- Department: Education
- Credit value: 20 credits
- Credit level: C
- Academic year of delivery: 2023-24
- See module specification for other years: 2024-25
This module aims to introduce key issues related to the field of psychology in education, with a focus on introducing theory and research in: biological psychology, cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, social psychology, and individual differences. The module will also introduce students to key contemporary debates in psychology (e.g., the reproducibility crisis, decolonisation of psychology) to support the development of their critical engagement with the discipline.
Occurrence | Teaching period |
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A | Semester 1 2023-24 |
This module aims to introduce key issues related to the field of psychology in education, with a focus on introducing theory and research in: biological psychology, cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, social psychology, and individual differences. The module will also introduce students to key contemporary debates in psychology (e.g., the reproducibility crisis, decolonisation of psychology) to support the development of their critical engagement with the discipline.
Subject content
By the end of this module students will be able to:
Describe different theoretical perspectives relevant to the study of psychology in education.
Evaluate the contribution of different theoretical perspectives relevant to the study of psychology in education.
Describe historical changes in the development of the discipline.
Understand contemporary debates relevant to the study of psychology in education.
Academic and graduate skills
Students will have learned how to:
Formulate academic arguments in written and oral form.
Analyse and critically evaluate research, policy and media literature on key issues within psychology in education.
Use the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) website, and the Internet effectively
The following is indicative of the different topics that will be covered:
Introduction to the core domains in psychology
Biological psychology,
Cognitive,
Developmental,
Social psychology and
Individual differences.
History and Systems in Psychology.
Contemporary issues in educational psychology.
Working and researching in educational psychology.
What is good research in psychology?
Task | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework | 100 |
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Task | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework | 100 |
Individual written feedback reports, with follow-up tutor meeting, if necessary. The feedback is returned to students in line with university policy. Please check the Guide to Assessment, Standards, Marking and Feedback for more information.
Cline, T., Guillford, A., Birch, S., Frederickson, N., & Miller, A. (2015). Educational Psychology (2nd Ed.). Routledge
Cottrell, S. (2019). The Study Skills Handbook. Bloomsbury.
Gross, R. (2020). Psychology: The Science of Mind and Behaviour (8th Ed.). Hodder Education.
Lord, J. (2022). Psychology of Education: Theory, Research and Evidence-Based Practice. Sage.