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EducationaluPsychologyu✔✔Educationalupsychologistsustudyuhowustudentsulearnuinuclassrooms
HowuWilluLearninguAboutuEducationaluPsychologyuHelp
YouuBeuauBetteruTeacher?u✔✔•uTeachinguisucomplexuworkubecauseuiturequiresuauwideurange
ofuknowledgeuanduskills
• Researchuinueducationalupsychologyuoffersumanyuusefuluideas
foruimprovinguclassroomuinstruction
• Teachersuwhouhaveuhaduprofessionalutraininguareugenerally
moreueffective
TheuNatureuanduValuesuofuScienceu✔✔•uUnsystematicuobservationumayuleadutoufalseuconclusions
• Gradeuretentionupoliciesuareuinfluencedubyuunsystematicuobservation
• Scientificumethods:usampling,ucontrol,uobjectivity,upublication,ureplication
Unsystematicuobservationu✔✔mayuleadutoufalseuconclusions
,Gradeuretentionupoliciesuareuinfluencedubyu✔✔unsystematicuobservation
Scientificumethods:u✔✔sampling,ucontrol,uobjectivity,upublication,ureplication
Teachinguasuanuart:u✔✔beliefs,uemotions,uvalues,uflexibility
Researchuprovidesuauscientificubasisuforu✔✔"artistic"uteaching
Gooduteachersucombineu✔✔"artistic"uandu"scientific"ucharacteristics
Reflectiveuteachersuthinkuaboutu✔✔whatutheyudouanduwhy,uhaveuparticularuattitudesuanduabilities
Researchufocusesuonuaufewuaspectsuofuauproblemu✔✔•uComplexityuofuteachinguandulearningulimits
uniformuoutcomes
• Differencesuofuopinionuresultufromuselectionuanduinterpretationuofudata
• Accumulateduknowledgeuleadsuresearchersutoureviseuoriginaluideas
,PiagetuOrganizationu✔✔Tendencyuinucoherentlyusystematizeuanducombineuprocessesuintougeneral
systemsu(categories,uorder,uclassify)
PiagetuAdaptationsu✔✔Processuofucreatinguaugoodufitubetweenuone'suconceptionuofurealityuand
one'suexperiencesu(Assimilationuoruaccomodation.uTakeunewuinformationutouorganize.)
Assimilationu✔✔interpretinguanuexperienceubyufittinguintouanuexistinguscheme.
Accomodationu✔✔interpretinguanuexperienceubyuchanginguanuexistinguschemeutouincorporateuthe
experience.
PiagetuSchemesu✔✔Organizedupatternuofubehavioruoruthoughtu(outsideuedgesuofujigsawupuzzle.
Howuweuthinkuaboututhings.uFilingucabinet.uOrganize)
PiagetuEquilibrationu✔✔Tendencyutouorganizeuschemesutouallowubetteruunderstandinguof
experiences.u(Tendencyutouorganize,ubalance)
Marciau✔✔4uidentityustatuses
, MarciauIdentityuDiffusionu✔✔NOucrisis,uNOucommitment,ulittleuselfudirection,uimpulsive,ulow
selfuesteem.
MarciauForeclosureu✔✔NOucrisis,ucommitmentumade,uclose-mindeduanduacceptsuanduendorses
parentaluchoicesuanduvalues
MarciauMoratoriumu✔✔Crisisuexperienced,uNOucommitment,uanxious,uchangesumajoruoften,uand
oftenudissatisfied.
MarciauIdentityuAchievementu✔✔Crisisuexperienced,ucommitmentumade,uintrospective,uplanful,
highuselfuesteem.
TrustuvsuMistrustu✔✔Birthu-u3uyears
AutonomyuvsuShameu✔✔2-3uyears
Wantingutoudousomethingubyuyourself
InitiativeuvsuGuiltu✔✔4-5uyears
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u Questions and Answers 100% Pass
u u u u
EducationaluPsychologyu✔✔Educationalupsychologistsustudyuhowustudentsulearnuinuclassrooms
HowuWilluLearninguAboutuEducationaluPsychologyuHelp
YouuBeuauBetteruTeacher?u✔✔•uTeachinguisucomplexuworkubecauseuiturequiresuauwideurange
ofuknowledgeuanduskills
• Researchuinueducationalupsychologyuoffersumanyuusefuluideas
foruimprovinguclassroomuinstruction
• Teachersuwhouhaveuhaduprofessionalutraininguareugenerally
moreueffective
TheuNatureuanduValuesuofuScienceu✔✔•uUnsystematicuobservationumayuleadutoufalseuconclusions
• Gradeuretentionupoliciesuareuinfluencedubyuunsystematicuobservation
• Scientificumethods:usampling,ucontrol,uobjectivity,upublication,ureplication
Unsystematicuobservationu✔✔mayuleadutoufalseuconclusions
,Gradeuretentionupoliciesuareuinfluencedubyu✔✔unsystematicuobservation
Scientificumethods:u✔✔sampling,ucontrol,uobjectivity,upublication,ureplication
Teachinguasuanuart:u✔✔beliefs,uemotions,uvalues,uflexibility
Researchuprovidesuauscientificubasisuforu✔✔"artistic"uteaching
Gooduteachersucombineu✔✔"artistic"uandu"scientific"ucharacteristics
Reflectiveuteachersuthinkuaboutu✔✔whatutheyudouanduwhy,uhaveuparticularuattitudesuanduabilities
Researchufocusesuonuaufewuaspectsuofuauproblemu✔✔•uComplexityuofuteachinguandulearningulimits
uniformuoutcomes
• Differencesuofuopinionuresultufromuselectionuanduinterpretationuofudata
• Accumulateduknowledgeuleadsuresearchersutoureviseuoriginaluideas
,PiagetuOrganizationu✔✔Tendencyuinucoherentlyusystematizeuanducombineuprocessesuintougeneral
systemsu(categories,uorder,uclassify)
PiagetuAdaptationsu✔✔Processuofucreatinguaugoodufitubetweenuone'suconceptionuofurealityuand
one'suexperiencesu(Assimilationuoruaccomodation.uTakeunewuinformationutouorganize.)
Assimilationu✔✔interpretinguanuexperienceubyufittinguintouanuexistinguscheme.
Accomodationu✔✔interpretinguanuexperienceubyuchanginguanuexistinguschemeutouincorporateuthe
experience.
PiagetuSchemesu✔✔Organizedupatternuofubehavioruoruthoughtu(outsideuedgesuofujigsawupuzzle.
Howuweuthinkuaboututhings.uFilingucabinet.uOrganize)
PiagetuEquilibrationu✔✔Tendencyutouorganizeuschemesutouallowubetteruunderstandinguof
experiences.u(Tendencyutouorganize,ubalance)
Marciau✔✔4uidentityustatuses
, MarciauIdentityuDiffusionu✔✔NOucrisis,uNOucommitment,ulittleuselfudirection,uimpulsive,ulow
selfuesteem.
MarciauForeclosureu✔✔NOucrisis,ucommitmentumade,uclose-mindeduanduacceptsuanduendorses
parentaluchoicesuanduvalues
MarciauMoratoriumu✔✔Crisisuexperienced,uNOucommitment,uanxious,uchangesumajoruoften,uand
oftenudissatisfied.
MarciauIdentityuAchievementu✔✔Crisisuexperienced,ucommitmentumade,uintrospective,uplanful,
highuselfuesteem.
TrustuvsuMistrustu✔✔Birthu-u3uyears
AutonomyuvsuShameu✔✔2-3uyears
Wantingutoudousomethingubyuyourself
InitiativeuvsuGuiltu✔✔4-5uyears
