Psychology of Learning

1. Define key concepts in psychology of learning.
2. Explain major theories of learning and their classroom implications.
3. Apply principles of learning to instructional design.
4. Analyze factors affecting learning and retention.
5. Evaluate strategies for motivating learners.
6. Demonstrate competence in managing classroom behavior.

13 weeks, about 28 hours in total. Yours will differ.

1. Week 1Module 1: Defining the Concepts of Psychology and Learning

   • Unit 1: Concept of Psychology · 2 hours

     Define psychology.. Identify methods of investigation in psychology.. Read textbook chapters on the concept of psychology..

2. Week 2Module 1: Defining the Concepts of Psychology and Learning

   • Unit 2: Branches of Psychology · 2 hours

     Identify different branches of psychology.. Discuss the relevance of each branch to society.. Relate branches of psychology to educational settings..

3. Week 3Module 1: Defining the Concepts of Psychology and Learning

   • Unit 3: Educational Psychology · 2 hours

     Define Educational Psychology.. Identify the importance of Educational Psychology to classroom situations.. Analyze the relationship between learner, learning process, and learning situation..

4. Week 4Module 1: Defining the Concepts of Psychology and Learning

   • Unit 4: Concepts of Learning and Psychology of Learning · 2 hours

     Define learning and its attributes.. Explain the meaning of psychology of learning and its components.. Discuss the need for the study of psychology of learning..

5. Week 5Module 2: Theories of Learning and their Educational Implications

   • Unit 5: Overview of Learning Theories · 2 hours

     Define learning theories.. Classify the two major camps of learning theories.. Outline the basic assumptions of behaviorist and cognitive-field theories..

6. Week 6Module 2: Theories of Learning and their Educational Implications

   • Unit 6: Pavlov's Theory of Classical Conditioning · 2 hours

     Explain the basic principles of classical conditioning theory.. Discuss the classroom implications of classical conditioning theory.. Analyze Pavlov's experiment and its components..

7. Week 7Module 2: Theories of Learning and their Educational Implications

   • Unit 7: Skinner's Theory of Operant Conditioning · 2 hours

     Describe the basic principles of operant conditioning theory.. Discuss the different forms of reinforcement and punishment.. Explain the schedules of reinforcement..

8. Week 8Module 2: Theories of Learning and their Educational Implications

   • Unit 8: Thorndike's Theory of Connectionism · 2 hours

     Describe the basic tenets of Thorndike's theory of connectionism.. Describe Thorndike's Laws of learning.. Enumerate classroom implications of Thorndike's theory..

9. Week 9Module 2: Theories of Learning and their Educational Implications

   • Unit 9: Bandura's Social Learning Theory · 2 hours

     Describe the basic principles of social learning theory.. Explain the four basic processes involved in observational learning.. Discuss the classroom implications of the social learning theory..

10. Week 10Module 2: Theories of Learning and their Educational Implications

    • Unit 10: Gestalt/Cognitive Fields Theory of Learning · 2 hours

      Describe the underlying principles of cognitive field theory of learning.. Explain insight learning and its main features.. Explain Gestalt Laws of Perception..

11. Week 11Module 2: Theories of Learning and their Educational Implications

    • Unit 11: Edward Tolman and Benjamin Bloom's Theories of Learning · 2 hours

      Define sign learning theory of Tolman.. Explain Blooms' taxonomy of learning domains.. Discuss how to evaluate students on the various levels of learning domains..

12. Week 12Module 3: Permanency in Learning

    • Unit 12: Retention in Learning · 2 hours

      Define memory.. Discuss types of memory.. Discuss different strategies of enhancing memory in students..

13. Week 13Module 3: Permanency in Learning

    • Unit 13: Transfer of Learning · 2 hours

      Define transfer of learning.. Differentiate between the different types of transfers of learning.. Discuss ways in which a teacher can foster positive transfer of learning among learners..

    • Unit 14: Motivation in Learning · 2 hours

      Define the concept of motivation.. Distinguish between the two types of motivation.. Discuss major theories that describe motivation in learning..