# online degree in educational psychology

Journal of Educational Psychology » APA's peer-reviewed journal of educational psychology for psychologists, counselors, and educators. Access the latest research, submit your paper, and more. Apa.org

Trends in Peer Learning » Developments in forms of peer learning 1981–2006 are reviewed, focusing mainly on peer tutoring, cooperative learning, and peer assessment. Types and definitions of peer learning are explored, toge… Tandfonline.com

UMass Global Psychology Club forging online connections » Students pursuing psychology degrees at University of Massachusetts Global are proving it’s very possible to form human connections while enrolled at an online university. With more than 100 members, the Psychology Club helps students create an actual community in virtual spaces. Umassglobal.edu

Educational Psychology, Its Role in Improving How You Learn » Educational psychology’s role is to improve the learning process, address the art and science of teaching, and foster reflection. Purdueglobal.edu

Emotions, values, and engagement: Understanding motivation of first-generation college students. » The current study is an initial exploration of the relationship of academic emotions and task values to first-generation college students and to explore the relation of these generational differences to a particular form of deep engagement represented by transformative experience (TE; i.e., transformation of the way students see and experience the world as a consequence of learning school content; Pugh, Educational Psychologist, 2011, 46, 107–121). Positive and negative emotions, along with task values, toward material have been shown to lead to different levels of engagement. Data were collected from undergraduate students in introductory psychology courses (N = 506). The results of this study suggest that intrinsic, utility, and achievement values positively predicted engagement in TE. We also found that first-generation college students experienced significantly more negative emotions than continuing generation students. The theoretical implications of these results and future applications are discussed. Psycnet.apa.org

Kevin Pugh, Professor, Psychological Sciences, Education and Behavioral Sciences » Kevin Pugh, Professor, contact information, email and phone, Psychological Sciences at the University of Northern Colorado, Greeley Unco.edu