Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Education
Lecture Code CC521504 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 教育・学校心理学
Subject Name
(Katakana)
キョウイク・ガッコウシンリガク
Subject Name in
English
Educational and School Psychology
Instructor YUZAWA MASAMICHI
Instructor
(Katakana)
ユザワ マサミチ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 2nd-Year,  Second Semester,  4Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (4T) Weds1-4:EDU K201
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details)
 
Lecture-oriented
 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate
Course Area(Area) 24 : Social Sciences
Course Area(Discipline) 06 : Psychology
Eligible Students
Keywords Educational psychology, Learning, Recognition process, Learning environment,, Evaluation
 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Psychology
(Knowledge and Understanding)
・To acquire standard psychological knowledge. 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
This course explains theories and methods of educational psychology to help students understand modern education critically, and how to design cognitive, social, cultural environments where children learn effectively. 
Class Schedule Lesson 1 Educational psychology
"Lesson 2
・ Tasks in education and educational psychology
・Taks: How to develop skills of self-education."
"Lesson 3
・On learning 1:Learning and solution
・Taks: Advantages and disadvantages of cognitivism in education"
"Lesson 4
・On learnig2:behaviorism and cognitivism
・Taks: Advantages and disadvantages of cognitivism in education"
"Lesson 5
・On learning 3:Criticism  from situationism to cognitive psychology
・Taks: Adavantages and disadvantages of situationism in education"
"Lesson 6
・Learning process1:Criticism for schools
・Taks: How to deal with students who dislike science"
"Lesson 7
・Learning process2:
・Taks: Comments on class observation"
"Lesson 8
・Learning process:
・Task: Significance of making learning activities cultural activities"
lesson9
・Learning motivations
・Subject ""How could we make children learn on their own initiative?""
"Lesson 10
・Learning of children and the role of a teacher
・Subject ""The Role of a Teacher for Children's Learning"""
"Lesson 11
・Learning of children and the role of companions
・Subject ""What We should Make Much of to Make a Class in which they learn each other"""
"Lesson 12
・The class in which they learn each other and the role of a teacher
・Subject ""The Role of a Teacher in the class in which they learn each other"""
"Lesson 13
・Learning and tools ・ the role of a computer
・Subject ""Merit and Demerit in Utilizing Internet in Learning"""
"Lesson 14
・The theory of Psychology utilized in Education: teaching method and eagerness to learn
・Subject ""Teaching Method of Direct Transmission, and Merit and Demerit of the Teaching Method of Constructionism"""
"Lesson 15
・Summary
・Examination" 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
No specific textbooks 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
 
(More Details) Materials are provided in every lesson, PowerPoint and Video are used.
 
Learning techniques to be incorporated  
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
In every class, based on provided information, etc. each student should organize the contents of the lesson and write down on a handout regarding the assignments given. You have about 10 minutes before the end of the each lesson to do this. You may consult with your classmates. If possible, please write a self-question (think any questions and answer them briefly). Assignment handouts are given to you in two blocks; one in the first half, the other in the latter half. The assignment handout is also used to check your attendance.
 
Requirements Specialized subject for teaching profession:Children's mental and physical development and learning process.
 
Grading Method "The last assignment handouts are treated as the examination. Evaluation is based on ""(1) Standard knowledge on a system and function in mind."" The evaluation is done in the form of Examination (0 ~ 20 points) and Assignment handouts (0 ~ 80points) with the following benchmarks;
Superior, B: In terms of learning target, able to have very distinctive opinions in consideration of educational psychology and a student own ideas.
Excellent, B: In terms of learning target, able to have distinctive opinions in consideration of educational psychology and a student own ideas.
Good, M: In terms of learning target, able to have the opinions based on educational psychology and a student own ideas, and explain student's ideas with sufficient evidence.
Fair, T: In terms of learning target, not sufficient enough to have discussion and explain the evidences of his/her ideas, based on educational psychology
Failed, N: Discussion with no relation to the learning target, Blank, 5 times or more absences"
 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message  
Other   
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. 
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