Undergraduate Course: Educational Psychology (LLLI07012)
Course Outline
| School | Centre for Open Learning |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This is a for-credit course offered by the Crentre for Open Learning (COL); only students registered with COL should be enrolled.
What makes us educable? What factors are involved in education? What are the barriers ¿ personal and social ¿ to attainment? What are the forms and purposes of assessment? These are some of the questions addressed in this introductory course about the theory and practice of psychology in education. |
| Course description |
1. What is educational psychology and what contribution can it make to education and psychology. Cognitive development: the legacies of Piaget and Vygotsky.
2. Cognitive development continued: the role of play.
3. Learning in school and adulthood: approaches to learning; learning styles; meta-cognition; multiple intelligences.
4. Motivation: defining motivation; some theories of motivation; reasons for underachievement.
5. Assessment and evaluation in practice and research: why and how it is done; uses and limitations.
6. Theories of instruction: comparisons and evaluations.
7. Technology, peers and learning: delivering content or new affordances for quality learning?
8. Language and learning: is language acquisition the same as learning language and concepts?
9. Learning difficulties and special needs: a spectrum of needs and issues of inclusion.
10. Support for learning: can educational psychology help? What have we learned?
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
| By the end of the course the student should be able to: ¿ Describe the principles underlying the theory and practice of educational psychology; ¿ Identify the factors contributing to effective education; ¿ Understand the potential barriers to effective learning; ¿ Evaluate current practices in education, including assessment; ¿ Apply the principles of this course to their own educational experience and that of and others.
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Reading List
| Stapleton, M., 2001. Psychology in Practice: Education. London: Hodder. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Special Arrangements |
Please contact Reception to arrange a confidential appointment with our Student Guidance Advisor if you feel you have specific study requirements to enable you to study an Open Studies course or complete assessments. Giving us this information will enable us to make arrangements to meet your requirements for studying in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr David Raluca
Tel:
Email: Raluca.David@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr John Ethcuit
Tel: (0131 6)50 3409
Email: jethcuit@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
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