Psych 133F Syllabus Spring 2009 - Courses in Psychology - UCLA

April15//AnalyzingaJapaneseLessonCross‐culturalcomparisonsofteachingareapowerfulwaytobringculturalroutinestoawareness.WewillanalyzeaJapanesemathematicslesson.• Stigler,J.W.andHiebert,J.(1998).Teachingisaculturalactivity.AmericanEducator,22(4),4‐11;43‐45.• Stigler,J.W.&Hiebert,J.(2004).Improvingmathematicsteaching.EducationalLeadership,61(5),12‐17.III.LearningintheClassroomApril17//SocializationtoSchoolinUSandJapanDifferentsocietiesusedifferentmeansofsocializingstudentsintoschool.Theresult:studentscometoschoolwithdifferentexpectationsanddifferentdispositions.• Peak,L.(1989).Learningtobecomepartofthegroup:TheJapanesechild’stransitiontopreschoollife.JournalofJapaneseStudies,15,93‐123.• Hess,R.D.&Azuma,H.(1991).CulturalSupportforSchooling:ContrastsBetweenJapanandtheUnitedStates.EducationalResearcher,20(9),2‐8;12.April22//DesigningExperiencestoPromoteLearning(lecture:JeriLittle)[***FirstPaperDue***]Studentscreatemeaningfromclassroomexperiences.Howtheyrepresentandlearnfromtheseexperiencesisdeterminedinpartbythewayteachersdesignthem,inpartbythebeliefsanddispositionsstudentsbringtothetask,andinpartbythelearninggoalsthatguidebothteachersandstudents.• Bjork,R.A.(1994).Memoryandmetamemoryconsiderationsinthetrainingofhumanbeings.InJ.Metcalfe&A.Shimamura(Eds.),Metacognition:Knowingaboutknowing.(pp.185‐205).Cambridge,MA:MITPress.• McDaniel,M.A.,Anderson,J.L.,Derbish,M.H.,&Morrisette,N.(2007).Testingthetestingeffectintheclassroom.TheEuropeanJournalofCognitivePsychology,19,4(5),494‐513.April24//LearningintheClassroomI• Erlwanger,S.(1975).Benny’sconceptionofanswersandrulesinmathematics.JournalofChildren’sMathematicalBehavior,1(3),200‐232.• Richland,L.E.,Zur,O.,&Holyoak,K.J.(2007).Cognitivesupportsforanalogiesinthemathematicsclassroom.Science,316,1128‐1129.• Hatano,G.&Inagaki,K.(1986).Twocoursesofexpertise.InH.W.Stevenson,H.Azuma&K.Hakuta(Eds.)ChilddevelopmentandeducationinJapan.NY:WHFreeman.April29//LearningintheClassroomII• Goldin‐Meadow,S.&Wagner,S.M.(2005).Howourhandshelpuslearn.TrendsinCognitiveSciences,9(5),234‐241.• Phelps,F.G.,Doherty‐Sneddon,G.,&Warnock,H.(2006).Helpingchildrenthink:Gazeaversionandteaching.BritishJournalofDevelopmentalPsychology,24(3),577‐588.• Rowe,M.B.(1986).Waittime:Slowingdownmaybeawayofspeedingup!Journalofteacher[Psych 133F Page 3]

education,37(1),43.May1//GuestSpeaker:JeffLantosJeffLantosisafifth‐gradeteachinginLosAngelesUnifiedSchoolDistrict.Healsowritesplaysandmusicals.Hewillletusexperience“PerformingHistory,”ateachingmethodhehasdeveloped.• Otten,M.,Stigler,J.W.,Woodward,J.A.,&Staley,L.(2004).PerformingHistory:TheEffectsofaDramaticArt‐BasedHistoryProgramonStudentAchievementandEnjoyment.TheoryandResearchinSocialEducation,32(2),26.May6//MotivationintheClassroomYoucanbringahorsetowater….Nomatterwhatkindsoflearningopportunitiesteachers’provide,itisuptostudentstotakeadvantageofthem.Whatmotivatesstudentstoworkhardinschool?• Blackwell,L.S.,Trzesniewski,K.H.,&Dweck,C.S.(2007).ImplicitTheoriesofIntelligencePredictAchievementAcrossanAdolescentTransition:ALongitudinalStudyandanIntervention.ChildDevelopment,Vol.78,Issue1,246‐263.IV.TheWorkofTeachingMay8//WhatTeachersDoandKnowTeachingisnotjust“presentinginformation”butplanningandimplementinglearningexperiencesforstudents.Andteachingisnotjustwhathappensinaclassroom,butwhathappensbeforeandafter.Ittakeshighlevelsof“adaptiveexpertise”toteachwell.• Shulman,L.S.(1987).Knowledgeandteaching:foundationsofthenewreform.HarvardEducationalReview,57(1),1‐22.May13//CreatingaClassroomCultureOneofthegreatestconcernsofnewteachersisclassroommanagement.Classroommanagementisnotjustaboutdiscipline,butaboutcreatingaculturalenvironmentintheclassroomthatwillsupportday‐to‐dayinstruction• Lampert,M.L.(2001).TeachingProblems.NewHaven:YaleUniversityPress.Chapter4.May15//PlanningandAnalysisItisimportanttoexpandourmodelofteachingtoincludeplanning,assessment,andanalysis,i.e.,thefullcycleofteaching.Planningisakeyleverforimprovingteaching,mainlybecauseitcanbedoneoff‐line.• McCutcheon,G.(1980).Howdoelementaryschoolteachersplan?Thenatureofplanningandinfluencesonit.TheElementarySchoolJournal,4‐23.• Paley,V.G.(1986).OnListeningtoWhattheChildrenSay.HarvardEducationalReview,56(2),122–131.May20//NoClassToday***May22//AssessingStudents’ThinkingandLearning(GuestLecture:MargaretHeritage)[Psych 133F Page 4]

Ifsuccessfulteachingisdefinedbysuccessfullearning,thenassessment–bothformativeandsummative–becomesanimportantpartofteaching.• Black,P.,&Wiliam,D.(1998).InsidetheBlackBox:RaisingStandardsthroughClassroomAssessment.PhiDeltaKappan,80(2),1‐13.• Heritage,M.,&Niemi,D.(2006).TowardaFrameworkforUsingStudentMathematicalRepresentationsasFormativeAssessments.EducationalAssessment,18,265‐282.V.ImprovingTeachingMay27//TheLegacyofSchoolReform[***SecondPaperDue***]Therehavebeenmanyattemptstoimproveeducation,mostofwhichhavenotworked.Themainproblemispenetratingthe“blackbox”oftheclassroom.Unlessteachingisimproved,reformwillhavelimitedsuccess.• Cuban,Larry(January,1990).Reformingagain,again,andagain.EducationalResearcher,3‐13.• Elmore,RichardF.(2000).Buildinganewstructureforschoolleadership.AmericanEducator,Winter,1999‐2000.May29//LessonStudy:aJapaneseStrategyforImprovingTeachingLessonstudyisaschool‐basedprocessforimprovingteaching.Itisbasedontheconceptthatteachingcanbestudiedandimprovedbyteachers.• Hiebert,J.&Stigler,J.W.TheTeachingGap.NewYork:FreePress,1999.Chapter7.• Fernandez,C,Cannon,J,andChokshi,S.(2003).AUS–Japanlessonstudycollaborationrevealscriticallensesforexaminingpractice.TeachingandTeacherEducation,19,171–185.June3//SuccessfulSchoolImprovement(guestlecture:RonaldGallimore)ProfessorGallimorehasworkedformorethanfortyyearsonunderstandingandimprovingschools.Hewillsharehiswisdom,andhislatestresearchfindings.• Gallimore,R.,Ermeling,B.,Saunders,W.,&Goldenberg,C.(2009).Movingthelearningofteachingclosertopractice:Teachereducationimplicationsofschool‐basedinquiryteams.ElementarySchoolJournal,109(5).June5//AKnowledgeBaseforTeachingWhatwouldittaketoimproveteaching(asopposedtoteachers)?Itwouldmeantransformingteachingintoaknowledge‐basedprofession,continuouslyimproving,guidedbyevidence.• Hiebert,J.,Gallimore,R.,&Stigler,J.W.(2002).AKnowledgeBasefortheTeachingProfession:WhatWouldItLooklikeandHowCanWeGetOne?EducationalResearcher,31(5),3‐15.[Psych 133F Page 5]