Syllabus

	For Section 04
Class	Date	Topics	Groups Present	Chapter Readings	Notes
1.	Sept. 13^th	Introduction			Week 1
2.	Sept. 20^th	Teachers/Teaching		Ch 1	Week 2
3.	Sept. 27^th	Development (Cognitive/Language)		Ch 2	Week 3
4.	Oct.4^th	Development (Personal/Social/Emotional/Moral)		Ch 3	Week 4
	Oct 9-27	Practice Teaching
5.	Nov1^st	TEST #1 (chapters 1-3)
6.	Nov. 8^th	Learning Differences		Ch 4	Week 6
7.	Nov. 15^th	Culture & Community		Ch 5	Week 7
8.	Nov. 22^nd	Behavioural Views of Learning		Ch 6	Week 8
	Nov 29 to Dec 15	Practice Teaching
	Dec.19-20	(Exam Week) TEST #2 (chs 4-6)

Objectives

The Educational Psychology course is basically an information course. You will be required to interact with current thinking and research on the relationship between psychology and education with a view to the development of practical strategies and applications.

Format

To meet the objectives, a variety of presentation formats (e.g., lecture, discussion, workgroups, video, presentations, etc.) will be utilized. Workgroups (4-6 per group) will be formed for the duration of the course. Groups will be required:

(1) to meet regularly during class time in assigned locations,

(2) to prepare responses to in-class assignments,

CANCEL (3) prepare a presentation for one class, and

(4) to prepare answers to assigned group-tests.

If you change groups make sure your name is recorded for your new group.

For a sense of varied class activities you could check the following link:

http://www.utpjournals.com/jour.ihtml?lp=simile/issue7/morton1.html

Content

The content for the course will be drawn from the textbook, from existing research, and from Internet resources.

Assignments

In-Class Sections

In-Class Assignments. Students--working in groups in class--will be required to formulate answers to questions or positions on topics, and submit these at the end of specific classes. These products are graded. There could be up to 5 of these in-class assignments which would lead to approximately 10% credit for these assignments.

NOTE: You must sign your name (First and Last, and Legible) to the in-class assignment or no credit will be given.

NOTE. It is a form of plagiarism to have someone else sign your name to the class work, or to sign the name of another person not present. (See the University Policy on Plagiarism.)

If you miss an in-lass assignment but would like to get credit for it you may contact the instructor for a substitute related assignment.

Group Presentations. CANCELLED

Evaluation of Assignments

Groupwork & Reports (Assignments 20%)

Evaluation by Tests

First Test(40%), open-book, group-format, multiple-choice test

Second Test(40%) multiple choice test during exam week

The tests to evaluate course content (text and lectures) are objective tests (multiple-choice format with questions ranging from 1 to 60 per test) which will be administered during weeks indicated on the course outline. Several of the questions are ambiguous and are designed to generate discussion. When there appears to be more than one "right" answer your task is to decide which is the best "right" answer.

Note that a good effort, and meeting specified criteria, will ensure a passing grade (typically in the B range), but not necessarily an A level grade. The actual grade and grade range is related to the normal distribution of marks.

Note all tests are "open-book."

Evaluation Formats

1. Criterion-Referenced (Overall Percent)

Grade reflected in all marks acquired

2. Norm-Referenced (Based on a normal curve)

Grade based on rank and relative standing

CANCEL 3. Authentic Assessment (Practical & Applied In-class Assignments)

Grade based on In-class assignments & group presentation 24% maximum

CANCEL 4. Peer Assessment (Informal & Formal)

Grade based on peer report (2-6%)

CANCEL 5. Self Assessment (Reflective & written)

Grade based on self report (2-6%)

Reporting Grades

The grade submitted for university transcripts is the norm-referenced grade.

Student Evaluation of Teaching

Student Evaluation of Teaching (SET) forms will be administered during the last two weeks of each class schedule.

POLICY ON PLAGIARISM
ACADEMIC INFORMATION
Undergraduate Degree Regulations

2.4.22 POLICY ON PLAGIARISM
Plagiarism is defined as: "The act of appropriating the literary composition of another, or parts of passages of his or her writing, or the ideas or language of the same, and passing them off as the products of one's own mind." (Black's Law Dictionary)

It is expected that all students will be evaluated and graded on their individual merit and all work submitted for evaluation should clearly indicate that it is the student's own contribution.

Students often have to use the ideas of others as expressed in written or published work in preparing essays, papers, reports, theses and publications. It is imperative that both the data and ideas obtained from any and all published or unpublished material be properly acknowledged and their sources disclosed. Failure to follow this practice constitutes plagiarism and is considered to be a serious offence. Thus, anyone who knowingly or recklessly uses the work of another person and creates an impression that it is his or her own, is guilty of plagiarism.

Plagiarism also includes submitting one's own essay, paper, or thesis on more than one occasion. Accordingly, it is expected that a thesis, essay, paper or a report has not been and is not concurrently being submitted for credit for any other course. In exceptional circumstances and with the prior agreement of the instructor, a student may use research completed for one course as part of his or her written work for a second course.

A confirmed incident of plagiarism will result in a sanction ranging from a verbal warning, to a loss of credit in the course, to expulsion.