EDUC500

AdvancedEducational Psychology

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CourseSyllabi CourseCharts ProfessorsNotes

Professorsnotes* AdvancedEducationalPsychology

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FromaScale110(1=low demands5=moderatedemands10=verydemanding), 1.Howwouldyouratetheoveralllevelofdifficultyofthiscourse? Levelofdemand=8 Comments:Sincethisisanintroductorycourseintheeducationmastersprograms,emphasis isplacedonreading,testing,writing,anddiscussionboardcommunications.

2.Howwouldyouratethelevelofthereadingrequirementsinthiscourse? Levelofdemand=10 Comments:Althoughstudentskeepareadingjournallogw/annotationsofoutsidereading, they mustalsoreadandbetestedoverthecoursetextbook.

3.Howwouldyouratethelevelofthelecturerequirementsinthiscourse? Levelofdemand=.3 Comments:Thereisnotalkingheadlecture,butaPowerPointforeachchapterisprovided. Learningisplaceduponthestudentsinitiativeanddesireforpersonalgrowthand development.

4.Howwouldyouratetheleveloftheonlineexamrequirementsinthiscourse? Levelofdemand=5 Comments:Therearesevenquizzesoverthe14textbookchaptersandacomprehensivefinal exam(allreasonablyuntimedandopenbook).However,pointvalueisminimalwhereas, writtenworkanddiscussionboardsaregivenmorepointvalue.

5.Howwouldyouratethelevelofthediscussionboardrequirementsinthiscourse? Levelofdemand=10 Comments:Discussionboardtopicsdemandcriticalthinkingskillsbaseduponresearch. Ahighlevelofparticipationisrequiredweekly.

6.Howwouldyouratethelevelofthewrittenpaperrequirementsinthiscourse? Levelofdemand=10 Comments:A15pagepersonalteachingreflectionandreviewofliteratureresearchpaper isrequiredandthepointvalueofwrittenworkishigherthantesting.

Additionalcomments: Comments:Asanintroductorycoursefortheeducationmastersprograms,analysisand synthesisofreadingandwritingwithcriticalthinkingskillsisexpectedaswellasthe abilitytoretainbasicinformationrequiredfortheeducationfield.

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COURSECHART
EDUC500
Textbooks: Slavin,EducationalPsychology,(2006). WEEK/ READING& STUDY MODULE LEARNINGACTIVITIES Homepage Module1WritingAssignment ParkersLSP ParkersPMLP ParkersSSIPart1 Quiz1 BeginReadingLog BeginReflectionPaper Module2WritingAssignment DBforum1 Quiz2 Module3WritingAssignment DBforum2 Quiz3 Module4WritingAssignment DBforum3 Quiz4 Module5WritingAssignment DBforum4 Quiz5 Module6WritingAssignment DBforum5 Quiz6 Module7WritingAssignment DBforum6 Quiz7 Reading&ResearchJournalLog EducationReflectionPaper ParkersSSIPart2 FINAL EXAM TOTAL
DB=Discussion Board LSP=LearningStylesProfile PMLP=PhilosophicalMethodologyofLearningProfile

POINTS 30 40 30 20 10 20 0 0 40 30 20 40 30 20 40 30 20 40 30 20 40 30 20 40 30 20 100 100 10 102 1002

DATE DUE

Chapters1&2

Chapters3&4

Chapters5&6

Chapters7&8

Chapters9&10

Chapters11&12

Chapters13&14

Review

SSI=StudySkillsInventory

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COURSESYLLABUS
GRADUATE SCHOOL OFEDUCATION EDUC 500 ADVANCEDEDUCATIONALPSYCHOLOGY COURSEDESCRIPTION Anoverviewofthecontributionsofpsychologytotheteachinglearningprocess.Topicsinclude learningtheory,individualdifferences,motivation,humandevelopment,exceptionalities,teaching methodology,measurementandevaluation. RATIONALE Thepurposeofthiscourseistoprepareteachersinareasasresearch,uptodatetheories,and classroomtestedapplications. Educationalpsychologyequipsteacherstothinkabouthow students learnatvariouslevelsofdevelopment,tomakedecisionsbeforeandduringinstruction,andto considerwhatconstitutesevidencethattheirstudentsarelearningandsucceeding. Apersonal reflectionwillprovideanunderstandingofthebehaviorandthinkingofonesself,aswellasothers, andwillbecomeaneffectivetoolforintrapersonalandinterpersonalChristiangrowththroughthe lifelonglearningprocess. Educationalpsychologyisfoundationaltothestudyofanyfieldin education.

I.

PREREQUISITES None.

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REQUIREDRESOURCEPURCHASES
th Slavin,R.E.(2006). Educationalpsychology:Theoryandpractice.8 Edition.NewYork: Pearson. AmericanPsychologicalAssociation.(2005).ConciserulesofAPAstyle.Washington,DC.

III.

ADDITIONAL MATERIALSFORLEARNING A. B. Computerwith Internetaccess(broadbandrecommended) MicrosoftWord (MicrosoftOfficeisavailableataspecialdiscounttoLUstudents.)

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IV.

MEASURABLELEARNINGOUTCOMES Uponsuccessfulcompletionofthiscourse,thestudentwillbeableto: A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. J. K. L. M. N. Listcharacteristicsofgoodteachingtoincludebiblicalexhortationsand applicationstoinstruction. Identifytheskillsofintentionalteachers. Explainhowresearchineducationalpsychologyisappliedtoteachingandgive examplesofresearchfindingsthatcontributetoeffectiveteaching. Giveanoverviewofimportantfactorsinvolvedinhumandevelopment. Identifythecontributionsofeachofthedevelopmentaltheorists. Tracethedevelopmentofphysicalandcognitiveabilitiesinelementaryage children. Describesomekeycharacteristicsofsocioemotionaldevelopmentduringmiddle childhood,andrelatethisinformationtotheoriesofdevelopment. Tracethedevelopmentofphysicalandmetacognitiveabilitiesofadolescents. Discussseveralimpactsofcultureonstudentlearning. Evaluatethesignificanceandlimitationsofbehaviorallearningtheoriesin education. Explainhowtheinformationprocessingmodelworks,andillustrateitsprocesses inadiagram. Analyzewaysthatteacherscanencourageintrinsicmotivationandprovide incentivesforextrinsicmotivation. Writeappropriate,specific,andclearobjectivesofvarioustaxonomictypes,and practiceusingbackwardplanningtodevelopaunitofstudy. Interpretthemeaningofstandardizedtestscoresincludingpercentiles,grade equivalents,andthedifferenttypesofstandardscores.

V.

COURSEREQUIREMENTSANDASSIGNMENTS A. B. Textbookreadingsandlecturepresentations/notes DiscussionBoardforums(6) ThestudentwillparticipateinsixDiscussionBoardforums.Aforumconsistsofan initialthreadandrepliestootherstudentsthreads.Boththefrequencywithwhicha studentparticipatesandthedepthofthecontentwrittenwillreflectonthestudentsgrade. AgradingrubricisprovidedinAboutYourCoursewithmore details.

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C.

Homepage Thestudentwillcompleteapersonalhomepagethatincludesinformationfromhisor herresume,aswellasaspecialtopicofinterestineducationalpsychology,apossible topicfortheEducationReflectionPaper,andacurrentpictureof himselforherself.

D.

ModuleWritingAssignments(7) Thestudentwillbegivenquestionstoanswerinresponsetotheweeklyreading assignments.Theassignmentsmustbesubmittednolater thanSundayeveningofthe weekinwhichtheyareassignedandareworth40pointseach.Thestudentwillalsobe giventheopportunitytoearnextracreditbysubmittingvocabulary termsandendofchapterquestionswithhisorhermodulewritingassignments.

E.

ParkersLearningStylesProfile(LSP) Thestudentwillcompletealearningstylesprofile,viewtheresults,andsubmit thecompletedprofileinModule1.

F.

ParkersPhilosophicalMethodologyofLearningProfile(PMLP) ThestudentwillviewaPowerPointpresentationandthencompletethemethodologyof learningprofile.Thecompletedformwillbesubmittedin Module1.

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ParkersStudySkillsInventory(SSI) Thisisatwopartassignment.Thestudentwilltaketheinventorytesttwotimes,the firsttimeinModule1,andthesecondtimeinModule8.Aftertakingtheinventorythe firsttime,thestudentwillreacttotheresultsbyansweringafewquestionsaftereach studyskill.Aftertakingtheinventorythesecondtime,thestudentwill reflectonstudy skillsbycomparingthescoresofthefirstandsecond timestakingtheinventory.

H.

Reading&ResearchJournalLogwithAnnotatedBibliography Thestudentwillkeeptrackofhisorherreadingthroughoutthecourseinachartformat, includingthetitleofthearticleorbookread,dateread,andnumberofpagesread.In ordertoreceiveanA,thestudentmustreadatleast400pages.Theassignmentis flexibleinthechoiceofreadingsandwritings:thestudentcan choosethebooks,journals,and/orarticlesaslongastheyreflectcoursecontent. ThejournallogmustbecompletednolaterthanSundaynightofModule8.

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EducationReflectionPaper ThestudentwillcompileinformationfromthePLSP,PPMLP,andPSSIaswellas describethreeexperiencesthatledhimorherintothefieldofeducationanda discussionofdifferentiatedlearningandinstructionrelatedtoaspecificareaof educationalpsychologytowriteanAPAstyle,15pagepaper.Thepapermustinclude 1015current,authoritativeandpracticalreferencesandmustbe submittednolaterthanSundaynightofModule8.

J.

Quizzes(7) Thestudentwillcomplete7quizzesthroughoutthecourse,onequizineachofthefirst sevenmodules.Thequizzesareopenbookandconsistof40multiplechoicequestions. ThequizzesmustbecompletednolaterthanSundaynightoftheweek

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inwhichtheyareassigned. K. FinalExam Thefinalexamisopenbookandconsistsof51multiplechoice,fillintheblank,and true/falsequestions. Thestudentwillhave2hoursand45minutestocompletetheexam. TheexammustbetakennolaterthanSundaynightofWeek8. VI. COURSEGRADING ANDPOLICIES A. Points Homepage 30 Discussion Boardforums(6at30pts.each) 180 ModuleWritingAssignments(7at40pts.each) 280 ParkersLSP 30 ParkersPMLP 20 ParkersSSI(2partsat10pts.each) 20 Reading&ResearchJournalLogw/Ann.Bib. 100 EducationReflectionPaper 100 Quizzes(7at20pts.each) 140 FinalExam 102 Total 1002 B. Scale A=9401002 B=860939 C=750859 D=680749 F=below679

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DisabilityAssistance StudentswithadocumenteddisabilitymaycontacttheDLPOfficeofDisability AcademicSupport(ODAS)at dlpodas@liberty.edu tomakearrangementsforacademic accommodations.

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