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Course Description
This course is a study of the research and theory in the psychology of learning, cognition, and motivation; factors that impact learning, and application of learning strategies. Theoretical models of strategic learning, cognition, and motivation serve as the conceptual basis for the introduction of college-level student academic strategies. Students use assessment instruments (e.g., learning inventories) to help them identify their own strengths and weaknesses as strategic learners. Students are ultimately expected to integrate and apply the learning skills discussed across their own academic programs and become effective and efficient learners. Students developing these skills should be able to continually draw from the theoretical models they have learned. (Cross-listed as PSYC 1300) NOTE: This is a College Success course supported by scholarly models of the learning process. It is a Core Curriculum course in the Core Component Area Option. A student may not earn credit for both EDUC 1300 and PSYC 1300.
Prerequisite: None.
| Assignment or Exam | Tentative Due Date |
|---|---|
| Syllabus Acknowledgement | Week 1 |
| College Success Quiz in Workbook | Week 1 |
| Define Yourself as a Student | Week 2 |
| Did You Know reasons | Week 2 |
| Job Market Quiz | Week 2 |
| Journal 1 | Week 3 |
| Journal 2 | Week 3 |
| Self-Assessment textbook pgs. 6-9 | Week 3 |
| Journal 3 | Week 4 |
| Journal 4 | Week 4 |
| Time of your Life Activity | Week 4 |
| Grade Point Average Activity | Week 4 |
| Case Study – “The Late Paper” | Week 5 |
| Journal 5 | Week 5 |
| Journal 6 | Week 5 |
| Journal 7 | Week 5 |
| Case Study – “Popson’s Dilemma” | Week 6 |
| Journal 9 | Week 6 |
| Journal 10 | Week 6 |
| Questions for Memorizing Study Skills | Week 7 |
| Goal Setting | Week 7 |
| Journal 13 | Week 8 |
| Mid – Term Test | Week 8 |
| Journal 16 | Week 9 |
| Study Group Questions | Week 10 |
| Journal 19 | Week 10 |
| Case Study – “Strange Choices” | Week 11 |
| Scripts Questions | Week 11 |
| Self-Defeating Habit Patterns | Week 11 |
| Your Personal Rules in College & Life | Week 11 |
| Case Study – “A Fish Story” | Week 12 |
| Learning Preference Inventory | Week 12 |
| Case Study – “After Math” | Week 13 |
| Research Essay Paper Due | Week 14 |
| Questions on Stephan’s story | Week 14 |
| Attendance and Participation | Week 14 |
| Power Point Presentations - Begin | Week 14-15 |
| E-Portfolio Presentation Due | Week 15 |
| Final Exam | Week 16 |