Week 4 App

Application: Topics in Educational Psychology: Delving Deeper

Week 4: Considering the Connections

The articles you read and summarized helped to inform your knowledge of the specific topic you chose to investigate. They should also have enhanced your understanding of educational psychology. For your Application assignment this week, think about what you have learned about the topic you chose and about educational psychology. Then reread the summaries you wrote, and respond to the following:

1. How did the experience of choosing a topic and searching for articles broaden and deepen your understanding of the field of educational psychology?
2. How did the knowledge and information you gained from reading the articles broaden and deepen your understanding of the field of educational psychology?
3. How might what you learned from this experience and/or the articles you read and summarized inform your future work with children and families?

Submit your written response to the above questions.

Assignment length: 1–2 pages