55157 Teaching Psychology: Methodology 1

Prerequisites: Curriculum Design, Development, and Implementation,2 Philosophy of Education,3 and a B.A. in Psychology.4

The course is based on a reader edited by Ruth Beyth-Marom and Daniella Friedman.

Objectives: To acquaint students with the high school Psychology curriculum; to apply the didactic principles studied in the course Philosophy of Education (10765) to the teaching of Psychology; to acquaint students with special issues in Psychology instruction; to expose students to traditional and alternative methods of assessment. Participation in tutorials is mandatory.

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1No academic credits are awarded for this course, but it is equivalent to 6 semester hours.

2Curriculum Design, Development, and Implementation (10106) is listed under Education.

3or Educational Theory (55004), which is no longer offered.

4See detailed explanation in the description of the teaching certificate in Psychology in the Information Guide [in Hebrew].