PSY 2037 EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
This course will examine how individuals learn in educational settings from elementary school to high school. Issues related to teacher effectiveness, testing and assessment, the social learning environment (including cultural influences), approaches to different learning styles, and teaching both special needs and gifted students are among possible course topics. Alsoconsidered is how research from the psychology of learning, motivation, and cognitive and social development has informed the practice of educational psychology. A background in child development or adolescent development is helpful but not essential. Recommended: PSY 2001: Developmental Psychology Infancy Through Late Childhood and PSY 2002: Developmental Psychology Early Through Late Adolescence (Spring 14608 & 14609)