This study verified whether educational psychology courses are effective in improving the teaching competence and subject-specific competence of university students. In addition, it was investigated whether the effects of educational psychology classe...
This study verified whether educational psychology courses are effective in improving the teaching competence and subject-specific competence of university students. In addition, it was investigated whether the effects of educational psychology classes differed according to school types, i.e. elementary and secondary pre-service teachers, college, and general university students. To this end, pre- and post-tests were conducted for students who took the educational psychology courses for one semester. As a result, it was confirmed that the educational psychology courses were effective in enhancing students teaching competence and subject-specific competence, but there was no significant difference by school types. Additionally, it was found that there was a significant correlation between the teaching competencies and the subject-specific competencies, which means that teaching educational psychology can cultivate both competencies. This study suggests that the importance of educational psychology courses should be recognized in teacher education curriculum.