PSYC242

Description

Section information text: The course is a first seminar in which participants will study the cognitive and motivational processes that relate to academic achievement, as they unfold in learning settings, both formal and informal. Special attention will be devoted to academically-relevant cognitive processes including executive functions, learning, and memory, as applied to content areas including reading, writing, science, and math, across the school years. Readings will be literature reviews, meta-analyses, perspectives pieces, and original empirical articles. In addition to readings and participation in weekly seminar, students will make regular classroom observations with the opportunity to interact with students. The observations will provide the opportunity to see what we are studying in action and inform ideas for interventions and changes to policy and practice that are collaborative with educators. Upon satisfactory completion of the course, students will have the option of enrolling in the Esposito Learning, Language, and Cognition Lab, with an option for Capstone Research related to course material. Prerequisites for this course require a grade of C- or better This course fulfills the mid-level First Seminar requirement of the Psychology major.