1. "If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is, infinite. For man has closed himself up, till he sees all things thru' narrow chinks of his cavern." -- William Blake (19th century)

2. Learning Styles Inventory Class sharing of different Learning Styles Inventory

3. EDU 221 What is Educational Psychology? Educational Psychology Defined Potential Contributions Theoretical Approaches –Behaviorist –Cognitive –Contextual OOPS Exercise Group Presentation Introduction

4. Educational Psychology Defined Scientific study of techniques for manipulating human cognitive processes and knowledge states. 1.Branch of psychological sciences 2.Study of the instructional manipulation of a learning environment 3.Outcomes of interest are the resulting changes in the learner’s cognitive processes and knowledge

5. Potential Contributions Psychologies of subject matter: learning, instruction and cognition within the context of specific subject areas (i.e.; learning to do math vs learning to read) Cognitive analyses of learner knowledge individual learner specific cognitive processes (i.e.; we are all unique having differences in underlying knowledge base, strategy repertoire, and brain connectivity and pathways)

6. Theoretical Approaches Behaviorist Approach

7. Instruction Performance Outcome Direct path between Instruction and Outcome Performance (stimulus and response) Issue, how instruction affect changes in behavior

8. Theoretical Approaches Behaviorist Approach Cognitive Approach

9. Explain relationship between Instruction and Outcome by describing intervening cognitive processes and structures CHALLENGE: to devise methods of study that allow us to make correct inferences about internal processes and states in the learner Instruction Performance Outcome Learner Characteristics Learning Process Learning Outcome

10. Theoretical Approaches Behaviorist Approach Cognitive Approach Contextual Approach

11. Recognizes that the context within which learning takes place is a contributing factor of influence Instruction as intended Performance Outcome Learner Characteristics Learning Process Learning Outcome Instruction as implemented

12. GROUP PRESENTATION OOPS Exercise

13. For Thursday: 1. Choose 3-4 chapters of interest (Chapters 7-14) that would interest you re: the future presentation. 2. Start reading Chapter 2 3. Bluebook

14. To teach is to learn twice over. Joseph Joubert