CCD 615 Psychological Foundations of Teaching and Learning

This course focuses on critical examination of the interrelations of theories, research, and practice related to cognition, motivation, and social and emotional learning in different instructional and learning contexts. Participants examine scholarly literature related to social and psychological processes of learning and investigate these in relation to teaching. The relation of out-of-school learning to learning in schools and the individual learner as an agent that has prior experiences, culture, purposes, and goals will be explored. The dynamic relationship between learner characteristics and the affordances and constraints of school as an institution will be examined. Pre-requisite(s): Admission to the NCE doctoral program or consent of instructor. Co-requisite(s): None. 3 semester hours

Credits

3