Educational Psychology: Theories & Applications for Learning & Teaching Post-graduate Diploma in Education Briefing By Dr. Justina Tan Psychological Studies Academic Group Course Coordinator Dr. Justina Tan Office: NIE 2-03-94 Phone: 6790 3227 Email: [email protected] DED 108/138 Briefing Core Education Studies (ES) Courses 1. Educational Psychology: Theories & Applications for Learning & Teaching, QED 528 2. Teaching & Managing Learners at the Secondary/Junior College Level, QED 526 3. ICT for Meaningful Learning, QED 527 4. The Social Context of Teaching & Learning, QED 523 DED 108/138 Briefing Inter-connections across ES courses Who are your learners? How do they learn? (QED 528 & QED 526) Who are you in school and society? Teacher (QED 523 ) How do you manage the learning environment? (QED 526 & QED 527) How do you teach your learners? (QED 528 & QED 526) QED 528 Educational Psychology: Theories and Applications for Learning and Teaching • Course Description This course provides the foundation for understanding the children, their development and the psychology of learning DED 108/138 Briefing QED 528 Educational Psychology: Theories and Applications for Learning and Teaching 2 Sections: 1. Understanding the Learner • The Role of Educational Psychology in Effective Teaching and Learning • Overview of child and child development (physical, cognitive, personal, socio-emotional, moral and prosocial) • Social contexts of development • Personal development • Socioemotional development • Moral and prosocial development DED 108/138 Briefing QED 528 Educational Psychology: Theories and Applications for Learning and Teaching 2. Understanding the Learning Process • Cognitive Development • Behaviourist , Cognitivist and Social Cognitive Views of Learning • Motivation in Learning • Higher-Level Thinking Skills • Assessment in Learning DED 108/138 Briefing Course Duration • 12-week course (wk1) (wk2) (wk3) (wk4) (wk5) (wk6) (wk7) (wk 8) (wk 9) (wk 10) (wk11) (wk12) • Tutorial • Problem-based Learning (PBL) • E-Learning • PBL Class Presentation DED 108/138 Briefing Course Assignments • 2 Parts: (Group & Individual) 1. E-learning case analysis (individual) – 15% Due date: (week 6) 2. Problem-Based Learning Group Project – 40% Due date: Week 11 in class 3. Individual Assignment – 45% Due date: 11th April 2014 (Friday), by 4pm Late submission will NOT be entertained unless accompanied by Medical Certificate or approved leave from the Office of Teacher Education DED 108/138 Briefing Principal References Tan, O. S., Parson, R. D., Hinson, S. L., & SardoBrown, D. (2010). Educational Psychology: A Practitioner-Researcher Approach. An Asian Edition. Singapore: Thomson Santrock, J. W. (2009). Educational Psychology (4th Ed.). Boston: McGraw-Hill. Supplementary References Eggen, P., & Kauchak, D. (2010). Educational Psychology: Windows on Classrooms (8th Ed). NJ: Pearson. Ormrod, J. E. (2011). Educational Psychology : Developing Learners (7th Ed.). Boston: Pearson. Transfers between Tutorial Groups: Requests for transfers will only be approved under the following cases: •Student teachers transfer to another group of the SAME course due to clash of timetable •Student teachers need to take certain courses to graduate (final semester) but there is a clash of timetable. DED 108/138 Briefing Administrative Matters: 1. Blackboard (BB) Matters (http://lonline.nie.edu.sg)  NIE’s Learning Management System  Print out course outline and lecture slides prior to class  Slides are for general reference only DED 108/138 Briefing Administrative Matters: 2. Be careful of plagiarism. Always cite the source whenever you quote or paraphrase another author’s work. Plagiarism is taken very seriously and can lead to failure and/or termination of candidature in the PGDE program 3. Punctuality and Attendance  Punctuality and 100% attendance is expected unless supported by official or medical leave  Where possible, please inform your tutors beforehand if you are unwell or are unable to attend class  Submit copies of your medical certificates to your tutor as soon as you return to NIE DED 108/138 Briefing Administrative Matters: 4. For student teachers on Leave of Absence (LOA):   Please inform your course coordinator and tutor; and Check BB for further details. 5. Please contact the course coordinator if you have any further queries. DED 108/138 Briefing