About the program and its main topics
The Master's program in Educational Psychology/Development and Learning was established with the establishment of the Department of Educational Psychology in the academic year 1987/1988. The program's study plan consists of (33) credit hours for both the thesis and comprehensive exam tracks. The program's compulsory and optional study materials are distributed over three cognitive fields as follows:First: Psychological and educational measurement and evaluation, which includes the following materials: Theory in test development, value measurement Tendencies and trends, classroom assessment, child development assessment, personality measurement, individual assessment methods. Second: Research methods and statistical methods, including the following subjects: research design and methods, analytical statistics, computer uses in data analysis. Third: Educational Psychology (Development, Learning, Childhood) and includes the following subjects: Developmental Theories and Their Applications, Educational Psychology, Learning and Teaching Theories, Childhood Psychology, Teaching Thinking.
Program Vision
Preparing researchers and specialists who seek in-depth and specialized knowledge that qualifies them to contribute to increasing the effectiveness of the learning and teaching process in educational institutions at all levels.
Program Message
Training students on scientific research skills in the field of educational psychology, specifically the field of learning and human development, and providing multiple sources to enrich their knowledge in this field and help them develop self-learning skills. (Lifelong Learner).
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Qualifying students and enabling them with knowledge and skills and keeping pace with scientific and technological development in educational psychology2. Developing research skills Investigating authentic topics and issues in learning, education and human development that contribute to scientific progress and proposing solutions to theoretical and practical issues and problems.
3. Training students to: compare and experiment with theories of learning, education and human development, build their own standards, conduct research studies related to them, and write reports about them.
