Module overview
This module aims to provide a descriptive and critical overview of the practice of educational psychology in the UK and to highlight some of the key debates.
Linked modules
Pre-requisite: PSYC2007
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Apply psychological theories, models, and research evidence to understand the school experiences of children and young people.
- Understand the role of an Educational Psychologist
- Apply psychological theories, models, and research evidence to improve the experience of marginalised students in school.
- Communicate psychological theories, models, and research evidence in an accessible way.
Syllabus
We'll start with what a day in the life of an EP actually looks like.
We'll also consider the application of key theories, models, and ideas in psychology to real-world problems in schools, these include attachment and the internal working model, the belongingness hypothesis, anxiety, learning and motivation, language, minority stress, autism, and positive psychology.
Lecturers are a mixture of practicing educational psychologists and experts within areas relevant to educational psychology practice.
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Weekly recorded content and lectures that explore key theories relevant to Educational Psychology, with a focus on how these theories are applied in practice.
In addition, there will be one seminar dedicated to the discussion of a paper that is directly relevant to the end-of-module coursework.
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Teaching | 22 |
| Independent Study | 128 |
| Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
Woolfolk, Anita (2014). Educational Psychology (core textbook). Essex: Pearson.
Assessment
Assessment strategy
Assessment consists of one piece of coursework at the end of the module, an evidence-based written response to a letter from a Headteacher based on the module content.Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Research credits | 1% |
| Coursework | 99% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Coursework | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External