Educational Psychology

the scientific study of topics like development, learning, motivation, teaching, and assessment it studies how students learn and how teachers best promote learning

Empirical evidence

evidence based on scientific information, like studies

Good teachers _________________

Help students learn

Roorda et al 2011

Found teacher relationships matter, especially for older and "at risk" students

Gorden et al 2006

Found that students placed in classrooms with "highly effective" teachers gained about 5 percentile points over other students

Is teaching a science or an art?

It is a combination of both

25% of children under 18 are living in ______

immigrant families

LEP

Limited English Proficiency

SES

Socioeconomic status

SWD

Students with disabilities

22% of children live in

poverty

16% of US students have

disabilities

20% of students have

divorced parents

11% of students are living with

someone who has alcohol/drug problems

7% of students are living with

a parent who served time in jail

FFT

Danielson's Teaching Framework

Domain 1 of Danielson's Framework

Planning and Preparation

Domain 2 of Danielson's Framework

Learning environments

Domain 3 of Danielson's Framework

Learning experiences

Domain 4 of Danielson's Framework

Principled Teaching

ESEA

Elementary and Secondary Education Act, 1965 Was passed to ensure all students were being provided with quality education this was the beginning of supplementing state support with federal funding

NCLB

No Child Left Behind 2002 Reauthorization of ESEA, so it assigned sub-groups of 40 students to be tested and counted separately inside a school. It required schools to test math and reading, and science (science only once in elementary, middle, and high school). The tests were designed to view student progress. - Negative affects include causing teachers to teach only for testing purposes, issued penalties to schools, decreased time spent on science & history, increased testing frequency (through benchmark tests), stress and anxiety. - positive affects include helping students get support, making teachers care about student progress over learning materials

ESSA

Every student succeeds act, 2015

ESSA differs from NCLB by ________

100% proficiency rate requirement was removed, less penalties for schools who were not proficient, testing became more flexible (though testing is still required), schools that were failing could submit accountability plans (they can submit a plan to help improve scores)

What ESSA measures

test participation, graduation rate (9-12th grade), a non-academic measure of school quality, and progress towards English learning proficiency for English learning students

Benefits of ESSA

- "evidence based interventions" are given to schools who are struggling - States must fun "equitable services for children in private schools if they are eligible for special services - increased funding for preschool

Quantitive research

Research designed to quantify or measure, reported in numbers - often involves a larger sample size and is more generalizable - less chance of researcher bias - harder to get a deeper understanding of reasons behind

Qualitative Research

Research designed to describe; reported in words - provides a deeper understanding - allows for in-depth interviews, open-ended surveys - Can be more difficult to have a larger size; less generalizable - Should be supported with direct quotes to avoid researcher bias

Mixed methods research

used to measure and describe Benefits: gives a more rounded picture of data limitations: time consuming, more money, skill to conduct both forms of research

Descriptive studies

descriptive studies can report data both quantitatively and qualitatively

Case studies

a detailed, in-depth study of a person, or event

Naturalistic/Ethonographic Research

studies which include descriptive observations of others in their natural environment or culture

Phenomenological research

a study aimed at understanding participants who have a shared common life experience