19/8/2007 - EDUCATİONAL PSYCOLOGY
Educational Psychology (Ed 310) Course Page
Spring Semester 2007
Spring Teaching Schedule: Ed 203, Period 3, and Ed 310, Periods 4 and 5, Days 2-4-6.
Office Hours: 10-11 daily or by appointment
Textbook: Snowman and Biehler (2006). Psychology Applied to Teaching (11th Edition). Boston: Houghton-Mifflin.
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Annotated Course Outline and Calendar:
Click on the underlined text below for appropriate links to course documents and related Internet sites.
I. Course Overview and Introduction to Teacher as Decision-Maker Model
Date: 1-16
Reading: Chapter 1
II. Introduction to Learning Theories and Associated Models of Teaching
Date: 1-18 Click here to access the Emerging Theory/Philosophy rating scale.
Please note that drafts of Application Letters are due 1-22 for in-class editing. See sample letters one, two, and three. For help with formatting your letter, go to Business Correspondence: Overview, or Business Letter Format. For help with punctuation, see Basic Rules for Using Commas and Semi-Colons.
III. Learning and Instruction
A. Behaviorism and Direct Instruction
Dates: 1-22 and 1-24 (Application Letters are due 9-5. See the scoring rubric). Also, please go to American Educational History and find information on Faculty Psychology for class discussion on 1-22.
B. Computers and Teaching
Date: 1-26 (Software evaluations are due )
C. Cognitivism
1. Introduction to the Cognitive Model, Discovery/Constructivism, and Information Processing
Dates: 1-30 and 2-1
2. Information Processing, Expository Teaching, and the Lecture
Date: 2-5
D. Humanism
1. Introduction to Humanism and the concept of teacher as learning facilitator.
Date: 2-7
2. Confluent (Holistic) Education, Cooperative Learning, and Teaching Through Discussion
Dates: 2-9
E. Summary and Synthesis of teaching models
Date: 2-13
Test 1 (Scheduled for 2-15)
IV. Accommodating Different Learning Styles, Multiple Intelligences, and Diversity
For links to multicultural lesson plans, click here.
Dates: 2-19 (Jigsaw activity)
V. Classroom Motivation
Dates: 2-21 (Intro and Discussion) and 2-23 (Lecture-Pause Demonstration: The Four Factors)
Reading: Chapter 11
Note: Spring Break is 2-26 to 3-2, and the Elementary Immersion Experience is scheduled for March 5-9. Class will not meet during this two-week period. Refer to Assignment 2 prior to Spring Break.
VI. Classroom Management
A. Introduction, Common Sense Ideas, ASCD Videos
Dates: 3-12, 3-15, and 3-19
B. Behavioral Approaches to Classroom Management, Punishment, and Assertive Discipline
Date: 3-21 and 3-23
(Paper 2 is due 3-29. Drafts due for in-class editing 3-27. See sample papers 2A, 2B, and 2C, or see the scoring rubric). For writing help, go to the Writer's Handbook or Writing a Basic Essay. For help with punctuation, see Basic Rules for Using Commas and Semi-Colons.
C. Humanistic Approaches to Classroom Management including Cooperative Discipline
Date: 3-29
D. Summary and Application of Approaches to Classroom Management
Date: 4-2
Test 2 (Scheduled for 4-4)
Note: Easter Break is 4-5 to 4-9.
VII. Assessment Concepts
A. Introduction to Assessment
Date: 4-11
B. De******ive Statistics and Interpreting Standardized Test Data
Dates: 4-13 and 4-17
C. Bloom's Taxonomy and Assessment
Date: 4-19
D. No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Jigsaw Activity
Date: 4-23
E. Reliability and Validity
Date: 4-25
(Drafts of paper 3 are due 4-25 for in-class editing. See sample papers 3A, 3B, 3C, and 3D or see the Scoring Rubric.) For writing help, go to the Writer's Handbook or Writing a Basic Essay. For help with punctuation, see D. Basic Rules for Using Commas and Semi-Colons.
VIII. Constructing Assessments and Assigning Grades
A. Objective Assessments
Date: 4-27 (Final drafts of Paper 3 are due 4-27)
B. Essay Assessments
Date: 5-1
C. Performance/Authentic Assessments and Rubrics
Date: 5-4
D. Keeping Records and Assigning Grades
Date: 5-7
Final Exam (See exam schedule for date and time)
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