Course Outline: Psychology 242W

Course Information Department: Psychology Prepared By: Psychology Department Prepared Date: Fall 2018 Course Title: Educational Psychology Course Code: PSY 242W Credits:3 Prerequisites/Corequisites: None Type of Instruction: Lecture General Education:This course does not fulfill any General Education requirements This course has been designated a Writing Intensive course. This means that there will be both high stakes (graded) writing assignments and low stakes (ungraded) writing assignments. The purpose of a Writing Intensive course is to have students “write to learn” and “learn to write.” Catalog Course Description This course will present current scientific theory and research related to formal learning environments. Individual differences in cognitive, social, and emotional development, and the implications for the teaching/learning process will be explored. These general areas will be addressed through more specific topics including growth and development, learning theories, mora...