Student Conduct. SFU Policies are available online in the SFU Policy Gazette.

Each

student is responsible for becoming familiar with these policies.

Students are also strongly

encouraged to review the information on plagiarism on the SFU Library website -

it's not as

straightforward as

y ou might

think!