Daniel C. Moos, Ph.D.

Gustavus Adolphus College, Department of Education

 
Educational Psychology (Spring 2015)

Class Documents (including syllabus, review guides, and assignment directions), Class homework reading/video and Powerpoints, Interesting Articles, Sample lesson plans, Information on Standards, MTLE Study Materials

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CLASS DOCUMENTS

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• Summary of Big Ideas
• Syllabus

• Overview for "Fridays in the Field"

• Experiential Activity

• Critical Thinking Directions (see below for sample Critical Thinking assignments from previous semesters)

1. Dancing to learn: The use of dance in schools (video)
2. Art Education
3. Dynamic Brain
4. Motivation and Metacognition
5. Information Processing Theory in Context

• Final Application Guidelines and Final Application Suggested Format

• Review Guide: Quiz #1
• Review Guide: Quiz #2
• Review Guide: Quiz #3
• Review Guide: Quiz #4

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CLASS HOMEWORK READINGS/VIDEOS AND POWERPOINTS

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February 10: Class #1 (Introduction): Edison Quote ppt, Starfish Video

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February 12: Class #2 (Psychosocial Development; otherwise known as Personality Development):

• Video #1: Click here
• Video #2: Click here
• Article #1: Click here
• Powerpoint for today'class: Psychosocial development, Intro to Cognitive Development Powerpoint

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February 17: Class #3 (Cognitive Development, Piaget):

• Article #1: Click here
• Article #2: Click here
• Online Assessment: Click here
• Powerpoint for today'class: Cognitive Development (Piaget)

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February 19: Class #4 (Cognitive Development, Vygotsky):

• Video #1: Click here
• Article on mediation: Click here
• Video #2 (Piaget vs. Vygotsky): Click here (opening video) and click here (follow-up video)
• Assessment: Complete the following 3-2-1 worksheet on either Piaget or Vygotsky (click here)
• Powerpoint for today's class: Cognitive Development (Vygotsky)

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February 24: Class #5 (Moral Development):

• Article (read before watching video): Click here
• Video: Click here
• Assessment: Complete the following worksheet (click here)
• Powerpoint for today'class: Moral Development

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February 26: Class #6 (Age level Characteristics):

Read one of the following articles on your developmental group:

• Preschool & Kindergarten (click here)
• 1st, 2nd, or 3rd grade (click here)
• 4th or 5th grade (click here)
• Middle School (click here)
• High School (click here)

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March 3: Class #7 (Intelligence)

• Video #1: Click here
• Video #2: Click here
• Article Smartness as a Cultural Practice in Schools: Click here (Do NOT read entire article; read pages 438 – 443 and 455 - 457)
• Assessment: Complete the following worksheet (click here)

Powerpoint for today'class: Intelligence

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March 5: Class #8 (Truth behind "learning styles"):

• Watch one of Ken Robinson's views on education: Video #1, Video #2, Video #3;
• Read response to Ken Robinson's view on education: Click here.
• Read an article questioning the existence of "learning styles": Click here.

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March 10: Class #9 (Behaviorism):

• Video #1: Click here
• Video #2: Click here
• Assessment: Complete the following worksheet (click here)
• Powerpoint for today'class: Behaviorism

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March 12: Class #10:

• No assigned reading, video, or assessment

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March 17:Class #11 (Social Cognitive Theory):

• No assigned reading, video, or assessment
• Powerpoint for today'class: Social Cognitive Theory

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March 19: Class #12 (Constructivism):

• Article #1: Click here
• Article #2: Click here
• Article #3: Click here
• Video: Click here
• Assessment: Complete the following worksheet (click here)
• Powerpoint for today'class: Constructivism and Problem Solving

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March 24:Class #13 (Transfer):

• Article: Click here
• Article: Click here
• Powerpoint for today'class: Transfer of Learning

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March 26: Class #14:

• No assigned reading, video, or assessment

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April 7: Class #15 (Approaches to Instruction):

During class #15, you will be assigned to read one of the following articles:

• Behavioral
• Social
• Humanistic
• Constructivism
• Powerpoint on Approaches to Instruction: Introduction

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April 9: Class #16:

• No assigned reading, video, or assessment

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April 14: Class #17 (Experiential Activity):

• No assigned reading, video, or assessment

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April 16: Class #18 (Information Processing Theory):

• No assigned reading, video, or assessment
• Powerpoint for today'class: Information Processing Theory

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April 21: Class #19 (Metacognition):

• Video #1: Click here
• Video #2: Click here
• Powerpoint for today'class: Metacognition

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April 23: Class #20 (Motivation I):

• No assigned reading, video, or assessment

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  April 28: Class #21:

  • No assigned reading, video, or assessment

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April 30: Class #22 (Motivation II):

• Video: Click here
• Powerpoint for today's class: Motivation

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May 5: Class #23 (Motivation III):

• Read Case Study (click here)
• Read Article on Cross cultural differences in motivation (Note: Read pages pages 175 – 178; 189 – 194; Click here)
• Powerpoint for today's class: Motivation (Cultural Considerations)

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  May 7: Class #24:

  • No assigned reading, video, or assessment

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May 12: Class #25 (Assessment):

• Article #1: Click here
• Article #2: Click here
• Article #3: Click here
• Article #4 (assessment, feedback and motivation): Click here
• Assessment: Complete the following worksheet (click here)
• Powerpoint for today'class: Classroom Assessment

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May 14: Class #26 (Standardized Testing):

• No assigned reading, video, or assessment
• Powerpoint for today'class: Standardized Testing (I)

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  May 19: Class #27:

  • No assigned reading, video, or assessment

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MOVIES

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• Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development: Sensorimotor (Casey at 6 months)
• Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development: Sensorimotor (Casey at 1 year)
• Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development: Preoperational (Casey at 2 years)
• Conservation
• Theory of Mind
• Behaviorism

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INTERESTING ARTICLES

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Thoughts on Learning Styles, Multiple Intelligence, and Educational Reform:

• Ken Robinson's views on education: Video #1, Video #2, Video #3
• Response to Ken Robinson's view on education: Click here.

Assessment

• Designing Rubrics

The role of Educational Psychology in teaching

• Harvard Conference seeks to jolt University Teaching or pdf version

Rethinking technology

• A tech-happy professor reboots after he hearing his teaching advice isn't working or pdf version

Self-Regulated Learning

• Supporting Metacognition in the classroom

Transfer

• Forget What You Know about Good Study Habits (New York Times)

Intelligence, motivation, and setting students up for success

• Even Geniuses
• Praise effort, not ability

Assessment

• To Really Learn, Quite Studying and Take a Test (New York Times)

• Principles of Instruction

  • Research based strategies all teachers should know (Roesenshine)

    • Putting students on the path to Learning

      • The case for fully guided instruction (Clark, Kirschner, & Sweller)

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SAMPLE LESSON PLANS

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Social Studies
Art
Music
Math
Science
Communication Arts/Literature/Language Arts
Foreign Language
Physical Education and Health

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INFORMATION ON STANDARDS

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Minnesota Teacher Licensure Examination (MTLE) Materials

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1. Go to the MTLE website for preparation materials and then select the appropriate test.
2. Click this link for expanded study guides.
3. Click this link for practice tests.
4. Check out these flashcards. 

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