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EDUC 610

Psychological Foundations of Education

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelGraduate
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Description

This course focuses on explanations of how people learn, including people of ethnic and cultural diversity. Theories and research are included with emphases on practical applications, such as methods used to improve learning and teaching, and how learning relates to motivation, personality, development, creativity, and perception. Current brain-based research and its application are reviewed.

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Prerequisites

  • formerly Sierra Nevada University Teacher Education student.
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Prerequisites

Prerequisite(s): formerly Sierra Nevada University Teacher Education student.

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Lecture3

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Offered: Other

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Formerly Known As SNU: EDUC 510

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formerly Sierra Nevada University Teacher Education student.

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Learning Outcomes

  • describe the stages and characteristics of cognitive, linguistic, and social/moral development.
  • describe the cognitive processes involved in knowledge construction, memory, and metacognition and the implications for classroom learning and classroom instruction.
  • compare and contrast theories of motivation and apply motivation theory to classroom situations.
  • use behavioral learning theories and cognitive learning theories to explain ef-fective classroom management and interventions.
  • describe and explain the principles of cognitive learning theory and social cognitive theory and explore their implications for modeling, vicarious learning, and self-regulation.