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2011/2 Provisional Module Catalogue - UNDER CONSTRUCTION & SUBJECT TO CHANGE
 Module Code: PSY3082 Module Title: PSYCHOLOGY AND EDUCATION
Module Provider: Psychology Short Name: PSY3082
Level: HE3 Module Co-ordinator: WINSTONE NE Dr (Psychology)
Number of credits: 15 Number of ECTS credits: 7.5
 
Module Availability
Semester 2.
Assessment Pattern

1) 2500 word assignment [50% weighting]
2) One hour exam [50% weighting]

Students must achieve a grade of 40% in each component of assessment.
Module Overview
This module covers several aspects of the relationship between psychology and education, including the process of learning, differences between learners and the implications for education, and special educational needs.
Prerequisites/Co-requisites
N/A
Module Aims
This course critically considers the relationship between psychology and education, through examination of educational policy and practice from a psychological perspective, and by considering how psychological theory can be used to understand a range of special educational needs and educational issues. The main aim of this course is to critically compare personal views of education with those presented in the literature, and to understand how psychology plays a key role in education. The development of independent and critical thought will be supported each week through a series of questions to consider when students review the lecture material and complete the reading.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
Apply theory to practice, and to consider barriers to doing so.
Argue for a position on certain issues, and integrate critical perspectives in writing.
Reflect on personal experiences of education and how these views change as new information is assimilated.
An ability to read from a critical perspective.
An integration of personal experience/perspectives with empirical literature.
Knowledge and understanding of key principles of education and the causes of and appropriate interventions for different areas of special educational needs.
An ability to critically consider educational policy from a psychological perspective.
The ability to write about these issues from a critical stance, not a descriptive stance.
Module Content
Lecture 1: Principles of education and views of learning
Lecture 2: Learning environments and classroom assessment
Lecture 3: Learner differences and learning needs
Lecture 4: Special educational needs in language and literacy
Lecture 5: Special educational needs in language and literacy- Critical perspectives
Lecture 6: Special educational needs in numeracy
Lecture 7: Special educational needs in movement and coordination
Lecture 8: Special educational needs- attention deficits
Lecture 9: Special educational needs- behavioural, emotional and social difficulties
Lecture 10: Segregation, integration and inclusion
Lecture 11: Revision and consolidation
Methods of Teaching/Learning
Lectures/group discussions/independent learning
Selected Texts/Journals
Books:
Frederickson, N., & Cline, T. (2009). Special educational needs, inclusion and diversity (2nd ed.). Maidenhead, UK: McGraw-Hill.
Snowling, M. J. (2000). Dyslexia (2nd Ed.). Oxford, Blackwell
Woolfolk, A., Hughes, M., & Walkup, V. (2010). Psychology in Education. Harlow, UK: Pearson
 
Journals:
British Journal of Developmental Psychology
British Journal of Educational Psychology
Contemporary Educational Psychology
Educational Psychologist
Educational Psychology in Practice
Educational Psychology Review
Journal of Educational Psychology
The Psychologist
Last Updated
6th May 2011.