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Educational Psychology

Course code

PSP6021.LT

old course code

PSP6021

Course title in Estonian

Pedagoogiline psühholoogia

Course title in English

Educational Psychology

ECTS credits

4.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

lecturer of 2024/2025 Spring semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

Give an overview about psycholgoy of learning and teaching.

Brief description of the course

1. Cognitive, social, and motivational processes related to learning. Their development.
2. Learning process and individual differences
3. Characteristics of teaching methods and their usage

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- has an overview of contemporary theories of cognitive, social, and motivational processes of learning;
- knows specifics of these process at different age periods;
- can describe the process of learning;
- knows learning-related idividual differences;
- differentiates between teaching methods and can evaluate their suitability for specific learners.

Teacher

Eve Kikas, PhD

The course is a prerequisite

Distortions of Learning Skills (PSP6046.LT)
Study Skills and their Development (PSP6039.LT)

Study programmes containing that course