SemesterFall Semester, 2018
DepartmentJunior Class of Department of Education
Course NameInstructional Psychology
InstructorCHIU MEI-SHIU
Credit3.0
Course TypeElective
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Tentative course calendar/schedule:  

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assessment (scores)


   

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Week Date contents in class before class after class leader essay teaching attendance weekly journal in class

outside class


1 917 Introduction; Seifert(2011), Orey(2010), Commeyras (2011)

Teacher lecture, Q&A; T/Student self-introduction; 'what is effective instruction'


  weekly journal Chiu     3 1 3 4.5
2 924(holiday)                      
3 1001 assessment T/S lecture, Q&A; 1-4Ss Q&A present; find group members; essay: find topics Read slide and related materials (videos, textbook etc.) and each student post a question Essay: introduction, weekly journal Chiu     3 1 3 4.5
4 1008 affective strategies (e.g., emotion, motivation, and wellbeing) S/T lecture, Q&A; 1-4Ss Q&A present; essay: literature-reference Read slide and related materials (videos, textbook etc.) and each group (except the leader group) post 1-2 questions Essay: literature, weekly journal Group 1   5 3 1 3 4.5
5 1015 creative thinking S/T lecture, Q&A; 1-4Ss Q&A present; essay: literature-writing Read slide and related materials (videos, textbook etc.) and each group (except the leader group) post 1-2 questions Essay: literature, weekly journal Group 2     3 1 3 4.5
6 1022 cognitive strategies S/T lecture, Q&A; 1-4Ss Q&A present; essay: methods-experiment Read slide and related materials (videos, textbook etc.) and each group (except the leader group) post 1-2 questions Essay: method, weekly journal Group 3     3 1 3 4.5
7 1029 critical thinking S/T lecture, Q&A; 1-4Ss Q&A present; essay: methods-example paper Read slide and related materials (videos, textbook, papers etc.) and each group (except the leader group) post 1-2 questions Essay: method, weekly journal Group 4     3 1 3 4.5
8 1105 cooperative/collaborative learning S/T lecture, Q&A; 1-4Ss Q&A present; essay: methods-data analysis Read slide and related materials (videos, textbook, papers etc.) and each group (except the leader group) post 1-2 questions Essay: method, weekly journal Group 5     3 1 3 4.5
9 1112(midterm test) written midterm essay (until methods) completion online (no need to submit in person) complete half essays weekly journal all groups 6     1   7.5
10 1119 oral presentation:midterm essay (topic and Introduction until methods) S oral presentation, S/T feedback prepare presentation essay writing, weekly journal all groups   5 3 1 3 4.5
11 1126 teaching experiment relating to critical thinking S teaching, participation, S/T feedback prepare teaching Data analysis, essay writing, weekly journal Group 4   10 3 1 3 4.5
12 1203 teaching experiment relating to affective strategies S teaching, participation, S/T feedback prepare teaching Data analysis, essay writing, weekly journal Group 1     3 1 3 4.5
13 1210 teaching experiment relating to cognitive strategies S teaching, participation, S/T feedback prepare teaching Data analysis, essay writing, weekly journal Group 3     3 1 3 4.5
14 1217 teaching experiment relating to creative thinking S teaching, participation, S/T feedback prepare teaching Data analysis, essay writing, weekly journal Group 2     3 1 3 4.5
15 1224 teaching experiment relating to collaborative learning S teaching, participation, S/T feedback prepare teaching Data analysis, essay writing, weekly journal Group 5     3 1 3 4.5
16 1231(bridge holiday) group share written final-term essay online essay writing revise essay, weekly journal all groups   3   1   7.5
17 107 each student comments on all essays online read essay, comment read comments, revise essay, weekly journal all students   5   1   7.5
18 114(final test) final-term written essay completion online complete full essay weekly journal all groups 10     1   7.5
        total scores 100 16 28 39 17    

Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant

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Course requirements/Grading standards                    
1. Assessment: please find the assessment scoring system. (3 points for each attendance to a 3-period class (50 min/period), late for every 5 min reducing 0.1 point; 0.5 points if tell before absence.
2. Additional credits: other creations showing your talents, filling in questionnaires, other positive support to class activities etc.          
3. Class rules: Honesty is the best policy. Try your best and search for excellence. Take full responsibility as a learner. Have positive attitudes towards others and give concrete suggestions for helping others.  

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Seifert, K. (2011). Educational psychology (3rd Ed.). Global text.              
Orey, M. (2010). Emerging perspectives on learning, teaching, and technology. Global Text.          
Commeyras, M., Bisplinghoff, B. S., & Olson, J. (2011). Teachers as readers. Global Text.          
Academic paper search databases such as Google Scholar; Journals in relation to instructional/educational psychology, or instructional/educational psychology in domains.

Urls about Course
Major learning management systems are Facebook and Google Drive, which will be announced in the first lesson.
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