Educational Psychology 1
Problem Based Learning (PBL) Group Assignment
By Group 5: Cheong Xi Ling
Laura Huang Jia MeiEve Lai Yan Qing
Lee Xiu Wen
Case Scenario 2Summary Jeremy is unhappy because of the many
tuitions and assignments arranged by his mother, the ridicule and neglect by his peers, and the way his teacher reacted
towards his restlessness in his studies. He is also unable to do what he likes .
He is also always alone and lonely as he does not have any friends, and he hardly
see his parents due to their busy work schedule .
Case Scenario 2He is under stress by his parents as they
have high expectation for him to do well in school since he is attending so many extra
classes. As such, Jeremy may develop low sense of
self, low self-believe which will affect his self-esteem. Low self esteem will also cause him
to think that he is incapable in many area, which may result in him to not make an
effort to try or to give up entirely. His low self-esteem may also stop him from
trying to make friends as he will have negative thoughts that he is not accepted
and that no one wants to be friends with him.
Problem StatementAs beginning teachers, providing support
in building positive relationships between students with parents, peers, and
teachers are important. Through active communication with parents, teachers will
understand the student better and learn the different types of parenting style
adopted by them and it's impact on the student's development. In addition,
teachers should respect the child as a learner and understand their social
environment as it will affect their development and academic achievement .
List of Questions1 .What type of support is appropriate for
building positive relationships between students with parents, peers, and
teachers ? 2 .How should teachers communicate with
parents so that they would have good understanding of both the parent and
student.
3 .Are there other ways which will help a teacher in understanding his/her student
better?
4 .What are some other parenting style which will affect the development of the
child and in what ways?
List of Questions5 .Why is it necessary for teachers to
respect the child as a learner and what are the implications when teachers fail in
doing so?
6 .What are some ways in which the teacher can do to understand the social
environment of the child?
7 .What are some strategies teachers can use to improve student learning and
academic performance?
Key points/Problems
Teachers providing weak support for students to build positive relationship with
their parents and peers Students developing poor personal, social,
and pro-social developments due to poor relationship with parents, peers and
teachers .Parents adopting poor parenting style Teacher does not engage in effective
communication with parent and student
Key points/Problems
Lack of understanding in students Lack of understanding in students will
result in less effective teachingLack of understanding in student personal
and social development
Applicable TheoriesVygotsky social cultural perspective Vygotsky’s views of knowledge
construction Bronfenbrenner’s Bioecological TheoryErickson - identity vs. role confusion Marcia identity status theoryLawrence Kohlberg conventionalPiaget's
Solutions to the Problems
cooperative learning groups compromised of members of varying
abilitiespeer tutoring opportunities to afford
students the chance to interact with a peer
ScaffoldingSocial interactions in group activites Set up an authoritative environmentTeacher interventions (individualised)
Solutions to the Problems
authoritative parenting style comprehensive partnership with parents
decision making, include families as participants
an instructional plan at zone of proximal development
effective perspective thinkingcreate a sense of cognitive
disequilibriumusing the KWL methodcommunicate caring
List of references usedBooks
Ormrod, J. E. (2011). Educational Psychology : Developing Learners (7th Ed.). Boston:
Pearson. Eggen, P., & Kauchak, D. (2010). Educational Psychology: Windows on Classrooms (8th ed).
NJ: Pearson.Tan, O. S., Parsons, R. D., Hinson, S. L., & Sardo-
Brown, D. (2011). Educational Psychology: A practitioner-researcher approach. An Asian
Edition (2nd ed). Singapore: Thomson. Santrock, J. W. (2009). Educational Psychology
(4th ed.) (McGraw-Hill International Edition). Boston: McGraw-Hill
List of references used
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