This course is a core subject in a master’s program in the Faculty of Education, of Indonesian International Islamic University. This course aims to equip students with theories and concepts about the growth and development of children, learning theories from the perspective of behaviorist, cognitive, and humanistic, the factors that affect learning (intelligence, motivation, emotions, interests, talents), a taxonomy of learning outcomes, theory of memory, learning progress monitoring, education for gifted children, education for children with special needs, early childhood education, parenting styles, learning difficulties and current issues in educational psychology. Through this course participation, students are expected to write the resume of the course topics, to perform case studies analysis, and to present literature review in the area of educational psychology. The level of students’ learning success is assessed from the level of mastery as demonstrated in the assessment of learning outcomes, which include the ability to apply knowledge as reflected in the quality of individual assignments and in class active participation.
