This text has received wide acclaim for its applied, practical, and student-oriented approach to educational psychology, which demonstrates how complex psychological theories apply to the everyday experiences of in-service teachers. Coverage of educational psychology is framed so that the aspiring and developing teachers who read it can see themselves as engaged learners: professionals who continuously seek, find, and test better ways to help their students succeed. "Psychology Applied to Teaching, International Edition", combines fresh concepts and contemporary research with long-standing theory and applications to create a textbook that addresses the needs of today's teachers and students.
| ISBN | 1111344833 | | Pages | 672 | | ISBN13 | 9781111344832
(What's this?) | | Published in | Belmont, CA | | Publisher | Cengage Learning, Inc | | Previous ISBN | 9780495812142 | | Imprint | Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc | | Height (mm) | 246 | | Format | Paperback | | Width (mm) | 189 | | Publication date | 17 Mar 2011 | | Spine width (mm) | 20 | | DEWEY | 370.15 | | Academic level | Tertiary education | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | |
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1. Applying Psychology to Teaching. Part I: Student Characteristics. 2. Theories of Psychosocial and Cognitive Development. 3. Age-Level Characteristics. 4. Understanding Student Differences. 5. Addressing Cultural and Socioeconomic Diversity. 6. Accommodating Student Variability. Part II: Learning and Instruction. 7. Behavioral Learning Theory: Operant Conditioning. 8. Information Processing Theory. 9. Social Cognitive Theory. 10. Constructivist Learning Theory, Problem Solving, and Transfer. Part III: Creating a Positive Learning Environment. 11. Motivation. 12. Classroom Management. 13. Approaches to Instruction. Part IV: Assessing of Students. 14. Assessment of Classroom Learning. 15. Understanding and Using Standardized Tests. 16. Becoming a Better Teacher by Learning from Teaching.
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