Educational Psychology Blog

Chapters 7 and 13 were the readings assigned for this module. Chapter 7, the first chapter of Part II in our textbook, is Behavioral Views of Learning. The first half of this chapter covered the different types of conditioning and learning, a lot of which I learned in previous psychology classes. Concepts such as positive and negative reinforcement, operant and classic conditioning, extinction, punishment are theories that make returns to my reading. Chapter 7 also goes into practical use of these theories in the classroom and in life, which is brand new, to me, and incredibly useful and helpful. Chapter 13, the first chapter in Part III, is Creating Learning Environments . Just as the title states, it talks about what a good learning environment is, how to create one, maintaining one and how to deal with issues in the classroom. What grabbed my attention the most were the sections about student discipline. A lot of what I read will be very useful as a full-time teacher. Unfortun...

Week two of class was a tough one for me, not because of the content but because of the surrounding external situations of everybody's favorite feasting holiday; Thanksgiving! I write to you from Lexington, KY. Surrounded by my family, it was tough to find time to do all my work in but nonetheless, here it is! This week's four-chapter-reading, though time consuming, was very interesting. Chapter 4 was titled  Learner Differences and Learning Needs.  It covered the bases on IQ, gifted students and students with disabilities. Chapter 5 was  Learning Development, Diversity and Immigrant Education,  where I read about the development of language in people. Everything from the when and how of development, bilingual students and teaching ELL students with disabilities in this chapter. Chapter 6 was called  Culture and Diversity  and did a good job of covering the different types of diversity: ethnic, social and economic, and gender. While reading this, it ga...

About the School Where You Are Observing or doing Field Experience School Name and City:  Amos Alonzo Stagg High School, Palos Hills Type of School: Elementary school, Middle School, High School, or Other:  High School Setting: Urban, Suburban, or Rural:  Suburban Write your responses to the three questions below in paragraph form. 1.         List any special features of the school or classroom setting (e.g., themed magnet, classroom aide, bilingual,  co-taught with a  special  education t eacher, pull-out program). The classroom I substitute taught was an Extended Sophomore Academic English, meaning that they had an entire period of English class along with an extra half period in the class as well. I would assume that the students in this class tend to struggle with the subject of English, judging by the extra half -period they are assigned to take. 2.         Describ...

It has been a very interesting first week of AEDU 303, even for an online class! I have always been a fan of psychology and the social sciences. Sometimes I think back on my years as a traditional undergraduate student and I remember enjoying and absorbing all of the interesting information that the social sciences had to offer. Fast forward nearly a year and I am back at it again, and this time it's even better because it applies directly to my new career of choice! It was also nice to open the class with introductions and a philosophical conversation (world view). Though it is an online class, I enjoy any class that provokes thought and stepping outside of your comfort zone. The lessons taught in chapters 1-3 were very interesting. Chapter 1 spoke of Educational Psychology in today's classroom along with traits of veteran versus inexperienced teachers. Chapter 2 spoke of cognitive development. This grabbed my attention most, because I've always been a huge fan of neuros...