Dec 26, 2024  
2021-2022 Academic Catalog 
    
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PSY-2060 Educational Psychology


Credits 3
Focus on the processes and theories of learning, individual differences, measurement, motivation, emotions and problem solving, as well as thinking and communication in educational settings.
Prerequisite(s): PSY-1010  
Corequisite(s): TED-2061  
Course Outcomes
  1. Articulate their personal goals and philosophy of teaching.
  2. Create a teaching portfolio that demonstrates their expert knowledge, classroom management techniques, professional development, observational records, students’ work, efforts for improvement, and personal reflections.
  3. Develop lesson plans that incorporate active learning teaching strategies.
  4. Generate solutions to identify key educational/psychological issues in the case studies.
  5. Design research studies based on descriptive, quasi-experimental and experimental research methods.
  6. Use information literacy skills to conduct research and produce research papers, projects and presentations.
  7. Apply theories of development, to effectively teach and motivate diverse student learners.
  8. Develop strategies for addressing learning challenges and problems of contemporary school-aged children.
  9. Create assessment tools for evaluating student progress.
  10. Evaluate test scores on standardized tests.




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