Educational Psychology

Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Educational Psychology

Why Simply Explaining Material May Not be Effective for Learning: An Educational Psychologist’s Perspective

Educational psychologists assert that simply explaining material to learners may not be effective because… the process is inconsistent with the way students learn. Educational psychologists argue that...

Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Educational Psychology

Empowering Learners Through Guided Participation: A Collaborative and Interactive Learning Approach

guidedparticipation When a person’s engagement in a learning activity is encouraged, supported and tutored by a skilled partner (O’Donnell et al., 2016, p. 116) Guided participation is...

Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Educational Psychology

How Baillargeon’s Violation-of-Expectation Experiments Reveal Infants’ Cognitive Capabilities in the Physical World

How are Baillargeon’s studies designed? Baillargeon’s studies are designed to specifically identify learning mechanism for e.g. understanding gravity, solidity Baillargeon’s studies are designed as experiments. Specifically, they...

Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Educational Psychology

Understanding Erikson’s Identity vs. Role Confusion Stage in Adolescent Development

Identity vs. Role Confusion (Erikson) Adolescents (12-18)-Develop sense of self-Influenced by other’s reactions-Peers important -Social role models important According to Erik Erikson’s psychosocial theory, the identity vs....

Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Educational Psychology

Finding the Balance: How Much Should You Talk in Class? Tips from a Social Science Perspective.

If you talk too much or too little in class the teacher will… work with you and others to ensure respectful, active participation It depends on the...

Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Educational Psychology

Developing a sense of competence and mastery: The importance of industry vs. inferiority in Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development

Industry vs. Inferiority (Erikson) Elementary (6-11)-Intellectual curiosity-School performance-Need positive reinforcement-Praise-Avoid undue competition or criticism Industry vs. inferiority is the fourth stage of Erik Erikson’s theory of psychosocial...

Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Educational Psychology

Industry vs. Isolation Stage: Navigating Adolescent Development through Competence and Meaningful Engagement with Society

Industry vs. Isolation (Erikson) Young Adults (18-40)-Best friends and soulmates-Developing relationships-Sense of self Industry vs. Isolation is the fourth stage in Erik Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development....

Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Educational Psychology

Understanding the Initiative and Guilt Stage of Psychosocial Development in Young Children: The Key to Encouraging Autonomy and Creativity

Initiative vs Guilt Preschool/Kinder (4-5)-Exploration-Asking lots of questions-Trying new things on own Initiative and guilt are terms used in developmental psychology to describe the psychological conflict that...