SPD604 Psychological Fdns of Educ.
Lead Faculty: Dr. Penelope Keough
Course Description
An examination of learning processes in educational settings will address human motivation; development of children and youth in the affective, cognitive, social, and personal domains; individual differences; and implications of theory and research for teaching and learning.
Learning Outcomes
- describe either orally or in writing a comprehensive knowledge of typical and atypical development including prenatal state through adulthood, knowledge of development stages and their implications for learning.
- identify major developmental theorists and characteristics representative of the major theories of human growth and development (cognitive, linguistic, social, and moral).
- compare applications of psychology to education by theoretical framework.
- state influences of cultural factors and practices on child development.
- state and describe skills needed to provide information to family members on typical developmental expectations/impact of disability on developmental progress.
- demonstrate skills needed to ensure that the intervention/instructional environment is appropriate to each student’s specific chronological age, developmental differences, disability and other special needs.
- define learning through an examination the major learning theories (Behaviorism, Information-Processing, Social Learning and Constructivism); knowledge construction and cognitive processing.
- identify / provide examples of how theories of human development are reflected in classroom practices.
- describe/identify applications of psychology to education: lesson design and instructional sequences, strategies, and activities.
- describe/identify applications of psychology to education: classroom environment, student engagement, family involvement/Communication
