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Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{multicols*}{2} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{2.8 cm} x{5.2 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Definitions}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Educational psychology & "study of learning in all its aspects" (Caroll,1965) \{\{nl\}\} "study of education" (Peel, 1956)\{\{nl\}\} specializes in understanding teaching and learning in educational settings \{\{nl\}\} knowledge of learners, their abilities, devel stages and envi influence \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 10) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{2.72 cm} x{5.28 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Historic background}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Roots & west greek philosophers \{\{nl\}\} democritus - 1st to emphasize influence of home on devel personality of child \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 5) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} 4th century BC & plato \& aristotle - system of edu to psych principles (diff types for diff ppl)\{\{nl\}\} aristotle - presented psych views more comprehensively - believed in faculty theory of mind (mind is made of diff faculties like reasoning, imagination etc) and emphasized intellectual process \{\{nl\}\} scholars modified from aristotle's doctrines \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 13) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Doctrine of faculties & mind is considered as 3 independent sets of power/capacities - \{\{nl\}\} 1) reasoning, understanding \{\{nl\}\} 2) feelings, desires, emotions, appetites \{\{nl\}\} 3) will \{\{nl\}\} \tn % Row Count 25 (+ 7) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} John Locke & empirist (tabula rasa: blank slate - learning only from nurture) - learning abt external world through senses (argued that faculties are mot from soul) \tn % Row Count 31 (+ 6) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{2.72 cm} x{5.28 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Historic background (cont)}} \tn % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Pestalozzi & believed in and used the faculty theory \{\{nl\}\} 1st to psychologize edu (edu is process of drawing out the indiv) - evoloved learning and teaching programmes \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 6) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Herbart and Froebel & german prpfessors, rejected faculty theory \{\{nl\}\} herbert - imp of interest \& assimilation of ideas\{\{nl\}\} froebel - 1st to establish kindergarten, emphasized imp of early experiences in learning \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 8) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} 18th century & William James - book: principles of psychology (1890)\{\{nl\}\} J.M.Cattell - indiv differences, mental testing \{\{nl\}\} Alfred Binet - 1st inteligence scale \tn % Row Count 20 (+ 6) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{2.72 cm} x{5.28 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Scope of edu psych}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{Lindgren (1976) - 3 elements/focus areas in edu -} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} 1. learner & most imp bcz w/o learner, there is no learning, variables - indiv differences, devel char, mental health, intelligence, personality, psych issues \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 6) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} 2. learning process & what ppl do (direct - writing, answering, computing etc, indirect obs - perceiving, thinking, remembering) - includes psych of learning, factors affecting it, diagnosis for learning difficulties \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 8) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} 3. learning situation & teacher, classroom setting (ventilation, light, noise, seat arrangement), attitude of teacher, class morale, emo climate of school \tn % Row Count 20 (+ 5) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{4 cm} x{4 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Strategies to reduce bullying}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{Olweus (1993), bullying is an aggressive, intentional act carried out by an individual or a group repeatedly over time, and involves the imbalance of power, with the bully wielding the power. The behaviour could be emotional or physical.} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 5) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} factors for not reporting & : teachers' lack of interest, willingness and skill in managing bullying behaviour, as well as the ethos and culture the school upholds \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 7) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} victims & stop talking about school, regularly arrive late, miss classes or make excuses to miss school \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 5) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Conflict resolution, peer mediation strategies and group therapy focused on increasing self-esteem have proved ineffective with bullies & bullying results from a power imbalance, rather than from deficits in social skills \tn % Row Count 24 (+ 7) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{{\bf{Strategies/interventions}}-} \tn % Row Count 25 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} school level & punishment\{\{nl\}\} role play - to teach victims how to handle bullying situations \{\{nl\}\} teach victims to identify verbal attacks \tn % Row Count 32 (+ 7) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{4 cm} x{4 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Strategies to reduce bullying (cont)}} \tn % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} classroom level & school code of conduct - modelling of desirable behavior \{\{nl\}\} reinforce classroom rules + structure \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 6) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} individual level & discussions with bullies, victims and parents \{\{nl\}\} improve teacher knowledge about classroom-based bullying prevention activities \{\{nl\}\} playground supervision \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 9) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{reporting bullying - to school management, parents, CRs \{\{nl\}\} info disseminations (abt dangers + consequences of bullying behav - to both bully \& victim \{\{nl\}\} focus group discussions (B,V) \{\{nl\}\} keep them busy with CCA's \{\{nl\}\} increase security \& frisking (for guns, knifes) \{\{nl\}\} separate students} \tn % Row Count 22 (+ 7) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{2.16 cm} x{5.84 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Proponents of edu psych}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} William James & to teach children effectively: observation in classrooms \textgreater{}\textgreater{} lab psych exps.\{\{nl\}\} his reccomendation: know child's level of knowledge + start lessons at a point just above child's knowledge to expand understanding\{\{nl\}\} assessment, analysis, interpretation \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 9) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} John Dewey & established 1st major edu psych lab in US, Chicago, 1894.\{\{nl\}\} his contribution:\{\{nl\}\} 1) children - active, learn best by doing \textgreater{}\textgreater{} passive, sit quietly in seats \{\{nl\}\} 2) edu should focus on whole child + emphasize adaptation to envi (child should learn to think, reason, adapt, be reflective problem solvers)\{\{nl\}\} 3) democratic edu - competent edu for all (irres of gender, SES etc) \tn % Row Count 23 (+ 14) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} E. L. Thorndike & assessment, measurement and scientific ideas of teaching, learning \{\{nl\}\} hone child's reasoning skills \{\{nl\}\} edu psych must have scientific basis and focus strongly on measurement (tests, exams) \tn % Row Count 30 (+ 7) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{3.2 cm} x{4.8 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Principles of development: It is a}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{product of interaction} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} follows an orderly sequence & either cephalocaudal (top to bottom) or proximal (horizontal) \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{continous process} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{goes from bilateral (learning to use parts of body) to unilateral (collective indiv)} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{different aspects of indiv are interrelated} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{individualised process} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{cumulative} \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 1) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{proceeds from general to specific} \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 1) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{rate of devel differs wrt gender} \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{p{0.8 cm} p{0.8 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Effective teaching}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{teachers must have:\{\{nl\}\} (1) {\bf{professional knowledge and skills}} \{\{nl\}\} {\emph{Subject-Matter Competence}} - thoughtful, flexible, conceptual understanding of subject matter (knowledge about organizing ideas, connections among ideas, ways of thinking and arguing, patterns of change \& beliefs about a discipline, ability to carry ideas from one discipline to another)\{\{nl\}\} {\emph{Instructional Strategies}} - \{\{nl\}\} a) constructivist approach - learner-centered - actively constructing their knowledge and understanding with guidance from the teacher\{\{nl\}\} b) direct instruction approach - structured, teacher-centered - teacher control \& direction, maximise student learning time\{\{nl\}\} (2) {\bf{commitment, motivation (help students self motivat \& take accountability + high expectations for their achievement), and caring}}\{\{nl\}\} In commitment, skills- thinking (open-minded, curious, accurate interpretation), goal setting \& instructional planning (high goals + specific criteria for success + organize lessons), classroom management (hangle misbehavior + establish rules + monitor activites + organize groups), communication skills (verbal + tuning in to students' nonverbal communication, and constructively resolving conflicts + interaction with parents), assessment knowledge (choose type) and technological skills (imrpove, support learning), developmental appropriate teaching practices\{\{nl\}\} {\emph{{[}D-TACTIC = D-developmental appropriate teaching practices, T-thinking, A-assessment development, C-comm, T-techological, I-instructional planning and goal setting, C-classroom managemment{]}}}} \tn % Row Count 32 (+ 32) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{3.36 cm} x{4.64 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Exceptional children}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{exceptional child - deviates from average/normal child (physical, intellect, emotional, social) that they cannot be benefitted from regular classroom programme and needs special treatment in school - W M Cruichshank} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 5) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{{\bf{Types:}}} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} 1. intellectually exceptional & gifted, slow, educable mentally retarded, severelly mentally retarded \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} 2. physical & impaired - vision, hearing, speech, brain injured, crippled \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 3) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} 3. emotional & delinquents \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{4. multihandicapped} \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} need for special edu & 1. they dont benefit from regular classes \{\{nl\}\} 2. for making mental and physical handicapped properly trained - assests of society \{\{nl\}\} 3. insight to problems of exceptional children + solve them\{\{nl\}\} \tn % Row Count 23 (+ 9) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} how to identify gifted child & IQ 110-140+, high social potentiality (all rounders), 2-4\% of population in IQ \{\{nl\}\} by doctors (behav char -early lang \& walking, pinching at food, peer at strangers), group IQ or achievement tests, school marks, teachers obs \tn % Row Count 33 (+ 10) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{3.36 cm} x{4.64 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Exceptional children (cont)}} \tn % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} physical char of gifted child & fall ill less, overall faster (proximo, cephalo) devel \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} mental char of gifted child & 360 superiority, better reasoning, generalization, comphrension, seeing bigger pic, interest in abstract subs, more socialable, emotional, independence, maturity, well-adjusted \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 8) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}