EDP 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Research, Milgram Experiment, Stanford Prison Experiment
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Discipline concerned with teaching and learning process; applies the methods and theories of psychology and has its own as well. Allowing students to discover things for themselves. Allows students to do work more easily. Allows for more communication throughout the class. Using technology allows information to be more up to date. Can update grades easier and allows students to see grades more frequently. Students may not have access to technology. One student can slow down the class. Some teachers don"t know how to use or fix technology themselves. Have to keep technology up to date. Must be diligent and systematic inquiry into a subject in order to discover or revise facts, theories, etc. Theories: an integrated statement of principles that attempts to explain a phenomenon and make predictions. Action research: systematic observations or tests of methods conducted by teachers or schools to improve teaching and learning for their students. Subjects are active members of the research projects.