EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

Catalog description

Psychology directly applicable to teaching and learning: Basics of our thinking physiology; basics of interpreting relevant research; development theories and their relation to learning; motivation theories and means to motivate students; behaviorism as applied and misapplied to classroom management and instruction; differentiating based upon receptive/perceptive modes, intelligences, and learning styles; memory and cognition paths; and the personally and socially constructed nature of knowing.