Educational Psychology

1.Basic Course Information

Course code: 201023
Course name: Educational Psychology
Course type: Elementary course 
Periods: 48
Credits: 3
Target students: Undergraduates of Applied Psychology 
Assessment: Examination

2.Brief Course Introduction

As an applicable science with huge practicality, Educational Psychology serves to research the basic psychological phenomenon and regularity of studying and teaching in class. This course mainly includes: the basic theories of educational psychology such as the research on the features of study; the learning and teaching of knowledge including narrative knowledge, procedural knowledge as well as strategical knowledge, the cultivation of the problem-resolving abilities and creativity, the relationship between cognitive development and psychological differences among students and diversified teaching methods, the psychological analysis of teaching program, the test and evaluation of learning performance, and etc; the formation and education on morality and individuality including the cultivation of students’ moralities and personalities as well as psychological education; the analysis on motivation and social psychological elements during teaching process such as students’ achievement education, group mind, interpersonal relationship in class and teachers’ behaviors. Educational Psychology can guide the educational system of all grades, and help students to understand the main elements influencing the whole teaching process and their relationship. As a result, both teachers and students will be more efficient to fulfill assignments so as to improve the teaching quality.