week 1 winter 2011

Why Educational Psychology?

The Non-Designer's Design Book By Robin Williams

• Those who can, do. • Those who understand, teach.

How do we know what we know?

Be a good teacher on purpose.

Theories

Principles

Strategies

How do we test theories, principles, and strategies

• Research methods– Quasi-experimental and experimental – Correlational Studies– Descriptive Studies – Action Research

Students rewarded for learning

• Read “Should Students Be Rewarded for Learning” and your research method information

• Presentation– Research question– Sample– Measures– Description of what you would do

• Autism Correlation Study

10 min break

What is intelligence?

General Fluid Intelligence (Gf)

• Abilities that allow us to reason, think, and learn new things

• “This sentense contains two mistakes”– What are they?

• Why are manhole covers round? • video

Class Debate

• What theory of intelligence should our school district adopt?– Theory of Multiple Intelligence (Gardner)– Theory of Successful Intelligence (Sternberg)– Traditional “IQ”

General Crystallized Intelligence (Gc)

• Knowledge from formal and informal education. Often associated with culture.

• Automaticity— a knowledge/behavior that is practiced to the point that it becomes “automatic”.