Psychology of
Learning & Teaching
(PGDE5311K)
Savio Wong
savio@cuhk.edu.hk
Dept. of Educational Psychology
x33412, HTB408
Psychology of
Learning & Teaching
Lecture 1
Introduction: Reflective teaching
Today schedule
• Introduction:
– Myself
– You
– Course
– Assessment
• Reflective teaching
Creating your name plate
SELF-INTRODUCTION
Let me know more about you!!
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PGDE Year 1
PGDE Year 2
Major/minor in psychology (first degree)
PGDE 5312 Adolescent development
PGDE 5313 Guidance and Counselling
PGDE 5316 Supporting students with SEN
Any psychology course
Jeanne Ellis Ormrod
Essentials of Educational Psychology:
Big Ideas to Guide Effective Teaching
(3rd edition; Pearson)
TEXTBOOK
Highly recommend
2017: 5th edition
Not available in HK
Teaching schedule
Lecture
Date
Topic
Textbook
1
Sep 7
Introduction: reflective teaching
Ch. 1
2
Sep 14
Cognitive development
Ch. 5
3
Sep 21
Social development
Ch. 7
4
Sep 28
Behaviorism
Ch. 3
5
Oct 5
Biological, cognitive and sociocultural perspectives of
learning
Ch. 2
6
Oct 12
Higher order thinking
Ch. 4
7
Oct 19
Motivation and affect
Ch. 6
8
Oct 26
Instructional design
Ch. 8
9
Nov 2
Classroom Management
Ch. 9
10
Nov 9
Assessment Strategies
Ch. 10
Programme
Policies
• 70% attendance
• Submit your assignment via
Veriguide and Blackboard
Class
Policies
• Read the corresponding chapter
in the textbook before/after
each lecture
• You can interrupt me and ask me
questions at anytime
• The only stupid question is the
one that is not asked
• When we do group discussion,
form your group quickly
Weapon of mass destruction
To learning and teaching
Class
Policies
• Before the lecture, read the
corresponding textbook chapter
• You can interrupt me and ask me
questions at anytime
• The only stupid question is the
one that is not asked
• When we do group discussion,
form your group quickly
• NO mobile phone
ringing/talking/texting/IG/
Whatsapp/Facebook/email
Assessment
• Weekly Discussion/Exercise (40%)
• Essay (60%)
Weekly Discussion/Exercise
• Every week, you will do some short exercises or
conduct a group discussion based on class materials.
• The purpose of the exercise/discussion is to promote
reflective teaching and help you to link theories with
real-life practices
• The exercises can be individual‐based or group‐based
(in groups of max. 6).
• Submit your work at the beginning of the next lecture.
• Each group member should clearly label their
contribution.
• Assessment will be based on the quality of the work
and contribution of the students to the activity.
Weekly Discussion/Exercise
• Week 1 exercise (5%):
– Write down your student number on a A4 paper
– Write down 3 characteristics of a teacher that you
like
– Write down 3 characteristics of a teacher that you
hate
– Which teacher did you learn more from?
– Write down the major difference(s) between their
teaching strategies
– Submit at the beginning of next lecture (14/9)
Essay (60%)
• Explain how you can apply the knowledge
learned from this course in your teaching.
• <7 pages long (excluding references).
• It can be in Chinese or in English.
Essay (60%)
• In the essay, you should include any 8 of the
following 10 topics:
1. Human development theories
2. Behaviorism
3. Cognitive theories of learning
4. Biological basis of learning
5. Sociocultural theories
6. Metacognition
7. Motivation
8. Instructional design
9. Assessment strategies
10. Classroom management
Essay (60%)
• Define the relevant theories and concepts clearly in your own
words (1% for each topic)
• Describe how they facilitate your teaching and/or enhance
students’ learning in your subject areas (2% for each topic)
• Provide your own examples (2% for each topic)
• Explain why they are able to do that (2% for each topic)
• Total scores = 7% per topic x 8 topics + 4% overall clarity
• Due date: Dec 7, 2018 (Friday 23:59)
• Late penalty: 10% off per day
• Soft copy only
Veriguide
• Academic Honesty and Plagiarism
http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/policy/academichonesty/
• Submit your essay via Veriguide and Blackboard
Blackboard
• After submitting your essay to Veriguide, you
will get the following receipt:
• Sign and submit this receipt to Blackboard by the due
date: Dec 7, 2018 (Friday 23:59)
Intended learning outcome
Upon the completion of this course, you are expected to be able to:
1. Demonstrate an understanding of major psychological theories
of learning
2. Apply knowledge of basic cognitive processes (attention and
memory) to educational settings
3. Describe higher-order cognition and use metacognitive strategies
to improve educational practices
4. Develop knowledge of assessment strategies and use them to
improve classroom learning and teaching
5. Acquire basic concepts of classroom management and school
discipline
6. Apply effective strategies to foster students’ motivation
My expectation on you
• Understand and memorize theories (lectures +
textbook)
• Translate theories into practice (textbook +
assignments)
• Develop a better understanding about your
student as an adolescent
• Develop a better understanding about
yourself as a teacher
My philosophy:
Make your students learn happier,
your life will be easier
2018年9月2日 星期日
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20180902/s00001/1535879610836
How can we make student
learn happier?
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE!
https://kahoot.it/
Ormrod’s Own Psychological Survey
(5th ed.)
1. Some children have a predominant side of
the brain
2. Children’s personalities are largely the results
of their home environments
3. Instruction is most effective when it is
tailored to students’ individual learning styles
4. The best way to learn and remember is
repetition (repeat it over and over again)
Ormrod’s Own Psychological Survey
(5th ed.)
5. Students often misjudge how much they
know about a topic
6. Anxiety sometimes helps students learn and
perform
7. Playing video games can enhance children’s
cognitive development
8. The ways in which teachers assess students’
learning influence what and how students
learn
Psychology of Learning & Teaching
1. Psychology: a scientific study of human behavior
Psychology as a behavioral science
• Describe behaviors based on statistics
• Normal distribution/curve
• E.g.: IQ
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleven-plus#/media/File:Wechsler.svg
Psychology of Learning & Teaching
1. Psychology: a scientific study of human behavior
2. Effective learning
3. Effective teaching
Why effective teaching?
It is our responsibility to give
the best to our students
A 5R model of effective teaching
My secret receipt
• Can students achieve
learning outcomes?
• Can I enhance students’
learning motivation?
Reflect
• What are the difficulties
encountered by students?
• Is there any new pedagogy
or technology that can
help my students?
Revise
Research
Research categories
• Quantitative research
– Descriptive studies
– Correlational studies
– Experimental studies
• Qualitative research
– Interview studies
– Observational studies
• Action research
Research categories
• Quantitative research
– Descriptive studies
– Correlational studies
– Experimental studies
• Qualitative research
– Interview studies
– Observational studies
• Action research
Research categories
• Quantitative research
– Descriptive studies
– Correlational studies
– Experimental studies
• Qualitative research
– Interview studies
– Observational studies
• Action research
Can’t determine the
causal relationship
Research categories
• Quantitative research
– Descriptive studies
– Correlational studies
– Experimental studies
• Qualitative research
– Interview studies
– Observational studies
• Action research
Research categories
• Quantitative research
– Descriptive studies
– Correlational studies
– Experimental studies
• Qualitative research
– Interview studies
– Observational studies
• Action research
• Can students achieve
learning outcomes?
• Can I enhance students’
learning motivation?
Reflect
• What are the difficulties
encountered by students?
• Is there any new pedagogy
or technology that can
help my students?
Revise
Research
What are the
th
and
4
th
5
R?
• Can students achieve
learning outcomes?
• Can I enhance students’
learning motivation?
Reflect
• What are the difficulties
encountered by students?
• Is there any new pedagogy
or technology that can
help my students?
Revise
Research
Respect
Relationship
Practices vs. Theories
Bloom’s Taxonomy
Quick recap
• Week 1 exercise: submit your answers on an A4
paper at the beginning of next lecture
• Veriguide is very powerful: don’t take risk!!
• It is our responsibility to give the best to our students
• Psychology is a behavioral science based on statistics
(e.g. normal distribution)
• 5R model: make your students learn happier
• Correlational studies: can’t determine causal
relationship
Believe that you can make a
difference in students’ live
See you next week!
Read textbook ch. 1