Psychology of

Learning & Teaching

(PGDE5311K)
Savio Wong
savio@cuhk.edu.hk
Dept. of Educational Psychology
x33412, HTB408
 Psychology of
Learning & Teaching

Lecture 1
Introduction: Reflective teaching
 Today schedule
• Introduction:
– Myself
– You
– Course
– Assessment
• Reflective teaching
Creating your name plate

SELF-INTRODUCTION
 Let me know more about you!!
• PGDE Year 1
• PGDE Year 2
• Major/minor in psychology (first degree)
• PGDE 5312 Adolescent development
• PGDE 5313 Guidance and Counselling
• PGDE 5316 Supporting students with SEN
• Any psychology course
Jeanne Ellis Ormrod
Essentials of Educational Psychology:
Big Ideas to Guide Effective Teaching
(3rd edition; Pearson)

TEXTBOOK
Highly recommend

2017: 5th edition

Not available in HK
 Teaching schedule
Lecture Date Topic Textbook

1 Sep 7 Introduction: reflective teaching Ch. 1

2 Sep 14 Cognitive development Ch. 5

3 Sep 21 Social development Ch. 7

4 Sep 28 Behaviorism Ch. 3

Biological, cognitive and sociocultural perspectives of
5 Oct 5 Ch. 2
learning
6 Oct 12 Higher order thinking Ch. 4

7 Oct 19 Motivation and affect Ch. 6

8 Oct 26 Instructional design Ch. 8

9 Nov 2 Classroom Management Ch. 9

10 Nov 9 Assessment Strategies Ch. 10

Programme
Policies
• 70% attendance
• Submit your assignment via
Veriguide and Blackboard
 • Read the corresponding chapter
in the textbook before/after
Class each lecture
Policies • You can interrupt me and ask me
questions at anytime
• The only stupid question is the
one that is not asked
• When we do group discussion,
form your group quickly
Weapon of mass destruction

To learning and teaching

 • Before the lecture, read the
corresponding textbook chapter
Class • You can interrupt me and ask me
Policies questions at anytime
• The only stupid question is the
one that is not asked
• When we do group discussion,
form your group quickly
• NO mobile phone
ringing/talking/texting/IG/
Whatsapp/Facebook/email
 Assessment
• Weekly Discussion/Exercise (40%)
• Essay (60%)
 Weekly Discussion/Exercise
• Every week, you will do some short exercises or
conduct a group discussion based on class materials.
• The purpose of the exercise/discussion is to promote
reflective teaching and help you to link theories with
real-life practices
• The exercises can be individual‐based or group‐based
(in groups of max. 6).
• Submit your work at the beginning of the next lecture.
• Each group member should clearly label their
contribution.
• Assessment will be based on the quality of the work
and contribution of the students to the activity.
 Weekly Discussion/Exercise
• Week 1 exercise (5%):
– Write down your student number on a A4 paper
– Write down 3 characteristics of a teacher that you
like
– Write down 3 characteristics of a teacher that you
hate
– Which teacher did you learn more from?
– Write down the major difference(s) between their
teaching strategies
– Submit at the beginning of next lecture (14/9)
 Essay (60%)
• Explain how you can apply the knowledge
learned from this course in your teaching.

• <7 pages long (excluding references).

• It can be in Chinese or in English.

 Essay (60%)
• In the essay, you should include any 8 of the
following 10 topics:
1. Human development theories
2. Behaviorism
3. Cognitive theories of learning
4. Biological basis of learning
5. Sociocultural theories
6. Metacognition
7. Motivation
8. Instructional design
9. Assessment strategies
10. Classroom management
 Essay (60%)
• Define the relevant theories and concepts clearly in your own
words (1% for each topic)
• Describe how they facilitate your teaching and/or enhance
students’ learning in your subject areas (2% for each topic)
• Provide your own examples (2% for each topic)
• Explain why they are able to do that (2% for each topic)
• Total scores = 7% per topic x 8 topics + 4% overall clarity
• Due date: Dec 7, 2018 (Friday 23:59)
• Late penalty: 10% off per day
• Soft copy only
 Veriguide
• Academic Honesty and Plagiarism
http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/policy/academichonesty/
• Submit your essay via Veriguide and Blackboard
 Blackboard
• After submitting your essay to Veriguide, you
will get the following receipt:

• Sign and submit this receipt to Blackboard by the due

date: Dec 7, 2018 (Friday 23:59)
 Intended learning outcome
Upon the completion of this course, you are expected to be able to:
1. Demonstrate an understanding of major psychological theories
of learning
2. Apply knowledge of basic cognitive processes (attention and
memory) to educational settings
3. Describe higher-order cognition and use metacognitive strategies
to improve educational practices
4. Develop knowledge of assessment strategies and use them to
improve classroom learning and teaching
5. Acquire basic concepts of classroom management and school
discipline
6. Apply effective strategies to foster students’ motivation
 My expectation on you
• Understand and memorize theories (lectures +
textbook)
• Translate theories into practice (textbook +
assignments)
• Develop a better understanding about your
student as an adolescent
• Develop a better understanding about
yourself as a teacher
 My philosophy:

Make your students learn happier,

your life will be easier
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How can we make student
learn happier?
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE!

https://kahoot.it/
 Ormrod’s Own Psychological Survey
(5th ed.)
1. Some children have a predominant side of
the brain
2. Children’s personalities are largely the results
of their home environments
3. Instruction is most effective when it is
tailored to students’ individual learning styles
4. The best way to learn and remember is
repetition (repeat it over and over again)
 Ormrod’s Own Psychological Survey
(5th ed.)
5. Students often misjudge how much they
know about a topic
6. Anxiety sometimes helps students learn and
perform
7. Playing video games can enhance children’s
cognitive development
8. The ways in which teachers assess students’
learning influence what and how students
learn
 Psychology of Learning & Teaching

1. Psychology: a scientific study of human behavior

Psychology as a behavioral science
• Describe behaviors based on statistics
• Normal distribution/curve
• E.g.: IQ

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleven-plus#/media/File:Wechsler.svg
 Psychology of Learning & Teaching

1. Psychology: a scientific study of human behavior

2. Effective learning
3. Effective teaching
Why effective teaching?
It is our responsibility to give
the best to our students
A 5R model of effective teaching

My secret receipt
• Can students achieve
learning outcomes?
• Can I enhance students’
learning motivation?
• What are the difficulties
Reflect
encountered by students?
• Is there any new pedagogy
or technology that can
help my students?

Revise Research
 Research categories
• Quantitative research
– Descriptive studies
– Correlational studies
– Experimental studies
• Qualitative research
– Interview studies
– Observational studies
• Action research
 Research categories
• Quantitative research
– Descriptive studies
– Correlational studies
– Experimental studies
• Qualitative research
– Interview studies
– Observational studies
• Action research
 Research categories
• Quantitative research
– Descriptive studies Can’t determine the
causal relationship
– Correlational studies
– Experimental studies
• Qualitative research
– Interview studies
– Observational studies
• Action research
 Research categories
• Quantitative research
– Descriptive studies
– Correlational studies
– Experimental studies
• Qualitative research
– Interview studies
– Observational studies
• Action research
 Research categories
• Quantitative research
– Descriptive studies
– Correlational studies
– Experimental studies
• Qualitative research
– Interview studies
– Observational studies
• Action research
• Can students achieve
learning outcomes?
• Can I enhance students’
learning motivation?
• What are the difficulties
Reflect
encountered by students?
• Is there any new pedagogy
or technology that can
help my students?

Revise Research
What are the 4 th and 5 th R?
• Can students achieve
learning outcomes?
• Can I enhance students’
learning motivation?
• What are the difficulties
Reflect
encountered by students?
• Is there any new pedagogy
or technology that can
help my students?

Revise Research

Respect Relationship
Practices vs. Theories
Bloom’s Taxonomy
 Quick recap
• Week 1 exercise: submit your answers on an A4
paper at the beginning of next lecture
• Veriguide is very powerful: don’t take risk!!
• It is our responsibility to give the best to our students
• Psychology is a behavioral science based on statistics
(e.g. normal distribution)
• 5R model: make your students learn happier
• Correlational studies: can’t determine causal
relationship
Believe that you can make a
difference in students’ live
See you next week!

Read textbook ch. 1