Educational Psychology (Level 3) Course

Course Structure

Unit 1: The Learning Process

• Behaviourist applications to learning
• Cognitive applications to learning
• Humanistic approach to learning

Unit 2: Assessing Educational Performance

• Types and limitations of psychometric testing
• Measuring Intelligence
• Types of performance assessment at different ages
• Implications of assessment and categorisation

Unit 3: Individual Differences in Educational Performance

• Gender differences
• Cultural differences
• Explanation for the differences
• Strategies for improving educational performance

Unit 4: Students with Special Educational Needs

• What are special educational needs?
• Assessment of SEN
• Specific difficulties
• Strategies for teaching students with difficulties

Unit 5: Learning and Teaching Styles

• Definitions, theories and measurement of learning and teaching styles
• Individual differences
• Improving learning effectiveness

Unit 6: Student Motivation

• Definitions
• Types and Theories - Physiological, Cognitive, Humanistic
• Attribution theory
• Learned helplessness

Unit 7: Disruptive Behaviour

• The definition and types of disruptive behaviour
• Effects of disruptive behaviour
• Strategies for dealing with disruptive behaviour

Unit 8: Design and Layout of Educational Environments

• Physical features of the classroom environment
• Effects of physical features on performance and feelings
• Creating better environmental conditions for learning

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