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PSY-30127 - Module Specification
School of Psychology
Faculty of Natural Sciences

For academic year: 2023/24 Last Updated: 13 February 2024

PSY-30127 - Psychology in Education
Coordinator: Lucy James Room: DH0.33 Tel: +44 1782 7 34263
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 6
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733736

Programme/Approved Electives for 2023/24

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2023/24

Psychology in Education is designed to develop your understanding of psychological research, theory and practice in education. Discussion of current issues where psychology can be applied will encourage you to think about key people in education, issues around diversity and wellbeing in addition to thinking about learning. By the end of the module, you will be able to apply your psychological knowledge in a practical way to propose how to enhance educational experiences or consider how challenges within educational settings can be solved and how the effectiveness of interventions can be measured.

Aims
The aim of the module is to introduce students to the application of psychology to education, covering theory, research and practice. The module also invites students to apply knowledge to educational situations which will help them to consider the applied impact of their studies.

Talis Aspire Reading List
Any reading lists will be provided by the start of the course.
http://lists.lib.keele.ac.uk/modules/psy-30127/lists

Intended Learning Outcomes

apply psychological theories and findings to educational situations which are provided to them: 1
evaluate theories and techniques to enhance experiences of learning and teaching: 1
design an educational intervention grounded in psychological theories and findings: 1
identify and select appropriate and relevant information from the research literature: 1

Study hours

16.5 hours class time
5.5 hour of Q and A drop ins
22 hours asynchronous content linked to session content
50 hours reading and planning for the assessment
56 hours writing the assessment

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Essay weighted 100%
3000-word problem-based essay
The assessment takes the form of a problem-based essay where students will be asked to apply psychology to an educational problem which will be provided in the brief. They will need to justify why it is important to intervene and justify the nature of their intervention using relevant literature. The word count will be 3000 words and they will be supported to develop appropriate skills relate to the assessment in the taught sessions.

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 13 February 2024