week 1 winter 2011
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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”.