EDPSY 14Learning and Instruction
This introduction to educational psychology provides students with an understanding of the major concepts, principles and theories, and related research of learning and teaching. The research on learning and teaching is a primary emphasis, with clear connections made to diverse real-world contexts such as home, family life, informal and formal teaching and learning settings, as well as the influence of mass media and digital technologies on the learning process.
Prerequisites
None listed in the catalog.
General education
Social & Behavioral Sciences (GS)
Where it sits in degree plans
Suggested plans most often put it in Year 2 · Fall (10 programs).
Required in (14)
- Art Education, B.S.
- Elementary Education, B.El.Ed.
- Elementary and Early Childhood Education, B.S.
- Elementary and Kindergarten Education, B.S. (Altoona)
- Elementary and Kindergarten Education, B.S. (Berks)
- Elementary and Kindergarten Education, B.S. (Education)
- Middle Level Education, B.S.
- Secondary Education Social Studies, B.SOSC.
- Secondary Education, B.S. (Behrend)
- Secondary Education, B.S. (Education)
- Special Education, B.S.
- Special Education, Minor
- and 2 more
One of the options in (7)
- Communication Sciences and Disorders, B.S. (Capital)
- Communication Sciences and Disorders, B.S. (Health and Human Development)
- Learning, Design, and Technology, Minor
- Music Education, B.M.E.
- Psychology, B.A. (Behrend)
- Psychology, B.S. (Behrend)
- Public History, Minor
Courses that list EDPSY 14 as a prerequisite (1)
- KINES 126 The Health Program for the Elementary School Child