The Importance Of Educational Psychology

au/worldtoday/content/2014/s4150405.htm. Doctor Arthur Poropat, having been successful in making significant findings in metacognition and learning, explains the impact this can have on schools, students and universities. Poropat, a senior lecturer of the School of Applied Psychology at Griffith University explains that personality is more important than intelligence in education and learning. In this article, Poropat explains three aspects of personality that are crucial; conscientiousness, a…

Assignment # 3: Essay How John Dewey and Jean Piaget influenced contemporary practices in early childhood education Introduction Over the years early childhood education has undergone a lot of changes and development, and it is still ever changing, a lot of these development has been good , as it upholds the rights of the child by improving their life standards, a big part of development is because of all the positive influences on early childhood education, from a number of different…

Maximizing Memory “Tips from the Science of Memory---for Studying and for Life” provides information on how to apply the new techniques learned, throughout chapter 6, to improve memory for educational purposes, and life in general (King 235). King discusses the importance of making something important and meaningful in order to secure it in one’s memory. We mull over ideas in the present with our short-term (or working) memory, while we store past events and learned meanings in our long-term…

Brooks, J. G., and Mary Deitz. “The Dangers and Opportunities of the Common Core.” Educational Leadership 70.4 (2012-2013): 64-67. MasterFILE Elite. Web. 15 Oct. 2015. Jacqueline Brooks, an Associate Professor at Hofstra University. Author and instructor at Hofstra, Brooks excels in the field of education. Mary Deitz currently serves as Professor at Northwestern University. Deitz areas of expertise fall within critical thinking and feminist studies. In this commentary, the authors argue that…

Statement of Intent Dennis Hisamoto, Applicant for the School Psychology Program In third grade, my teacher suggested I be considered for special education. Fifteen years later, with the financial support from my scholarship, I became the first in my family to obtain a college degree. Some would call this phenomenon sweet irony. I, however, call it a rush to judgment due to a failure to acknowledge that issues outside of school could adversely bleed into the classroom. While at the time I was…

Achieving this goal must be done with kid gloves rather than blowing in like a hurricane. Being proactive and looking carefully at how situations are handled, completed, and stated gives the leader an upper hand. Overall, the article expresses the importance of relationships and how to effectively and…

communities of 15-20 mathematics teachers and professors who meet regularly to work on multiple solution connecting tasks problems. According to the organization, being an active participant in a circle provides a powerful way to bridge a traditional educational divide as well as an opportunity for teachers to enrich their own experience of mathematics and for professors to share their enjoyment of mathematics while learning more about K-12 education. One way they claim to be bridging the gap is…

Assessment Task - Part b) A case study of cross curriculum priorities in HPE (30%; 1200 words; due Monday 27th April by 23.00). Name – Steven Scott 26002523 Word Count – Stronghold Secondary College serves the educational needs of Stronghold, and its surrounding areas located in one of the state's rapidly growing areas in Victoria’s North West. The student body is culturally diverse with a population that is 75% White, 20% Indigenous Australian, and 5% Asian. At Stronghold Secondary College…

Education in values is considered too abstract for students; theoretical and difficult concepts that often remain in the good intentions of the educational team, but which in general, have little influence into the student, precisely for its abstraction. However, for many years, especially in the centennial Universities of the United Kingdom, character education has definitive effects on students. Also in the USA, the well-known chain of KIPP schools, with unprecedented success rates wherever…

Developmentally Appropriate Materials: Linking Cubes Describe the Material The educational material that I chose is Linking Cubes. Their main use is for math instruction, and are meant for age’s preschool through sixth grade. They can be used to teach a multitude of lessons such as, addition, subtraction, multiplication, graphing, patterns, etc. I think they are great because you can use them in so many different educational ways. I personally, was planning on using them in an elementary…