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EDUC 260 Educational Psychology
Tanya R. Mooney,
M.Ed.
Spring 2017 - ONLINE
Dakota College at Bottineau
Tentative Course Outline
(Subject to Change)
All work associated with this course is due by Monday, May 12
th
at noon, CST.
Week
Discussion Topic and Activities
Readings
Assignments/
Assessments
Week 1: Jan 13-19 Welcome & Introduction to Educational
Psychology
Syllabus
Introductory
Items
Activity #1
Week 2: Jan 20-26 Cognitive and Linguistic Development
Chapter 2
Activity #2
Week 3: Jan 27-
Feb 2
Personal and Social Development
Chapter 3
Mini-Experiment #3
Activity #1
Week 4: Feb 3-9
Group Differences
Chapter 4
Activity #4
Week 5: Feb 10-16 Individual Differences and Special Needs
Chapter 5
Activity #5
Week 6: Feb 17-23 Learning and Cognitive Processes
Chapter 6
Activity #6
Week 7: Feb 24-
Mar 2
Knowledge Construction
Chapter 7
Mini-Experiment #2
Activity #7
Week 8: Mar 3-9
Complex Cognitive Processes
Chapter 8
Reflection #1
Activity #8
Week 9: Mar 10-
16
Midterm
Spring Break March 17-23
No EDUC260 online coursework or participation due or required this week.
Week 10: Mar 24-
30
Behaviorist Views of Learning
Chapter 9
Activity #9
Week 11: Mar 30-
Apr 6
Social Cognitive Views of Learning
Chapter 10
Mini-Experiment #3
Activity #10
Week 12: Apr 7-13 Motivation and Affect
Chapter 11
Activity #11
Week 13: Apr 14-
20
Instructional Strategies
Chapter 12
Activity #12
Week 14: Apr 21-
27
Creating a Productive Learning
Environment
Chapter 13
Research Critique
Activity #13
Week 15: Apr 28-
May 4
Classroom Assessment Strategies
Chapter 14
Activity #14
Week 16: May 5-
11
Summarizing Students’ Achievement
and Abilities
Chapter 15
Reflection #2
Activity #15
Due no later than
Monday, May 12
th
at noon.
Final