Educational Psychology (EDPY) 389

Overview

This course is designed to increase students awareness of learning disabilities from a number of viewpoints and theoretical perspectives.

The main emphasis of EDPY 389 is on understanding the basic issues surrounding the field of learning disabilities, although it does touch on the assessment and remediation of these disabilities.

Outline

Unit 1: Basic Concepts

Unit 2: Causes of Learning Disabilities

Unit 3: Eligibility for Special Education Services

Unit 4: Parents and Families

Unit 5: Prevention and Intervention in Early Childhood

Unit 6: Transition Programming in Adolescence and Adulthood

Unit 7: Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Problems

Unit 8: Cognition, Metacognition, and Memory in Students with Learning Disabilities

Unit 9: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Unit 10: Educational Approaches to Learning Disabilities

Unit 11: Students Who Experience Difficulties with Spoken Language

Unit 12: Students Who Experience Difficulties with Reading

Unit 13: Students Who Experience Difficulties with Writing

Unit 14: Students Who Experience Difficulties with Mathematics

Unit 15: Participation in General Education Classrooms for Students with Learning Disabilities

Evaluation

To receive credit for EDPY 389, you must achieve a grade of at least 50 percent on the the research paper, 50 percent on the final exam, and an overall course grade of at least “D” (50 percent).  In addition, all course assignments must be completed to pass the course. The weighting of assignments is as follows:

Journal Assignments	Research Paper	Final Exam	Total
35%	30%	35%	100%

To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.

Course Materials

Textbook

Other Materials

The course materials include a reading file. All other course materials are online at the Course website.

Challenge for Credit Course Overview

The Challenge for Credit process allows students to demonstrate that they have acquired a command of the general subject matter, knowledge, intellectual and/or other skills that would normally be found in a university level course.

Full information for the Challenge for Credit can be found in the Undergraduate Calendar.

• Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Policy
• Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Procedures

Challenge Evaluation

To receive credit for the EDPY 389 challenge registration, you must achieve a grade of at least “D” (50 percent) or higher on both the research paper and the examination.

Research paper	Exam	Total
50%	50%	100%

Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Course Registration Form

• Challenge for Credit Form