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Educational Psychology: Department of Psychology Shaanxi Normal University Zhao Wei PH.D
Educational Psychology: Department of Psychology Shaanxi Normal University Zhao Wei PH.D
Psychology
Department of Psychology
Shaanxi Normal University
Zhao Wei Ph.D
Lecture 1
Educational Psychology:
A Foundation for Teaching
Main Contents
What is Educational Psychology?
How to be a good teacher and a good teaching?
The Research methods
The purpose of Research in Ed Psych
What research Methods are used in Ed Psych
Case
studies: P1
Part 1
Case one:
What is Educational Psych?
Question about the case in the textbook:
Why was Ellen Mathis baffled?
Why did Leah say that his success on
teaching writing was based on Ed Psych?
What kinds of knowledge of EP did he use in
his writing class?
More understandings:
the accumulated knowledge, wisdom,
and seat-of-the-pants theory that teacher
should possess to intelligently solve the
daily problems of teaching.
cannot tell teachers what to do, but it can
give them the principles to use in making
a good decision and a language to
discuss their experiences and thinking.
people
planning, hard work, and self-discipline
leadership, enthusiasm, a contagious love of
learning, and speaking ability
But these qualities are not enough
Reading task:
(read page 4 )
Creative thinking:
How do you teach a class
of fourth-graders to
learning statistics?
Questions:
What kinds of teaching
strategies were used by
Paula Ray
(1)She must make sure that the class is orderly and that students
know what behavior is expected of them.
(2)She must find out whether students have the pre-requisite
skills;
(3)She must engage students in activities that lead them toward
an understanding of statistics,
(4)The lessons should also take into account the intellectual and
social characteristics of students in the fourth grade and the
intellectual, social, and cultural characteristics of these particular
students.
(5)To see whether students are learning what is being taught,
(6)After the series of lessons on statistics ends, Paula should
review this topic from time to time to en-sure that it is
remembered.
So
What makes a good teacher is the
ability to carry out all the tasks
involved in effective instruction
(Reynolds, 1995)
Warmth, enthusiasm, and caring
are essential, as is subject matter
knowledge. But it is the successful
accomplishment of all the tasks of
teaching that makes for instructional
effectiveness..
Part Two
Research Methods of
Educational Psychology
The purpose of Research in Ed Psych
What research Methods are used in Ed Psych
Brainstorm:
Group Work:
What is the role of the research in Ed Psych?
List the reasons as many as possible.
Understanding:
Common senses in teaching VS
Based on Research.
Taking
Turns
What method
should a teacher use
in selecting students
to participate in a
primary grade reading
class?
Answer
Common
Sense
Answer
Based
on Research
Understanding:
Common senses in teaching VS
Based on Research.
Classroom Management.
Answer
Common
Sense
Answer
Based
on Research
Understanding:
Common senses in teaching VS Answer
Based on Research.
Skpping Grades.
Common
Sense
Should a school
encourage
exceptionally
bright students to
Answer Based
skip grades or to
on Research
enter college early?
Understanding:
Common senses in teaching VS
Based on Research
Answer
1.Experiments
Some Important concepts:
Subject
Random assignment
Treatment
Experimental Group
Control Group
(Internal validity)
(External validity)
Significant Tests
2.Correlational Studies.
Case: Lahadernes study p 21
Questions:
Subjects;
Factors: (variables)
Results
Explanation
Important concepts in Co
relational studies
Co relational studies
positive correlation
negative correlation
uncorrelated variables
3. Descriptive Studies.
Descriptive Studies.
survey
interview
participant observation
case studies
Action research
Research Methods