Course Schedule and Catalog

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY ***** DISTRIBUTION COURSE GROUP 2 ***** The goal of this course is to introduce students to a psychological understanding of teaching and learning through an overview of principles, issues, and related research in educational psychology. The course will examine theories of learning, complex cognitive processes, cognitive and emotional development, motivation, and the application of these constructs of effective instruction, the design of optimum learning environments, assessment of students learning, & teaching in diverse classrooms. It is a general overview of the field & requires no prior preparation.