EDUC 610 - Psychological Foundations of Education

(3 units)

This course focuses on explanations of how people learn, including people of ethnic and cultural diversity. Theories and research are included with emphases on practical applications, such as methods used to improve learning and teaching, and how learning relates to motivation, personality, development, creativity, and perception. Current brain-based research and its application are reviewed. (Formerly SNU: EDUC 510)

Maximum units a student may earn: 3

Prerequisite(s): formerly Sierra Nevada University Teacher Education student.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Other

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. describe the stages and characteristics of cognitive, linguistic, and social/moral development.
2. describe the cognitive processes involved in knowledge construction, memory, and metacognition and the implications for classroom learning and classroom instruction.
3. compare and contrast theories of motivation and apply motivation theory to classroom situations.
4. use behavioral learning theories and cognitive learning theories to explain ef-fective classroom management and interventions.
5. describe and explain the principles of cognitive learning theory and social cognitive theory and explore their implications for modeling, vicarious learning, and self-regulation.

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