The main purpose of this course is to discuss research and theory-based knowledge about development, learning, and motivation. In addition, it will cover practical ideas and suggestions about instructional techniques you might use during your practice teaching, and when you become teachers. So this course aims to help students

• Understand basic concepts and principles related to the field of educational psychology.

• Examine basic research designs and their use in developing knowledge for development and learning.

• Examine development theories in terms of conceptual foundations and implications for analyzing individuals’ developmental characteristics

• Assess implications of development theories for teaching and learning in schools

• Compare learning theories in terms of conceptual foundations and basic principles

• Draw implications of learning theories for teaching and learning in schools

• Analyze basic motivation concepts and principles in terms of implications for teaching and learning in schools