Contemporary educational psychology
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Contemporary educational psychology
Longman, c1995
5th ed
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Educational psychology
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Rev. ed. of: Educational psychology. c1990
Bibliography: p. 1-56 of 3rd group
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Contemporary Educational Psychology, 5/e, provides thorough, realistic coverage of all of educational psychology for effective teaching in K-12 classrooms.
Table of Contents
I. INTRODUCTION.
1. Classrooms, Teachers, Instruction, and Educational Psychology.
II. DEVELOPMENT.
2. Cognitive Development: Piagetian Foundations.
3. Cognitive Development and Education.
4. Social and Moral Development.
III. LEARNING.
5. Introduction to the Psychology of Learning.
6. The Behavioral Approach to Learning.
7. Cognitive and Constructivist Views of Learning.
8. Processing, Remembering, and Restructuring What We Learn.
IV. INSTRUCTIONAL APPLICATIONS.
9. Designing Instruction.
10. Principles for Selecting and Adapting Basic Instructional Methods.
11. Teaching for Understanding and the Social Construction of Knowledge.
12. Skills for Learning: Systematic Studying, Problem Solving, and Critical Thinking.
V. MOTIVATION.
13. Basic Concepts of Motivation.
14. Establishing and Maintaining StudentsO Success Expectations.
15. Motivation: Helping Students to Value Learning.
VI. CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT.
16. Overview of Classroom Management.
17. Establishing and Maintaining a Good Learning Environment.
18. Principles and Techniques of Behavior Modification.
19. Humanistic Approaches to Educating At-Risk Students.
VII. INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES.
20. IQ, Cognitive Style, and Creativity.
21. Socioeconomic Status, Cultural, and Gender Differences among Students.
22. Educating Students with Special Needs.
VIII. MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION.
23. Assessing Student Performance.
24. Assigning Grades.
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