Module PSYS3267: Educational Psychology

Department: Psychology (Applied Psychology) [Queen's Campus, Stockton]

PSYS3267: Educational Psychology

Pre-requisites

Corequisites

Excluded Combinations

Aims

• The aim of this module is to introduce students to the use and application of Educational Psychology in the classroom

Content

• Applying developmental psychology in an educational context
• Educational Psychology in the classroom

Learning Outcomes

• Detailed knowledge of educational psychology including current theory, evidence, and research methods
• In-depth knowledge of some specialist sub-areas of applied psychology

• Ability to review critically and consolidate understanding of a coherent body of psychological knowledge and apply it appropriately

• Good written communication skills
• Good IT skills in word processing, data manipulation, and data presentation
• Ability to work independently in scholarship and research within broad guidelines

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

• Knowledge and understanding is developed through the weekly two hour sessions involving a variety of learning modes including lectures, video based material, and student presentations
• This knowledge will be assessed in the summative assignment. This assessment will be essay based, providing students with the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities to appraise and apply empirical evidence and theoretical claims in a critical manner
• Preparations for the summative assignment will promote students’ abilities to locate, read and evaluate a body of evidence. Feedback is provided for the summative assignments
• All modes of teaching are designed to promote critical evaluation of evidence and arguments, to adopt different theoretical positions, and to interpret empirical work in terms of theory.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment

Small group tutorial