Educational Psychology

KATOU, IIKURA, IZUHARA, ASAMI, TAKAHASHI, GOYAMA, KINUHATA, OKAJIMA, KINSUI, SHIMIZU, KITAMURA, HASHIMOTO (School of Letters)

Objective
   The mission of the Educational Psychology course is to provide instructors with the information needed to focus on the core principles of learning, use these principles to understand the learning and behavior of students, and consistently apply these principles to classroom practice. This course explains the cognitive, linguistic, personal, social, and moral development of individuals as well as individual and group differences. This lesson also describes behaviorist and social cognitive views of learning, intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, and informal and formal assessments. We will also discuss about educational system through the semester.

Course Schedule

1. Introduction: Learning, Teaching, and Education Psychology
2. Education System and Students
3. Cognitive Development and Language
4. The Self, Social, and Moral Development
5. Learner Differences and Learning Needs
6. Culture and Diversity
7. Behavioral Views of Learning
8. Cognitive Views of Learning
9. Complex Cognitive Processes
10. Social Cognitive Views of Learning and Motivation
11. Motivation in Learning and Teaching
12. Creating Learning Environments
13. Teaching Every Student
14. Classroom Assessment, Grading, and Standardized Testing
15. Exam

Textbooks
   Handouts will be distributed at each lecture.
   Reading lists will be provided in the first class.

Grading
   Class participation 30%
   Presentation / Written assignment 30%
   Final report / essay 40%