Top 20 Principles From Psychology for Pre-K–12 Teaching and Learning

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

Psychological science can contribute significant information toward effective teaching and learning in the classroom. Teaching and learning are intricately linked to the following psychological domains among others: human development, cognition, motivation, social interaction, communication, and assessment. We propose here the most important principles from psychology, the “Top Twenty,” that would be of greatest use in the context of PreK-12 classroom teaching and learning as well as the implications of each as applied to classroom practice.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Teaching Educational Psychology

Chair

• Joan Lucariello, CUNY Graduate Ctr

Papers

• Generating the Top 20 Principles - Joan Lucariello, CUNY Graduate Ctr

• How Do Students Think and Learn? How Is Student Progress Assessed? - Joan Lucariello, CUNY Graduate Ctr

• What Motivates Students? - Sandra Graham, University of California - Los Angeles

• Psychological Principles for Creating a Social Environment to Support Student Learning and Well-Being - Bonnie K. Nastasi, Tulane University

Discussant

• Rob McEntarffer, Lincoln Public Schools