Essential Update #4

Option #2

Make an Update: Take one area of the learning sciences. How does educational psychology contribute to our understanding? What evidence does it offer? What interpretative concepts and theories does it provide?

Learning sciences (LS) is an interdisciplinary field that works to further scientific, humanistic, and critical theoretical understanding of learning as well as to engage in the design and implementation of learning innovations, and the improvement of instructional methodologies. LS research traditionally focuses on cognitive-psychological, social-psychological, cultural-psychological and critical theoretical foundations of human learning, as well as practical design of learning environments. Major contributing fields include cognitive science, computer science, educational psychology, anthropology, and applied linguistics. Over the past decade, researchers have expanded their focus to include the design of curricula, informal learning environments, instructional methods, and policy innovations.

The area of learning science this update focuses on for this assignment is ‘computer science’ and here is how educational psychology contributes to our understanding of this field.

Psychology is the study of the human mind. It is a branch of science that deals with the mental processes and behavior. Psychology is a very important aspect of computer science because it helps us understand how people think and how they use computers.

Educational psychology is the study of how people learn, including teaching methods, instructional processes, and individual differences in learning. It explores the cognitive, behavioral, emotional, and social influences on the learning process. Educational psychologists use this understanding of how people learn to develop instructional strategies and help students succeed in school.

Educational psychology is important in computer science because it helps us understand how people interact with technology. It also helps us design better user interfaces and make better decisions about how to design software. Additionally, psychology can help us understand how people learn and how they remember information and educational psychology has helped us ascertain to what extent some computer software are addictive and the health implications for the overt consumers of such apps.

Educational psychology has helped in the area of knowing some serious health concerns associated with using computers and it has also proposed some remedies to said concerns. The birth of the 20-20-20 rule is one of such proposed steps where computer users are expected to look away from their computers from time to time to prevent eye strains and fatigues in the course of making use of their computers.

References:

What is educational psychology?

Extracted from: https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-educational-psychology-2795157

Why do we study psychology in computer science?

Extracted from: https://thesassway.com/why-do-we-study-psychology-in-computer-science/