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Educational Psychology & Teacher Decision Making
Chapter OneEducational Psychology: Developing Learners
6th edition
Jeanne Ellis Ormrod
Educational Psychology
What is educational psychology?
A discipline that encompasses the nature of learning, development, motivation, diversity, and assessment
Specifically applicable to classroom practice
Jeanne Ellis OrmrodEducational Psychology: Developing Learners, sixth edition
Copyright © 2008 by Pearson Education, Inc.Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458
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Educational psychology
Will help you understand children and adolescents --- how they learn and develop.
how they are likely to be similar to but also different from one another.
what topics and activities are apt to “turn them on” in the classroom.
Throughout the book we’ll examine theories related to thinking, learning, development, motivation, and behavior.
Theories can help us to both explain and predict human behavior, thereby giving us numerous ideas about how best to help children and adolescents achieve academic and social success at school.
Teaching as Decision Making
Teachers are continually choosing strategies to help students learn, develop, and achieve
Wise decisions rely on good research
Decisions can influence students’ learning, development, and long-term success
Jeanne Ellis OrmrodEducational Psychology: Developing Learners, sixth edition
Copyright © 2008 by Pearson Education, Inc.Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458
All rights reserved.
Diversity in the Classroom
Teachers should take diversity into account when identifying teaching strategies Recognize that all students are unique
individuals Be sensitive to group differences Be sensitive to individual differences
Jeanne Ellis OrmrodEducational Psychology: Developing Learners, sixth edition
Copyright © 2008 by Pearson Education, Inc.Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458
All rights reserved.
Developing as a Teacher
Continue to take courses in teacher education Learn as much as you can about your subject Increase your pedagogical content knowledge Continue to reflect and critically examine your
own beliefs and assumptions Believe that you can make a difference in
students’ lives (self-efficacy) Learn as much as you can about the culture(s)
of the community in which you are teaching
Jeanne Ellis OrmrodEducational Psychology: Developing Learners, sixth edition
Copyright © 2008 by Pearson Education, Inc.Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458
All rights reserved.
Ormrod’s Own Psychological Survey
1. Some children are predominantly left-brain thinkers, whereas others are predominantly right-bain thinkers.
2. When we compare boys and girls, we find that the two groups are, on average, similar in their mathematical and verbal abilities.
3. The best way to learn and remember a new fact is to repeat it over and over.
4. Although student initially have many misconceptions about the world, they quickly revise their thinking once their teacher presents information that contradicts their existing beliefs.
5. Taking notes during a lecture usually interferes with the learning process more than it helps.
6. Students often misjudge how much they know about a topic.
7. When a teacher rewards one student for appropriate behavior, the behavior of other students may also improve.
8. Anxiety sometimes helps students learn and perform more successfully in the classroom.
9. When teachers have children tutor their classmates in academic subject matter, the tutors gain very little from the process.
10. The ways in which teachers assess students’ learning influence what and how the students actually learn.