Title | PSYCHOLOGY IN EDUCATION: THEORY, RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS / PSYCHOLOGY IN EDUCATION: THEORY, RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS |
Code | ERA-101 |
Faculty | Philosophy |
School | Psychology |
Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
Common | No |
Status | Active |
Course ID | 600000005 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos PSychologías (2017-sīmera)
Registered students: 5
Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
KORMOS | Elective Courses | 7 | 4 | 10 |
Academic Year | 2019 – 2020 |
Class Period | Winter |
Faculty Instructors | |
Weekly Hours | 3 |
Class ID | 600144576
|
Class Schedule
Building | Σχολείο Νέας Ελληνικής Γλώσσας |
Floor | Ισόγειο |
Hall | ΑΙΘΟΥΣΑ 114 (410) |
Calendar | Τρίτη 09:30 έως 12:00 |
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600144576
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=7782
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
None
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students are expected to
(a) achieve an in-depth understanding of how contemporary psychological theories on cognition and motivation are associated with educational practice,
(b) get acquainted with current research findings on self-regulated learning and their implications for students, teachers and parents
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Generate new research ideas
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Respect natural environment
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The course is divided into two parts:
A. Psychology in Education: Introductory issues about the psychology of learning and instruction. Motivation in Education: contemporary motivational theories and their applications in educational settings (expectancy - value theory, implicit theories of intelligence, achievement goal orientations, self-determination, interest). Avoidance behaviors: avoidance of help-seeking and self-handicapping strategies. Parents’ involvement in children's school life.
Β. Self-regulated learning: Theoretical models, research findings, and intervention programs in educational settings; Development of critical thinking skills in education: Argumentation skills, recognition of fallacies, scientific thinking skills, and critical reading skills.
Keywords
Self-regulated learning, Critical thinking skills, Motivation in Education, Avoidance behaviors in school settings, Parental involvement
Educational Material Types
- Slide presentations
- Multimedia
- Interactive excersises
- Recommended Books and Research Articles
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
Moodle platform via elearning (https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=7782&lang=en)
Use of audio-visual material via internet
PowerPoint presentations
Communicion with the students (email)
Course Organization
Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lectures | 39 | 1.5 | ✓ | ✓ | |
Reading Assigment | 39 | 1.5 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Project | |||||
Written assigments | 104 | 4 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Exams | 78 | 3 | |||
Total | 260 | 10 |
Student Assessment
Description
Students will be asked:
--to read relevant literature, which they will discuss with the instructor in class
-to present articles (in groups) in class.
-to participate in class activities,
-to write essays for each part of the course
- to participate in oral exams
Student Assessment methods
- Written Assignment (Summative)
- Oral Exams (Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Formative, Summative)
- Labortatory Assignment (Summative)
- Participation in class activities (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Δεν διανέμεται σύγγραμμα μέσω του Εύδοξου
Additional bibliography for study
Recommended readings
Books
Elliot, A. J., & Dweck, C. S. (2005) (Eds). Handbook of competence and motivation. New York: The Guilford Press.
Harpern, D. F. (2014). Thought and knowledge: An Introduction to Critical Thinking (5th ed.). New York: Psychology Press, Taylor and Francis Group.
Lipman, M. (2003). Thinking in education (2nded.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Pintrich, P. R., & Schunk, D. H. (1996). Motivation in education. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Articles
Bannert, M., & Reimann, P. (2012). Supporting self-regulated hypermedia learning
through prompts. Instructional Science, 40, 193–211. DOI 10.1007/s11251-011-9167-4
Boekaerts, M., &Corno, L. (2005). Self-regulation in the classroom: A perspective on assessment and intervention. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 54, 199-231.
Cleary, T. J.& Zimmerman, B. J. (2004). Self-regulation Empowerment program: A school-based program to enhance self-regulated and self-motivated cycles of student learning. Psychology in the Schools, 41(5), 537-550. DOI: 10.1002/pits.10177
Dignath, C., &Buttner, G. (2008). Components of fostering self-regulated learning among students. A meta-analysis on intervention studies at primary and secondary school level. Metacognition and Learning, 3, 231-264.
Eccles, J. S. (2007). Families, schools, and developing of achievement-related motivations and engagement. In J. E. Grusec& P. D. Hastings (Eds.), Handbook of socialization: Theory and research (pp. 665–691). New York, NY: The Guilford Press.
Efklides, A. (2011). Interactions of metacognition with motivation and affect in self-regulated learning: The MASRL model. EducationalPsychologist, 46, 6-25.
Efklides, A. (2013). Cognition, motivation, and affect in the school context: Metacognitive experiences in the regulation of learning. In S. Kreitler (Ed.), Cognition and motivation: Forging an interdisciplinary perspective (pp.383-406). New York: Cambridge University Press.
Gonida, E. N., & Cortina, K. (2014). Parent involvement in homework: Relations with parent and student achievement-related motivational beliefs and achievement. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 84, 376-396.
Gonida, E. N., &Metallidou,P. (2015). Beliefs about school learning during adolescence: Their contribution to motivational beliefs and school achievement. Journal of Educational and Developmental Psychology, 5, 63-76.
Gonida, Ε., Kiosseoglou, G, &Leondari, A. (2006). Implicit theories of intelligence, perceived academic competence and school achievement: Developmental differences and educational implications. The American Journal of Psychology, 119, 223-238.
Gonida, E. N., Voulala, K., &Kiosseoglou, G. (2009). Students' achievement goal orientations and their behavioral and emotional engagement: Co-examining the role of perceived school goal structures and parent goals during adolescence. Learning and Individual Differences,19, 53–60.
Gonida, E. N., Karabenick, S. A., Makara, K. A., &Hatzikyriakou, G. (2014). Perceived parent goals and student goal orientations as predictors of seeking or not seeking help: Does age matter? Learning and Instruction, 33, 120-130.
Gonzalez-DeHass, A. R., Willems, P. P., & Doan Holbein, M. F. (2005). Examining the relationship between parental involvement and student motivation. Educational Psychology Review, 17, 99–123. doi:10.1007/s10648-005-3949-7
Hulleman, C. S., Barron, K. E., Kosovich, J. J., &Lazowski, R. A. (2015). Student motivation: current theories, constructs, and interventions within an expectancy-value framework. In A. Lipnevich, F., Preckel, & R. Roberts (Eds.), Psychosocial skills and school systems in the Twenty-first century: Theory, research, and applications.Springer.
Karabenick, S. A., & Berger, J.-L. (2013). Help seeking as self-regulated learning strategy. In H. Bembenutty, T. Cleary, & A. Kitsantas (Eds.), Applications of self-regulated learning across diverse disciplines: A tribute to Barry J. Zimmerman (pp. 237-261). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
Lazowski, R. A., &Hulleman, C. S. (2015). Motivation Interventions in Education: A Meta-Analytic Review. Review of Educational Research, XX, 1 –39.
Martin, L., & Halpern, D. (2011). Pedagogy for developing critical thinking in adolescents: Explicit instruction produces greater gains. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 6, 1-13.
Metallidou, P., &Vlachou, A. (2010). Children’s self-regulated learning profile in language and mathematics: The role of task value beliefs. Psychology in the Schools, 47, 776-788.
Metallidou, P. (2012). Epistemological beliefs as predictors of self-regulated learning strategies in middle school students. School Psychology International, 34(3), 283-298.
Pino-Pasternak, D., Basilio, M., & Whitebread, D. (2014). Interventions and Classroom Contexts That Promote Self-Regulated Learning: Two Intervention Studies in United Kingdom Primary Classrooms. PSYKHE, 23(2), 1-13. doi:10.7764/psykhe.23.2.739
Ryan, A. M., Pintrich, P.R., &Midgley, C. (2001). Avoiding seeking help in the classroom: Who and why? Educational Psychology Review, 13, 93–114.
Schwinger, M., &Stiensmeier-Pelster, J. (2011). Prevention of self-handicapping – The protective function of mastery goals. Learning and Individual Differences, 21, 699-709.
Senko, C., Hulleman, C. S., &Harackiewicz, J. M. (2011). Achievement goal theory at the crossroads: Old controversies, current challenges, and new directions. Educational Psychologist. DOI: 10.1080/00461520.2011.538646
Tzohar-Rosen, M., & Kramarski, B. (2014). Metacognition, motivation and emotions: Contribution of self-regulated learning to solving mathematical problems. Global Education Review, 1 (4), 76-95.
Urdan, T., &Midgley, C. (2003). Changes in the perceived classroom goal structure and pattern of adaptive learning during early adolescence. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 28, 524–551.
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Vauras, M., Salonen, P., Lehtinen, E., &Lepola, J. (2001). Long-term development of motivation and cognition in family and school contexts. In S. Volet& S. Jarvela (Eds.), Motivation in learning contexts: Theoretical advances and methodological implications (pp. 295–315). Oxford, UK: Pergamon.
Wigfield, A., & Eccles, J. S. (2000).Expectancy–value theory of achievement motivation.Contemporary Educational Psychology, 25, 68–81
Wigfield, A., & Cambria, J. (2010). Students’ achievement values, goal orientations and interest: Definitions, development and relations to achievement outcomes. Developmental Review, 30, 1-35.
Last Update
13-12-2019