Units
3.0 QUARTER UNITS
Cost
$640

Skills you will gain

  • Cognitive & Social Development: Understand key stages of cognitive, social, and linguistic development in learners.
  • Learning Theories: Explore foundational learning theories from classical, social, Piagetian, and information-processing perspectives.
  • Learning Differences: Apply core concepts related to learning differences and individual needs.
  • Motivation & Intelligence: Examine the impact of motivation and intelligence on learning.
  • Assessment & Memory: Understand and apply assessment techniques and memory concepts in the learning process.

Course Description


The principles of cognitive, developmental and social psychology, as they apply to the exceptional learner, are examined in this course. Current research is reviewed as it relates to individual differences, the learning process, and theories and problems of learning, including the impact of motivation and intelligence on the special learner. The fundamentals of physical, motor, social and emotional development at critical stages are examined. This course covers the key human learning theories, including classical, social, Piagetian, and information-processing perspectives.

Topics

  • Teaching and Educational Psychology
  • Learning, Cognition, and Memory
  • Instructional Strategies
  • Creating a Productive Learning Environment
  • Summarizing Students' Achievement and Abilities
Syllabus Library
You may enroll in this offering at any time.
Sep. 8 - Dec. 8, Tue, 12:01am - 11:59pm
  • Online Self-Paced Work online at your own pace.
EDTH.X308.(813)
Schedule
Date Start Time End Time Meeting Type Location
Tue, 09-08-2026 12:01am 12:02am Online Self-Paced ONLINE
Tue, 12-08-2026 11:58pm 11:59pm Online Self-Paced ONLINE
 

 

Online Self-Paced courses have a structured learning environment where students are allowed to complete the work at their own pace. Students may complete the coursework early or use the entire duration of the course. This course is largely self-study with instructor guidance and includes online learning modules, assignments, and/or quizzes. All course materials and assignments will be available at the beginning of the course on Canvas, our learning management system.

For this section, student access begins on September 8, but you may still enroll until October 13. All course work must be completed by 11:59 pm on December 8, 2026.

You will be granted access in Canvas to your course site and course materials approximately 24 hours prior to the published start date of the course.

Required Tools & Materials:

Educational Psychology  
Authors: Jeanne Ellis Ormrod, Lynley Anderman  
Publisher: Pearson  
Publication Date: 2019  
ISBN: 9780135206478  
This is a required text, but the instructor will provide a PDF copy & link to an online version for students. (Purchasing the hard copy text is optional)

Psychology of Human Learning  
Authors: Anna T McDonald, EdD BCET (Editor)  
Publisher: NOBA  
The instructor will provide a PDF of this text, as well as a link to online access. Two of the six sections are required reading. The remaining sections are optional reading to extend the learning. https://nobaproject.com/textbooks/anna-teruel-mcdonald-new-textbook

Recommended Tools & Materials:

Crash Course Psychology  
Authors: Hank Green  
https://thecrashcourse.com/topic/psychology/

Quizlet AP Psychology Flashcards  
Authors: Anna T McDonald (editor)  
Publisher: Quizlet  
https://quizlet.com/user/drmcdonald08/folders/ap-psychology?funnelUUID=…

This course applies to these programs:

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