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Educational Psychology:Educational Psychology: Theory and Practice Theory and Practice
Chapter 1Chapter 1
Educational Psychology:A Foundation for Teaching
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Assessing Learning Outcomes Reviewing Information Communicating Ideas
Effectively
Can Good Teaching Be Can Good Teaching Be Taught?Taught?
“An outstanding teacher does nothing that any other teacher cannot also do—it is just a question of knowing the principles of effective teaching and how to apply them.” (p. 5)
Determinants of good Determinants of good teachingteaching
Self-Knowledge and Self-Regulation
Decision Making Reflection Application of Education
Research
Components of Good Components of Good TeachingTeaching
Knowledge of the Subject and Teaching Resources
Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving Skills
Knowledge of Students and their Learning
Teaching and Communication Skills
The Intentional TeacherThe Intentional Teacher
“Intentional teachers are those who are constantly thinking about the outcomes they want for their students and about how each decision they make moves children toward those outcomes.” (p.7)
Characteristics of the Intentional Characteristics of the Intentional TeacherTeacher
Purposeful Lesson Plans Experiments with Novel
Techniques that Arouse Student Curiosity
Accounts for Multiple Ability Levels
Uses Class Time Wisely
Characteristics of the Intentional Characteristics of the Intentional TeacherTeacher
Teacher Efficacy Open to Criticism Reflective
The (Un)Intentional TeacherThe (Un)Intentional Teacher
“…there are teachers with twenty years of experience and there are teachers with one year of experience 20 times.” (p. 9)
Research in Educational Research in Educational
PsychologyPsychology
The goal of research in educational psychology is to test ideas about factors believed to contribute to learning.
Math Achievement in Virginia is Probably Unrelated to Achievement Motivation in California.
Descriptive ResearchDescriptive Research
Survey Method Interview Ethnography
Descriptive Research MethodsDescriptive Research Methods
Provides Rich Detail Works with Natural Situations May Lack Scientific Objectivity
Action ResearchAction Research
A Particular Form of Descriptive Research Carried Out by Educators in their Own Classrooms or Schools
Can Provide Deeper Insight from Front-Line Teachers than Research Conducted by Outsiders
Lacks Objectivity
“…it is best to apply the [research] principles with a hefty dose of common sense and a clear view of what is being taught to whom and for what purpose.” (p. 15)