Class Id: 9823
Days: W
Start Time: 01:30 PM
End Time: 04:20 PM
Building: GREEN
Room: 0N2
Course Id: 4345
Departments and Numbers: PSY 307
Area: EC
Title: Educational Psychology
Description: Principles of psychology relevant to the theory and practice of education. Through selected readings, discussion, and classroom observations, students study theories of development, learning, cognition (including literacy), and motivation, as well as individual and group differences in these areas; assessment; and the social psychology of the classroom. The course focuses on how learning by children and adolescents at the elementary, middle, and secondary school levels is influenced by their own characteristics and experiences and the various contexts in which they learn: family, school, community and culture.
Prerequisites: This course is required for students enrolled in the Teacher Preparation Program (TPP). Priority is given to Juniors and Seniors in TPP. Others may enroll with permission of instructor.
Professors: Gita Z. Wilder
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