2021 Educational Psychology

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Academic unit or major
Graduate major in Social and Human Sciences
Instructor(s)
Yamagishi Kimihiko 
Class Format
Lecture     
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Wed1-2()  
Group
-
Course number
SHS.M449
Credits
1
Academic year
2021
Offered quarter
1Q
Syllabus updated
2021/3/19
Lecture notes updated
-
Language used
English
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Course description and aims

This course covers psychological principles pertaining to educational settings, mostly in school environment. The lectures help students to acquire knowledge of psychology of education.

Student learning outcomes

The students are supposed to gain familiarity with psychological knowledge and application to education.

Keywords

education, psychology, schooling

Competencies that will be developed

Specialist skills Intercultural skills Communication skills Critical thinking skills Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

The 2021 class meets via Zoom. In each class, students receive a handout as file attachments in advance, and the lecture goes on by using Powerpoint.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Preadolescent thinking Understanding the characteristics of thinking until the 6th grade.
Class 2 Adolescent thinking Understanding the thinking patterns in junior high schools and thereafter.
Class 3 Acquisition of morality Understanding how youth moral principles develop.
Class 4 Memory processes Understanding the stages of human memory processes.
Class 5 Intelligence and its educational implications Understanding educational implications of individual intellectual differences.
Class 6 Acquisition of numbers Understanding how school children learn to deal with numerical information.
Class 7 Learning motivation Understanding how motivations matter in learning.
Class 8 In-class presentation by the students and feedbacks from the instructor. Can present the understanding acquired through the coursework.

Out-of-Class Study Time (Preparation and Review)

To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.

Textbook(s)

Not required. Handouts are distributed for each class.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Not required. Handouts are distributed for each class.

Assessment criteria and methods

Final examination counts for 90%. In-class participations account for 10%.

Related courses

  • LAT.A405 : Cognitive Psychology
  • SHS.M448 : Developmental Psychology

Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)

None.

Contact information (e-mail and phone)    Notice : Please replace from "[at]" to "@"(half-width character).

yamagishi.k.aa[at]m.titech.ac.jp

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