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2022-2023 Westminster College Catalog 
    
2022-2023 Westminster College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

EDU 231 - Educational Psychology

Semester Hours: 4

This course studies the teaching and learning process for students preparing to teach children and adolescents. The course is also open to non-majors. The course units include learning, instruction, human development, motivation, classroom management, and assessment of learning and the learner. A practicum with children and adolescents is included in which candidates are observers in various education and education-related settings so that students have a broad experience and learn as much as possible about the learner and educational philosophy. PDE Stage 1 - Observation: 05-10 hours.