Course Information | Instructor Information |
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EDEP 6114: Cognitive Processes and Educational Practice | Peter Doolittle |
1750 Kraft Drive (Rm 2080) | 1750 Kraft Drive (Rm 2038) |
Tuesdays, 7:00 pm - 9:50 pm | pdoo@vt.edu |
Download the Syllabus |
Students will understand the essential concepts of learning, memory, and cognition.
Outcome 1: Students will be able to explain critical cognitive psychology concepts related to learning and instruction.
Outcome 1: Students will be able to describe the interrelated and interdependent nature of learning, memory, and cognition.
Students will understand the role that cognitive processing plays in learning, memory, and cognition.
Outcome 1: Students will be able to explain the role of cognitive processing and memory to learning and instruction.
Outcome 2: Students will be able to analyze learning and instruction to determine the presence and nature of cognitive processing.
Students will understand specific cognitive psychology topics related to learning, memory, and cognition.
Outcome 1: Students will be able to explain advanced cognitive psychology topics related to learning and instruction.
Outcome 2: Students will be able to integrate advanced cognitive psychology topics into learning and instruction.
Students will understand the relationship between learning, memory, and cognition tenets and the design of effective instruction.
Outcome 1: Students will be able to create instructional strategies by applying cognitive psychology tenets.
Outcome 2: Students will be able to create instructional design that leverages cognitive psychology tenets.
The course, in pursuit of its primary questions, is structured in several parts:
There are typically two articles or chapters to read each week. Consult the Syllabus to see all of the readings. The articles themselves are available online once you Log-In.