PSY 205: Educational Psychology Schedule

Course Schedule

DATES	TOPICS	READINGS	ASSIGNMENTS

Jan 5	Introduction	information you should know
Jan 7	Research Methods/Human Development	Ch. 1	NY Times Learning Network The Educator's Reference Desk Correlation or Causation?
Jan 9	Human Development	Ch. 2 Board-certified teachers..	Piaget / in his own words conservation tasks conservation task (length) classification task Vygotsky / more / in his own words Social construction of meaning Birds on a truck still egocentric less egocentric at 1?

Jan 12	Human Development	Ch. 3
Jan 14	Behavioral Approaches to Learning	p. 126-146	Positive reinforcement examples Negative Reinforcement University / Walden College Good and bad discipline
Jan 16	Behavioral Approaches to Learning		"What Shamu taught me..." The grocery store Why waste a tantrum? "Can students be paid to excel?"

Jan 19	Modeling	Praise can be Dangerous pp. 146-153
Jan 21	Modeling	p. 273-275	quote self-efficacy resources ; more links developing academic self-efficacy reciprocal teaching
Jan 23	Cognitive Approaches to Learning		Online Lesson 1 Draft Due

Jan 26	Cognitive Approaches to Learning	pp. 157-172, 177-193	Learning Approaches Database periodic table of visualization methods
Jan 28	Cognitive Approaches to Learning	pp. 172-177	Organizing instruction and study to improve student learning 25 learning principles Will that be on the test
Jan 30	EXAM 1

Feb 2	Constructivist Approaches to Learning	Ch. 8	A Private Universe
Feb 4	Constructivist Approaches to Learning	pp. 216-226
Feb 6	Constructivist Approaches to Learning		Online Lesson 1 Due

Feb 9	Student Diversity	Ch.4	"A Class Divided" "Names, expectations..." PBL Network (at IMSA)
Feb 11	Accommodating Individual Needs	Ch. 9 Critique of learning styles (in reading instruction)	"Intelligence across cultures" video Critique of multiple intelligences Review of learning styles models odor-based curriculum
Feb 13	Motivation	pp. 295-305	Self-determination theory Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation

Feb 16	Motivation	pp. 305-323
Feb 18	Motivation	Why people fail to recognize their own incompetence	"Achievement goals as..." Stereotype Threat process vs. product: Chouinard Deeper reading metacognitive awareness
Feb 20	EXAM 2

Feb 23	Student Assessment	pp. 473-477
Feb 25	Student Assessment	pp. 405-421	Bloom's revised taxonomy
Feb 27	Authentic Assessment		Seven Practices

Mar 2	Authentic Assessment	pp. 435-441 What is Authentic Assessment? Why Do It?	Beh. Mod. Project Due Standards-based education Standards workshop Good Standards?
Mar 4	Authentic Assessment	How Do You Do It? Standards Tasks	Illinois Learning Standards Rubrics "How classroom assessments improve learning"
Mar 6	Authentic Assessment

Mar 9	Standardized Tests	pp. 442-451 "Why standardized tests don't measure educational quality"	Online Lesson 2 Due
Mar 11	Traditional Assessment	pp. 455-472 Constructing good tests
Mar 13	Traditional Assessment	pp. 421-435	"Instructional quality: Collecting credible evidence"

Mar 16	EXAM 3	7:30-9:30am