EDUCATIONAL Professor Dr.

PSYCHOLOGY Noor Lide Abu

Kassim
EDP1103
REFERENCES
1. Anita Woolfolk (2007) Educational Psychology 8th /
12th Edition
2. Slavin, R. E. (2006). Educational Psychology: Theory
and Practice. 8th Edition

Others: Please refer to course outline

COURSE OUTLINE
WEEK 1:
INTRODUCTION TO
EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
The importance of educational
psychology to future teachers
Teaching as a profession, classroom
decision-making, and
scientist/practitioner
CONCEPT MAP
What Is Good
Teaching?

Teachers, Teaching,
and Educational
Psychology

The Role of Ultimate Goal

Educational of Teaching
Psychology
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Define & differentiate the
following terms:
Education:
1) developing the capacities
and potential of the individual
so as to prepare that individual
to be successful in a specific
society or culture. From this
perspective, education is
serving primarily an individual
development function.
Define & differentiate the
following terms:
Education:
2) the process by which society
transmits to new members the
values, beliefs, knowledge, and
symbolic expressions to make
communication possible within
society. In this sense,
education is serving a social
and cultural function.
Define & differentiate the
following terms:
Schooling:

Teaching and learning

that takes place in formal
environments
Define & differentiate the
following terms:

Psychology:

the scientific study

of mind and
(or behavior and mental
behavior
especially as it relates to
processes),
individual human beings
Define & differentiate the
following terms:

Educational Psychology:

Combination of psychology
and education

A distinct scientific
discipline within psychology
that includes both methods
of study and a knowledge
base
Define & differentiate the
following terms:
Educational Psychology:
Concerned primarily with
understanding the processes of
teaching and learning that take
place within formal environments
and developing ways of improving
Important topics include:
those methods
learning theories;
teaching methods;
motivation;
cognitive, emotional, and moral
development; parent-child
Define & differentiate the
following terms:
Learning:

relatively permanent change in

an individual's behavior or
behavior potential (or capability)
as a result of experience or
practice
an internal change inferred
from behavior
Define & differentiate the
following terms:

Learning:

can be compared with the

other primary process
producing relatively
permanent change--
maturation--that results
from biological growth and
development
Define & differentiate the
following terms:

Teaching:

the purposeful direction

and management of the
learning process
DO TEACHERS MAKE A
DIFFERENCE?
Teacher Preparation and QualityLinda Darling-
Hammond (2000) found that the quality of
teachers (fully certified and majored in their
teaching field) was related to teacher
performance.
Tennessee math study of 5th graders: students
with best teachers three years in a row (3,4,5)-
83rd percentile in one district; 96th in another.
Students with the least effective teachers scored
29th percentile and 44th percentile. All students
benefit from good teachers, but particularly low
achieving students. Effects were cumulative and
residual.
 WOOLFOLKS TAKE ON
GOOD TEACHING
Expert Knowledge; they know content
General teaching strategies (effective classroom
management, effective teaching, and evaluation)
Curriculum: the what of teaching
Subject-specific knowledge for teaching
Characteristics and cultural backgrounds of students.
The settings in which students learnpairs, small
groups, teams, classes, schools, and community
The goals and purposes of teaching
Self-knowledge (biases, strengths, blind spots)
 Educational
Psychology
is the scientific
discipline that
addresses the
Why do some students
questions
learn more than others?
and
What can be done to
improve that learning?
EDUCATIONAL
PSYCHOLOGY
Goals of educational psychology are to
understand and to improve the teaching
and learning process
Educational psychologists develop
knowledge and methods.
Use knowledge and methods of
psychology and other related disciplines to
study learning and teaching in everyday
situations.
 CONCERNS OF
BEGINNING TEACHERS
Learning to teach is a gradual process.
The concerns and problems of teachers
change as they progress.
Beginning years often focused on
maintaining discipline, motivating
students, evaluating students work, and
dealing with parents.
More experienced teachers might focus
on professional growth and effectiveness
 TEACHING AS DECISION
MAKING
Teachers are continually choosing
strategies to help students learn,
develop, and achieve

Wise decisions rely on good research

Decisions can influence students

learning, development, and long-term
success
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Educational Psychology: Developing Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458
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 Effective
Teaching

Professional Commitment and

Knowledge and
Motivation
Skills
REFLECTION &
OBSERVATION
Reflection:
What were the
characteristics of the most
effective teachers in your
educational experience?
 EFFECTIVE TEACHING
PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND
SKILLS

Effective Teachers:
Exhibit subject matter competence
Implement appropriate instructional
strategies
Set high goals for themselves and students
and plan for instruction
Create developmentally appropriate
instructional materials and activities
Manage classrooms for optimal learning
Cont
 EFFECTIVE TEACHING
PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND
SKILLS

Effective Teachers:
Use effective strategies to promote
students motivation to learn
Communicate well with students and
parents
Pay more than lip service to individual
variations
Work effectively with students from
culturally diverse backgrounds
Have good assessment skills
Integrate technology into the curriculum
 EFFECTIVE TEACHING
COMMITMENT AND MOTIVATION

Effective Teachers:
Have a good attitude
Care about students
Invest time and effort
Bring a positive attitude and enthusiasm to
the classroom
Characteristics of Best Teachers
Characteristics of Worst Teachers
RESEARCH IN EDUCATIONAL
PSYCHOLOGY

Research in
Educational
Psychology

Program
Why Research
Evaluation
Is Important
Research, Action
Research, and the
Teacher-as-
Researcher
Research
Methods
Why Research Is Important?
Based on the scientific method,
researchers
Conceptualize the problem
Collect data
Draw conclusions
Revise research conclusions
and theory
Theory
Hypothesis

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 TYPES OF RESEARCH
STUDIES
Descriptive Studies
Describe things and situations
Allow us to draw conclusions about
the current state of affairs
How many students are involved in
extracurricular activities?

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Educational Psychology: Developing Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458
Learners, sixth edition All rights reserved.
 TYPES OF RESEARCH
STUDIES
Correlational Studies
Explore possible relationships among
variables

EXAMPLE:
Do students involved in extracurricular
activities have higher grades than those
students not involved in extracurricular
activities?

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Educational Psychology: Developing Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458
Learners, sixth edition All rights reserved.
 TYPES OF RESEARCH
STUDIES
Experimental Studies
Attempt to discover a cause-and-effect
relationship among variables
Independent variable is manipulated by the
researcher to possibly discover an effect on
the dependent variable

EXAMPLE:
Will joining two extracurricular activities
impact students grades?

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Educational Psychology: Developing Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458
Learners, sixth edition All rights reserved.
 IMPORTANCE OF
ASSESSMENT
Assessment is more than tests, quizzes,
papers, etc
Assessment should occur in other contexts
as well
Playground, field trips, extracurricular activities, etc.

Regular assessments & observations

provide valuable insights into students
learning, development, and motivation

Jeanne Ellis Ormrod Copyright 2008 by Pearson Education, Inc.

Educational Psychology: Developing Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458
Learners, sixth edition All rights reserved.
 DIVERSITY IN THE
CLASSROOM
Teachers should take diversity into
account when identifying teaching
strategies
Recognize that all students are unique
individuals
Be sensitive to group differences
Be sensitive to individual differences

Jeanne Ellis Ormrod Copyright 2008 by Pearson Education, Inc.

Educational Psychology: Developing Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458
Learners, sixth edition All rights reserved.
 DEVELOPING AS A
TEACHER
Continue to take courses in teacher
education
Learn as much as you can about your subject
Increase your pedagogical content knowledge
Continue to reflect and critically examine
your own beliefs and assumptions
Believe that you can make a difference in
students lives (self-efficacy)
Learn as much as you can about the
culture(s)
Jeanne Ellis Ormrod
of the community in which you are teaching
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Educational Psychology: Developing Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458
Learners, sixth edition All rights reserved.
RESEARCH
The Need to quantify authors relative contributions in multi-author paper.
Journal of Informetrics.
Influence of Immunology Knowledge on Healthcare and Healthy Lifestyle.
PLoS ONE
Development and initial argument-based validation of a scoring rubric
used in the assessment of L2 writing electronic portfolios. Assessing
Writing Journal.
Zinc content in cord blood is associated with maternal age and parity.
Journal of Biological Trace Element Research.
User Acceptance of Use of a Touchless Sterile System to Control Virtual
Orthodontic Study Models. American Journal of Orthodontics &
Dentofacial Orthopedics.
Effect of operators experience and cement space on the marginal fit of an
in-office digitally produced monolithic ceramic crown system.
Quintessence International
Carica papaya induces in vitro thrombopoietic cytokines secretion by
mesenchymal stem cells and haematopoietic cells. BMC Complementary
and Alternative Medicine.
RESEARCH
Influence of Support Group Intervention on Quality of Life of Breast
Cancer Survivors. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health
Is the burden of oral diseases higher in urban disadvantaged
community compared to the national prevalence? BMC Public
Health.
Pairing as an Instructional Strategy to Promote Soft Skills amongst
Clinical Dental Students. European Journal of Dental Education
The Effect of Material and Thread Profiles of Dental Implant to the
Stress Transfer A Finite Element and Two-way ANOVA Study. Journal
of Medical Imaging and Health Informatics.
Clinical Pairing Revisited: A Study at the University of Malaya,
Malaysia. Journal of Dental Education.
The Effectiveness of a Supplementary Reading Programme for
Children in Malaysias Remote Schools as Viewed by Students and
Teachers. World Applied Sciences Journal.
Interaction between Writing Apprehension, Motivation, Attitude, and
Writing Performance. World Applied Sciences Journal
RESEARCH
Motivation and Arabic Learning Achievement: A Comparative
Study between Two Types of Islamic Schools in Gansu, China
Judging Behaviour and Rater Errors: An Application of the
Many-Facet Rasch Model. GEMA Online.
Examining Student Rating of Teaching Effectiveness using
FACETS. Journal of Applied Measurement
Measuring students understanding of statistical concepts
using Rasch Measurement. International Journal of
Innovation, Management and Technology
Analisis Rasch sebagai Teknik untuk Menyemak Ciri
Psykometrik Item Soalan Pendidikan Islam. Jurnal
Penyelidikan Pendidikan Guru/Journal of Research in
Teacher Education.
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