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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 Case one: 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?
"Educational psychology is distinct from other branches of psychology because it has the understanding and improvement of education as its primary goal" (Wittrock, 1992, p. 138). study what people think and do as they teach and learn a particular curriculum in a particular environment where education and training are intended to take place" (Berliner,1992, p. 145). An academic definition would perhaps say that educational psychology is the study of learners, learning, and teaching.
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.
Lets take a minute to remember the names of the best teachers about you ever had when you were in the pre-school, primary school and secondary school? What was it about these teachers that make you remember them over the years? What effects did they have on you?
warmth, humor, and the ability to care about people planning, hard work, and self-discipline leadership, enthusiasm, a contagious love of learning, and speaking ability
But these qualities are not enough
A good teacher are committed to their students. Dealing with a wide range of student ability and challenges understand their subjects and their students thinking Using new technologies and techniques appropriately to accomplish important goals, not just entertain the students. taking good care of the emotional needs of their students.
In short, good teachers carefully plan and teach the basic procedures for living and learning in their classes. They can efficiently correct and collect homework, regroup students, give directions, distribute materials, and deal with disruptions etc.
The academic subjects they teach. General teaching strategies that apply in all subjects . The curriculum materials and programs appropriate for their subject and grade level. Subject-specific knowledge for teaching. Knowing the characteristics and cultural backgrounds of learners. The setting in which students . The goals and purposes of teaching.
Effective instruction is not a simple matter of one person with more knowledge transmitting that knowledge to another. Effective instruction demands the use of many strategies.
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
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 Answer Based on Research.
Taking
Turns
Common
Sense
What method should a teacher use in selecting students to participate in a primary grade reading class?
Answer
Based on Research
Understanding:
Common senses in teaching VS Answer Based on Research.
Classroom Management.
Common
Students are engaged in an appropriate and educationally meaningful task, but still, some students are repeatedly out of their seats without permission, wandering around the room. What should the teacher do?
Sense
Answer
Based on Research
Understanding:
Common senses in teaching VS Answer Based on Research.
Skpping Grades.
Common
Should a school encourage exceptionally bright students to Answer Based skip grades or to on Research enter college early?
Sense
Understanding:
Common senses in teaching VS Answer Based on Research
In the textbook p11 Mr. Harris teaches an eighth-grade social studies class. He has a problem with Tom, who frequently misbehaves. Today, Tom makes a paper airplane and flies it across the room when Mr. Harris turns his back, to the delight of the entire class. What should Mr. Harris do?
Educational psychologists spend their time to discover the obvious. So that teachers are able to use them to understand their teaching better.
The purposes of research in educational psychology Using Research to Understand and Improve Teaching
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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
3. Descriptive Studies.
Descriptive Studies.
survey interview participant observation case studies Action research
Research Methods
In many cases, both descriptive and experimental research occur together The chose of the research methods depends on the question you are going to study.