Educational Psychology: Theory and PracticeThe fourth edition of this introductory text combines current theory, research and practical teaching applications with a new emphasis on self-regulated learning and constructive theories of learning. With its new, integrated pedagogical structure, this edition is designed to help students understand that applying the principles of education psychology does help people learn. The book features expanded coverage which now includes over 50 theory-into-practice sessions. |
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... preschool education . Preschool chil- dren are natural wigglers . Their activity levels are very high , and they are unable to sit for long periods unless they are engaged in very interesting activities . They need ( and actively seek ) ...
... preschool education . Preschool chil- dren are natural wigglers . Their activity levels are very high , and they are unable to sit for long periods unless they are engaged in very interesting activities . They need ( and actively seek ) ...
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... Preschool , ultimately graduated from high school , as compared with 49 percent of students in a control group who did not attend preschool . However , preschool programs by themselves are much less effective than preschool programs ...
... Preschool , ultimately graduated from high school , as compared with 49 percent of students in a control group who did not attend preschool . However , preschool programs by themselves are much less effective than preschool programs ...
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... preschool - age children with spectacular results . Giant Step kids do twice as well on standardized tests as those in older preschool programs . How do they do it ? Spokespersons say that the children learn how to learn in small ...
... preschool - age children with spectacular results . Giant Step kids do twice as well on standardized tests as those in older preschool programs . How do they do it ? Spokespersons say that the children learn how to learn in small ...
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Teaching as Critical Thinking | 8 |
The Value of Research in Educational Psychology to the Teacher | 14 |
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