Educational Psychology

Catalog description

This course reviews the psychological principles related to learning and motivation. This course provides an overview of the basic principles of Psychology as they relate to education and provides each student with the knowledge and skill to develop strategies to utilize in their teaching. It begins with an overview of the teacher as problem solver approach and then covers information related to student development (physical, cognitive, and social) and characteristics. The latter part of the course focuses on issues and applications related to instruction, motivation, management, and assessment. The assignments, interactive classroom activities, and assessments reflect the course goals of cultural enrichment, lifelong learning, and life skills. Pre-requisite(s): None Concurrency: None Co-requisite(s): None