Course Highlights
  • This course focuses on teaching educational psychology principles to primarily enhance learning
  • Compare and contrast the major perspectives of psychology (e.g., behavioral/learning, physiological, cognitive, evolutionary, humanistic, and psychodynamic.
  • Recognize what expert teachers do and know, and how to become an expect teacher
  • Identify the individual differences regarding intelligence, learning styles, and creativity
Curriculum

1 Topic
Course Introduction

4 Topics
Psychology's Perspectives
Influences on Human Behavior (Nature Nurture & Epigenetics)
Research Methods in Psychology
Freud's Iceberg Theory

5 Topics
Educational Psychology - What Makes a Good Teacher
Social Influence / Bandura's Bobo Doll Experiment
Childhood & Adolescent Disorders Teachers May Encounter in the Classroom
ADHD - Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder - DSM-5-TR
Quiz #1

4 Topics
Who are Exceptional Children?
Special Education & Response to Intervention
Parenting Styles & Child Outcomes
Quiz #2

5 Topics
Cognitive Development in Infants and Toddlers
Student Diversity & Social Class on Achievement
Intelligence Types & IQ Scores
Intellectual Development Disorders
Quiz #3

6 Topics
Cogintive Development in Adolescence
How Do We Learn
Ivan Pavlov & Classical Conditioning
B.F. Skinner & Operant Conditioning / Behavior Modification
Memory - Encoding Storing & Retrieval
Quiz #4

9 Topics
Intro to Child Psychology
Physical Development in Infants and Toddlers
Thinking & Language Development
Belief Bias
Child Abuse and Maltreatment
Social Moral & Emotional Development
Psychosocial Development in Infants and Toddlers
Pro-Social and Altruistic Behaviors
Quiz #5

3 Topics
Building Self-Esteem in Children - For Parents & Teachers
Effective Lessons Explained
Student Grouping & Technology in the Classroom

7 Topics
Clinical Psychology & the Mental Health Profession
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Divorce & Child Custody Assessments
Bullying
Personality Disorders Involving Human Behavior
Eating Disorders that Teachers May Encounter in the Classroom
Goal Setting Motivation & Achievement

3 Topics
Final Course Exam
End of Course Thank You!
Short Answer Response & Certificate

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Educational Psychology & Special Education (Certificate)

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