EDU 242 - Psychology Applied to Teaching and Learning

Credit Hours: 2

Explores concepts about how students learn, to understand and apply general principles of instruction, classroom management, and assessment to increase student learning. Reviews major developmental and learning theories from the framework of educational psychology. Introduces taxonomies of educational objectives along with unit- and lesson-planning frameworks. Provides skill development and practical application activities to implement instructional approaches and strategies for integrating technology into planned lessons. ECE students take ECE 266 Early Child Growth and Development and EDU 267 Early Adolescent Development in place of this course.

Prerequisite: B- in EDU 140 and C in PSY 100
Course Fee: Yes

Minimum Grade Required C