University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Learning, Knowledge, and Human Development
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Learning, Knowledge, and Human Development

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals

Dr William Cope
Dr Mary Kalantzis

Instructors: Dr William Cope

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(211 reviews)

Beginner level
No prior experience required
Approx. 9 hours to complete
3 weeks at 3 hours a week
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There are 4 modules in this course

This course sets out to provide an introduction to educational psychology. It includes a variety of voices and perspectives from the College of Education at the University of Illinois. Mary Kalantzis and Bill Cope offer a historical and conceptual overview of the field, classified broadly under the terms "behaviorism," "brain developmentalism," and "social cognitivism." This is followed by four quite different practical examples of educational psychology at work. Dorothy Espelage discusses her work on the social and emotional conditions of learning in her research into bullying at school. Denice Hood gives an example of the application of psychology to educational counseling. George Reese speaks about "productive struggle" in learning. And finally, Joe Robinson-Cimpian discusses the application of quantitative psychology to analyze test results for the purposes of school and curricular placement.

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2 videos8 readings1 quiz1 peer review2 discussion prompts

In this module, we explore the main theories and theorists in approaches to educational psychology that we call "brain developmentalism" and "social cognitivism."

What's included

2 videos2 readings1 peer review1 discussion prompt

This module and the following one present four leading educational psychologists from the University of Illinois demonstrating the range of applications of educational psychology. In this module, Dorothy Espelage explores the socio-emotional conditions of learning, with a particular focus on her research into bullying. Then, Denice Hood discusses student development.

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9 videos1 peer review1 discussion prompt

Two more, quite varied applications of educational psychology: George Reese discusses productive struggle, and Joe Robinson-Cimpian the application of quantitative educational psychology at a systems level.

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5 videos1 peer review1 discussion prompt

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4.6 (62 ratings)
Dr William Cope
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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