MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY

Department of Educational Leadership
Psychology of Human Development and Learning
YOED 211

Dr. Jan Hayes

Jones Hall 301
Phone: 898 - 2894
E-mail : jhayes @acad 1. mtsu.edu

Course Synopsis:

This is a survey course that covers physical, mental, social, and emotional development of the person, learning as behavior modification, motivation and facilitating the learning processes in social settings.

Course Objectives: Upon completion of this course the student will:

  1. contrast the various theories of learning. (6)
  2. recognize age-level characteristics and appropriate tasks developed during age-levels. (4,6)
  3. identify the significance of individual differences among children and relate such differences to appropriate instructional models, (4)
  4. summarize the influence which various family, social and "significant other" groups have on the social, philosophical, psychological and ethnic development of the human, (1,4, 5, 6)
  5. compare several significant learning theories in terms of philosophy, sociological development and teaching/learning concepts embodied in the theories, (1, 6)
  6. identify the importance of planning, motivation, classroom management, and reinforcement in the teaching/learning processes, (4)
  7. recognize those factors contributing to the cultural milieu in which the teacher functions, (5,7)
  8. differentiate general techniques necessary to effective teaching, as related to theories. (7)

Course Teaching Models:

As a prospective leader in education and the community the teacher must now have a foundation in learning theory. An understanding of how people learn, the influencing factors, along with an understanding of general techniques necessary for effective teaching will permit more appropriate choices in the teaching/learning processes. Models of instruction exhibited in this course will be chosen from the following list:

  1. Concept attainment (lecture, evaluations, presentations, discussions) (1)
  2. Scientific inquiry ( research and experimentation) (1, 8)
  3. Advance organizers (syllabi, outlines, study guides and questions, mapping) (1)
  4. Inductive thinking (class discussion, responses to readings) (1)
  5. Group investigation and cooperative techniques (1, 2)
  6. Laboratory (simulation, games, role playing, experimentation) (1, 2)

Course Knowledge Bases:

The student is expected to gain knowledge which has been identified by a number of scholars including the following:

  1. David Ausubel (Advance organizers)
  2. Atkinson (Motivation)
  3. Albert Bandura (Social learning theory)
  4. Baratz and Baratz (Cultural differences)
  5. D. Berliner ( Motivation)
  6. Benjamin Bloom (Domains of Learning , Objectives)
  7. A. L. Brown (Metacognition)
  8. Jerome Bruner (Characteristics)
  9. Chomsky (Language development)
  10. Dan Goleman (Emotional learning)
  11. Jere Brophy and Thomas Good (Effective teaching)
  12. Rita and Kenneth Dunn (Learning Styles)
  13. Erik Erikson (Personality development)
  14. Carolyn Evertson (Effective teaching)
  15. Ron Edmonds ( Effective teaching)
  16. Sigmund Freud (Personality development)
  17. Gagné (Advance organizers)
  18. A. F. Gregorc (Learning styles)
  19. E. T. Hall ( Cultural differences)
  20. Hartshorne and May (Morality)
  21. Heath (Cultural differences)
  22. David and Roger Johnson ( Cooperative learning)
  23. Kagan (Cooperative learning)
  24. Lawrence Kohlberg (Moral development)
  25. Luria (Cultural differences)
  26. Robert Mager (Objectives)
  27. Abraham Maslow (Motivation)
  28. Richard Mayer ( Problem solving)
  29. Ian Pavlov (Behaviorism)
  30. L. R. Peterson (Retention)
  31. Jean Piaget (Stages of cognitive development)
  32. Polya (Problem solving)
  33. Carl Rogers (Personality development)
  34. Barak Rosenshine (Directed teaching)
  35. B. F. Skinner ( Behaviorism)
  36. Robert Slavin (Cooperative education)
  37. E. Thorndike (Behaviorism)
  38. Paul Torrance (Creativity and problem solving)
  39. Vygotsky (Cognitive Development)

Topics Covered:

  1. Learning theories - Psychoanalytic, Behavioristic, and Cognitive
  2. Age-level characteristics - developmental characteristics (6)
  3. Learning styles
  4. Influence of "significant" people (7)
  5. General classroom planning (8)
  6. Cultural influences in the teaching/learning processes (5)
  7. Methods as related to theories
  8. Effective teaching behaviors (4)

Text:Psychology Applied to Teaching, Biehler, Eighth Edition

Requirements:

  1. Class attendance and participation
  2. Group activities
  3. Tutoring - required (Pass/Fail)
  4. Library readings and critiques
  5. Text assignments
  6. Tests

Grading Scale:

92 - 100 % = A
84 - 91 % = B
76 - 83 % = C
68 - 75 % = D

Three absences will be permitted before absences affect the student's grade.

*** All tutorial evaluations need to be turned in by the last class day.

*** Check list of Admission to Teacher Education deadline noted on form

The following State Knowledges and Skills are covered in this course:

  1. Ability to demonstrate consistently the communication skills of reading, writing, speaking, listening, and interpreting. (I. A.)
  2. Ability to communicate in a clear and logical fashion with students. (I. B.)
  3. Ability to develop rapport with students, express empathy, advise students, and assist students in solving problems, (I. C.)
  4. Ability to communicate and work effectively with other professionals and paraprofessionals in planning problems. (I. C.)
  5. Understanding of the dignity and worth of students from diverse cultural, social, ethnic, and racial backgrounds and students with handicapping conditions; ability to demonstrate understanding. (I. F.)
  6. Understanding of human growth and development including cognitive, language, physical, emotional, and social development. (II. A.)
  7. Ability to correlate learning with real life experiences. ( II. H.)
  8. Ability to make professional judgments based on student characteristics, curricular content, ethical principles, and educational research. (III. E.)

Disability Statement:

If you have a disability that may require assistance or accommodation, or you have questions related to any accommodations for testing, note takers, readers, etc., please speak to me as soon as possible. Students may also contact the Office of Disabled Students Services (898-2783) with questions about such services.