Spring 2019 Course Syllabi

EDUC 260 - Educational Psychology Dakota College Bottineau, Spring 2019 Tuesday and Thursday - 12:30-1:45 3 Semester Credits Instructor: Ms. Jackie Migler, MS Phone: 701-228-5672 Email : jacalyn.migler@dakotacollege.edu Office: Thatcher 2213, Tuesday and Thursday, 8:00 – 10:30, Monday and Wednesday, 8:00 – 4:00 Text Book: Ormrod, Jeanne Ellis (2011) Educational Psychology: Developing Learners 9 th Edition ISBN – 978013402243 Resources: This course will use the Internet for viewing videos and various sites exploring educational information. Please make sure that you have access to a computer/internet. There will be additional discussion papers, supplemental readings, and reading assignments that will be required. Course Description: This course will provide the student with knowledge about the field of educational psychology including development and diversity, learning and motivation, and classroom strategies. The course will explore how these concepts apply to effective teaching practices in the classroom. Prerequisites: None Course Goals: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:  Understand teaching as an evidence based practice  Differentiate and explain the main points of theories of cognitive development  Describe the implications of moral and prosocial development over the course of childhood and adolescence  Apply knowledge to identify effective strategies for working with diverse populations  Explain how to adapt instruction and classroom practice for the unique strengths and limitations of students with special needs.  Explain the learning and cognitive processes as it relates to memory  Describe behavioral strategies including reinforcement, punishment, modeling, self- efficacy, self regulation, and motivation  Discuss instructional strategies for use in the classroom including task analysis, identifying goals, cooperative learning, peer tutoring, and reciprocal teaching.  Identify how they will set up a productive learning environment  Identify classroom assessment strategies and their purposes