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

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 25 April 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 2024/25

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

Psychology in Education is designed to develop students' understanding of psychological theory, research and practice in education. The sessions will introduce theories and research and then ask students to put this into practice in a variety of ways for a variety of audiences. The module will draw on authentic educational settings and practices to look at the ways in which psychology can be used to improve learning in children and young people.
By the end of the module, students will be able to apply their psychological knowledge in a practical way to enhance educational experiences.

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: 25 April 2024