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INSTRUCTIONS FOR ASSIGNMENT 2: RESEARCH PROJECT (Conjar - Educational Psychology)

SUGGESTED TOPICS (Choose one or submit your own)

1. Read and review a book or article related to educational psychology. Evaluate the work by utilizing writings on the same topic, personal insights and experiences, and related material from class.

2. Discuss the opposing views regarding heredity and IQ scores.

3. Describe and evaluate the "time-out" method for controlling behavior.

4. Trace the history of compensatory education programs and evaluate their effectiveness.

5. Present guidelines and techniques for designing good achievement tests.

6. Explore the issues surrounding grading in schools.

7. Discuss teaching strategies for a particular educational environment of your choice.

8. Explore the influence of the courts on the schools.

9. Explore desegregation issues and the busing issue.

10. Discuss the effects of the "changing American family" on education.

11. Demonstrate or experiment with Piagetian methods of evaluating cognitive development.

12. Explore special educational issues or problems, which tend to be associated with a particular age group (e.g. adolescence).

13. Discuss relevant issues regarding the culturally different child in the classroom.

14. Interview schoolteachers, counselors, administrators, etc. to find their current roles in education.

15. Present information on cognitive styles and their effects on learning.

16. Describe and evaluate non-traditional and alternative education programs.

17. Compare education in the United States with education in another country.

18. Describe education of gifted and talented students.

CURRENT ISSUES IN EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

19. Describe the current level of violent acts committed in schools and efforts to stop them.

20. Explore the role of sex and AIDS information or drug information in the classroom.

21. Discuss the current state of education in the United States and the outlook for the future....