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P.104
Belgrano University
Faculty of Humanities - Psychology - 4th Year - Plan 2004
Class: EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
Professor: ?
COURSE DESCRIPTION
1. OBJECTIVES:
To reflect on the act of educating
To comprehend the role of the educational psychologist
To get to know theories regarding learning
To build a referential theoretical framework, starting from the
theoretical psychological contributions to the field of education.
Relating theory and educational practices
To reflect on today's schools
To relate the teaching-learning situation with the theoretical
framework
To reflect on the educator's attitude and to establish approach
strategies
2. CONTENTS
UNIT 1: EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
Historic background
Current perspectives
The complexity of the object of study in Educational Psychology
Interdisciplinary aspects in the field of Educational Psychology
UNIT

2: LEARNING-TEACHING PROCESS
The concept of learning
Different theoretical approaches
Behaviorism
Genetic psychology, J. Piaget's contributions
Socio-cultural aspects, L. Vigotsky's contributions
Significant learning, Cognitive meaning, from Ausubel's perspective

UNIT

3: SOCIAL INTERACTION DURING LEARNING

The group as a facilitator of knowing-learning
Operative groups
Social-cognitive conflict
Teacher-student interaction

UNIT 4: EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

The Educational Institution: attributes of Educational Institutions Types of school cultures
School and social crisis
New paradigms in educational administration
School mediation
The role of the Educational Psychologist
UNIT 5: LEARNING PROBLEMS

The problematic of school failing

Intervening factors in the environment
Learning problems by subject factors
Resilience and learning
Detection, diagnostic and orientation of children with special
educational needs

TEACHING METHODOLOGY
Small groups of reflection
Exchange situations
Group techniques
Presentation classes dedicated to the presentation and synthesis of
subjects
EVALUATION CRITERIA
Group investigation presentation
First mid-term: Written - Units 1,2 and 3
Second mid-term: Written - Units 4 and 5
Qualitative evaluation bearing in mind the student's involvement
and participation in class and investigation work.