Educational Psychology

Discover what makes Learning more Effective.

This course uses psychological principles. Learn more about -

• How people learn.
• Why they learn.
• Learning and education for people of all ages.

This course is useful for anyone involved in training, teaching and helping people to develop.  For example -

• teachers
• trainers
• parents
• youth workers
• fitness leaders
• life coaches
• teaching assistants
• educational support assistants
• Etc.

Lesson Structure

There are 7 lessons in this course:

1. Introduction -Development & Learning Theory
   • Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development; Schemes; Assimilation and Accommodation; Equilibration; Piaget’s Stages of Development.
2. Behavioural Learning
   • The Evolution of Behavioural Theories of Learning; Thorndike’s Theory of the Law of Effect; Skinner’s Theory of Operant Conditioning; Principles of Behavioural Learning; Reinforcers; Positive and Negative Reinforcement; The Premack Principle
3. Information Processing
   • Information Processing Theory; A Model of Information Processing; Perception; Gestalt Psychology; Attention; Short-Term Memory; Long-Term Memory; Division of Long-Term Memory
4. Memory Retention & Loss
   • Remembering and Forgetting; Interference; Inhibition and Facilitation ; Primacy and Recency; Learning Strategies
5. Individual Needs
   • Effective Instruction;The QAIT Model; Quality of Instruction; Appropriate Levels of Instruction; Incentive;Time; Between-Class Ability Grouping; Within Class Ability Grouping; Effective Use of Ability Groups; Mastery Learning; Outcomes-Based Education; Individualised Instruction
6. Constructivist Learning
   • What is the Constructivist View; Top Down or Bottom Up Processing; Generative Learning; Discovery Learning; Reception Learning; Activating Prior Knowledge
7. Motivation
   • Intrinsic Motivation; Extrinsic Motivation; Factors Affecting Motivation
   • Motivational Theories (Behavioural Learning Theory; Human Needs Theory; Dissonance Theory; Cognitive Dissonance Theory; Personality Theory; Attribution Theory; Expectancy Theory); Improving Motivation (Nurturing Interest/Curiosity; Providing Incentive to Learn)

Aims

• Discuss theories of development and learning.
• Explain behavioural theories of learning
• Describe how Information Processing Model Works
• Describe processes involved in memory loss and retention
• Describe different methods of effective instruction to cater for individual needs.
• Explain the relevance of constructivist learning in education
• Differentiate definitions of motivation and the application of motivation to learning

What do our students think of the course?

"I found the course very interesting, challenging, and rewarding"

" I have never found the staff at any other learning institution as supportive as the staff at ACS. This gives one a lot of peace of mind and confidence to go on - at every squeak from my side, you guys have always been there, immediately to sort me out. The feedback on my lessons has always been really good and meaningful and an important source of my learning. Thanks!..."     

• If you would like to help people to learn and develop, then using psychological principles is an effective method.
• Improve your teaching, training and support of people who want to improve and develop.
• Improve your own career supporting others.

You can enrol on the course now, but if you have any questions about the content of the course or studying with ACS, then please get in touch with us today - use our FREE COURSE COUNSELLING SERVICE to get in touch with our expert tutors. They will be pleased to help you!